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- Subject: fw : gop action plan : what you can do !
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- from : alex fagen [ mailto : alex @ fagens . net ]
- sent : wednesday , november 15 , 2000 9 : 56 pm
- to : undisclosed - recipient : @ rad 3 . 1 stup . com ;
- subject : fw : gop action plan : what you can do !
- - - - - - original message - - - - -
- from : kenneth r . pybus
- to :
- sent : wednesday , november 15 , 2000 9 : 28 am
- subject : fwd : gop action plan : what you can do !
- > i got this from paul sperry at worldnetdaily
- >
- >
- > >
- > > i don ' t know who joe morris is , but this sounds like a plan ! ( note that
- > > this has been circulating since last thursday . )
- > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- > > united republican fund of illinois
- > > chicago
- > >
- > > november 9 , 2000
- > >
- > > from : joseph a . morris , president
- > > to : urf leaders and friends
- > >
- > > herewith is some practical advice on action that every citizen can take
- > > in the event that the florida recount confirms the election of george
- > > bush , but al gore fails to concede .
- > >
- > > we all know what is going on in florida , and that the election hinges on
- > > the outcome . i am writing you today to prepare us all for what we will
- > > have to do if what i think is going to happen actually does .
- > >
- > > the recount , which will be finished by 5 p . m . thursday , will likely show
- > > bush to be the winner once again , with only a few thousand overseas
- > > ballots to be counted . those ballots will be overwhelmingly for bush , a
- > > minimum of 60 % and probably closer to 75 % . if the count goes our way
- > > tomorrow , we have won this
- > > election .
- > >
- > > this is when something critical happens . either gore bows out gracefully
- > > or he doesn ' t , and i can almost guarantee he won ' t . these are people
- > > wedded to power who will only go down kicking and screaming . they will
- > > use every legal maneuver in the book to steal the election . ( in 1960 ,
- > > when richard nixon had every right and reason to challenge the election
- > > results he didn ' t for the sake of the country . expect no such noble
- > > behavior this time . )
- > >
- > > what will they try ? one bet is to find a friendly judge to throw out the
- > > florida results on a flimsy premise . they are already floating this as a
- > > trial balloon in the form of the allegedly " confusing " ballots in palm
- > > beach county . i have seen the ballots - they are not confusing in the
- > > least . indeed , they are identical in form to the punch - card ballots used
- > > in chicago
- > > and cook county , illinois , in this very election . what is more , it is
- > > just as likely that palm beach county voters who wanted to vote for bush
- > > inadvertently voted for nader . all parties approved the form of ballot
- > > before the election . the form - of - ballot issue is a mere pretext for an
- > > effort a judicial invalidation of the florida election .
- > >
- > > while i hope this scenario doesn ' t come to pass , i fear that it will ,
- > > and it will only have disastrous results for the country . the election
- > > fight could drag on for months and actually be decided by a court ! if
- > > this comes to pass the vision of our founders and the blood of patriots
- > > will have been betrayed .
- > >
- > > personally , i am not going to stand for this , and i hope you won ' t
- > > either . the good news is that we are not without voice .
- > >
- > > here is what must be done : if the vote count affirms bush ' s election , we
- > > allow a short grace period to see the reaction of the gore camp . if they
- > > have not graciously conceded after a few hours , we must bombard the news
- > > media and our public officials at every level with phone calls of
- > > outrage that demand gore ' s concession . i mean literally millions of
- > > phone calls . we must
- > > jam their phone banks with calls . there are millions of us so it
- > > shouldn ' t be too difficult . ( while you ' re at it , send e - mails to your
- > > local newspapers as well . )
- > >
- > > if it becomes widely reported - and it will - that there is a
- > > groundswell demanding that gore back down and not embarrass the country ,
- > > it will be very difficult for gore to withstand the pressure . he will
- > > have to relent .
- > >
- > > here are some places to start :
- > >
- > > the white house : telephone ( 202 ) 456 - 4114 fax : ( 202 ) 456 - 2461 e - mail
- > > president @ whitehouse . gov
- > >
- > > the vice president ' s office : telephone : ( 202 ) 274 - 5000
- > > fax : ( 202 ) 456 - 2883 e - mail vice . president @ whitehouse . gov
- > >
- > > vice president ' s senate office : telephone : ( 202 ) 224 - 2424
- > >
- > > senator tom daschle ( senate democratic leader ) : ( 202 ) 224 - 2321
- > > also : ( 202 ) 224 - 5556
- > >
- > > representative dick gephardt ( house democratic leader ) :
- > > ( 202 ) 225 - 2671 also : ( 202 ) 225 - - 0100
- > >
- > > also , be sure to call your congressmen and both your senators . all these
- > > numbers are easily located on voter . com . you can also contact them
- > > through the u . s . capitol switchboard :
- > >
- > > u . s . capitol switchboard ( all senators and representatives ) : ( 202 )
- > > 224 - 3121
- > >
- > > another office to call is that of chicago ' s mayor richard m . daley ( the
- > > brother of gore ' s campaign manager , bill daley ) :
- > > telephone : ( 312 ) 744 - 3300 fax : ( 312 ) 744 - 2324
- > >
- > > if you ' ve never made a call like this , there ' s no reason to be shy . they
- > > get opinion calls all the time and are set up to take them . in fact they
- > > like calls . it helps them tell which way the wind is blowing .
- > >
- > > some media contacts :
- > >
- > > boston globe ( 617 ) 929 - 2000
- > > matthew v . storin , editor ( 617 ) 929 - 3049
- > > e - mail : storin @ globe . com
- > >
- > > boston herald andrew costello , editor ( 617 ) 619 - 6400
- > > e - mail : acostello @ bostonherald . com
- > >
- > > chicago sun - times : ( 312 ) 321 - 3000
- > > michael cooke , editor in chief e - mail : mcooke @ suntimes . com
- > >
- > > chicago tribune ( 800 ) 874 - 2863
- > > howard a . tyner , editor e - mail : chied @ aol . com
- > > bruce dold , editorial page editor e - mail : bdold @ tribune . com
- > >
- > > los angeles times ( 213 ) 237 - 7935 ( opinion department )
- > > ( 213 ) 237 - 4511 and fax : ( 213 ) 237 - 7679 ( letters to the editor )
- > > ( 202 ) 293 - 4650 ( washington bureau )
- > > e - mail : www . latimes . com ( follow prompts to e - mail windows )
- > >
- > > new york post ( 212 ) 930 - 8000
- > > john mancini , news e - mail : jmancini @ nypost . com
- > >
- > > new york times ( 212 ) 556 - 1234
- > > joseph lelyveld , executive editor
- > > letters to the editor fax : ( 212 ) 556 - 3622
- > > e - mail : letters @ nytimes . com .
- > >
- > > philadelphia inquirer ( 215 ) 854 - 4500
- > > letters to the editor : inquirer . letters @ phillynews . com
- > >
- > > usa today ( 703 ) 276 - 3400 karen jurgenson , editor
- > > e - mail : www . usatoday . com and follow feedback prompts
- > >
- > > washington post ( 202 ) 334 - 6000
- > > fred hiatt , editorial page editor e - mail : hiattf @ washpost . com
- > >
- > > time e - mail : letters @ time . com
- > >
- > > abc e - mail : http : / / abc . go . com / abc / help / contact . html
- > >
- > > cnn ( 404 ) 827 - 1500
- > >
- > > cbs ( 212 ) 975 - 4321
- > >
- > > msnbc e - mail : world @ msnbc . com
- > >
- > > nbc nbc - nightly news : e - mail : nightly @ nbc . com
- > > nbc today show : e - mail : today @ nbc . com
- > >
- > > i ' m hoping none of this will be necessary , but i fear otherwise . as
- > > edmund burke said , the price of freedom is eternal vigilance .
- > >
- > > this e - mail is just to prepare you for the battle that we must engage .
- > >
- > > please forward this e - mail message to everyone you can think of . if we
- > > harness the power of the internet , by tomorrow millions of us will be
- > > ready !
- > >
- > > / s / morris
- >
- > - -
- > kenneth r . pybus
- > managing editor , houston business journal
- > 1001 west loop south , suite 650
- > houston , texas 77027
- > 713 - 688 - 8811
- > fax : 713 - 968 - 8025
- > krpybus @ bizjournals . com
- >
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