Thursday, September 30, 2004
Your Three Letters
After the debate tonight, or as far into it as you need to watch to get the quotes you need, start writing a letter giving your thoughts on the Kerry presidency.
Print three copies.
Send one to your local paper. I don't care how rural you are, you almost certainly have a local fishwrapper that prints letters to the editor. Make this one as short and pungent as you can.
You have a state capital, and IT has a newspaper. Send them your second letter. Make this one a little longer and tie in something from the debate that relates to an issue important in your state or region. It can be something Bush said that would have a bad effect, or something Kerry said that would improve matters. Or plug another Dem candidate.
Pick your target for the last one. Send it to the New York Times if you want. Send it to your best friend from school who you haven't seen in years with a "hey, are you voting this year?" personalized addition. Or send it to your mom, she probably wants to hear from you anyway.
We ain't Kos, we ain't Atrios in terms of size. But we have enough readers here that we too can have our own little rapid-reaction force. Send it email if you have to, paper if you can. But let's do it. Make the trolls cry.
Print three copies.
Send one to your local paper. I don't care how rural you are, you almost certainly have a local fishwrapper that prints letters to the editor. Make this one as short and pungent as you can.
You have a state capital, and IT has a newspaper. Send them your second letter. Make this one a little longer and tie in something from the debate that relates to an issue important in your state or region. It can be something Bush said that would have a bad effect, or something Kerry said that would improve matters. Or plug another Dem candidate.
Pick your target for the last one. Send it to the New York Times if you want. Send it to your best friend from school who you haven't seen in years with a "hey, are you voting this year?" personalized addition. Or send it to your mom, she probably wants to hear from you anyway.
We ain't Kos, we ain't Atrios in terms of size. But we have enough readers here that we too can have our own little rapid-reaction force. Send it email if you have to, paper if you can. But let's do it. Make the trolls cry.
