Pick a day and smack CNN all at once !

[vetwife]

Why don't everyone set a day and bombard CNN with a Cheney You!


It would be effective. That many people hitting all at once.! Kinda of a virtual march on CNN. All in one day. Lit up switchboards and overflowing computers ! Plus Fax....Let us just pick a day and do it ! instead of this complaining and dribble one letter at a time.Calling them for their News you can count on !
A major Attack about Dem Bashing, is what is called for here !

[vetwife]

1. We got the people and they will get the message....

[EST]

119. Dont forget to nominate this topic for the homepage!

We have to make this a major move!

[anarchy1999]

130. We are in!

n/t Just say when.

[Nite Owl]

2. Count me in.

Sooner the better and should be done more than once. We have more power than we think.

[Cadfael]

3. where do I sign up?

count me in!

[Nightjock]

4. Just tell me when. I'm there.

[wicket]

5. I'm in!

:D

[Jo March]

6. Excellent idea

When? I'm ready.

[TrustingDog]

7. I'm up for that... name the day/time, plan.

ladies & gentlemen, start your engines.

[DeepModem Mom]

16. Give us the day, and our "marching" orders -- n/t

[RodneyCK2]

8. You will need to organize...

such as email addresses, fax and phone numbers, etc. Lets march on this...*waves anti-CNN sign*.

[Q3JR4]

9. I'm up for it.

Let us know a couple of days in advance.

[TrustingDog]

10. do we do this in a 'blitz' attack (heh) or spread out over time...

a one hit wonder would be fun, but would it be as effective as a consistent flow of emails to them.

Have a roll call of who is willing to participate, divide us up and have each of us commit to a certain number of emails a day - under different email names.

[Jo March]

12. I have 4 email addresses alone

2 at work, 2 for home

I can send from each. Plus there are fax banks all over this building.

[blondeatlast]

24. I think it would be good to spread it out for a while,

giving it a chance to pick up steam on other LW sites.

[H2O Man]

11. I will be glad to!

Let's do it once a week. Matter of fact, do CNN one day, Fox the next, and keep building it up.

[Jo March]

13. Don't let this die, vetwife.

It's a great idea and oen that we should do. I can see this working.

[coreystone]

34. With the thousands of members on this site.....

I can only imagine what an impact that we might have. It will require discipline and commitment. Maybe, we could keep this as a daily, weekly thread for building the foundation??????

[markus]

14. Not a Chenney-You. A Truth Storm

Thing of a Truth Storm as sort of a Flash Mob of public outrage at the way they are conducting themselves.

Obscenity won't work. Hell, they probably have filters that deep six obscene emails. I would if I were they.

But a few thousand emails and telephone calls on one day, each citing of a large list of well documented partisan whoring of the previous week, would be wonderful.

Some emails could be targeted at the host/show where it occured, copied to main emails.

But we'd need a week worth of specific examples, done up by Sunday and ready for the torrent on Monday.

How do we do this?

[TrustingDog]

15. -I'm George Bush, and I approve of this kind of jurnlizm. CNNs new tagline

[in_cog_ni_to]

17. I'm in!

Just name the day!

[Kelli372]

18. I'm in! Great idea!

[xchrom]

19. i'm in -- and we need talking points

i.e. how they distorted gore's election run, the obvious support for bush, novak and the plame thing, blitzer, etc.

[Misskittycat]

20. Great idea!

A lot of us individually have been e-mailing media outlets for certain egregious behavior, but it feels like "spitting in the wind." Clearly, a more organized approach is needed.

[vetwife]

21. Here is the strategy...if there are freepers we will do it next day too

I say we do it Monday 16th between 9AM and 4PM EDT. We need Time Warner's email and fax number too. We need to get phone numbers up and fax numbers and we call it Demanding Unbiased Media Reporting...
or Taking it Back or whatever we want to call it. Mondays are Hell and they are gonna have to deal with us. I am also saying it is a good idea to single out CNN then MSNBC and Fox. We do it hard and fast. Remember the virtual march on Washington. Well that went to a lot of congresspeople and this is one business who is gonna get really tired of us real quick ! it was their idea to report as they are doing..Now it is up to us to stop this propoganda machine with virtual protests !

They will change their tactics and realize we are not just a few disgruntled people but a half the nation ! Can some of you provide links to The managementof CNN. I will look but some of you are really good at this. Cutting and pasting. Time Warner HQ and their Fax and phone numbers.

We are the Calvary and we need to spread this protest to every other progressive/liberal site to do the same.

Then we can do the same with this conservative media bunch shedding bad light on our candidate.
Any more suggestions. Also, we need to do this more than once.
The whole month of ..different days leading up to the RNC so they will report fairly !
Suggestions ?

[goclark]

100. Where are the DU's from Atlanta?

Do they happen to know anyone that actually works at the CNN building? A Secretary, maintenance man that would be fixing the fax machine when it get's broken LOL?

We need some inside people that will tell us what's happening. I'm sure there must be at least ten of our friends and relatives that will keep us posted.

Should we start late Sunday night so that they can enjoy all of this with their morning meetings? What a wake up call that will be!

Let's roll, roll, roll!!

[coreystone]

31. Any, and, every approach is needed if....

we wish to truly affect the "wishy-washy-wa-wow" journalistic pretentions which are delivered to the American people. It is now time to rise up to question the motives of the FOURTH ESTATE!!!

[vetwife]

22. Kick !

[blondeatlast]

23. Great idea, and let's DEMAND that the Traitor Novak be removed.

What is more unAmerican than risking the safety as those who work to ensure our national security???

I like this idea--we need some degree of organization as to talking points and some idea as to how many are committed to doing it.

[vetwife]

25. Good idea..We can have a form letter of sort with comment added !

What do you think !

[blondeatlast]

27. I was replying just as you did...see below!

I'm pumped!

[blondeatlast]

26. What I believe we need, in order of importance:

1. roster of DUers of those willing to do it.
2. roster of DUers willing to spread the word to LW blogs and sites.
3. something of a script; I'm a published writer and English teacher, if you'd like, I'll flesh it out.
4. a schedule; we should do this over several days or even weeks in order to let it pick up steam.
5. target: Robert Novak is my suggestion; why aim low? if we want the media back, let's set an example.

Anyone else with suggestions?

If you are willing to get involved, keep those replies coming!

[Nashyra]

28. I'm in

let me know, I've got 3 e-mail addresses and I can fwd to all the Douglas County Democratic Women. Let me know!!!!

[DeepModem Mom]

33. Excellent plan!

I would only quibble with the emphasis on Novak. To me, the issue of his treachery is separate from the issue at hand -- removing George Bush from the WH. Novak is clearly identified "for the Right" on "Crossfire." More damaging to our candidate, IMO, are Woodruff, Crowley, Schneider (CNN's Senior Political Analyst, also a fellow, and I presume on the payroll of, the right-wing thinktank American Enterprise Institute), Blitzer, etc., who should be nonpartisan but are not.

I was particularly incensed by the Crowley hour-long Kerry hitpiece "Born to Run," which ran several times on CNN around the time of the Dem Convention. They've been advertising a similar hour-long piece on Bush, and can you imagine that IT will be a hitpiece? Not.

There's also the attention to trivial issues like use of the word "sensitive," and no coverage, I don't think, of something like outing a double-agent who was inside AlQaeda!

Sorry -- just some two-cents for a possible script, which you are very kind to volunteer to write!

[goclark]

73. Let's Rotate and kept them guessing

If they know that we will all hit them on Monday they will gear up for that and either shut off their emails.

#1 What if we rotate from next Monday - next Friday
Monday - DU's and their friends who have a first name starting with A - E, Tuesday F-J etc. etc. etc.

That way they will have no idea how many people they are dealing with but we will be plugging up their system for the entire week.

#2 Isn't it CNN that asks if your message is positive or negative?
If so, we should check "positive" because they will probably only read the one's that are checked positive...

Ex: Dear CNN,

I just love the way that Robert Novak slurs his words as if he is drunk. Sometimes it is hard to tell if he is a half idiot or a complete idiot. Shame on you for this low form of journalism to our precious airways.

I am sure that you will keep him on your biased station. However, Valerie Plame will out him some day soon and he will go to jail.

I will be watching another channel when that happens.

Goodbye to you and all of your sponsors,

Signed,

Happy Day
New Jersey

[Leilani]

29. Reporting for duty!!!!

I hate CNN & would love to help.

However, Lou Dobbs & Aaron Brown need to be excluded.

Brown has been MORE than fair; he will not even report the Swift Boat junk.

[DeepModem Mom]

36. I agree -- Lou and Aaron have integrity

[ilovenicepeople]

62. TAKE BACK THE MEDIA!!!!

Reporting for duty!!! Lets take it to them:spank: :hi:

[vetwife]

30. Links I am starting ....

http://www.cnn.com/feedback/forms/form1.html?35

http://www.timewarner.com

404 827 4215

and this e-mail

[e-mail]

Still looking for phone numbers and fax numbers.
we need Phone numbers for Time Warner..They are sneaky as there are no contact for Time Warner that I see. Need some help here folks...

[vetwife]

32. Post that letter Blondeatlast .please......We need to look really good

and who better than a published writer and teacher !
Lets get start a thread that day too and add our comments !
Ya'll take this and let the troops here run with this. It will be effective I assure you !

[vetwife]

35. We can have a couple of letters Modem Mom..Liked yours too

Hey Coreystone !

[Nite Owl]

38. I found this fax #

404 827 4215

and this e-mail

[e-mail]

Someone please try to verify them. I had them written down in a notebook and my writing isn't always legible. Someone on DU had a whole list of numbers. I thouhgt that I had it bookmarked but seems not.

[vetwife]

37. Well...we can start the official Smack the Media thread Sunday

The talking points can be listed with all the info to contact !
How does that sound with a copy of a form letter and then forward to other sites such as move on if anyone has their email addy.

[otohara]

39. Excellent Idea

tell us when vetwife

[vetwife]

40. Just contact the MMOB's founder

It will be Monday from 9ET till 4ET or can to can't.

[Chelsea Patriot]

41. Ready When You Are, Ma'am.

Let's do it!

[vetwife]

42. Oh we are gonna do it ! Look at the facts they did not challenge

MSNBC too tonight regarding O'Neill who said he voted for Gore and Perot, not a republican. check this out...And not challenged by CNN or MSNBC. My cat is a better journalist than CNN's or MSNBC's and we know about Fox. My cat's waste is better. !

O'Neill, John Mr
Houston, TX 77019
Clements O'Neill/Attorney SAND, DUANE (R)
House (ND 00)
FRIENDS OF DUANE SAND $2000 03/12/04

O'NEILL, JOHN E
HOUSTON, TX 77019
CLEMENTS O'NEILL PIERCE & NICKENS WAREING, PETER STAUB (R)
House (TX 31)
PETER WAREING FOR CONGRESS $1000 06/07/99

O'NEILL, JOHN E
HOUSTON, TX 77019
ATTORNEY IZZARD, RUDY (R)
House (TX 17)
TEXANS FOR RUDY IZZARD $250 10/13/98

O'NEILL, JOHN E
HOUSTON, TX 77019
CLEMENTS O'NEILL PIERCE & NICKENS PERRY, BRENT CLARK (R)
House (TX 25)
PERRY FOR CONGRESS $1000 07/03/96

O'NEILL, JOHN E
HOUSTON, TX 77019
TEXAS REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE AKA TEXAS VICTORY 2002 (R) $2500 12/13/94

O'NEILL, JOHN E
HOUSTON, TX 77019
TEXAS REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE AKA TEXAS VICTORY 2002 (R) $2500 07/26/93

O'NEILL, JOHN E
HOUSTON, TX 77019
TEXAS REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE AKA TEXAS VICTORY 2002 (R) $1000 10/27/92

O'NEILL, JOHN E
HOUSTON, TX 77019 BUSH, GEORGE (R)
President
BUSH - QUAYLE '92 PRIMARY COMMITTEE INC $1000 04/27/92

O'NEILL, JOHN E
HOUSTON, TX 77019
PORTER & CLEMENTS ERVIN, CLARK KENT (R)
House (TX 29)
CLARK KENT ERVIN FOR CONGRESS $1000 03/31/92

O'NEILL, JOHN E
HOUSTON, TX 77019
PORTER & CLEMENTS ERVIN, CLARK KENT (R)
House (TX 29)
CLARK KENT ERVIN FOR CONGRESS $1000 10/07/91

O'NEILL, JOHN E
HOUSTON, TX 77019 SHINE, HUGH D (R)
House (TX 11)
FRIENDS OF HUGH D SHINE U S CONGRESS $400 10/31/90

O'NEILL, JOHN E
HOUSTON, TX 77019 SHINE, HUGH D (R)
House (TX 11)
A TRIBUTE TO RONALD REAGAN $1000 10/31/90

[vetwife]

44. I suggest we fax that list to MSNBC and CNN

I also need someone to post like Modem Mom a good letter and then we list all of the contact numbers, fax, phones numbers and then have a comment section...Anyone know how to do this on the form letter with personal comment. We could send them a boycott letter like that stupid Bush Doll and KB toys Boycott.....and circulate it as well. More suggestions ? If no changes are made. We get stronger and stronger on the protests !

[vetwife]

46. Like Fonzie says..Monday 9 till 4 ....BE THERE !

[SOS]

64. On the CNN homepage

there's a tiny box on the left side that says "contact us".
That takes you to some choices... pick CNN TV.
From there we could select either Iraq War or Election 2004.
Then flood 'em!
Our DU link sites (on the DU homepage) should all be informed. Maybe they could post the date and instructions too.

[vetwife]

65. Good Idea.......I can't nominate for homepage but maybe some

administrators could post the Virtual March on CNN on the Front page ! Great idea there. See we have good ideas !

[Tight_rope]

43. I'll roll for some punchies.

[coreystone]

45. One possible strategy might be ....

to collectively sign a petition on a daily basis to all major media outlets asking why they are not reporting a “fair and balanced” view upon……

This for example:

Why is it that your news organization do not provide your audience with a more balanced view of Senator Kerry’s military experience in Vietnam? (EXPAND ARGUMENT) It would certainly seem that all of the “wires” which stream into your news organization would certainly have privy to such “news worthy” events such as the following:
"Ten Senior Military Officials Respond to Cheney's Latest Attacks"
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x746694

[vetwife]

47. That is really good...then we could ask and why are you not investigating

and reporting truth instead of propaganda. Corey, I know you well and you are a nicer person than me. We could probably be really effective with yours but I am pretty mean, that is why I want others to write the letter instead of me. LOL... We could give Lou and Aaron a break but this is going to manangement. That was a very polite response. Keep em coming.

[Shopaholic]

48. I'm Reporting for Duty too!

If there's a revolution against the media--you can always count me in!

[Skip Intro]

49. Count me in

Just posted about CNN, before I saw this thread.

Yes, let's bombard them.

They are praising the moron as I type this.

They are faux news on a different channel.

Please, let me know when the bombardment begins.

[vetwife]

51. Don' forget Old Larry is sucking up to the Resident and wifey on CNN

tonight and not challenging anything like he did Kerry. Oh they gotta be told ! Who better than us !

[kimchi]

50. I'll play.

I will be looking for instructions on Sunday.

[CatWoman]

52. I'm in!!

will there be follow up instructions?

:hi:

[onecitizen]

53. Me too!

as always I'm the me too kid.......

[vetwife]

54. Well we need more links and that letter and some fax numbers.

Lets have that letter and thread ready by Sunday. Be ready to hit the email and faxes Monday...They deserve this Big time. Does anyone have any contacts with Moveon? I need some help on this thing. My idea but our quest and march. We will ring their little phones until they put their machines on and we will contact contact contact and continue to do so until they get it !

[senseandsensibility]

55. Great !

Please post the details!

[vetwife]

56. Have you all noticed the Admiral who had a stroke ..not one update !

Is that news? Not one word since they said he was in serious condition after a massive stroke. The one who spoke for Kerry ..He was replaced by O'Neill. That should get you riled !

[zuzu98]

57. Great idea!

I'll be looking for instructions on Sunday. We've got several email accounts & a fax machine ready to go...

:yourock:

[vetwife]

58. Great...Can we have posts of links of CNN,,,fax # and phone numbers

on one page and a copy of the form letter so we can cut and paste on the original Smack em thread Sunday. I posted a couple but we need it organizaed on one post and then a list of organizations to send it out to on Sunday. Maybe we need to have this done by Saturday. Whatcha think ?

[demigoddess]

136. try this

www.cnn.com/feedback/

[vetwife]

96. We could probably talk to Take Back the Media for a Url

I have a site but it is hard with that stupid passport to get it in there. its a group site. its called http://groups.msn.com/FocusGroupNow/whatsnew/
But I think we can do it from here. Take back the Media is a good site and members here. Symbolman. I think some of these suggestions including spreading the word is great. Some of those savy with a computer can help get that thing on a page and then we copy and paste with info and start the CNN Blitz......
Any volunteers for helping put this together, otherwise we are just gonna hit the conservative media ! Ready or not ! We will figure it out between then and thru the convention to make sure they don't give a hero worship to the Shrub !

[0rion]

59. +1

[Kukesa]

60. I'm in. Let's do it. n/t

[vetwife]

61. Wonder how many are willing to physically protest in Georgia, too

It would make news...but it might hurt...
I kow the virtual protest would work...with this terra terra stuff, we would probably be arrested as well ! You know they got that building away from protest. Unless we went next door to Centennial Park ! And those in New York couldn't even get near Time Warner !

[vetwife]

63. Keep kicked !

[vetwife]

66. Form letter or Talking points? Or both?

[FizzFuzz]

67. I think both

Have the talking points in a paragraph before the form letter, which would be nice in a separate box to the side if anyone knows how to do that fancy stuff on computer (I wouldn't have the slightest idea of how to do that).

and, kick

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

68. I was planning to e-mail them with a copy to their major sponsors

explaining why I no longer watch and why the advertising and the money spent on it is not going to reach this ex-viewer anymore.

[LibertyorDeath]

69. Ready & Waiting

I loath & detest CNN

The Karl Rove Network with 24\7 RNC talking points

Contemptible POS network

[vetwife]

70. Kick and Take back the Media !

[Lorien]

71. Just post "it's CNN blitz day"! or some such thing

on the day of your choice. I'll need "talking points" (I don't get CNN, but I see their whoring at the airport gates) I'll certainly contribute!

[DeepModem Mom]

77. I like "CNN Blitz Day" ( as in Blitzer!) n/t

[nickgutierrez]

72. Let me know, too. n/t

[vetwife]

74. Nightowls please keep kicked !

[LibertyorDeath]

76. Kick for the Night Owls

[vetwife]

75. I like the alternating too !

[Snazzy]

78. Add me. Suggestion: Get an url!

For example .... actually I'm not going to blow it, considering lurkers here... But there are some really choice urls one could get. Just checked a couple.

Do it big.

Also, could really cost them money--I'm willing to cancel my Time-Warner cable broadband (stuck with it for tv). I can get DSL, send money to dif. arm of the beast.

Even 100 people do it, similar letters, same day, must get noticed. $60K. Spread it past DU, maybe we get a 1000--real money.

[DeepModem Mom]

79. Can we begin to collect "talking points" -- here's Sheila Samples...

from her recent "open letter":

....And the bewildered "what does all this mean?" Judy Woodruff, whose questions are generally preceeded with vague non-attribution. "According to those who know," Woodruff recently asked a Kerry aide, "John Kerry has a problem. People don't know him, and those who do don't agree with him. What does this mean for Kerry? Is Kerry in trouble? How are you addressing this?"

Your recent overdosing on unsubstantiated character assassinations fed to CNN by oil-soaked creeps who call themselves "Swift Boat Veterans for Truth" is disheartening. To be perfectly fair, Aaron Brown refused to cover the story. Brown did an editorial before his show after a day of blanket CNN coverage and, without mentioning the subject, said he didn't think that a rumor should be put out there to be "judged," even if both sides were represented. "For that reason," Brown said, "I will not be covering a certain story -- and YOU can be the judge of whether I am right or wrong." Oh, that there were more Aaron Browns at CNN...

However, for the rest of you to take a destructive right-wing "advertisement" smearing Senator John Kerry and give it massive "Scott Peterson" coverage goes beyond the pale. Was there not even one CNN operative who would take the time and effort to investigate these shameless allegations before running to the camera, throwing vicious rumors out there, and asking partisan pundits -- "What is the truth? Is Kerry really unfit to be president?"

If that is your idea of objectivity and "bias" for the truth, why not toss some rumors about George Bush out there for the idealogues to gnaw on? Since you have no problem going back to the 60's to dig up trash about Senator Kerry, let's see some "coverage" of Bush's cocaine habit, 40 years of being nothing but a falling-down-drunk, abandoning his duty station in time of war, his fraudulent stock dealings. Let's take a look at Bush's refusal to fund his signature Leave No Child Behind program. Let's talk about 37,000 Iraqi civilians splattered across the landscape; nearly 1,100 coalition troops slaughtered -- tell us about the investigation you are working feverishly on to discover who is responsible for the war crimes at Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo prisons....

(Lots more.)

http://news.neilrogers.com/news/articles/2004081013.html

[Francine Frensky]

88. Wow. That's a good letter.

I'm impressed.

[DeepModem Mom]

80. From Columbia Journalism Review, Campaign Desk...

re. CNN's Democratic Convention coverage, some quotes from CNN transcripts:


Woodruff: Another argument the Republicans make, the Bush Bush/Cheney campaign John Kerry has voted to cut defense. They have produced reams of documents to back up votes that he made in the United States Senate that they say show compare to practically not only the Republicans, but compared to many other Democrats. He has not voted to support the kind of military spending that would create a strong America....

***

....Ralph Reed: "I think what you have, Wolf, is the most liberal member of the U.S. Senate, John Kerry, who picked the fourth most liberal member of the U.S. Senate, John Edwards."

As almost everyone covering the campaign knows, this charge is inaccurate. The ratings Reed refers to are for 2003 only, and because Kerry and Edwards were on the campaign trail, they participated in only a small number of votes. (For more details, see this explanation by Campaign Desk Asst. Managing Editor Bryan Keefer on Spinsanity.) But again, Blitzer doesn't contradict Reed.

Reed: "You can't serve in the U.S. Senate for 19 years, vote for higher taxes 350 times...and not have your opposition talk about it."

Once again, Blitzer allows Reed to make misleading claims (see FactCheck.org's explanation) without clarification....

***

....Blitzer: But you know the criticism, general, that we keep hearing, he voted to go to war in Iraq and that after the War, he voted against the $87 billion to pay for the body armor, to pay for the support of the troops in Iraq.....

***

Woodruff: Historically, Democrats have had trouble with that issue (national security). Ever since Vietnam and George McGovern who we talked to in this hall today. Democrats have to time and again prove they're as strong as building up the military, building up the Pentagon, the defenses of this country. John Kerry has that trouble this year....

***

Crowley: So mostly, John Edwards will talk about John Kerry, who finally made it to town aboard a slow boat to Charleston named the "Lulu E," a teensy bit outside the muscular image the Kerry campaign is hoping to conjure up to show voters he's tough too....

(Much more.)


http://www.campaigndesk.org/archives/000781.asp

[DeepModem Mom]

83. Adding 8/12 Republican-talking-points "sensitive" poll question --

"Is being sensitive important in the war on terror?"

CNN amplified this Republican attempt to make a campaign issue of the use of one word, taken out of context, by promoting the issue in its poll question.

[LibertyorDeath]

81. Monday August 16 Sounds Great!!

This is just a start We need to make one Main Media Contact List
Just for CNN

CNN
404 827 0234

TIME
212 522 1212

CNN- (404) 827 – 1500
CNN TV: http://www.cnn.com/feedback/cnntv /
CNN.com: http://www.cnn.com/feedback/dotcom /
Thanks to xultar for these:
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

CNN News - Charles Bierbauer, Senior Washington Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 820 1st St NE, Washington, DC 20002
CNN News - John King, Senior White House Correspondent (no e-mail given) Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 820 1st St NE, Washington, DC 20002
CNN News - Suzanne Malveaux, White House Correspondent (no e-mail given) Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 820 1st St NE, Washington, DC 20002
CNN Radio - Dick Uliano, Washington Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Address: 820 1st St NE, Washington, DC 20002

[DeepModem Mom]

89. Thanks!

One question: Is Charles Bierbauer still at CNN? Don't remember seeing him in a while, but could be wrong.

[vetwife]

97. Add this

CNN
CNN
One CNN Center, Box 105366, Atlanta, GA 30303-5366
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email forms for all CNN news programs

Good list. We are gathering and now we need talking points on one side....We got the contact lists. We need to spread the word and have a form letter.

[ariesgem]

82. What a great idea!

I'm going to my other favorite message boards to pass the word out.

[Dangerman]

84. How about...

The first day of the Republic National Convention! :P

[JDPriestly]

85. I'm with y'all, any time, any place.

Count me in. I read their website although I stopped watching cable shortly after the 2000 appointment.

Let's ask each reporter at CNN to apologize for covering up the truth on the WMDs during the pre-Iraq war frenzy. Each of them should ask the families of all who have died in Iraq (including innocent Iraqis) for forgiveness. Personally, I think we should ask each reporter to resign for failing to tell the truth about this issue. They should be too ashamed to continue working as reporters.

[Dem2theMax]

86. I'm in and kicking.

:kick:


I was wondering when someone would suggest this. I'm a mere babe in the woods compared to all you old timers here. So I need to be taught!
I would suggest that this be as organized as possible, have the info in the same place at all times so all of us can find it - such as when it changes from CNN to Fox, etc.

I'm great at following orders. Horrible at writing, so if others can write, I can be a madwoman at emails, faxes, snail mail, phone calls, etc. And I think doing all of those things would help even more. Especially snail mail for those of us who have the time, like me, to do so.

We really do need to spread the word to every LW site and blog we can think of.

I'd also like it if we could do something with our local papers. My local paper, the San Diego Union Tribune, is a * paper. It makes me sick to read it. But I don't know enough, I don't have the skills needed to write forceful, fact filled letters in rebuttal to the garbage they are always putting out. Yesterday's opinion section had letters to the editor, opinion pieces, and editorial cartoons, all for * and against Kerry. I need the BIG GUNS from DU to help out on things like this, if any of you have the time. Is there a place we can all post for items like this? That way I could post the 'offending' section and the people here with the background/knowledge can help out. And not just for me, but for all of our local papers who are in cahoots with * and the rest of the RW media. I know, it's asking for work, lots of work, but I'm begging on behalf of everyone here who is like me, not educated enough on everything we need to know to do our best jobs. That's why I'm here. To learn. But in the meantime, I need HELP. And I'll be helping out in any way that I can. Count me IN.

And a double kick for the late night/early morning crew.

:kick:



:kick:

And Vetwife, a personal thank you for posting this to begin with. I had been online, and went out to read the paper. After I read the editorial section, I was in tears. Just didn't feel like there was any hope left. I came in here and turned off the computer and sat in the dark in front of the TV, wondering how in the hell Kerry and all of us good guys were going to be able to pull this off, what with all of *'s dirty tricks, lies, you name it. But instead of going to bed, I turned the computer back on at about 3:30am and I found your post and with it, I found hope. Bless you woman!
I'm poor, I'm broke and I can't afford to move to Canada, so Kerry HAS to win. (that's just my personal 'waaaaaaaaa' moment).

Kerry has to win because this country cannot survive another four years of *. We NEED Kerry and we need each other to get all of us to Nov. 2nd and to those hangovers we all want to have -- from celebrating too much!


:kick:

[ASanders84]

87. Count me in

about time CNN be held accountable for their actions.

[lil-petunia]

90. DON"T FORGET THE ADVERTISERS! ! ! ! ! !

If this is to work, you have to include them in your contacts. Someone has to keep track of who is advertising the days, week before, and on our protest day, contact them as well.

[DeepModem Mom]

91. Did you, or someone else, suggest enlisting other sites?

Besides the Dem/liberal sites, there are media sites:

From a DU poster I failed to include when I copied myself the info --

www.mediamatters.org
David Brock's site

http://www.misleader.org/daily_mislead/Read.asp?fn=df08 ...
This site sends out a mailing every day. It is a MoveOn group.

http://www.rapidresponsenetwork.org /
Daily updates on misspeaks about Kerry.

[DeepModem Mom]

92. kick

[TreeHuggingLiberal]

93. I've got ten e-mail addresses.

Count them all in.

[truthspeaker]

94. name the date and I'm there!

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

95. I'm in - when?

make a big announcement and we'll roll!

[tom_paine]

98. kick

:kick:

Amanda :yourock:

[goclark]

99. Kick, kick, kick we finally have a plan

Yes! I am thrilled that we are kicking and not bitching.

Let's do it.

Let's ROLL...reporting ready for duty.

[vetwife]

101. Petition Online form..Who wants to work on this?

http://www.petitiononline.com/create_petition.html

[shrub chipper]

102. I'm in!!

[vetwife]

109. Shrub chipper are you wanting to start the petition? Who does?

[DrWho]

103. We really need to be more active as a group and!!!

so this is a good idea

We attack polls good, but lets use email now.

[vetwife]

111. Today..We need that letter..We got the contact numbers and now we need to

coordinate and pass it along......With talking points. Who wants to put it up ! I sent a letter to Symbolman...It was my idea but I have the contact number as well as you all but there are others here who can pull it together on a single page for a thread more computer literate than me. Can I get some folks to either start this and step up, PM email me at
[e-mail]

[Zynx]

104. I'm game for it.

[vetwife]

106. I just sent a press release to Move on !

I hope someone gets back in touch with me soon !

[LittleApple81]

105. I am in. n/t

[RetroLounge]

107. I'm in.

RL

[Damn Hippie]

108. Sounds like fun

I'm in.

[SOS]

110. kick

:kick:

[zanana]

112. Definitely!

Whenever. Just let me know.

[TWiley]

113. I have already called 3 times to bitch

Lets make it an even 35.

[EST]

114. Yes, Yes,Yes!

I have sent a number of emails to CNN, FOX, and MSNBC, and I've tried to encourage other DUers to do the same. If you go to their sites, you can find a partial list of sponsors. I've sent many letters to them as well. I'm ready!! I have all of Sunday and most of Monday. If the freeps can stop the showing of a short movie on Reagan, surely we can get at least some attention and maybe get Blitz and a few others sent to FOX, where they belong!

[boot@9]

115. CNN

Lou Dobbs is the only show on CNN that is worth watching. In my opinion we must go after the sponsors on CNN to have any real effect.

[EST]

117. You're absolutely right!

Will do. Reporting for duty.
Do it all!

[vetwife]

118. Letters.........and Contact !

Please call, fax, email, the following to voice your concerns over CNN's unfair slant to the right ! You may comment and use your own letter or use the talking points listed below or cut and paste one of the letters listed below. It is past time to make this virtual protest march on CNN and their unfair reporting tactics. Please do this to help Take Back the Media. This virtual protest is set for Monday, August 16, 2004 between the hours of 9AM ET and 4ETPM.
Please do this and make these contacts this day ! We will set up other virtual protests with other news organizations but the one Monday is for CNN. THE CNN VIRTUAL BLITZ !
....................................................................
TO: CNN

I want to begin telling you that I am an American and have turned to the Cable News Media for news regarding the upcoming election. The people who have used their positions to slant the reporting and specials are very obvious about their conservative
Slant on documentaries and interviews. I find that the old days of
Fair journalism has faded to the far right. There are so many examples, I could not begin to name them all. The “Born to Run” was a smear on the Kerry campaign. Even the
Title may have just as well been called “Born to Run Away”. This is disgraceful !
The Fair title should have been “Born to Compete”.

You have never missed an opportunity to use sound bytes that distorts the real message of the democratic candidate. You will never report any and there are many shortcomings or misspoken words of George W. Bush. You have not given updates on the state of health of the fine Admiral who recently had a stroke, but you have chosen to replace his news for John O’Neill from the Swift Boat Vets and to help promote his book
“Unfit to Command”.

Candy Crowley is very clearly choosing to campaign for George Bush on CNN and call it reporting the news. There is too much opinion and commentary and not enough news reporting. You assume that people cannot think without your input.

I long for the days of real reporting of the news without any input from paid pundits.
We the People are tired of this Fox approach that CNN has chosen to take in reporting the news. We are tuning out CNN and its sponsors as you clearly do not represent overall, all of the people.

Name (optional)
--------------------------------------------------------------------
Or use this lettter and talking points:

Why is it that your news organization do not provide your audience with a more balanced view of Senator Kerry’s military experience in Vietnam? (EXPAND ARGUMENT) It would certainly seem that all of the “wires” which stream into your news organization would certainly have privy to such “news worthy” events such as the following:
"Ten Senior Military Officials Respond to Cheney's Latest Attacks"
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph...
.....................................................................
More Talking points:

"talking points" -- here's Sheila Samples...


from her recent "open letter":

....And the bewildered "what does all this mean?" Judy Woodruff, whose questions are generally preceeded with vague non-attribution. "According to those who know," Woodruff recently asked a Kerry aide, "John Kerry has a problem. People don't know him, and those who do don't agree with him. What does this mean for Kerry? Is Kerry in trouble? How are you addressing this?"

Your recent overdosing on unsubstantiated character assassinations fed to CNN by oil-soaked creeps who call themselves "Swift Boat Veterans for Truth" is disheartening. To be perfectly fair, Aaron Brown refused to cover the story. Brown did an editorial before his show after a day of blanket CNN coverage and, without mentioning the subject, said he didn't think that a rumor should be put out there to be "judged," even if both sides were represented. "For that reason," Brown said, "I will not be covering a certain story -- and YOU can be the judge of whether I am right or wrong." Oh, that there were more Aaron Browns at CNN...

However, for the rest of you to take a destructive right-wing "advertisement" smearing Senator John Kerry and give it massive "Scott Peterson" coverage goes beyond the pale. Was there not even one CNN operative who would take the time and effort to investigate these shameless allegations before running to the camera, throwing vicious rumors out there, and asking partisan pundits -- "What is the truth? Is Kerry really unfit to be president?"

If that is your idea of objectivity and "bias" for the truth, why not toss some rumors about George Bush out there for the idealogues to gnaw on? Since you have no problem going back to the 60's to dig up trash about Senator Kerry, let's see some "coverage" of Bush's cocaine habit, 40 years of being nothing but a falling-down-drunk, abandoning his duty station in time of war, his fraudulent stock dealings. Let's take a look at Bush's refusal to fund his signature Leave No Child Behind program. Let's talk about 37,000 Iraqi civilians splattered across the landscape; nearly 1,100 coalition troops slaughtered -- tell us about the investigation you are working feverishly on to discover who is responsible for the war crimes at Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo prisons....

(Lots more.)

http://news.neilrogers.com/news/articles/2004081013.htm...

.....................................................................


Email and Contact info:


CNN
404 827 0234

TIME
212 522 1212

CNN- (404) 827 – 1500
CNN TV: http://www.cnn.com/feedback/cnntv /
CNN.com: http://www.cnn.com/feedback/dotcom /
Thanks to xultar for these:
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

CNN News - Charles Bierbauer, Senior Washington Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 820 1st St NE, Washington, DC 20002
CNN News - John King, Senior White House Correspondent (no e-mail given) Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 820 1st St NE, Washington, DC 20002
CNN News - Suzanne Malveaux, White House Correspondent (no e-mail given) Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 820 1st St NE, Washington, DC 20002
CNN Radio - Dick Uliano, Washington Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Address: 820 1st St NE, Washington, DC 20002

http://www.cnn.com/feedback/forms/form1.html?35

http://www.timewarner.com

404 827 4215

and this e-mail

[e-mail]

[EST]

120. Thank you. Will do!

Do you have some special scent you use to motivate people? Keep it up!

[LibertyorDeath]

121. This is so great.!!

Please keep this great call to action kicked !

& Lets nail these Bastards on Monday. :)

TO You & All that take the time to help :toast:

[EST]

116. I just left a message

over at ALTERNET, asking them to pitch in and help us. A word from the rest of you would be appreciated. Am going next to BUZZFLASH. Please help.

[LibertyorDeath]

122. THE OFFICIAL BLITZ CNN VIRTUAL PROTEST ! MONDAY 8-16

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=2209865&mesg_id=2209865


vetwife (1000+ posts) Fri Aug-13-04 10:11 AM
Original message
THE OFFICIAL BLITZ CNN VIRTUAL PROTEST ! MONDAY 8-16
Edited on Fri Aug-13-04 10:18 AM by vetwife


Please call, fax, email, the following to voice your concerns over CNN's unfair slant to the right ! You may comment and use your own letter or use the talking points listed below or cut and paste one of the letters listed below. It is past time to make this virtual protest march on CNN and their unfair reporting tactics. Please do this to help Take Back the Media. This virtual protest is set for Monday, August 16, 2004 between the hours of 9AM ET and 4ETPM.
Please do this and make contacts on this Aug 16th date ! We will set up other virtual protests with other news organizations but the one Monday is for CNN. THE CNN VIRTUAL BLITZ !
....................................................................
TO: CNN

I want to begin telling you that I am an American and have turned to the Cable News Media for news regarding the upcoming election. The people who have used their positions to slant the reporting and specials are very obvious about their conservative
Slant on documentaries and interviews. I find that the old days of
Fair journalism has faded to the far right. There are so many examples, I could not begin to name them all. The “Born to Run” was a smear on the Kerry campaign. Even the
Title may have just as well been called “Born to Run Away”. This is disgraceful !
The Fair title should have been “Born to Compete”.

You have never missed an opportunity to use sound bytes that distorts the real message of the democratic candidate. You will never report any and there are many shortcomings or misspoken words of George W. Bush. You have not given updates on the state of health of the fine Admiral who recently had a stroke, but you have chosen to replace his news for John O’Neill from the Swift Boat Vets and to help promote his book
“Unfit to Command”.

Candy Crowley is very clearly choosing to campaign for George Bush on CNN and call it reporting the news. There is too much opinion and commentary and not enough news reporting. You assume that people cannot think without your input.

I long for the days of real reporting of the news without any input from paid pundits.
We the People are tired of this Fox approach that CNN has chosen to take in reporting the news. We are tuning out CNN and its sponsors as you clearly do not represent overall, all of the people.

Name (optional)
--------------------------------------------------------------------
Or use this lettter and talking points:

Why is it that your news organization do not provide your audience with a more balanced view of Senator Kerry’s military experience in Vietnam? (EXPAND ARGUMENT) It would certainly seem that all of the “wires” which stream into your news organization would certainly have privy to such “news worthy” events such as the following:
"Ten Senior Military Officials Respond to Cheney's Latest Attacks"
See http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph...
.....................................................................
More Talking points:

"talking points" -- here's Sheila Samples...


from her recent "open letter":

....And the bewildered "what does all this mean?" Judy Woodruff, whose questions are generally preceeded with vague non-attribution. "According to those who know," Woodruff recently asked a Kerry aide, "John Kerry has a problem. People don't know him, and those who do don't agree with him. What does this mean for Kerry? Is Kerry in trouble? How are you addressing this?"

Your recent overdosing on unsubstantiated character assassinations fed to CNN by oil-soaked creeps who call themselves "Swift Boat Veterans for Truth" is disheartening. To be perfectly fair, Aaron Brown refused to cover the story. Brown did an editorial before his show after a day of blanket CNN coverage and, without mentioning the subject, said he didn't think that a rumor should be put out there to be "judged," even if both sides were represented. "For that reason," Brown said, "I will not be covering a certain story -- and YOU can be the judge of whether I am right or wrong." Oh, that there were more Aaron Browns at CNN...

However, for the rest of you to take a destructive right-wing "advertisement" smearing Senator John Kerry and give it massive "Scott Peterson" coverage goes beyond the pale. Was there not even one CNN operative who would take the time and effort to investigate these shameless allegations before running to the camera, throwing vicious rumors out there, and asking partisan pundits -- "What is the truth? Is Kerry really unfit to be president?"

If that is your idea of objectivity and "bias" for the truth, why not toss some rumors about George Bush out there for the idealogues to gnaw on? Since you have no problem going back to the 60's to dig up trash about Senator Kerry, let's see some "coverage" of Bush's cocaine habit, 40 years of being nothing but a falling-down-drunk, abandoning his duty station in time of war, his fraudulent stock dealings. Let's take a look at Bush's refusal to fund his signature Leave No Child Behind program. Let's talk about 37,000 Iraqi civilians splattered across the landscape; nearly 1,100 coalition troops slaughtered -- tell us about the investigation you are working feverishly on to discover who is responsible for the war crimes at Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo prisons....

(Lots more.)

http://news.neilrogers.com/news/articles/2004081013.htm ...

.....................................................................


Email and Contact info:


CNN
404 827 0234

TIME
212 522 1212

CNN- (404) 827 – 1500
CNN TV: http://www.cnn.com/feedback/cnntv /
CNN.com: http://www.cnn.com/feedback/dotcom /
Thanks to xultar for these:
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

CNN News - Charles Bierbauer, Senior Washington Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 820 1st St NE, Washington, DC 20002
CNN News - John King, Senior White House Correspondent (no e-mail given) Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 820 1st St NE, Washington, DC 20002
CNN News - Suzanne Malveaux, White House Correspondent (no e-mail given) Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 820 1st St NE, Washington, DC 20002
CNN Radio - Dick Uliano, Washington Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Address: 820 1st St NE, Washington, DC 20002

http://www.cnn.com/feedback/forms/form1.html?35

http://www.timewarner.com

404 827 4215

and this e-mail

[e-mail]

Amanda Kato/ Take it Back 2004

[goclark]

123. How do we keep this kicked all week end?

[melv]

124. like this! kick! n/t

[coreystone]

125. Everybody needs to keep coming up with ideas....

as the many which have been so excellently posted so far. Keep travelling through the thread and continue to look at some of the ideas that some members have contributed and expand upon them.
:party:

[LibertyorDeath]

126. Easy....

:kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick:

:kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick:

:kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick:

[Zorra]

127. Let's blitz on Monday and keep it up for the entire week.

Please do not watch any RW stations, especially RW talking head shows or news programs. Let's try to kill their ratings.

[deacon]

128. Count me in :) n/t

[goclark]

129. Fantastic! Keep it kicked

[vetwife]

131. We have the official thread now..That is a combination of all that

is here and that is the one I am kicking. Thanks ya'll,,,,

[Dem2theMax]

132. And we need another kick!

So, :kick:

[goclark]

133. Kick it now!

[thecrow]

134. KICK KICK KICK!!!!!!!

I'm in, are you?

[NEDem]

135. I'm in, but

how about doing it every other day for 2 weeks? Just an idea, but I'm definitely in for Monday.