Kerry Team Set for Instant Response- read this!!!

[WilliamPitt]

For Immediate Release

September 30, 2004

Kerry Team Set for Instant Response

170 Pages of Bush Rebuttals * New DVD * Virtual War Room * Blogger Outreach *
Grassroots Media



Coral Gables, FL - Armed with over 170 pages of Bush rebuttals, the Kerry-Edwards
campaign is set to instantly respond through a variety of mediums to George Bush's
misleading statements and fantasyland rhetoric in this evening's debate, the
Kerry-Edwards rapid response team announced Thursday.



Response began before the debate with Wednesday's PDB. Not the long awaited
President's Daily Briefing, this Prebuttal Debate Briefing
(http://www.johnkerry.com/features/debate_pdb.html)

cleverly matched up the president's rhetoric with reality and will be followed up
today by the new DVD titled BUSH V. REALITY (available after 7:30 PM at
www.democrats.org/debates/mediacenter.htm) and a prebuttal debate packet (available
on site.)



Making a major grassroots media push, the campaign will arm its 2 million supporters
and Media Corps with debate talking points and rapid response activities they can
participate in, including media outlets to contact and addresses for
letters-to-the-editor.



During the debate, johnkerry.com will be turned into a virtual war room, with the
campaign's rapid response center updated in real time. Bloggers, already given a
pre-debate briefing by campaign officials Wednesday, will receive special attention
throughout the night with dedicated staffers providing them with rebuttals and fact
checks.

[pacalo]

1. A lot of DUer's were discussing making their own lists for feedback

last night. This is great! I'm checking my mail now.

[Chichiri]

2. Thanks, William!

After reading about the "we spent 6 weeks working on the software for our DebateFacts shit," I was kind of hoping we'd have something similar going on to spread TRUTH. Nice to know we're on top of things.

[Cha]

3. This is very much needed and gives

encouragement that the Dems are covering all the bases and leaving nothing to chance with these Invaders!

[Rabrrrrrr]

4. They are also asking for help from the people: money, LTTE, phone calls

I received this email today:

Tonight is an important night. It's not only the first presidential debate between John Kerry and George Bush, but also the last quarterly fundraising deadline of this election. There are two crucial actions you can take tonight that will make a real impact on Election Day: making a contribution to the Democratic Party before the deadline tonight at midnight, and participating in our debate response activities, which you will be informed of by e-mail later today.

Based on the money that is raised by midnight tonight, the Democratic Party will make key decisions about how much to spend and where to spend it. We want those decisions to be based on the strategy choices that will win the election, not financial constraints.

We are hours away from this critical deadline, so please make a contribution now:

https://www.democrats.org/support/kerry.html

As a campaign, we outraised George Bush during the first and second quarters of this year -- now we have the opportunity to help the Democratic Party outraise the Republican Party during the third quarter -- for the first time in history.

You have accomplished something so amazing during this election. Once, it was an accepted fact that Republicans will always outraise Democrats. Outraising the Republican Party on the night of the first debate will be another stunning demonstration of your power.

This goal is within reach, and you can put us over the top:

https://www.democrats.org/support/kerry.html

Please forward this e-mail to friends and family who care deeply about this election, and ask them to contribute before the midnight deadline.

Please be sure to read the e-mails later today which will inform you of how you can be a crucial part of our debate response activities. You can make the difference in the closing days of this election.

Thank you,

Mary Beth Cahill
Campaign Manager
Kerry-Edwards 2004

https://www.democrats.org/support/kerry.html

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DNC, 430 S. Capitol St. SE, Washington DC 20003

[Doosh]

5. we've never been so prepared

[WilliamPitt]

6. .

[Sugarbleus]

7. Thanks Will....you are a priceless

asset for Democracy. I signed up with the Kerry "rapid response" last night, copied more info for after polling and letter writing from others in DU today... I think this effort is fantastic! I'm excited to be part of it.

BTW, Your name: William Rivers Pitt plus Truthout with your piece on the Media therein was read on KGO!!, my only source for liberal talk radio here in the south of San Francisco Bay areas! Your work was heard by zillions of people way out west here that may or may not know you or your website.

In addition, Someone at DU must have sent in a homepage piece because DU was mentioned also as was the article likewise read to all...

I was pretty excited. This site is making a difference.

Good luck to all this evening. :kick:

[grasswire]

8. FINALLY!

Geez. Finally. Finally.

[WilliamPitt]

9. .

[nini]

10. I haven't seen you this fired up since the Iraq war started

and it's contagious!!



thanks!

[KoKo]

11. Good News....and thanks....(n/t)

[RetroLounge]

12. I'm signed up and ready to go!

RL