Apropos of Cebra's post below, I learned about this wing of the Kerry campaign today. You can sign up to write a letter a week (or more) to your local media outlets and, particularly with regard to the debates tonight (and next week), make sure that a conditional Kerry/Truth spin is as strong or stronger than the inevitable Bush/Lies spin.
Sounds like a great way to increase your numerator, and you don't even have to leave your sofa. From the site:
We are organizing a national post-debate, rapid-response effort that will reinforce Kerry's position on Iraq and we need Media Corps members to set the pace. If you aren't already a Media Corps member, join now.As soon as the debate ends, we will first e-mail Media Corps members the rapid-response assignment. All you'll need is access to e-mail and/or telephone.
To prepare yourself and your Media Corps groups, please make sure you have telephone numbers for local and state radio stations and TV networks ready. Please look up that information now using Congress.org.
Any other information, such as the e-mail addresses for major news networks or your local newspapers, we will provide you.
What is John Kerry's Media Corps?
John Kerry's Media Corps is John Kerry's rapid response network. Media Corps is a group of committed supporters who want to bring John Kerry's message home to local media markets. If you can contribute five to ten minutes of your time a week -- and your creativity and energy -- we'll supply you with all the information you need to become one of our Online Advocates.
Who's in?
PS -- And in case you think the other team isn't way ahead already, read this. "No misstatement will go unchallenged." Right, except their own.
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Great tool, Colin. Here's the letter I sent to 5 local papers. Facts (and OK, some of the language) taken from here.
Message sent to the following recipients:
Canarsie Courier
New York Daily News
New York Observer
New York Sun
Newsday
Message text follows:
Mike Everett-Lane
155 7th avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11215
October 1, 2004
[recipient address was inserted here]
[recipient name was inserted here],
During last night's debate President Bush said several things that just
aren't true. I hope the media will help set the record straight:
# Regarding Iraqi troop training, Bush asserted repeatedly that "We've got
100,000 trained now." Wrong, says the Pentagon. Only 53,000 have been
trained.
# Bush said repeatedly that 10 million people were registered to vote in
Afghanistan. Yet the State Department says there are only about 10.5
million adult citizens in Afghanistan.
# Bush said "My administration worked with the Congress to create the
Department of Homeland Security." Wrong. A bi-partisan commission first
proposed a Department of Homeland Security in January of 2001 -- before
9/11. Bush fought it all the way and even threatened to veto it.
# Bush says "The A.Q. Khan network has been brought to justice." Wrong.
Pakistani President Musharraf pardoned Khan. The U.S. supported his
decision.
With so much at stake, we can't let such errors go by uncorrected.
Sincerely,
Mike Everett-Lane
718-974-7567
