Ohio Coingate Suggested Messaging

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Tuesday June 21, 2005 · 10:00 PM PDT

2005/06/21 · 22:00

I provide research support to a progressive coalition here in central Ohio and was recently asked to scan press coverage of the Coingate scandal and compile some messaging suggestions and tactics for our members to use when writing letters to the editor, etc.

The goal is to develop more unified messaging - I think we can all appreciate the power of unified messaging - and give folks who would like to write but aren't sure how or where to start a boost.

I'm sharing the results here to get the most benefit out of the time and effort expended to pull this together - feel free to use whatever you like.

I scanned the last few months' press coverage - sources included The Columbus Dispatch, The Blade, LA Times, and the NY Times, among others.

This was a Labor of Love - and I'm still learning - so your feedback and input are welcome. (Plus I really suck at diaires so my apologies if this isn't too pretty to look at!) Read More

Christianity above political issues, Rev. Graham's daughter says

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Friday May 06, 2005 · 9:56 AM PDT

2005/05/06 · 09:56

The Reverend Billy Graham's daughter was the keynote speaker at the Ohio Prayer Breakfast here in Columbus, Ohio in observation of the National Day of Prayer.

She made some excellent points and, I think, framed the whole "faith and politics" situation in a great way. She stated that "the gospel of Jesus Christ is above [political] issues." Amen to that.

I also liked her points that God expects Christians to love one another and that it is God's job to convict and judge - not ours. Christians' work here on earth is to love one another as Christ loved us. Period.

Here's the link
http://shop.dispatch.com/newsarchive/ArchiveDisplay.asp?DBLIST=cd05&DOCNUM=19614&TERMV=10586 :4:10590:6:10596:9:10657:4:10686:6:51674:9:51705:4:62162:6:2&md=dir

I also sent a letter to the editor about it (to The Columbus Dishrag - we'll see if it gets published): Read More

Let's Play "Instant Epithet" (aka "Give As Good As We Get")

MamaBear

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Saturday February 26, 2005 · 12:09 AM PST

2005/02/26 · 00:09

Disclaimer: I can't claim originality - I got this idea from something I read over at This Modern World.

This was originally a reply to a diary about the use of the term "moonbat" to disparage liberals and basically, WTF does "moonbat" mean anyway and isn't it a stupidly meaningless thing to call people?

But, I had so much fun with it, that I decided to upgrade the status of my original reply posting to diary status.

Anyway - the idea is to create a list of words from which you pick any two, in either order, and presto! Instant Epithet.

I compiled a starter list (below the fold) and came up with these gems on my first spin o' the Instant Epithet Wheel:

porn spork (OK, this is my personal favorite!)
butt douche
whore weasel
slime slurper
fart sucker

Have fun, boys and girls! And feel free to add to the list!

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Jon Stewart Selling Out?

MamaBear

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Wednesday February 02, 2005 · 8:44 PM PST

2005/02/02 · 20:44

WTF is up with Jon Stewart and The Daily Show? Is he toning it down and pulling punches to position himself to join the mainstream media?

I just watched the Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 shows. Monday's show was jaw-droppingly disappointing. Pretty much the entire show was about the sham elections in Iraq, but Stewart soft-pedaled his commentary of the whole farce and stopped just short of parroting the mainstream media.

There were no jokes about the "votes-for-food" program or about U.S. troops breaking into homes "searching for insurgents" and then asking the residents if they had voted yet. NOTHING about the fact that Bush initially opposed holding elections in Iraq. Only a minor comment-in-passing about the fact that the first reason the Bush administration gave for invading was the WMDs and that "spreading democracy" was only a Plan D afterthought when the administration's initial lies were exposed.