musicman said:
LOL! Vote often, vote well...(answering softwaremania)
Musicman: OK, you want to see something?
This is the email I rec'd the evening before the last debate. These people go so low you can't get under it. Creepy isn't it? And it appears this kind of sleazy stuff works, as the spin docs laid into Bush after the first debate.
Check this out. Take some anti-nausea meds first though, let me warn you.
:usa:

Softwaremama
Subject: Need your help *after* the presidential debate tonight
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>> Not asking for money this time (believe me, I'm sick of me
>> too)...just hoping for a few minutes of your intelligence and effort.
>> The campaign sent out this call to action (below) for the first 10
>> minutes
>> *after* the
>> debate, when various news orgs will be gauging public reaction, e.g.,
>> with
>> online polls. So if you watch tonight and Kerry does well, as we all
>> very
>> much hope he will, please make your voice heard. The campaign is
>> trying to
>> organize people (as the other side surely will) to respond immediately
>> after the debate, so we don't lose the battle for the spin. So
>> please read
>> the below and see if you can help. Thanks.
>>
>> Tonight, don't let W's henchmen steal a post-debate victory, as they
>> did
>> in 2000. We need your online help immediately after the debate, so
>> save
>> this email, print
>> it out, and have it ready with you as you watch the first Presidential
>> debate tonight.
>>
>> Below is a list of all the sites where people can vote on who won the
>> debate. Please forward them far and wide. The Republicans will
>> doubtless be organizing volumes of people to vote, so this is
>> critical.
>>
>> We all know what happened in 2000. Al Gore won the first debate on
>> the issues, but Republicans stole the post-debate spin. We're not
>> going to let that happen again, and you will play a big role.
>> Immediately after the
>> debate, we need you to do three things.
>> 1. Vote in online polls.
>> 2. Write a letter to the editor
>> 3. Call in to talk radio programs.
>> Your 10 minutes of activism in the minutes following the debate can
>> make
>> the difference.
>>
>>
>> Vote in online polls. National and local news organizations will all
>> be
>> conducting online polls during and after the debate asking for readers
>> opinions. Look for online polls at these national news websites, and
>> make sure to vote in every one of them: ABC News:
>> <http://www.abcnews.com/>
http://www.abcnews.com/ CBS News:
>> <http://www.cbsnews.com/>
http://www.cbsnews.com/ CNN:
>> <http://www.cnn.com/>
http://www.cnn.com/ MSNBC:
>> <http://www.msnbc.com/>
http://www.msnbc.com/ Fox News:
>> <http://www.foxnews.com/>
http://www.foxnews.com/ USA Today:
>> <http://www.usatoday.com/>
http://www.usatoday.com/
>> And be sure to check the websites of your local newspapers and TV
>> stations for online polls, and vote in them. It is crucial that you do
>> this in the minutes immediately following the debate.
>>
>> Write a letter to the editor of your local paper. Immediately after
>> the
>> debate, go online and write a letter to the editor of your local
>> paper.
>> If you feel John Kerry commanded the debate and had a clear plan for
>> fixing the mess in Iraq, write the letter. If you feel George Bush
>> dodged tough questions on Iraq and didn't level with voters, then
>> write
>> the letter. With just a few clicks, you can write your letter at our
>> online media center: <http://www.democrats.org/media/Call>
>>
http://www.democrats.org/media/Call.
>>
>> Call in to radio and TV talk shows. Do you listen to national or
>> local call in shows on the radio? How about on TV? Call them and let
>> them know what you thought of John Kerry's plan to keep America
>> secure and George
>> Bush's continuing refusal to admit the truth about his record.
>> Find shows in your area on our Speak Out website:
>> <http://www.democrats.org/media/find.html>
>>
http://www.democrats.org/media/find.html.
>>
>> Your actions immediately after the debate tonight can make the
>> difference to help John Kerry win on November 2. Make your voice
>> heard tonight!
>>
>>