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September 28, 2011

Will you take a few moments to stand up for poker? These items take just 30 seconds each to complete. Click your mouse and lose your House and Senate nannies! Let's focus on Senate Democrats again today:

- Like Sen. Chuck Schumer's (D-NY) Facebook page HERE, then like all the pro-poker posts on his wall, including the main one HERE.
- Like Sen. Barbara Boxer's (D-CA) Facebook page HERE, then like all the pro-poker posts on her wall, including the main one HERE.
- Like Sen. Debbie Stabenow's (D-MI) Facebook page HERE, then like all the pro-poker posts on her wall, including the main one HERE. Her wall auto-hides posts with the word poker, so choose card game or something similar when posting.
- Like Sen. Mark Begich's (D-AK) Facebook page HERE, then like all the pro-poker posts on his wall, including the main one HERE.

Please reply in this thread with done, etc. to encourage others to participate. The past 33 actions have generated triple-digit participation, so let's keep it growing. Thanks!

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If you wish to do more today, let's continue to reach out to the deficit super committee and others. Here's the list:

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

Deficit super committee: Republicans

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

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

Deficit super committee: Democrats

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

Senators:
Co-Chair -- Patty Murray: Prefilled Tweet (acct. #1) Prefilled Tweet (acct. #2) Facebook Facebook post on which we can comment Contact
Max Baucus: No Twitter 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: Prefilled Tweet Facebook Facebook Contact

Finished! Doing some of the "extra" tasks off and on today too.

Thanks!

Done.

September 29, 2011

These items take just 30 seconds each to complete. Let's like all the pro-poker posts from yesterday while posting new pro-poker posts:

- If you did not do so yesterday (or if you've since unliked these pages), like the main FB pages 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.]
- Like these four pro-poker comments: HERE, HERE, HERE, andHERE.
- If you did not do so yesterday, please like these four pro-poker comments: HERE, HERE, HERE, andHERE. These were a little light yesterday...let's get them over 100 likes please!
- Like the pro-poker comments on the main pages (HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE). [Speed tip: Hit CTRL-F for search, then search for poker and 2366. Use highlight all.]

Please reply in this thread with done, etc. to encourage others to participate. The past 33 actions have generated triple-digit participation, so let's keep it growing. Thanks!

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If you wish to do more today, let's continue to reach out to the deficit super committee and others. I included prefilled tweets. They are fine as-is, but it's even better to edit them a bit before sending (so they're not all the same).

Here's the list:

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

Deficit super committee: Republicans

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

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

Deficit super committee: Democrats

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

Senators:
Co-Chair -- Patty Murray: Prefilled Tweet (acct. #1) Prefilled Tweet (acct. #2) Facebook Facebook post on which we can comment Contact
Max Baucus: No Twitter 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: Prefilled Tweet Facebook Facebook Contact

Done.

done!

Thanks everyone!

We're getting great feedback from our lobbyists that we're being heard. Lawmakers are telling them how much they are hearing from us on Facebook, Twitter, and via email and phone calls. They are also observing how few posts are made in opposition.

September 30, 2011

These items take just 30 seconds each to complete:

- Like the main FB pages HERE and HERE.
- Like these three pro-poker comments HERE, HERE, and HERE.
- Tweet the prefilled, editable messages HERE, HERE, and HERE.

Cliffs: 1.) Outreach to the House Energy and Commerce Committee: I'm leveraging our prior and current outreach to the House Energy and Commerce Committee with a PPA alert to the membership today. 2.) Ask Rachel Maddow to cover the online poker issue: Maddow discussed Prohibition on her show yesterday. I posted a link to an article I wrote comparing our issue to Prohibition to her FB wall, along with a request that she discuss our issue on her show.

Please reply in this thread with posted, tweeted, done, etc. to encourage others to participate. The past 34 actions have generated triple-digit participation, so let's keep it growing. Thanks!

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If you wish to do more today, let's continue to reach out to the deficit super committee and others. I included prefilled tweets. They are fine as-is, but it's even better to edit them a bit before sending (so they're not all the same).

Here's the list:

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

Deficit super committee: Republicans

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

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

Deficit super committee: Democrats

Representatives:
James Clyburn: Prefilled Tweet 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: Prefilled Tweet Facebook Facebook post on which we can comment Contact
Chris Van Hollen: Prefilled Tweet Facebook Contact

Senators:
Co-Chair -- Patty Murray: Prefilled Tweet (acct. #1) Prefilled Tweet (acct. #2) Facebook Facebook post on which we can comment Contact
Max Baucus: No Twitter 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: Prefilled Tweet Facebook Facebook Contact

Pounded on it today, keep up the great work!

Weekend of October 1st, 2011

Full Tilt Poker's sale is contingent on a settlement with DoJ. Let's take 30 seconds to ask the DoJ to first obtain iron-clad guarantees of player repayment and then to fast-track settlement of all outstanding issues with Full Tilt Poker to allow this sale to proceed, because I'd like my money back and I know you do too!

- Like the main FB page HERE, then like and post pro-poker posts there.
- Like these three pro-poker comments HERE, HERE, and HERE.
- Tweet the prefilled, editable messages HERE. It's best to edit a bit, but it's not necessary. The important thing is that it's sent.

Please reply in this thread with posted, tweeted, done, etc. to encourage others to participate. The past 35 actions have generated triple-digit participation, so let's keep it growing. Thanks!

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If you wish to do more today, let's follow up Friday's action a bit more. Participation was a bit light. If you did not have a chance to do this, please go ahead and do it now. If you have, please revisit these to post and like pro-poker posts and to send new tweets (editing the prefilled one). Thanks:

- Like the House Energy and Commerce Committee FB page HERE then like the Rachel Maddow show page HERE (you can unlike both after completing this if you wish). Maddow discussed Prohibition on her show on Thursday, so I posted a link to an article I wrote comparing our issue to Prohibition to her FB wall, along with a request that she discuss our issue on her show.
- Like the three pro-poker comments HERE, HERE, and HERE.
- Tweet the prefilled, editable messages HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE.

Pounded on it today, keep up the great work!

Thanks Joe!

Done.

Done and done!

Done. Lets keep pounding them.

Democracy, has to eventually work.

And done for today!