BLAST 391 National Media Contacts to Participate: Curtis virtual conference

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BLAST 391 National Media Contacts to Participate: Curtis virtual conference

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Send just four emails to reach 391 National Media Contacts!

Tell the National Media to Participate in the Upcoming BlogCall Virtual Press Conference

I ask that you join me in urging our national media to participate in the upcoming BlogCall (details/general info below) regarding Clint Curtis, Rep. Tom Feeney (R-FL), and the "vote-flipping" software scandal. This is a very important story, and deserves national media coverage. The following is the email that you will be sending to 391 national media contacts.

Please go to the following link to send the email:
http://www.independentmediasource.com/voteintegrity.htm

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BlogCall2 Tuesday 3/8: Brad Friedman on Clint Curtis

Please participate in the upcoming BlogCall (details/general info below) regarding Clint Curtis, Rep. Tom Feeney (R-FL), and the "vote-flipping" software scandal. This is a very important story, and deserves Mainstream media coverage.

A little background: Computer programmer Clint Curtis testified before the US House Judiciary Committee that he was hired to write a program to flip the votes electronically by Rep. Tom Feeney (R-FL).

Some resources:
- Article: Pulp Nonfiction: A whistle blower alleges that U.S. Rep. Tom Feeney might have rigged the election in South Florida
http://www.newtimesbpb.com/issues/2005-02-10/news/news.html
- Blog: Clint Curtis' "show stopper" testimony causes "gasps" at hearing
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2004/12/13/18416/541
- Video: Clinton Curtis testifies before House Judiciary
http://www.bradblog.com/archives/00001063.htm
- Partial transcript of video: http://www.dailykos.com/comments/2004/12/13/18416/541/77#77
- Over 20 articles from the ongoing investigation (most recent � 2/28/05) can be found here: http://www.bradblog.com/ClintCurtis.htm

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BlogCall2 details: http://democrats.com/blogcall2

Featured Blogger: Brad Friedman of BradBlog.com
Topic: Clint Curtis, Rep. Tom Feeney (R-FL), and the "vote-flipping" software scandal
Permanent BlogCall link: http://democrats.com/blogcall2
Wiki:
Pre-call discussion: http://democrats.com/blogcall2.1
BlogCall Broadcast: RadioLeft.com
BlogCall Archive: WhiteRoseSociety.org
Post-call discussion: http://democrats.com/blogcall2.2
Post-call workgroup:
About BlogCall: http://blogcall.org/
To request credentials: http://democrats.com/contact

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BlogCall general info: http://democrats.com/blogcall

Q. What is BlogCall?
BlogCall is a regular conference call hosted by progressive and Democratic "bloggers" to discuss exposes of Republican and rightwing crimes and scandals that deserve national media attention. We invite mainstream journalists to participate fully in each BlogCall.
Each BlogCall features a progressive or Democratic "blogger" who has broken a major expose. The format is a virtual press conference, in which the featured "blogger" will present his/her story for 15 minutes, followed by 20 minutes of Q&A about the story.

Q. Why was BlogCall created?
Because progressive "bloggers" (including investigative reporters) cannot get their important exposes covered in the mass media - unlike rightwing bloggers, who get their lies and smears covered immediately on the DrudgeReport, Rush Limbaugh, FOX News, Joe Scarborough, and the rest of the Rightwing Media.

Q. What are the specific objectives of BlogCall?
To share knowledge of important exposes across the large community of progressive bloggers
To "highlight" each expose by encouraging BlogCall participants to feature the expose in their own forums and to help each featured blogger get covered in the MSM. This activity will be led by the Publicity Committee.
To "deepen" each expose by generating ideas for leads and by enlisting dedicated bloggers in pursuing those leads. This activity will be led by the Investigation Committee.
To persuade the MSM to cover BlogCall exposes through grassroots media activism
To encourage focused collaboration among groups of bloggers and activists using productivity-enhancing tools like FreeConference.com and Yahoogroups

Q. How does BlogCall work?
Each call features a hot expose by a progressive blogger chosen by the Program Committee
50 minutes total
2 minute welcome and introduction by BlogCall host Bob Fertik
15 minutes presentation by the featured blogger (with supporting witnesses or experts invited by the blogger)
20 minutes Q&A - press 6 to un-mute yourself, wait for a quiet moment, state your name and ask a concise question (30 seconds max), then press 6 to re-mute yourself and wait for the answer
13 minutes for quick announcements on other important topics - press 6 to un-mute yourself, wait for a quiet moment, state your name and make a concise announcement (30 seconds max), then press 6 to re-mute yourself and let others make their announcements

More details here: http://democrats.com/blogcall

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<As time permits, I will post an express blaster (just two clicks to send to the top 52 national media contacts) also in the next couple of days, for this BlogCall.>