Well, I tried this in an open thread, but somehow the whole thread spun into a discussion about open threads... SO I'm trying (my first!) diary. This is important. Rep. Hinchey is so outspoken and stands up for us, let's show our support by voting in the on-line poll at our local paper
The Daily Freeman. Here is the email requesting our help:
Friends:
As you may know, Maurice has been outspoken over the past week about his opinion that the White House political operation, led by Karl Rove, was behind the leaking of false documents to CBS regarding George Bush's military "service." His comments and unwillingness to back! down from the premise that a White House with a clear history of manipulating the media could be behind this action have resulted in him being targeted by a
right-wing smear campaign.
One of our local papers, The Daily Freeman, has been conducting an online poll asking readers if they agreed with Maurice's assertions. Until recently, the response has been relatively equal. However, this weekend, the right-wing bloggers began to flood the poll and now the results are vastly one-sided.
I'm writing to ask for your help in stopping this manipulation of public opinion about our Congressman. Please forward this information to anyone interested in standing up to the right-wing distortion and ask that they register their opinion in the poll. You can vote at: www.dailyfreeman.com