$9.20 can buy a lot of attention and action

[Ian David]

From BlogActive.com

Tuesday, January 09, 2007
$9.20 can buy a lot of attention and action

Late yesterday afternoon I received word that a second organization reconsidered my policy posting request and decided to post their non-discrimination policy. Amazing what $9.20 can do. Kudos to the Democratic Governors Association.

I received a couple of emails asking me if I felt that it was fair to characterize my exchange with the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee as a "victory." Well, considering how adamantly these organizations were opposed to my request to post their non-discrimination policies on-line, I do consider it a success for the little guy when he can spend $9.20 to bring four multi-million dollar groups to the table... And when he gets two of those organizations to move in less than 24 hours that is a victory.

It really is kind of funny.

One guy asks the Democratic National Committee, The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, the Democratic Governors Association to add their non-discrimination policy to their website. They say "no," he slaps back, they say "yes." (Activists have fought long and hard for those policies to be created. It makes no sense to keep them hidden in a personnel director's file cabinet.)

Early on in my effort to have these policies posted, the DSCC fell into line. It took them a few emails. Sources inside the DSCC tell me they quickly added "sexual orientation" right after I made my inquiry. That doesn't really matter, though. They heard the concern, they posted the policy.

The others weren't so easy to convince.

Then, yesterday at 10:50am, I bought a domain: http://www.WhereIsThePolicy.com.



BOOM! The very morning that I bought the domain and explained to the DCCC that I was going to launch the site, they got the message.

More:
http://www.blogactive.com/2007/01/920-can-buy-lot-of-attention-and.html

[unhappycamper]

1. Grass roots at its best!

Fine work. :thumbsup: