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

[Gracegrnrnbw at aol.com]

John, given that you were not party to the previous interchange, you have no 
idea where that interpretation came from or whether you might have made your 
own interpretation.

Again, I apologize to the list for the spill over from an issue that has been 
going on offlist.

Please don't see this as a reason not to join in the important work of this 
committee - Thanks, Grace
In a message dated 12/12/07 6:56:27 AM, john.walsh at umassmed.edu writes:


> Hi Merelice,
> Yes, I agree.  I am tired of bullying and it should stop.  The FEC 
> comment which you quote says an awful lot since it was NOT in 
> response to anything but sprung from the brow of the writer.
> john walsh
> 
> On Dec 12, 2007, at 1:09 AM, Merelice wrote:
> 
> > 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.
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> 
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