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October 24, 2011

The U.S. House Subcommittee for Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade will hold a hearing on Internet gaming tomorrow morning. So, let's make this final push now and hit every Facebook wall! There are plenty of pro-poker posts on all of them, so all you have to do is like the ones already there:

- Let's like the pro-poker posts on the Facebook walls HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE. [Speed tip: Click these links with either your middle mouse button or CTRL + your left mouse button to open these in separate tabs. Then, go tab-by-tab to knock them out.]
- Let's like the pro-poker comments on the Facebook posts HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE. [Speed tip: Hit CTRL-F for search, then search for poker and 2366. Use highlight all.]
- Let's like the pro-poker posts on the Facebook walls HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE.
- Let's like the pro-poker posts on the Facebook walls HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE.
- If you wish to do more today, please make some pro-poker posts on the above walls as well.
- IF YOUR CONGRESSPERSON IS ON THE SUBCOMMITTEE, please go HERE to send your Rep a prewritten, editable letter.

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Done!

GOGOGOGOGOGOGOGO!

October 25, 2011

The U.S. House Subcommittee for Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade will hold a hearing on Internet gaming today at 10:30 am ET. So, let's support this by hitting the subcommittee members' Facebook walls today! There are a lot of new pro-poker posts on all of them, so let's like the ones already there:

- Subcommittee Chair Mary Bono Mack (R-CA) posted another statement regarding this hearing last night. Let's go HERE to ask for support and to like pro-poker responses. After the hearing, let's return to comment on the outcome and ask to for further action. [Speed tip: Click these links with either your middle mouse button or CTRL + your left mouse button to open these in separate tabs. Then, go tab-by-tab to knock them out.]
- Let's like the pro-poker posts on the Facebook walls HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE. [Speed tip: Hit CTRL-F for search, then search for poker and 2366. Use highlight all.]
- Let's then like the pro-poker comments on the Facebook posts HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE.
- Let's then like the pro-poker posts on the Facebook walls HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE.
- Let's then like the pro-poker posts on the Facebook walls HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE.
- If you wish to do more today, please make some pro-poker posts on the above walls as well.
- IF YOUR CONGRESSPERSON IS ON THE SUBCOMMITTEE, please go HERE to send your Rep a prewritten, editable letter.

Please reply in this thread with posted, done, etc. to encourage others to participate. The past 56 actions have generated triple-digit participation, so let's keep it growing. Thanks!
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I know it's another big day for actions, but it's a big day for poker. If you can do more today, let's all try to get these prefilled, editable tweets out:

Mary Bono Mack, CA (Chair) Prefilled Tweet
Marsha Blackburn, TN (Vice Chair) Prefilled Tweet
Joe Barton, TX Prefilled Tweet
John D. Dingell MI Prefilled Tweet
Edolphus Towns, NY Prefilled Tweet
Bobby L. Rush, IL Prefilled Tweet
Fred Upton, MI Prefilled Tweet
Cliff Stearns, FL Prefilled Tweet
Mike Ross, AR Prefilled Tweet
Jan Schakowsky, IL Prefilled Tweet
Charles A. Gonzalez, TX Prefilled Tweet
Charles F. Bass, NH Prefilled Tweet
Gregg Harper, MS Prefilled Tweet
Bill Cassidy, LA Prefilled Tweet
Brett Guthrie, KY Prefilled Tweet
Pete Olson, TX Prefilled Tweet (Acct 1) Prefilled Tweet (Acct 2)
David McKinley, WV Prefilled Tweet
Mike Pompeo, KS Prefilled Tweet
Adam Kinzinger, IL Prefilled Tweet
Jim Matheson, UT Prefilled Tweet

October 26, 2011

Yesterday's online poker hearing went very well. Let's all take 30 seconds today to thank subcommittee Chair Mary Bono Mack (R-CA) for holding the hearing and to share with her the fact that bots can be countered. Thanks!

- Please send the tweets HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE. Try to space them out by at least an hour, either manually or by scheduling them in advance HERE. If you can't, it's better to send them all at once than not at all.
- Let's post pro-poker comments to her latest Facebook posts on this issue HERE and HERE.

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Done! Wow, it sounds like it was a very productive hearing.

Done.

Done for today.

TheEngineer - You have a typo in the third twitter link. Detectible should be detectable. Very minor thing, but I want my messages to be spelled correctly.

Done for today.

TheEngineer - You have a typo in the third twitter link. Detectible should be detectable. Very minor thing, but I want my messages to be spelled correctly.

Oops. My bad. The corrected one: http://clicktotweet.com/K4z60

Here is the link to watch the hearing:

http://www.c-span.org/Events/Members-Hear-About-Status-of-Online-Gaming/10737425016/

1:15:53 for Barton 100% pwning the rep for Indian B&M casinos scared of losing business to internet poker.

October 27, 2011

Let's continue to reach out to subcommittee Chair Mary Bono Mack (R-CA) regarding the 10/25 online poker hearing. In just 30 seconds, you can thank her for holding it and ask her to support our right to play. Thanks!

- Please send the NEW tweets HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE. Try to space them out by at least an hour, either manually or by scheduling them in advance HERE. If you can't, it's better to send them all at once than not at all.
- Let's post pro-poker comments to her latest Facebook posts on this issue HERE, HERE and HERE.

Please reply in this thread with posted, done, etc. to encourage others to participate. The past 58 actions have generated triple-digit participation, so let's keep it growing. Thanks!

Done and done!

Done! We're doing good work, people!

October 28, 2011

Let's continue to reach out to members of the House subcommittee that held the 10/25 online poker hearing. In just a few minutes, you can thank them all for holding the hearing and ask them to support our right to play.

To participate, please simply send the following prefilled, fully editable tweets (as each recipient will receive only two tweets today, there is no need to worry about spacing them apart). Thanks!

- Round 1: HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE.
- Round 2: HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE.

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October 29, 2011

Let's continue to reach out to members of the House subcommittee that held the 10/25 online poker hearing. In just a few minutes, you can thank them all for holding the hearing and ask them to support our right to play.

To participate, please simply send the following new prefilled, fully editable tweets (as each recipient will receive only two tweets today, there is no need to worry about spacing them apart). Thanks!

- Round 1: HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE. [speed tip: use either the middle mouse button or the left one + CTRL to open each tweet in a new tab]
- Round 2: HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE.

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Done.

Done

done

October 30, 2011

Let's get two more rounds of tweets to the members of the House subcommittee that held the 10/25 online poker hearing. Simply send the following new prefilled, fully editable tweets. As each recipient will receive only two tweets today, there is no need to worry about spacing them apart. Thanks!

- Round 1: HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE. [speed tip: use either the middle mouse button or the left one + CTRL to open each tweet in a new tab]
- Round 2: HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE.

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Got half of it done so far. Will do the rest later today.

half done

Here is the link to watch the hearing:

http://www.c-span.org/Events/Members-Hear-About-Status-of-Online-Gaming/10737425016/

1:15:53 for Barton 100% pwning the rep for Indian B&M casinos scared of losing business to internet poker.

penalty called for excessive hold'em references in introductory statement... thanks for the link.

half done

all done

Monday: October 30, 2011

Let's reach out to the deficit super committee and others today. It takes just 30 seconds!

-Send the prefilled, editable tweets HERE, HERE, and HERE.
- Choose at least two of the Facebook walls below for posting and liking pro-poker messages. If you wish to do more today, please hit all the Facebook walls.

House Committee on Energy and Commerce: Facebook
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA): Facebook
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi: Facebook

Deficit super committee: Republicans

Representatives:
Co-Chair -- Jeb Hensarling: Facebook Facebook Facebook post on which we can comment Contact
Dave Camp: Facebook Facebook Contact
Fred Upton: Facebook Facebook Contact

Senators:
Rob Portman: Facebook Facebook post on which we can comment Contact (site set to censor the word poker)
Jon Kyl: Facebook (actively deletes pro-poker posts) Contact
Patrick Toomey: Facebook Facebook Contact

Deficit super committee: Democrats

Representatives:
James Clyburn: Facebook Facebook post on which we can comment (first site set to censor the word poker) Facebook (second site permits direct posting) Contact
Xavier Becerra: Facebook Facebook post on which we can comment Contact
Chris Van Hollen: Facebook Contact

Senators:
Co-Chair -- Patty Murray: Facebook Contact
Max Baucus: Facebook Facebook post on which we can comment Contact (it's not Rep. Spencer Bachus, so please don't blast him!) (site set to censor the word poker)
John Kerry: Facebook Facebook Contact

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Did it all. :-)
I challenge DC'rs to do the same.