From: damico@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu (bill d'Amico)
Subject: Re: Media coverage for Marrou/Lord (call these #'s!)
Organization: Indiana University
Distribution: usa
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1992 13:37:33 GMT

In article <Bvn0yE.Fqz@news.cso.uiuc.edu> mrl28033@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Michael R Linksvayer) writes:
>From: Steve Givot <Steve.Givot@f418.n104.z1.fidonet.org>
>Date: 02 Oct 92  11:13:17
>
>To:    All Libertarians and anyone else who wants to see the media
>       cover the Marrou/Lord Campaign.
>
>Re:    What to do to make this happen
>
>IT IS TIME TO GET OFF OUR COLLECTIVE BEHINDS AND DO SOMETHING TO
>MAKE THIS HAPPEN.  IN THE LAST 24 HOURS A LOT HAS HAPPENED IN THE
>CAMPAIGN.  MOST NOTABLY, WITH PEROT'S ENTRY, THE MEDIA ARE TALKING
>ABOUT THE "THREE CANDIDATES".  THIS MUST STOP.  PEROT IS SHOWING
>ABOUT 7% IN THE POLLS---NOT MUCH BETTER THAN ANDRE.  YET HE IS GETTING
>COVERAGE.
>
>WE ARE ASKING YOU TO INVEST MONEY IN YOUR TELEPHONE BILL.  THE FOLLOWING
>MESSAGE IS BEING SENT TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.  PLEASE
>ACT ON IT.  PLEASE PASS IT ON.  PLEASE GET ON THE PHONE AND CALL THESE
>PEOPLE.  PHONE CALLS ARE CHEAP.  DON'T WORRY ABOUT MAKING THEM ANGRY.
>THAT IS THE OBJECTIVE.  LET THEM KNOW HOW ANGRY WE ARE AND DON'T STOP
>CALLING UNTIL THEY START REPORTING THE TRUTH.
>
>THE MEDIA HAS A HISTORY OF RESPONDING TO "PUBLIC DEMONSTRATIONS."  SO
>LET'S GIVE THEM AN ELECTRONIC DEMONSTRATION THAT THEY WON'T FORGET!
>
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>
>It is crucial that ALL libertarians call the following
>news organizations, OVER AND OVER, starting on Monday, October 5,
>at 9AM EDT:
>
>(1) to tell them you are angry,
>
>(2) to demand that they stop being inaccurate and start to refer to
>all FOUR nationwide candidates,
>
>(3) to demand that they include the fourth nationwide candidate,
>Andre Marrou, in all subsequent coverage.

I called all four numbers, and got the following responses:
>
>        ABC TV Network News     (212)   456-1000

Hours are 10:00AM - 12:30 PM, and 2:00PM to 4:00PM. Call again later.
Told functionary I was angry with coverage and they needed to include
Marrou, and that I'd call later.
>
>        CBS TV Network News     (212)   975-4321
Voice mail - number 4 is for comments on programming. Left 2 minute
message and asked them to get back with me.

>
>        NBC TV Network News     (212)   664-4971
Voice mail - number 1. I left similar message to CBS'.

>
>	CNN			(404)	827-1500
Live person. Went over points above. Mentioned polls showing Andre and
Rossie neck in neck for 3rd place. Mentioned congressional/other
candidates in 42 states. Said that they were failing in their mission to
cover the elections fairly, and in informing the public of the truth.

>
>Call and keep calling the same people until they get the message that
>you won't stop calling until they provide coverage. Make them know that
>they cannot avoid this issue, and that we will not go away.
>
>CALL TEN LIBERTARIANS THAT YOU KNOW AND PASS THIS ENTIRE MESSAGE ALONG
>TO THEM.  WE HAVE STRENGTH IN OUR GROWING NUMBERS---LETS USE IT NOW.
>-- 
>Mike Linksvayer   m-linksvayer@uiuc.edu   +1 217 344 1326


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