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DearAbby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-18-09 03:47 PM
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Dancing with Felons
The popular ABC show, Dancing with the Stars, announced the lineup of so-called "stars" for the new season, premiering in September. And one of the contestants is none other than politician Tom Delay, who told The Daily Beast that he has no intention of letting up on President Barack Obama just because he's a contestant.

“That’s just five hours a day that I dance,” he told The Daily Beast Tuesday morning from Houston, Texas, as he drove to his first training session. “I’ve got another 19 hours to stop Obama.”

let ABC know how you feel about it. Whether or not you watch Dancing with the Stars or not, you can still let your displeasure be known. Here's how you can contact ABC:

Go to ABC.com
Go to the bottom of the screen
Click on "Contact ABC"


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Above was an email I received, thought it was a good idea. Lets git her done.

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ananda Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-18-09 03:49 PM
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1. Just boycott the show.
I don't watch it anyway.
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Chulanowa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-18-09 04:08 PM
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4. Boycotts don't work that way
When you have a product being supplied on large scale - whether it's a TV show or a type of car, or a brand of restaurant, simply abstaining isn't going to do a lick of good. Most producers take into account that most people will not buy their product, and plan their spending and bookkeeping accordingly. Changing the channel won't help, especially if you never watched it anyway. Writing and calling the station to complain and explain why you will not be indulding goes quite a few steps further than passive avoidance.

Boycotts only work if you can get the majority of consumers on your side. Activism is where you need to go.
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Spinzonner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-18-09 03:57 PM
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2. Tragic Relief ?
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Loki Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-18-09 04:03 PM
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3. I would like to see Tom's interpretive dance to
"Knights in White Satin".
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elehhhhna Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-18-09 04:39 PM
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5. Dancing In the Stripes!
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