So did we Stop the KeyRing Caper yet or what?

[FrenchieCat]

I will say that it was brought to my attention that a TSed Freeper was the first to suggest it.

[Barack_America]

1. This is no longer a DU or Kos thing, it's an SEIU thing.

The message about how bad of an idea this is will have to get through to them.

[FrenchieCat]

10. Here's some contact information......

http://www.seiu.org/contact.cfm


POLITICAL
Directors

Sarah Callahan
[phone]
[e-mail]
Paul Kumar
[phone]
[e-mail]


Administrative Assistant (Southern California)

Nicole Curran
[phone]
[e-mail]


COMMUNICATIONS
Director

Melanie Myers
[phone]
[e-mail]

http://www.google.com/search?q=SEIU%2C+contact&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=ie7&rlz=1I7GZYZ

[ProSense]

2. That's not true.

The poster here was a freeper, but the OP piece was by Pastordan at Daily Kos.

The freeper was most likely trying to use it to build up its post count.

[BlooInBloo]

3. I still don't understand what the issue is. The "keys" being proposed don't jingle...

They're plastic fisher-pricey - so they can't trigger McPOW's PTSD thing. So why is this a problem?

[Barack_America]

4. SEIU, to my knowledge, did not say they sent plastic keys...

The picture in the other thread is not necessarily representative of what's being sent.

If they're plastic, we could get away with this. If they make noise, McCain's camp. will spin this. It's politics 101 to do so.

[BlooInBloo]

5. Ooooh - I was going by the picture in the other thread.

[GrizzlyMan]

18. Will there be a backlash, like the Kerry band aids in 2004?

I don't see that happening. The connection to McCain's PTSD issue are tenuous at best and the only ones who would make it will be voting for him anyway.

[Hippo_Tron]

6. Surely there's another way to make fun of McCain's 7 houses

[writes3000]

7. Signs that say "How many houses do YOU own?"

T-shirts that say the same thing.

[Hippo_Tron]

11. I was thinking along those lines

[Naturyl]

8. I've been opposing it for hours now.

Unfortunately, I doubt what happens on DU makes much difference, but let's hope somebody puts the lid on it.

And if we must do this, let the keys be plastic... <sigh>

[Lucinda]

9. I dont think it will matter if its plastic or metal. The Rep spin will be the same

[writes3000]

15. I don't think the DNC will go for it.

Given the time constraints and the many speakers, are they really going to let people jangle keys every few sentences? No.

They should do something memorable to tie McCain to this housing lapse. But it should be something other than this. For several reasons.

[Blue-Jay]

12. There are still a couple of knuckleheads who think it's a dandy idea.

[ProSense]

17. It's a great idea. Despite the insights into Hannity's head by those opposing it,

he'll have a hard time spinning this, and will have to resort to distorting Obama's name.

[Blue-Jay]

20. OK.

:freak:

[FrenchieCat]

13. At this point, we are almost directing the Freepers how to react.....

so even if it was a good idea, it no longer is....since we've passed out the talking points.

That's the fucked up thing about talking outloud on a public forum. Everyone is privy to the conversation....and we have such large mouths, don't we?

[writes3000]

19. How have they reacted to every other criticism? "How dare you do that to a POW!!!"

Right now, they look silly as they try to stretch to relate criticisms back to that.

This one isn't as much of a stretch - even if the intentions are related to his POW status.

[Barack_America]

23. They knew the talking points...

That's why they came over here to encourage this in the first place.

[denem]

14. The'key' trucks wont be unloaded, if Team Obama and the DNC see a real danger here.

That's all I can say except that I've emailed them.

[FrenchieCat]

16. You've email who and where?

[denem]

22. Just general feedback - I don't know anyone there.

http://www.democrats.org/page/s/contact

I felt I had to do something.

I made the statement, about the trucks assuming that the DNC is (micro) managing the convention, and something like this would not escape their attention. If it looks to them anything like it looks to me, they will not allow it.

[GrizzlyMan]

21. That's what I was thinking

I'll let the pros make the final call on this one.

[demwing]

24. Not true

It was brought up on Daily KOS...on edit - I can see we've already hashed over this, eh? Sorry for chewing the cud.