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Good job, fellas.

Investors Business Daily is responding positively, as are some of the other news sites.

Senator John Boozman (Arkansas), whom I believe has historically been against us, acknowledged the issue and made a post for us to comment in (keep it civil if you comment here, and keep the poker stuff in that thread as he has requested): https://www.facebook.com/notes/john-...61394110594649

I made a thread in The Economist's Facebook discussion page. Jump in there and comment! Remember that the readers of that board are not poker players and may be of the impression that playing online is illegal. Let's educate them.

"Like" The Economist: https://www.facebook.com/TheEconomist

View the discussion thread post: https://www.facebook.com/topic.php?u...eply#post86995

I just posted in your great Economist thread. Real good idea on your part.

But I have a question: On John Boozers page I couldn't find a "Like" button to Like the page so I could Like some posts. This has happened to me before. Any guidance would be appreciated.

LastLife are you awake? If so, I would "Like" a reply to this.

Several media have responded to Facebook posts requesting coverage of Black Friday. Let's upvote and affirmatively reply by commenting to these posts (I recommend not posting to these sites' main walls...some here have been banned from some walls):

• Investor's Business Daily: http://www.facebook.com/permalink.ph...00000102517352
• Philadelphia Daily News: http://www.facebook.com/permalink.ph...83&id=10225873
• San Jose Mercury News: http://www.facebook.com/mercurynews#...00002544484131
• The Louisville Courier-Journal: http://www.facebook.com/courierjourn...00002544484131
• The Arizona Republic: http://www.facebook.com/azcentral#!/...32&id=10225873
• The Detroit Free Press: http://www.facebook.com/detroitfreep...00002544484131
• The San Francisco Chronicle: http://www.facebook.com/SFGate#!/per...94&id=10225873
• The Orange County Register: http://www.facebook.com/ocregister#!...30&id=10225873
• The Austin American-Statesman: http://www.facebook.com/statesman#!/...00000102517352
• The Salt Lake Tribune: http://www.facebook.com/saltlaketrib...00000102517352
• The Palm Beach Post: http://www.facebook.com/permalink.ph...95&id=10225873

* Thanks LastLife for putting this list together

Recurring actions:

Let's continue to own a lot of Facebook pages (senators, Congressmen, Congressional committees, etc.). Rep. Barton has cited our Facebook posts, so we know it works.

• The House Financial Services Committee's Facebook page is here.
• Let's get some posts on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce page (here)
• The Dept. of Justice's page is here.
• Senators' FB pages: Senator Facebook Listing. For this, let's try to keep it to a couple of posts visible on the wall at all times -- that post preferably made by a constituent who identifies himself/herself as one -- with the rest of us liking and commenting on that post. This will allow us to make our case without generating negative reactions from the owners of the pages.
• We need lots of "liking" of pro-poker comments.

Let's also all send the PPA pre-written letters to our lawmakers. These will be updated when Rep. Barton's poker bill is introduced to the House (in other words, soon), so let's all get the current letters out before that. Once done, please reply ITT with "done", "sent", etc. to encourage others. Thanks!




Finally, let's recruit others. Our personal recommendations of this effort will go far. The daily action plan takes very little time and there's no denying it's way +EV for the time invested. Once done, please post here that you made the request, along with posting your personal commitment to participate in the action plan. I created a short URL for this thread that should help with sharing: http://is****/takeaction

Thanks!

That's probably because Facebook does everything in its power to make things as confusing as possible.

Apparently, you can't "Like" a page if you go directly to a wall post or note post on that page. You have to go to the main page, hit "Like" and then return to the wall post or note.

Go here to "Like" Boozman: https://www.facebook.com/JohnBoozman?sk=wall

Then go here to see the poker post: https://www.facebook.com/notes/john-...61394110594649

Facebook makes things really friggin hard sometimes.

Thank you for your reply. I've got it figured out now and your advice was very helpful. Nice to know some people actually take the time to help an ignorant newbie like myself.

Looks like SF deleted us.

Bill comming tommorow:

http://thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-va...er-bill-friday

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Just started a discussion thread on the Washinton Post Facebook website.

http://www.facebook.com/washingtonpost

Go to the link and click on the "Like" button and then click on Discussion on the left side of the page.

The name of the thread is "Black Friday", A dark day for online poker. Please go there and post your thoughts.

With the introduction of the Barton online poker bill, let's all make sure we are respectfully telling Congress that we demand our rights! As the bill drop is on a Friday, let's hit this on Facebook and follow up with emails next week.

Let's focus on members of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce (The ones with an x in front of their names means they don't have open posting. Just respond to a post already on the page.) As we have a new event with the introduction of this poker bill, let's go ahead and own these pages for the weekend.

For manageability, I subdivided them into daily groups:

Friday

• Henry A. Waxman (CA) NO FACEBOOK
• John D. Dingell (MI) http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/johndingell
• x Edward J. Markey (MA) http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/EdJMarkey
• Edolphus Towns (NY) http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/EdTowns
• x Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ) http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/...-Jr/6517277731
• Bobby L. Rush (IL) http://www.facebook.com/pages/Frank-...ssmanbobbyrush
• Anna G. Eshoo (CA) NO FACEBOOK
• Eliot L. Engel (NY) http://www.facebook.com/pages/Frank-...l/103355984852
• Gene Green (TX) http://www.facebook.com/pages/Frank-...!/RepGeneGreen
• Diana DeGette (CO) http://www.facebook.com/pages/Frank-...!/DianaDeGette
• Lois Capps (CA) http://www.facebook.com/pages/Frank-...ll#!/loiscapps
• x Michael F. Doyle (PA) http://www.facebook.com/pages/Frank-...usrepmikedoyle
• Jan Schakowsky (IL) http://www.facebook.com/pages/Frank-.../janschakowsky
• x Charles A. Gonzalez (TX) http://www.facebook.com/pages/Frank-...ez/55174583605
• Jay Inslee (WA) http://www.facebook.com/jayinslee?ref=ts
• Tammy Baldwin (WI) http://www.facebook.com/jayinslee?ref=ts#!/TammyBaldwin
• Mike Ross (AR) http://www.facebook.com/jayinslee?ref=ts#!/RepMikeRoss
• x Jim Matheson (UT) http://www.facebook.com/jayinslee?re...RepJimMatheson
• G. K. Butterfield (NC) http://www.facebook.com/jayinslee?re...=wall&filter=1
• x John Barrow (GA) http://www.facebook.com/jayinslee?re...smanJohnBarrow
• Doris O. Matsui (CA) http://www.facebook.com/jayinslee?ref=ts#!/doris.matsui
• Donna Christensen (VI) http://www.facebook.com/jayinslee?re...n/138013351189

Saturday

• Kathy Castor (FL) http://www.facebook.com/USRepKathyCa...=wall&filter=1
• Fred Upton (MI) http://www.facebook.com/USRepKathyCa...on/68563629337
• Joe Barton (TX) THANK HIM http://www.facebook.com/USRepKathyCa...!/RepJoeBarton
• Cliff Stearns (FL) http://www.facebook.com/USRepKathyCa...epCliffStearns
• x Ed Whitfield (KY) http://www.facebook.com/RepEdWhitfie...tfield?sk=wall
• John Shimkus (IL) http://www.facebook.com/repshimkus?r...himkus?sk=wall
• Joseph R. Pitts (PA) NO FACEBOOK
• x Mary Bono Mack (CA) http://www.facebook.com/bonomack?ref...nomack?sk=wall
• Greg Walden (OR) NO FACEBOOK
• x Lee Terry (NE) http://www.facebook.com/leeterry?sk=wall
• x Mike Rogers (MI) http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mike-J...203416?sk=wall
• Sue Myrick (NC) http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mike-J...#!/SueMyrickNC
• John Sullivan (OK) http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mike-J...n/170752815378
• Tim Murphy (PA) http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mike-J...=wall&filter=1
• Michael Burgess (TX) http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mike-J...ichaelcburgess

Sunday

• Marsha Blackburn (TN) http://www.facebook.com/marshablackburn?ref=ts&sk=wall
• x Brian P. Bilbray (CA) http://www.facebook.com/marshablackb...ay/88915587007
• Charles F. Bass (NH) http://www.facebook.com/RepCharlesBass?ref=ts&sk=wall
• x Phil Gingrey (GA) http://www.facebook.com/RepCharlesBa...RepPhilGingrey
• Steve Scalise (LA) http://www.facebook.com/RepSteveScalise?ref=ts&sk=wall
• Bob Latta (OH) NO FACEBOOK
• Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA) http://www.facebook.com/RepSteveScal...cmorrisrodgers
• Gregg Harper (MS) http://www.facebook.com/GreggHarper?...=wall&filter=1
• Leonard Lance (NJ) http://www.facebook.com/CongressmanLance?ref=ts&sk=wall
• Bill Cassidy (LA) http://www.facebook.com/billcassidy?sk=wall
• x Brett Guthrie (KY) http://www.facebook.com/pages/Brett-...ref=ts&sk=wall
• x Pete Olson (TX) http://www.facebook.com/pages/Pete-O...ref=ts&sk=wall
• David McKinley (WV) http://www.facebook.com/RepMcKinley?ref=ts&sk=wall
• Cory Gardner (CO) http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/CongressmanGardner
• x Mike Pompeo (KS) (his facebook is maintained by his old campaign) http://www.facebook.com/pompeoforcongress?sk=wall
• x Adam Kinzinger (IL) http://www.facebook.com/RepKinzinger?ref=ts&sk=wall
• Morgan Griffith (VA) http://www.facebook.com/morgangriffi...ref=ts&sk=wall

* Thanks Sajeffe for putting this list together

Only four posts on this cite that ran a big story on "Barton to offer online poker bill"


http://www.nationaljournal.com/tech/...-bill-20110616

posted to WA state jay inslee fb.

edit: seriously impressed by the number of poker-related posts on inslee's page! way to go guys.

I updated the plan to divide the actions by day...should be more manageable.