Comments on: LetterGate: Fossil Fuel Lobby Ready to Point Fingers; What About the Targeted Reps? http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/10/lettergate-fossil-fuel-lobby-ready-to-point-fingers-what-about-the-targeted-reps/ Firedoglake weblog Sat, 18 Feb 2012 06:55:40 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: AngelsAwake http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/10/lettergate-fossil-fuel-lobby-ready-to-point-fingers-what-about-the-targeted-reps/#comment-1953386 AngelsAwake Tue, 11 Aug 2009 02:24:42 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/10/lettergate-fossil-fuel-lobby-ready-to-point-fingers-what-about-the-targeted-reps/#comment-1953386 <p>Professional trolls. I don’t know whether to laugh or shoot myself in the face.</p> Professional trolls. I don’t know whether to laugh or shoot myself in the face.

]]> By: A Siegel http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/10/lettergate-fossil-fuel-lobby-ready-to-point-fingers-what-about-the-targeted-reps/#comment-1953385 A Siegel Tue, 11 Aug 2009 02:23:36 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/10/lettergate-fossil-fuel-lobby-ready-to-point-fingers-what-about-the-targeted-reps/#comment-1953385 <p>Sigh — not OT at all … “Blog Warriors” — wonder if they received their training in the Yellow Elephant Typewriter Battalion.</p> Sigh — not OT at all … “Blog Warriors” — wonder if they received their training in the Yellow Elephant Typewriter Battalion.

]]> By: Twain http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/10/lettergate-fossil-fuel-lobby-ready-to-point-fingers-what-about-the-targeted-reps/#comment-1953384 Twain Tue, 11 Aug 2009 02:17:40 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/10/lettergate-fossil-fuel-lobby-ready-to-point-fingers-what-about-the-targeted-reps/#comment-1953384 <p>Hit men! how classy. s/</p> Hit men! how classy. s/

]]> By: allan http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/10/lettergate-fossil-fuel-lobby-ready-to-point-fingers-what-about-the-targeted-reps/#comment-1953383 allan Tue, 11 Aug 2009 02:15:04 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/10/lettergate-fossil-fuel-lobby-ready-to-point-fingers-what-about-the-targeted-reps/#comment-1953383 <p>Not entirely OT. From <a href="http://economistsview.typepad.com/economistsview/2009/08/astroturf-trolls-for-the-blogosphere.html" rel="nofollow">Mark Thoma</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>There’s a company called Advantage Consultants that’s offering up “professional blog warriors” to “flood the zone” with comments. In short, astro-turf trolls for the blogosphere.</p></blockquote> Not entirely OT. From Mark Thoma:

There’s a company called Advantage Consultants that’s offering up “professional blog warriors” to “flood the zone” with comments. In short, astro-turf trolls for the blogosphere.

]]> By: A Siegel http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/10/lettergate-fossil-fuel-lobby-ready-to-point-fingers-what-about-the-targeted-reps/#comment-1953382 A Siegel Tue, 11 Aug 2009 02:12:59 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/10/lettergate-fossil-fuel-lobby-ready-to-point-fingers-what-about-the-targeted-reps/#comment-1953382 <p>H2H — Have to say that is (a) great that you are making the calls and (2)pretty horrific that a staffer is treating you that way. Does Dahlkemper really have that level of disdain for constituents?</p> H2H — Have to say that is (a) great that you are making the calls and (2)pretty horrific that a staffer is treating you that way. Does Dahlkemper really have that level of disdain for constituents?

]]> By: hate2haggle http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/10/lettergate-fossil-fuel-lobby-ready-to-point-fingers-what-about-the-targeted-reps/#comment-1953380 hate2haggle Tue, 11 Aug 2009 02:02:23 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/10/lettergate-fossil-fuel-lobby-ready-to-point-fingers-what-about-the-targeted-reps/#comment-1953380 <p>I’m a resident of Pennsylvania’s 3rd Congressional District and I’ve called Rep. Dahlkemper’s office several times over the past week since the Bonner letters were made public to me first by Rachel Maddow. The staffer I spoke with at the Erie, Pa. office today seemed almost annoyed at my interest in these letters. In fact he asserted that I must be a member of the media and I explained if I were than I would have identified myself as such. Couldn’t believe his attitude. I’ll keep calling and I hope many of you fire pups do, too.</p> I’m a resident of Pennsylvania’s 3rd Congressional District and I’ve called Rep. Dahlkemper’s office several times over the past week since the Bonner letters were made public to me first by Rachel Maddow. The staffer I spoke with at the Erie, Pa. office today seemed almost annoyed at my interest in these letters. In fact he asserted that I must be a member of the media and I explained if I were than I would have identified myself as such. Couldn’t believe his attitude. I’ll keep calling and I hope many of you fire pups do, too.

]]> By: AngelsAwake http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/10/lettergate-fossil-fuel-lobby-ready-to-point-fingers-what-about-the-targeted-reps/#comment-1953379 AngelsAwake Tue, 11 Aug 2009 01:49:07 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/10/lettergate-fossil-fuel-lobby-ready-to-point-fingers-what-about-the-targeted-reps/#comment-1953379 <p>I’ve always believed that we will only eliminate fossil fuels and the effects of them when the people who make money from it stop making a profit.</p> <p>That day is not any closer.</p> I’ve always believed that we will only eliminate fossil fuels and the effects of them when the people who make money from it stop making a profit.

That day is not any closer.

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