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October 20, 2011

The U.S. House of Representatives’ Subcommittee for Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade will hold a hearing on Internet gaming on Tuesday, October 25, 2011. So, let's get to work!

- Like and make pro-poker comments on Subcommittee Chairwoman Mary Bono Mack's (R-CA) Facebook post HERE (you don't have to like the main non-poker post to do so).
- Like the pro-poker posts on Vice Chair Marsha Blackburn's (R-TN) Facebook walls HERE and HERE (she has two separate Facebook pages). Then, go HERE and HERE to make and like pro-poker posts.

Please reply in this thread with posted, done, etc. to encourage others to participate. The past 51 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 reach out to the rest of the subcommittee with respectful requests for them to support poker at the 10/25 hearing.

Subcommittee for Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade

Mary Bono Mack, CA (Chair) Facebook Contact Twitter Prefilled tweet #1 Prefilled tweet #2 Prefilled tweet #3
Marsha Blackburn, TN (Vice Chair) Facebook Facebook Contact Twitter Prefilled tweet #1 Prefilled tweet #2 Prefilled tweet #3
Joe Barton, TX Facebook Contact Twitter
John D. Dingell MI Facebook Facebook Contact Twitter
Edolphus Towns, NY Facebook Contact Twitter
Bobby L. Rush, IL Facebook Contact Twitter
Fred Upton, MI Facebook Facebook Contact Twitter
Leonard Lance, NJ Facebook Contact
G. K. Butterfield, NC Facebook Contact
Cliff Stearns, FL Facebook Contact Twitter
Mike Ross, AR Facebook Contact Twitter
Jan Schakowsky, IL Facebook Facebook Contact Twitter
Charles A. Gonzalez, TX Facebook Contact Twitter
Charles F. Bass, NH Facebook Facebook Contact Twitter
Gregg Harper, MS Facebook Facebook Contact Twitter
Bill Cassidy, LA Facebook Contact Twitter
Brett Guthrie, KY Facebook Contact Twitter
Pete Olson, TX Facebook Facebook Contact Twitter Twitter
David McKinley, WV Facebook Facebook Contact Twitter
Mike Pompeo, KS Facebook Facebook Facebook Contact Twitter
Adam Kinzinger, IL Facebook Facebook Contact Twitter
Jim Matheson, UT Facebook Contact Twitter
Henry A. Waxman, CA Contact

Thanks Bigham!

done.

DONE!

Done with today's plan but will be doing the extra stuff throughout the day.

Let's make some of our posts to the subcommittee members focus on the safety issues around internet gambling, since that is what the hearing is about.

As an example, I wrote this on BonoMack's & Blackburn's pages:

Tuesday’s hearing on Internet gaming is long overdue. Millions of Americans have been gambling online at foreign sites for more than a decade. We need regulations so problem gamblers have stop limits in place, people too young to vote can't gamble online, and the players and sites themselves cannot commit fraud. Thanks for hearing this important issue. I, personally, do not support blanket online gambling. I do, however, STRONGLY support H.R.2366 and online poker.

I think it's important to tailor our message to the people we're contacting. The super committee members need to hear a message about jobs and revenues. But this commerce subcommittee needs to hear a message about safety issues and regulation.

We're poker players. We adjust.

Done for today.

Also called Rep. McKinley's DC office; his staff didn't seem to know anything about online poker or its issues, so I was happy to educate them.

Everyone, I just found an article that we should be citing in our FB discussion comments. Even Donald Trump believes online poker would be a great idea!

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-10-19/trump-teams-with-avenue-s-lasry-to-pursue-online-gaming-venture.html

This is an example post of how I used this article in a persuasive argument:

https://www.facebook.com/EdTowns/posts/10150500175268986

Another thing we can do is "+1" all pro poker articles that have a +1 button.

October 21, 2011

The U.S. House Subcommittee for Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade will hold a hearing on Internet gaming on Tuesday, October 25, 2011. So, let's keep working!

- Subcommittee Chair Mary Bono Mack's (R-CA) posted a notice of this hearing to her Facebook wall HERE. This is custom made for us, so let's all like her announcement post and then continue to comment and like the pro-poker comments there.
- 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 there as well.

Please reply in this thread with posted, done, etc. to encourage others to participate. The past 52 actions have generated triple-digit participation, so let's keep it growing. Thanks!

======================

If you wish to do more today, let's reach out to the rest of the subcommittee with respectful requests for them to support poker at the 10/25 hearing. At a minimum, please go to the Facebook pages and like the pro-poker posts.

Subcommittee for Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade

Mary Bono Mack, CA (Chair) Facebook Contact Twitter Prefilled tweet #1 Prefilled tweet #2 Prefilled tweet #3
Marsha Blackburn, TN (Vice Chair) Facebook Facebook Contact Twitter Prefilled tweet #1 Prefilled tweet #2 Prefilled tweet #3
Joe Barton, TX Facebook Contact Twitter
John D. Dingell MI Facebook Facebook Contact Twitter
Edolphus Towns, NY Facebook Contact Twitter
Bobby L. Rush, IL Facebook Contact Twitter
Fred Upton, MI Facebook Facebook Contact Twitter
Leonard Lance, NJ Facebook Contact
G. K. Butterfield, NC Facebook Contact
Cliff Stearns, FL Facebook Contact Twitter
Mike Ross, AR Facebook Contact Twitter
Jan Schakowsky, IL Facebook Facebook Contact Twitter
Charles A. Gonzalez, TX Facebook Contact Twitter
Charles F. Bass, NH Facebook Facebook Contact Twitter
Gregg Harper, MS Facebook Facebook Contact Twitter
Bill Cassidy, LA Facebook Contact Twitter
Brett Guthrie, KY Facebook Contact Twitter
Pete Olson, TX Facebook Facebook Contact Twitter Twitter
David McKinley, WV Facebook Facebook Contact Twitter
Mike Pompeo, KS Facebook Facebook Facebook Contact Twitter
Adam Kinzinger, IL Facebook Facebook Contact Twitter
Jim Matheson, UT Facebook Contact Twitter
Henry A. Waxman, CA Contact

Done for today.

Also called Rep. McKinley's DC office; his staff didn't seem to know anything about online poker or its issues, so I was happy to educate them.

Awesome!

Done

October 22, 2011

The U.S. House Subcommittee for Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade will hold a hearing on Internet gaming on Tuesday, October 25, 2011. So, let's keep working!

- Subcommittee Chair Mary Bono Mack (R-CA) posted another notice of this hearing to her Facebook wall. She asks, What are your thoughts on the issue? I recommend we all go HERE to answer her question and to like other pro-poker responses! Let's also go back to her earlier Facebook wall post HERE to like the pro-poker comments. [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. If you wish to do more today, please make some pro-poker posts there as well. [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.]

Please reply in this thread with posted, done, etc. to encourage others to participate. The past 53 actions have generated triple-digit participation, so let's keep it growing. Thanks!

======================

If you wish to do more today, let's reach out to the rest of the subcommittee with respectful requests for them to support poker at the 10/25 hearing. At a minimum, please go to the Facebook pages and like the pro-poker posts.

Subcommittee for Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade

Mary Bono Mack, CA (Chair) Facebook Contact Twitter Prefilled tweet #1 Prefilled tweet #2 Prefilled tweet #3
Marsha Blackburn, TN (Vice Chair) Facebook Facebook Contact Twitter Prefilled tweet #1 Prefilled tweet #2 Prefilled tweet #3
Joe Barton, TX Facebook Contact Twitter
John D. Dingell MI Facebook Facebook Contact Twitter
Edolphus Towns, NY Facebook Contact Twitter
Bobby L. Rush, IL Facebook Contact Twitter
Fred Upton, MI Facebook Facebook Contact Twitter
Leonard Lance, NJ Facebook Contact
G. K. Butterfield, NC Facebook Contact
Cliff Stearns, FL Facebook Contact Twitter
Mike Ross, AR Facebook Contact Twitter
Jan Schakowsky, IL Facebook Facebook Contact Twitter
Charles A. Gonzalez, TX Facebook Contact Twitter
Charles F. Bass, NH Facebook Facebook Contact Twitter
Gregg Harper, MS Facebook Facebook Contact Twitter
Bill Cassidy, LA Facebook Contact Twitter
Brett Guthrie, KY Facebook Contact Twitter
Pete Olson, TX Facebook Facebook Contact Twitter Twitter
David McKinley, WV Facebook Facebook Contact Twitter
Mike Pompeo, KS Facebook Facebook Facebook Contact Twitter
Adam Kinzinger, IL Facebook Facebook Contact Twitter
Jim Matheson, UT Facebook Contact Twitter
Henry A. Waxman, CA Contact

Done! Will do again in 12 hours.

October 23, 2011

The U.S. House Subcommittee for Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade will hold a hearing on Internet gaming on Tuesday, October 25, 2011. So, let's keep working!

- Subcommittee Chair Mary Bono Mack (R-CA) posted a notice of this hearing to her Facebook wall. She asks, What are your thoughts on the issue? I recommend we all continue to go HERE to answer her question and to like other pro-poker responses! Let's also go back to her earlier Facebook wall post HERE to like the pro-poker comments. [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. If you wish to do more today, please make some pro-poker posts there as well. [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. If you wish to do more today, please make some pro-poker posts there as well.

Please reply in this thread with posted, done, etc. to encourage others to participate. The past 54 actions have generated triple-digit participation, so let's keep it growing. Thanks!

======================

If you wish to do even more today, let's reach out to the rest of the subcommittee with respectful requests for them to support poker at the 10/25 hearing. At a minimum, please go to the Facebook pages and like the pro-poker posts.

Subcommittee for Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade

Mary Bono Mack, CA (Chair) Facebook Contact Twitter Prefilled tweet #1 Prefilled tweet #2 Prefilled tweet #3
Marsha Blackburn, TN (Vice Chair) Facebook Facebook Contact Twitter Prefilled tweet #1 Prefilled tweet #2 Prefilled tweet #3
Joe Barton, TX Facebook Contact Twitter
John D. Dingell MI Facebook Facebook Contact Twitter
Edolphus Towns, NY Facebook Contact Twitter
Bobby L. Rush, IL Facebook Contact Twitter
Fred Upton, MI Facebook Facebook Contact Twitter
Leonard Lance, NJ Facebook Contact
G. K. Butterfield, NC Facebook Contact
Cliff Stearns, FL Facebook Contact Twitter
Mike Ross, AR Facebook Contact Twitter
Jan Schakowsky, IL Facebook Facebook Contact Twitter
Charles A. Gonzalez, TX Facebook Contact Twitter
Charles F. Bass, NH Facebook Facebook Contact Twitter
Gregg Harper, MS Facebook Facebook Contact Twitter
Bill Cassidy, LA Facebook Contact Twitter
Brett Guthrie, KY Facebook Contact Twitter
Pete Olson, TX Facebook Facebook Contact Twitter Twitter
David McKinley, WV Facebook Facebook Contact Twitter
Mike Pompeo, KS Facebook Facebook Facebook Contact Twitter
Adam Kinzinger, IL Facebook Facebook Contact Twitter
Jim Matheson, UT Facebook Contact Twitter
Henry A. Waxman, CA Contact