Join the Kerry Media Internet Response

[cally]

on edit...this is a copy of an email I got. I don't think I made that clear.


Dear xxxxx,

John Kerry and George Bush will debate foreign policy for 90 minutes this Thursday, September 30, in the first of three presidential debates. As far as swing voters and the media are concerned, the real debate will begin once Kerry and Bush leave the stage: Who really won? Why?

If you can spare just five minutes after the debate, you can make a huge difference to the outcome of this election.

We are organizing a national post-debate, rapid-response effort that will reinforce Kerry's position on Iraq: Bush's Iraq is a catastrophic failure, a profound diversion from the battle against our greatest enemy -- al Qaeda. John Kerry has a plan to get us back on track in Iraq -- securing promised international support, training Iraq security forces, carrying out a reconstruction plan that brings real benefits to the Iraqi people, and taking the essential steps to hold the promised elections next year. When it comes to keeping America safe, John Kerry will do what needs to be done.

Join our rapid-response effort:

http://www.johnkerry.com/signup/mediacorps.php

As soon as the debate ends, we will e-mail you instructions. We can't provide you any more detail until the debate is over, except that all you'll need is access to e-mail and/or a telephone. Please make sure that you check your e-mail the moment the debate ends. Then, act as quickly as possible.

If you are planning on watching the debate with friends or classmates, you can make an even greater difference by organizing them to participate in our rapid-response effort.

Join our rapid-response effort:

http://www.johnkerry.com/signup/mediacorps.php

Thank you,

Amanda Michel
Internet Team

[slinkerwink]

1. kick!

[grannylib]

2. Thanks for the link! Signed up and forwarded to many!

[stevedeshazer]

3. Signed up and thanks! n/t

:kick:

[chimpymustgo]

4. Excellent. We need to call, email, blast the media: Kerry DESTROYS Bush!

Put C-SPAN on your speed-dial.

[cthrumatrix]

5. done

[acmavm]

6. Signed up and forwarded. Five minutes is hardly too much to ask

for compared to what kind of propaganda we'll be up against by the bush*niks after the debate.

[NewJeffCT]

7. thanks

I signed up & will write something.

[Sydnie]

8. Signed up! Will be ready to hit the send button! n/t

[Texas_Dem]

9. I am in. Passed it forward.

[Iceburg]

10. Done

[shirlden]

11. You betcha by golly

Anything to help.

:kick:

[Raya]

12. We need to come up with hundreds of pithy comment on Bush/Kerry

for rank and file to draw on -- i.e talking points.

Could DU host an official thread of sharp comments that can be used
by all in email to the media?

[chimpymustgo]

15. I think we should. I know we will get talking points from the DNC

and K/E 04, but I'll bet the best zingers of the night will come from DU.

[WiseMen]

60. Could Admin post a Zinger thread which is managed and pinned

so crap is deleted but the good stuff is available to all to use.

[blondeatlast]

98. My impression is that MoveOn is on this, from this portion of the msg.

As soon as the debate ends, we will e-mail you instructions. We can't provide you any more detail until the debate is over, except that all you'll need is access to e-mail and/or a telephone. Please make sure that you check your e-mail the moment the debate ends. Then, act as quickly as possible.

I suspect they will have some sharp minds recording talking points and outright winners for our side that we can hit back with.

I am hoping we'll have an official debate thread here, though.

I am SO damn ready for this!

BRING IT ON!

[Deb]

13. I'm in

Thanks

[LenaLush]

14. signed up

ready to rock!

[G_j]

16. done

[cheshire]

17. Thanks for the opportunity to do more.

[demwing]

18. Done. Thanks /nt

[Alleycat]

19. I'm in

Also forwarded to a few friends.

[LEW]

20. Kick - Done

Thanks

[cally]

21. One more kick...nt

[RetroLounge]

22. I'm in...

RL

[Maestro]

45. Just had to say

That I love your sig!

[Malikshah]

23. Done, and I feel SOOOOO much better

:):):):):):)

Reminds of the Primary Season when I spent all my time at DeanforAmerica.

Great fun!!!

[Iceburg]

24. Kick for the mornin' crowd

[Florida_Geek]

25. Done

:kick:

[Killarney]

26. kick

[Guaranteed]

27. Done! nt

[SpaceCatMeetsMars]

28. Thank you!

Will be happy to participate in this!

[951]

29. kick

:kick:

[RedEarth]

30. kick

[RedEarth]

56. ....

[irancontra]

31. kickkity kick..

[wtmusic]

32. Done...thanks...kick n/t

[efhmc]

33. Won't be near a computer but sent it to my daughter.

[kaitykaity]

34. I'm so there.

What a cool idea. Thanks for the info.

:thumbsup:

[JohnLocke]

35. Kick and nominated for homepage (nt).

[aldian159]

36. Thanks

Signed up, will be taking notes during the debate. Will have a letter for the Tribune ready as soon as Friday's paper hits my porch.

[wishlist]

37. I joined

Done and will be waiting for instructions.

[On the Road]

38. Signed Up

:kick:

[mctrotter5]

39. Thanks, I immediately got it out to our county wide Beat Bush 2004

group. We are planning group watching of the debates in a local restaruant and now are thinking about having some laptops handy with internet access or quickly ajourn to our homes to participate. We have got to head off the media attack that while surely be launched pro Bush and anti Kerry.

[neomonkey]

40. I'm on, now let's hope

that Adelphia doesn't suddenly crash to pieces right after the debate...

:(

[AmerDem]

41. kick

:kick:

[trogdor]

42. I'm in.

I'll be watching with my son, class of '07.

[TexasSissy]

43. Signed up!

[Wind Dancer]

44. Great idea!

[Lindsey]

46. I'm in...

kick

[michigandem2]

47. Signed up!

[Bandit]

48. Kick....We all need to thank Al Gore for inventing this internet thingy

We will not be silenced.

[cheshire]

49. Already done, thanks

[sherilocks]

50. DONE

[grasswire]

51. finally!

someone is harnessing the power of the Internet community.

Geez. Took them long enough.

[VOX]

52. Done. Signed up. Am sort-of rested, but am very ready...

:kick:

[Duncan Grant]

53. 1st message I've sent to everyone in my address book.

Go ahead, send it to everyone. This is a "I want my country back" kind of moment! :D :thumbsup:

[JohnLocke]

54. Kick (nt).

[Shopaholic]

55. Signed up

and am ready for my assignment tomorrow night!

[DU9598]

57. Thanks

Done - Des Moines

[951]

58. kick and keep nominating until its put on the front page

[cally]

59. It's on the homepage

My first thread that made it. :-)

[Kierkegaard]

61. Done and forwarded.

:kick:

[Chiyo-chichi]

62. Looking forward to it.

Let's do this thang.

[jefferson_dem]

63. Ready to rock! Thanks!

:kick:


:headbang:

[Silver249]

64. signed up

thanks

[Bleacher Creature]

65. Kick!

[Longhorn]

66. I signed up, too!

I think this will be exciting. It will be great to see what this is about and how well it works!

[bush equals idiot]

67. I'm there!

[More Than A Feeling]

68. I'm in.

Feels like that scene in Star Wars where they are checking in as they approach the death star. "Blue Squadron, standing by." *Locks S-Foils in attack position*

May the Force be with us.

[Psst_Im_Not_Here]

69. Joined yesterday

Signing up hubby today! Let's keep this thread kicked! Let's be a force who've got Kerrys back!

[Wednesdays]

70. Kick.

:kick:

[phish420]

71. Done. Thanks

[Clinton Crusader]

72. done, kicked and

sent to every list Im on, plus a few friends
:kick:

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

73. Signed up.

;)

[clydefrand]

74. I've done it and donated money earlier

[Psst_Im_Not_Here]

75. Kick again!

:kick:

[mistertrickster]

76. I'm in . . . is this the official website of the Kerry/Edwards campaign?

It looks good--better than before.

[RedEarth]

77. kick

[Demi_Babe]

78. I signed up

kick

[baltodemvet]

79. check n/t

[gcomeau]

80. Signed up.... and kick. -nt

[Lex]

81. I signed up AND sent an email out to friends to alert them too.

:kick:

[nostalgicaboutmyfutr]

82. Now this is a good DU project!!

They should have been doing this for the past several months...good on them for getting this up.

[sonicx]

83. done. nt

[Eternal_Vigilance]

84. Signed up and ready to roll up my sleeves and get down to work!

[Bongo Prophet]

85. All signed up and emailed the links to friends

:kick:

[Bongo Prophet]

86. Now

:kick:

[Bongo Prophet]

87. to kick

:kick:

[Bongo Prophet]

88. it up

:kick:

[Bongo Prophet]

89. a notch

:kick:

[Bongo Prophet]

90. or two...

:kick: :party:

[Bongo Prophet]

91. for the morning crowd.

As I go to bed............

[wicket]

92. kick!

:kick:

[Romberry]

93. Compare to this article in Wired

(Found at Salon Table Talk in the http://tabletalk.salon.com/webx?14@@.773a0a05/7599|Kerry 04> thread.)

Wired: Bush Team Prepares Net Assault

The Bush campaign threw the first punch. Earlier this week, it launched a massive rapid-response effort called to rebut challenger John Kerry's assertions during the debates. The campaign will provide a live feed to about 5,000 conservative blogs that subscribe to its news alerts.

Debate Facts is similar to the "war room" the Bush campaign and the Republican National Committee set up in Boston during the Democratic convention -- only much larger and more sophisticated.

"Our rapid-response effort is based on the premise that no attack or no misstatement will go unchallenged," said Michael Turk, director of the internet campaign. His team of four programmers has been working on the software for Debate Facts for the past six weeks.

...

The rapid-response effort by the Kerry campaign apparently won't be as comprehensive. When asked about Kerry's response operations early Wednesday afternoon, a representative said the campaign was still working on it. Amanda Michel, a member of Kerry's internet team, e-mailed members of its Media Corps -- supporters who contact newspapers, radio stations and TV shows -- telling them that the campaign would provide a response after the debate.

"Please make sure you check your e-mail the moment the debate ends," Michel's e-mail stated. "We can't provide you any more detail until the debate is over, except that all you'll need is access to e-mail and/or a telephone."

Michel also wrote that the Kerry campaign's blog will provide live commentary on the debates.

More...

Also, see this thread for a proposal that requires us to get active BEFORE the debate closes: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x923304

[RedEarth]

94. thanks for the article.....

[hackwriter]

95. Just signed up!

I just signed up. Thanks for the link.

[kentuck]

96. I'm on board...

:)

[deutsey]

97. Signed up

kick

[George_S]

99. Done