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denverbill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-04-04 10:01 AM Original message |
Moveon pissed me off this morning. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-04-04 10:03 AM Response to Original message |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-04-04 10:04 AM Response to Reply #1 |
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sangh0 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-04-04 10:05 AM Response to Original message |
3. Did Wes make you feel offended? |
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denverbill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-04-04 10:08 AM Response to Reply #3 |
6. I think anyone who is smart enough to write their own letters should be. |
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WilliamPitt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-04-04 10:09 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Smart enough? |
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sangh0 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-04-04 10:12 AM Response to Reply #8 |
11. Someone doesn't understand ORGANIZED political activity |
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WilliamPitt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-04-04 10:06 AM Response to Original message |
4. I think you woke up on the wrong side of the bed |
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denverbill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-04-04 10:14 AM Response to Reply #4 |
14. Will, I'd think this would bother you too. |
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WilliamPitt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-04-04 10:25 AM Response to Reply #14 |
20. People copy my stuff for LTTE's all the time |
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Eric J in MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-04-04 11:42 AM Response to Reply #20 |
38. People sign their names to your exact words in letters-to-the-editor, |
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WilliamPitt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-04-04 02:56 PM Response to Reply #38 |
43. Yup |
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Eric J in MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-04-04 05:22 PM Response to Reply #43 |
49. That won't cause two letters which are exactly the same except |
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WilliamPitt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-04-04 11:35 PM Response to Reply #49 |
64. And LTTE editors all have transcontinentally connected brains |
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NewJeffCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-04-04 10:14 AM Response to Reply #4 |
15. agreed |
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Eric J in MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-04-04 05:33 PM Response to Reply #15 |
56. Don't you want liberal organizations to be more honest than rightwing ones |
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HereSince1628 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-04-04 10:40 AM Response to Reply #4 |
24. "One emulates the victors to become a victor?" |
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WilliamPitt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-04-04 10:58 AM Response to Reply #24 |
26. I "jumped" on him? |
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HereSince1628 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-04-04 11:20 AM Response to Reply #26 |
29. I think my 4th statement was about the earliest responses |
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calimary (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-04-04 05:41 PM Response to Reply #24 |
58. Well, then, think of it this way - all the "dress for success" advocates |
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Eric J in MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-04-04 11:33 PM Response to Reply #24 |
63. When you sign a petition, there is no deception. It obviously wasn't |
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SoFlaJet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-04-04 10:07 AM Response to Original message |
5. It's just a blue print |
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UdoKier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-04-04 10:09 AM Response to Original message |
7. A number of progressive groups have used astroturf letters for some time. |
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Eric J in MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-04-04 05:24 PM Response to Reply #7 |
50. People who aren't good writers can get invovled in dozens of |
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NightOwwl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-04-04 10:10 AM Response to Original message |
9. They do this all the time. |
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graywarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-04-04 10:13 AM Response to Reply #9 |
13. With all the crap banging around in my head |
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Joe Fields (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-04-04 03:24 PM Response to Reply #13 |
48. I appreciate "astroturf" letters, as I am so busy and have |
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Bettie (774 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-04-04 10:12 AM Response to Original message |
10. I find the "blueprint" convenient |
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theshadow (618 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-04-04 10:12 AM Response to Original message |
12. I don't think it's unethical but.... |
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slutticus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-04-04 10:23 AM Response to Reply #12 |
18. Actually.... |
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ClassWarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-04-04 10:23 AM Response to Reply #12 |
19. Agreed. The way I look at it... |
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ClassWarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-04-04 10:17 AM Response to Original message |
16. Aren't there better things to get outraged over?? |
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prolesunited (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-04-04 10:19 AM Response to Original message |
17. What's the big deal? |
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Eric J in MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-04-04 11:40 AM Response to Reply #17 |
36. It's decefitful. Newspaper don't want to print the same |
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On the Road (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-04-04 10:29 AM Response to Original message |
21. This Isn't Just a RW Tool |
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WLKjr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-04-04 10:34 AM Response to Original message |
22. Fight Fire With Fire, RIGHT???? |
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pennylane100 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-04-04 10:35 AM Response to Original message |
23. Why do you think the "morons in the other party "are so successful |
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KurtNYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-04-04 10:49 AM Response to Reply #23 |
25. Exactly, I saw the Indy 500 and they gave the guy a trophy |
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klook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-04-04 11:12 AM Response to Original message |
27. Content is more important than form |
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Eric J in MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-04-04 11:41 AM Response to Reply #27 |
37. For letters to Congress, that's true. A letter-to-the-editor is |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-04-04 11:14 AM Response to Original message |
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goclark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-04-04 11:25 AM Response to Original message |
30. You can change the letter! |
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goclark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-04-04 11:27 AM Response to Original message |
31. Here is the link, Please try it! |
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Eric J in MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-04-04 11:32 AM Response to Original message |
32. This is disgusting. This is phony. Liberals shouldn't do this. |
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denverbill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-04-04 11:38 AM Response to Reply #32 |
35. I'm glad I'm not the only one that feels that way. |
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Democat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-04-04 03:07 PM Response to Reply #32 |
45. Liberals shouldn't do this? Give me a break! We need to win! |
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Eric J in MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-04-04 05:36 PM Response to Reply #45 |
57. There is no deceit in a bumper sticker. There is also no |
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funkybutt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-04-04 11:34 AM Response to Original message |
33. I've used similar letters to write to my representatives and senators |
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Eric J in MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-04-04 11:38 AM Response to Reply #33 |
34. It's different. A letter-to-the editor is supposed to be your own |
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goclark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-04-04 11:58 AM Response to Reply #34 |
39. I sent my own words! |
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Eric J in MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-04-04 05:27 PM Response to Reply #39 |
52. Newspapers don't want to print the same exact letters |
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goclark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-04-04 11:59 AM Response to Reply #34 |
40. You can write your o-w-n words!! |
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Eric J in MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-04-04 05:29 PM Response to Reply #40 |
53. Yes, but MoveOn shouldn't have a tool in which people |
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NightOwwl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-04-04 03:09 PM Response to Reply #34 |
46. Those sample letters |
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Eric J in MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-04-04 05:26 PM Response to Reply #46 |
51. We are talking about this webpage: |
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in_cog_ni_to (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-04-04 12:01 PM Response to Original message |
41. I LIKE the sample letters! |
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Eric J in MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-04-04 05:30 PM Response to Reply #41 |
54. The design is to deceive an editor into thinking he's |
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Dastard Stepchild (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-04-04 12:05 PM Response to Original message |
42. It's like a greeting card... |
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Eric J in MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-04-04 05:31 PM Response to Reply #42 |
55. With a greeting card, there is no deceit. The point of the MoveOn |
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Dastard Stepchild (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-04-04 07:50 PM Response to Reply #55 |
62. Thanks for the link.... |
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Democat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-04-04 03:04 PM Response to Original message |
44. We need to win, screw being "nice" or whatever it is |
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goclark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-04-04 05:55 PM Response to Reply #44 |
59. Yes ! Yes! Yes! |
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Proud2BAmurkin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-04-04 03:16 PM Response to Original message |
47. Working Americans are too busy paying off Bush tax cuts to have time for |
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Ducks In A Row (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-04-04 06:01 PM Response to Original message |
60. Don't know about that |
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jbm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-04-04 06:42 PM Response to Original message |
61. I agree with you |
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