From me:
As I indicated in my comments on the other post, I am trying to reach beyond Facebook posting and commenting to warn Alabamians about Trump and Project 2025, and I wish to find others interested in doing the same. Below is an email I sent yesterday in trying to advance my reaching out beyond FB. After I post this comment, I will probably tag here people I tagged in my comments on the other post, plus some, to emphasize and push more for what I am trying to do.
[referenced email is "Email to WBRC staff re: WBRC 75th anniversary, the Fourth of July, and "It was good while it lasted" that is posted at Be An Alabama Rootstriker* with Rob Shattuck: Writing for the ages (al6thcongdist-ihaveuntiljan13.blogspot.com)
From me:
Thank you very much, Bob. Possibly something can be done that will affect the 2nd Congressional district election, but otherwise no effect, as you suggest. On grounds of principle or good citizenship, I like my campaign in Alabama. I am also venturing outside of Alabama, as you are trying for. Tomorrow I will do the tagging here that I previously mentioned and may have some further suggestions to make.
From other person:
Agree. Second District is ultra-important. I really admire what you are doing. I wish everyone had as clear an understanding of our government. Oh, and by the way, I haven't given up on our state. We have a lot of work to do with the Lege.
From me:
From me:
Thank you very much, Bob. Possibly something can be done that will affect the 2nd Congressional district election, but otherwise no effect, as you suggest. On grounds of principle or good citizenship, I like my campaign in Alabama. I am also venturing outside of Alabama, as you are trying for. Tomorrow I will do the tagging here that I previously mentioned and may have some further suggestions to make.
From other person:
Agree. Second District is ultra-important. I really admire what you are doing. I wish everyone had as clear an understanding of our government. Oh, and by the way, I haven't given up on our state. We have a lot of work to do with the Lege.
From me:
Good afternoon, Bob. I think I will repeat the tags I made in my comments on the other post, plus some, and leave it to tagged people to decide how concerned they are about Trump and Project 2025, decide if they desire to undertake communications directed outside of Facebook, and, if so, signal that desire. I think people who have such desire can work together on this, have good ideas about things to do, and have a satisfying effect.
So here goes:
So here goes:
[Over 50 persons were tagged. Names not posted here.]
Discussion
Having received three likes regarding the above, I will throw out ideas and suggestions here, and I solicit ideas and suggestions from others. I think the approach should be to coordinate and build on what one another is doing.
Start with the above referenced "Email to WBRC staff re: WBRC 75th anniversary, the Fourth of July, and "It was good while it lasted" that is posted at Be An Alabama Rootstriker* with Rob Shattuck: Writing for the ages (al6thcongdist-ihaveuntiljan13.blogspot.com). (In the Facebook interchange I was asked whether anyone at WBRC had responded to my email. At this time, the answer is no, no one at WBRC has responded to me.)
People can send their own emails to the TV stations. People can copy and paste my email into their own email and ask whether the addressee has responded, and, if not, why not. People can go on the Facebook pages of individual WBRC staff and post a comment that sets out my email or that makes its own appropriate comment to the staff member.
On Facebook, people can urge others to participate in this effort and post links to this page.
From: Rob Shattuck <rdshatt@aol.com>
To: kwhitmire@al.com <kwhitmire@al.com>
Cc: bbritt@alreporter.com <bbritt@alreporter.com>; jarchibald@al.com <jarchibald@al.com>; todd@aldailynews.com <todd@aldailynews.com>; rscott@aptv.org <rscott@aptv.org>; jsharp@al.com <jsharp@al.com>; hkoplowitz@al.com <hkoplowitz@al.com>; arocha@alabamareflector.com <arocha@alabamareflector.com>; sbritt@alreporter.com <sbritt@alreporter.com>; Andrew Yeager <andrew@wbhm.org>; Brian Lyman <blyman@alabamareflector.com>; jmoon@alreporter.com <jmoon@alreporter.com>
Sent: Saturday, July 13, 2024 at 12:57:17 PM CDT
Subject: Alabama GOP chairman says democracy ‘leads to socialism’
Dear Kyle,
On "X" you have 45,000 followers. Your July 10th post on "X" of your article Whitmire: Alabama GOP chairman says democracy ‘leads to socialism’ - al.com has 160 reactions,151 replies, 669 retweets, 776 likes and 301,000 views.
On Facebook, you have 4500 followers, and your Facebook post of your article has 52 replies and 151 shares.
I assume that you greatly desire for your views and messaging to have as much reach and exposure in Alabama as possible, and other Alabama political news purveyors and commentators (some of whom are copied on this email) desire the same for themselves.
I desire that for myself in my way.
I email, "X" and Facebook at Alabama TV stations, other political news purveyors and commentators, lawyers, businesspeople, academics, health care professionals, political organizations, law enforcement, and public officials. I think you would approve of just about all of my messaging content and objectives.
My overwhelming driver for the next four months will be to keep Trump from becoming President again, as I am sure will be your overwhelming driver for the next four months.
Pray that we are successful.
Sincerely,
Rob Shattuck
From: Rob Shattuck <rdshatt@aol.com>
To: "shannon.isbell@wbrc.com" <shannon.isbell@wbrc.com>; Susana Schuler <susana.schuler@hearst.com>; brendan.kirby@fox10tv.com <brendan.kirby@fox10tv.com>; jama.killingsworth@waff.com <jama.killingsworth@waff.com>; Mike Wright <mwright@waaytv.com>; Kay Norred <knorred@wvua23.com>; rmartin@cbs42.com <rmartin@cbs42.com>; Baylor Long <blong@hearst.com>; dwingard@wsfa.com <dwingard@wsfa.com>; news@mynbc15.com <news@mynbc15.com>; randy.merrow@fox10tv.com <randy.merrow@fox10tv.com>; gmcdonald@waka.com <gmcdonald@waka.com>; comments@abc3340.com <comments@abc3340.com>; newstip@abc3340.com <newstip@abc3340.com>; wvtm13@wvtm.com <wvtm13@wvtm.com>
Cc: kwhitmire@al.com <kwhitmire@al.com>
Sent: Saturday, July 13, 2024 at 07:10:00 PM CDT
Subject: Fw: Alabama GOP chairman says democracy ‘leads to socialism’
Will Alabama TV stations help their viewers understand whether democracy leads to socialism and/or whether Trump leads to dictatorship?
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[Forwarded Message that was attached to email was above Email to Kyle Whitmire]
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