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YR320 Americunt Sucks with Norm Augustinus, Karmabanque, Phone calls from men like Rapechel, Clabberbanks, and Madpod

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OK.
Norm makes phone calls about a vagina toy.
Lots of other stuff.
Too tired to type as usual but don’t complain I did the fucking show didn’t I?

January 30, 2006

YR319 TIME SENSITIVE SHOW: Please Listen Right Away! Action Item

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There is still time to filibuster Alito. Some momentum is building within the Democrats.
Your help is reqired.

Links:
Save the Court
U.S. Senate Telephone Directory

Also:
Karmabanque
Dr. Fran

Why Alito Must be Filibustered
Democrats Have the Power To Stop Alito
One Person at a Time

FIRST, click on the poll and auto-fax links here, here, and here to get your message out quickly and easily.

SECOND, call the Democratic National Committee at 202-863-8000 and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee at 202-224-2447. You can also fax the DSCC at 202-969-0354 and email it at [email protected]. Tell them youï¿½re a Democratic activist who is disheartened by the lack of courage in Washington, that you feel like giving up, and that your donations, and the hours of footwork you invest to elect Democrats every other November, are hinging on whether the Alito filibuster succeeds. Tell them youï¿½ll support Nader before youï¿½ll support a Vichy Democrat, and you want to see your damn party show some backbone for a change.

THIRD, call each Senatorï¿½s voicemails ï¿½ first DC, then their main local number, then each branch office number ï¿½ and leave a voicemail on each one. IF YOU GET A MESSAGE SAYING ANY MAILBOX IS FULL, PLEASE POST A COMMENT HERE WITH DETAILS AND Iï¿½LL CROSS THAT NUMBER OFF THE LIST.

FOURTH, when the voicemails are full, start sending emails. Again, if you get a message saying the Senatorï¿½s mailbox is full, please post a comment here and Iï¿½ll cross that email off the list.

FIFTH, send a fax, especially if you live in that Senatorï¿½s state. If you donï¿½t have a fax machine, there are fax websites here and here. You also might have faxing software in your Windows or Mac OS. Again, if you get a message saying the fax is out of paper, post a comment and Iï¿½ll cross that email off the list too.

SIXTH, check back here between 8 am and 9 am Monday morning for that dayï¿½s game plan. Iï¿½ll have updated info on each Senatorï¿½s status.

Our goal? By Monday morning, to fill every voicemail, email, and fax machine, in every key Senatorï¿½s Washington AND District offices, to overflowing. Then rinse and repeat.

January 29, 2006

MOMENTUM IS BUILDING FOR A FILIBUSTER- YOU MUST HELP!

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FINAL: ALITO FILIBUSTER WEEKEND GAMEPLAN
“The Woodstock of Politics”
– a caller to The Young Turks radio filibuster for filibuster,
about the grassroots Alito activism.

Sorry it took so long, but here’s the comprehensive game plan for WEEKEND activism. Please take time tonight and Sunday to fill up Senatorial inboxes.

There is a wonderful thing about calling your Senator on a weekend: HIS OFFICE IS CLOSED AND CANNOT ASK YOU YOUR ADDRESS. Leave a voicemail saying you’re a constituent (it’s true – you’re an American), and want a filibuster. They’ll believe you. Take advantage of it. Emails have the same benefit.

There will be a Monday Morning Game Plan waiting for you when you wake up Monday morning, and everyone should be awake and caffeine-fueled by 8:00 a.m. Eastern time to hammer these guys ALL DAY MONDAY before the 4:30 pm (Eastern) cloture vote.

WHAT MAKES THIS RESOURCE SPECIAL? Easy: it has the LOCAL DISTRICT OFFICE CONTACT INFO FOR EVERY KEY SENATOR. And their emails. And all their fax numbers. So fill up their Washington voicemail inboxes. Then fill up every district office inbox. Then fill up every fax machine. Then send emails to every one. Then sign the petitions and auto-faxes at the bottom of this post. YOU CAN GET YOUR MESSAGE TO ONE SENATOR TEN TIMES INSTEAD OF JUST ONCE. And they won’t know whether you’re one stupidly dogged person, or ten different people. Leverage, folks, leverage.

WHAT TO SAY: When you call, fax, and email, don’t waste time explaining why you don’t like Alito. Just make your points and get off the line so someone else can get through.

What do we say?

1. We are the hardworking Democratic base, and we are sick to our souls of supporting incumbent Democrats who don’t have the courage to stand up and do the right thing even when it’s hard.

2. We want a filibuster EVEN IF THERE AREN’T 41 GUARANTEED VOTES supporting it, and EVEN IF IT MEANS FACING THE NUCLEAR OPTION.

3. If they aren’t willing to vote against cloture, then ASK THEM TO SIMPLY ABSTAIN – preferably, go visit veterans at Walter Reed Hospital at 4:30 Monday when the cloture vote takes place. ABSTAINING IS AS GOOD AS A “NO” VOTE ON CLOTURE.

If they ask for your zip code or address, give it. Some people advise giving false, local info (basically, just riffing on the area code and zip code info for that Senator’s local office); I’ll leave that up to you and your personal decision as to whether it’s immoral or whether it’s a necessary act of civil disobedience. Personally, I’m being honest, emphatic and sincere.