[olug] congressman Terry needs more attention

[Neal Rauhauser]

 I got the Rauhauser cross out add my first name by hand ... wanna bet 
its a staffer? :-) If that is the case ... well ... it needs to be 
publicized :-)


Daniel Linder wrote:

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> On Fri, November 4, 2005 21:45, Neal Rauhauser wrote:
> > What a lovely form letter you have there, Mr. Linder.
>
> What I didn't mention is that the "Mr. Linder" had been crossed out in 
> blue pen and "Dan" was written next to the salutation.  It's the same 
> blue pen that Mr. Terry signed his name in.  I assume it was an 
> attempt at "personalizing" the letter, but at first I construed it as 
> "opps, we should make this sound more personal....but let's not 
> reprint it."  Now *THAT* would be big-time government waste.
>
> > Shall we all take
> > a day off and picket his office before the weather gets too nasty? Next
> > Thursday?
>
> I doubt I could make it, but if we are going to do this we realy need 
> to have things in order:
>
> 1: Get a simple (one page) flyer explaining in "Joe Sixpack" terms how 
> this law will impact their viewing habits.  Use local examples such as 
> "The TV company could prohibit the recording/saving/playback of 
> Nebraska football games -- no more recording them to watch later in 
> the day", or "This could lead to new DVD players which would not work 
> with your current analog TV."
>
> 2: Talk with the local and national EFF chapters -- see if they have 
> other talking points on this subject.  EFF web site: http://www.eff.org/
>
> 3: Make sure everyone is prepared to talk "off the cuff" -- if this 
> should attract attention, it will look better if these examples come 
> from the heart and not from a script.
>
> 4: Speaking of attention, it might not hurt to drop a line with the 
> local TV and radio stations.  Sadly, they might not be all that hip in 
> broadcasting something that is counter to their business plans.  Also, 
> the local University newspaper/radio station could be a good group to 
> contact.
>
> 5: If you are aproached by a reporter, pay close attention to how they 
> are phrasing their questions.  If their question is pushing you in a 
> direction to the answer they might be fishing for, make sure your 
> answer begins with "No, the real impact wil be..." (re-word as 
> appropriate).  Remember, the "Fourth Estate 
> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_estate>" is backing this bill so 
> if our public actions start getting noticed, we'll actually draw their 
> fire.
>
> Dan
>
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