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tomahawk
I know it can be discouraging, BUT THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE COUNTING ON! Even if there is a "media lockdown," these are still companies primarily interested in making money -- and once a story starts to break into the public consciousness, demand is created for it (especially for a story as big as this!). The pressure to meet demand will ultimately outweigh any pressure from politically-connected higher-ups -- especially once the story is covered by someone else in the MSM.

We are almost there, folks -- this is no time to let up in our efforts! Take some time this weekend to send e-mails, letters, and faxes to everyone in the MSM you can -- even (or especially, since repeated contact multiplies pressure) those you've already contacted. Write more letters to the editor of your local paper. Then on Monday, start calling MSM offices, even (better) if it drives the operators crazy! BE ADAMANT! EXPRESS YOUR OUTRAGE! DON'T LET UP 'TIL THE STORY COMES OUT! Even then, keep pressuring them to tell the WHOLE story. Post your contacts here, share e-mail addresses, phone and fax numbers, support each other's efforts. The airwaves belong to ALL of us, not just GE, Disney, Westinghouse, Rupert Murdoch, Ted Turner, and all their sponsors. Let's all make sure that this time the revolution WILL be televised -- or else it may not happen at all! wink.gif
periwinkle
Good idea. I plan to devote a great deal of time tomorrow sending emails to the mainstream media asking them WTF? Why aren't you covering this bigger-than-Watergate, your-president-will-be-doing-a-perp=walk story?
Brookie
Tomahawk: I totally agree. The Repbublicans do count on us giving up.

By mainstream media (MSM) I mean cable and radio as well as the networks and newspapers. They call everyone who doesn't agree with them the "mainstream media", but that is exactly what they all are: FOX, Hannity, OReilly, Ingram etc etc are mainstream media

The "Black Box Election of 2004"



QUOTE(tomahawk @ Nov 20 2004, 12:38 PM)
I know it can be discouraging, BUT THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE COUNTING ON!  Even if there is a "media lockdown," these are still companies primarily interested in making money -- and once a story starts to break into the public consciousness, demand is created for it (especially for a story as big as this!).  The pressure to meet demand will ultimately outweigh any pressure from politically-connected higher-ups -- especially once the story is covered by someone else in the MSM.

We are almost there, folks -- this is no time to let up in our efforts!  Take some time this weekend to send e-mails, letters, and faxes to everyone in the MSM you can -- even (or especially, since repeated contact multiplies pressure) those you've already contacted.  Write more letters to the editor of your local paper.  Then on Monday, start calling MSM offices, even (better) if it drives the operators crazy!  BE ADAMANT!  EXPRESS YOUR OUTRAGE!  DON'T LET UP 'TIL THE STORY COMES OUT!  Even then, keep pressuring them to tell the WHOLE story.  Post your contacts here, share e-mail addresses, phone and fax numbers, support each other's efforts.  The airwaves belong to ALL of us, not just GE, Disney, Westinghouse, Rupert Murdoch, Ted Turner, and all their sponsors.  Let's all make sure that this time the revolution WILL be televised -- or else it may not happen at all!  wink.gif
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