Please tell me what is offensive about this email I wrote:

[helderheid]

Hi (name removed),

As you know, ABC plans on airing a piece of fiction (docudrama) called "The Path to 9/11" in which it made up scenes which essentially blame President Clinton on being soft on terror and allowing Bin Laden to get away. I want to point you to a link that refutes this lie:

http://www.cnn.com/US/9607/30/clinton.terrorism/


Click on it and share it far and wide. While you're at it, enjoy this cartoon by Mark Fiore:


http://www.markfiore.com/animation/phony.html

If you feel like taking some action against ABC, I got the following great advice from DailyKos:

The local affiliate has only a few commercials to sell in the network programs, because the majority of ads have already been bought by national advertisers (see above). Where the local affiliate makes its money is in their own newscasts, where they control (and make) 100% of the advertising inventory.

Telling the local affiliate that you won't watch "The Path to 9/11" is like throwing a lawn chair off the Titanic; it's meaningless because they control so little of the ad revenue there. The only real way to pressure the local affiliate is to stop watching their news. If you do that, the affiliate will exert its pressure uphill, to the network. And the network can hardly afford to (anger) off its affiliates.

THIS IS IMPORTANT: many of you have been sending emails to your local affiliates via their websites. Those emails, in the vast majority of cases, are going to the affiliate's Program Director. To be effective, you must send your emails to the General Sales Manager. He/she is the one person most concerned with the boycotts, news viewership, and the correlation between ratings and ad revenue.

In our case, that email would be: [e-mail] and feel free to call them at 801-975-4444 .

If you own a DVR, read this.

Your cable or satellite company (DirecTV, Dish Network) is reporting to ABC (and the other networks) what programs you have on a "timer." If your DVR, for instance, is set to record "Desperate Housewives" or "Grey's Anatomy," ABC likely knows it. And those ratings projections will go up, along with ad rates, and finally, the profit in Mickey's pocket.

Last night, I deleted all my ABC timers. There's a fairly good chance that I'll still watch "Desperate Housewives" when it debuts on the 24th, but I won't give ABC the benefit of knowing that in advance. And certainly, you should not DVR "The Path to 9/11."

Another thing mentioned in the comments is that if you have TIVO, you can downrate all the ABC shows.

"Drive it home - Downrate DVR "Suggestions" too (10+ / 0-)

'Last night, I deleted all my ABC timers. There's a fairly good chance that I'll still watch "Desperate Housewives" when it debuts on the 24th, but I won't give ABC the benefit of knowing that in advance. And certainly, you should not DVR "The Path to 9/11.'"

A crucial segment of the DVR has "suggestions" that are automatically recorded based on your prior selections. The broadcasters pay a premium to get their suggested programs automatically recorded to your queue. If you downrate these ABC programs it helps put the hurting on too.

Get dirty - downrate all ABC shows on DVR (5+ / 0-)
you can thumbs down or downrate all the ABC shows on your guide - these ratings are gathered minute by minute...

Just go into each program info screen and select thumbs down - mine allows three negative ratings.

It's kinda fun. If they pull the 9/11 program I will release their channel ratings on my DVR by uprating them. For now they are hostage."

Much more can be found here:

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/9/8/12711/37922


Thanks!


(email removed) wrote:
> You abuse my e-mail with your non-party gibberish again and I will sic Mormon Missionary literature on you. Comprende' (name removed)

(my response) No, I don't. What on earth are you talking about?

* This person asked for more info on our progressive caucus and that is how they ended up on the mailing list - no complaints until this email. :wtf:

[patrice]

1. Nothing.

Many people are very offended by anything that they disagree with. It's an irrational reflex.

[helderheid]

2. This was a Democrat - who was interested in a Progressive Caucus...

I am floored!

[patrice]

15. There are all kinds of "actors" crossing this way and that over

various lines inside and between parties right now.

I'm afraid the basic presumption is that nothing is "in good faith" anymore.

[helderheid]

3. BTW, thanks for the response. His email is making me feel crazy.

[Dora]

4. "non-party gibberish"

Perhaps the recipient took offense at it being a media-related e-mail. As it is written, your e-mail may seem to be somewhat - ahem - non-partisan. The only mention of politics is to Clinton in the first P. And there is a lot of gobbledygook about dvrs and tivoing, etc. Not everyone has this technology. Hell, I don't even have a television.

[helderheid]

5. THANK YOU. I was so confused and I think I get it now!

[helderheid]

6. duh

http://www.democrats.org/page/petition/pathto911/

[Nikki Stone 1]

7. It doesn't look offensive to me, but I know the context and have been

living with this issue the past few days.

Actually, I think the person may have just scanned it, glazed over (lots of technical details) and assumed it was something of no interest to him.

[Kingshakabobo]

8. LOL. "Mormon Missionary literature".....

You have to like that threat.....LOL

[Oilwellian]

9. Loved the Fiore cartoon

Perhaps it was just a little too honest for your Mormon friend.

[sproutster]

10. Hate to tell you -- I said almost the same thing

When I got a katrina welfare they deserved it email.

I wigged, and said I would go to the boss if they ever sent a piece of crap like that to me again.

I gotta go with the offended. Just take them off your mailing list.

[helderheid]

11. Did that last night - but I gotta ask - how does this compare to

that? You actually got an email saying they DESERVED Katrina???

[notadmblnd]

18. I did and I replied to everyone on that mailing list

I still have my response to them, telling them I wanted nothing to do with people that think like that. Last time I saw the woman who sent it to me (we belong to the same social club I joined reluctantly at the behest of my mother), she was groveling at my feet apologizing.. Telling me that the mail wasn't intended for me and promising never to do it again.

[H2O Man]

12. It is always good

to consider mini-conflicts such as this in the context of "Who owns this problem?" In the case of your e-mail, the other fellow owns the problem. Not you. Do not allow him to get you to take ownership of his problem.

Keep on fighting the Good Fight. That is what is important.

[helderheid]

14. I needed that - thank you so much.

[Roland99]

13. Possible troll who's infiltrated the mailing list?

[notadmblnd]

16. Oh nooooo.....not the Mormon Missionary literature

Run.. run for your life... Mormon Missionary literature gonna get you. too funny. :rofl:

[helderheid]

17. Comprende?

:)