[ComCom] Can we please get press release on Green Pres candidates?

[Merelice]

Dear comcom colleagues,

We have been asked to identify when an email uses a bullying tone. I
believe this is an example. Such phrases as the following do not
express respect, and they imply that someone else is not acting in the
best interests of the party and, therefore, their position needs to be
usurped:

"This has nothing to do with getting a press release written."

"Nor did I ask you to write it - although I believe you are supposed
to chair this committee."

"So what you are really saying is that no, we should not write a press
release.   and apparently, you assume that if one gets written you
would write it.  And that it is your priorities that determine this
committee's work?"

"I will write it; will you have time to review it?"

"Who out there has time/know how to send it out?"

"I still have not heard if some lawyer has been checked with."

Regarding the last item, Grace misinterpreted a reference to legal
requirements for presidential candidates; at no time did anyone say to
her that there was any issue with FEC rules or that a lawyer needed to
be consulted.

Merelice

PS: If people are inclined to volunteer for anything, I would suggest
that they check my December 8 email with suggestions for preparing the
next newsletter. That is a genuinely urgent need.



On 12/11/07, Gracegrnrnbw at aol.com <Gracegrnrnbw at aol.com> wrote:
> eli - I have now taken time and read Bill's piece - As often true I agree
> with Bill on much of this and I am glad he took the itme to write it- in fact in
> his electoral section, he describes much of what I did so I welcome the
> synergy - only real disagreement is that non-violence is a means for DEALING with
> conflict, it assumes conflict to be a natural part of human interaction.
>
> That said, this has nothing to do with getting a press release written within
> an existing news cycle - which, I know you know, will be gone by Dec. 15th.
> Nor did I ask you to write it - although I believe you are supposed to chair
> this committee so I did mention your name as one of the recipients of this
> request.
>
> So what you are really saying is that no, we should not write a press
> release.   and apparently, you assume that if one gets written you would write it.
> And that it is your priorities that determine this committee's work?
>
> suppose I change this email request to say - I will write it, will you have
> time to review it?   And who out there has time/know how to send it out?   And
> how do we find out if the FEC considers this some kind of financial
> contribution to a campaign that may not yet have formally filed with them?   I don't
> believe this last is a problem although I still have not heard if some lawyer has
> ben checked with who believes this to be the case.
>
> Thanks, Grace
> In a message dated 12/11/07 6:06:05 PM, elibeck at gmail.com writes:
>
>
> > Can we talk about this at the AdCom meeting on the 15th? I won't have any
> > time before then to work on a press release, and I think whatever we do
> > should be better coordinated with CDLC, SPWG, etc. I also think people
> > should take a pause and think about Bill Cunningham's strategy document:
> > http://green-rainbow.org/Committees/Strategic_Planning
> > /RL018_Local-Based_Strategy.pdf
> >
> > My three priorities for ComCom right now are
> >
> > 1. Getting ComCom going again, as opposed to the same few hands working on
> > these types of things on an emergency basis (I finally got phone numbers!)
> > 2. Newsletter - which will include an introduction to our Prez candidates
> > 3. Website - which will be the basis of regular communication to our members
> > and the public.