ABRAMOFF STEERED INDIAN DONATIONS TO REPUBLICANS STUDY SHOWS

[JohnWxy]

ORIGINALLY POSTED TO THIS SITE HERE:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x2401452

report on the study

THIS STUDY SHOWS THAT ALL THIS CRAP THEY'VE BEEN SPREADING ON CORPORATE NETWORKS THAT JUST AS MUCH WAS DONATED TO DEMOCRATS BY INDIAN TRIBES IS BULL. THE STUDY CONCLUDED THAT:

"the donations of Abramoff’s tribal clients to Democrats dropped by nine percent after they hired him, while their donations to Republicans more than doubled, increasing by 135 percent after they signed him up"

WE NEED TO TELL THE NETWORKS TO CORRECT THIS DISINFORMATION THEY HAVE BEEN SPREADING. We must stand up and object to this disinformation campaign. This is the kind of crap that leads to people voting against their own interest.

Congress.org/mediaguide has it set up to make it easy to send a email to congressmen AND networks and local network affililiates. Google Congress.org, then CLick on "Browse MEDIA GUIDE". This gives you three options.

Choose 2) Individual Search -- Editors, Reporters & Producers
OR 3) Organization Search: Newspapers, TV, radio, etc..

choosing "Organization Search: Newspapers, TV, radio, etc" you can enter NBC, CBS etc. and compose or paste in a previously composed message.

IT's really easy and you will feel better afterward. People, there is more to participating in democracy than just voting every four years. Here is your chance to do more.

HEre is a sample message for your consideration:

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I have heard a number of commentarians/talking heads/ (or insert name) state or imply that Jack Abramoff, the Super Lobbyist Republican-operative directed Indian tribes to give as much money to Democrats in Congress as to Republicans. This assertion turns the facts on their heads. A study ("http://prospect.org/web/page.ww?section=root&name=ViewWeb&articleId=10924") performed by the Dwight L. Morris and Associates concludes that:

"the donations of Abramoff’s tribal clients to Democrats dropped by nine percent after they hired him, while their donations to Republicans more than doubled, increasing by 135 percent after they signed him up"

"five out of seven of Abramoff’s tribal clients vastly favored Republican candidates over Democratic ones;"

"four of the seven began giving substantially more to Republicans than Democrats after he took them on;"

"Abramoff’s clients gave well over twice as much to Republicans than Democrats, while tribes not affiliated with Abramoff gave well over twice as much to Democrats than the GOP -- exactly the reverse pattern (that has been reported by the media)."

The statements made by your reporters apparently were made without their making any efforts to determine the facts of the matter. Any responsible and legitimate news organization would apprise the public of these FACTS so as to correct the completely erroneous impression made by your organization's irresponsible reporting of this significant development.

NOw that you have been made aware of the truth to this matter any disinclination to correct the erroneous understanding of Abramoff's activities craeted by your personnels statements would be tantamount to complicity in promulgating willful disinformation.

Accordingly, I would expect you to correct this misapprehension of this situation which your personnel helped to create.
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Now this is just a sample. I'm sure many will have other ideas. But it is better to keep it 'short and sweet'. But it doesn't have to be 'great literature'. What is important is that something is sent and seen. If they get a lot of e-mails it can make a difference. I believe that.