Since the McCain/Palin campaign has seen fit to block the media's attempts to actually do their jobs and report the news, I think its time we told the media that we have their backs in this argument.
The media needs to know that we, their viewers, agree with and fully support their decision today to not cover the campaign unless they are granted full, unrestricted and unscripted access to both John McCain AND (especially) Sarah Palin.
The McCain campaign is so worried that she will make a mistake, they have limited the press almost completely. If she's not ready to answer an unscripted question from the media, then how in God's name is she ready to be the Vice President of the United States (who is also the President of the U.S. Senate)?
I encourage each and every Kossack to copy and paste the text below the fold, and e-mail it to every person in your address book. Encourage them to pass the text on to every media outlet they can and let's put the pressure on the McCain campaign to finally "come clean" with access to Sarah Palin (so that we all can see just how woefully unprepared she really is).
I also encourage all Kossacks to add to the e-mail listing I have included at the bottom of this diary so that everyone can send this out to as many in the media as possible.
As a member of the public - one of your viewers - I find it particularly distasteful that the McCain/Palin campaign has decided to basically wage war on the media, and the public by default, by not allowing full, unrestricted and unscripted access to either John McCain nor Sarah Palin. This election cycle is one of monumental importance both domestically and throughout the world and having the media's access to the candidates to ask the tough questions, allows me, the voter, to make an informed decision in November. Without this interaction, I am left to wonder about the qualifications of either candidate (John McCain or Sarah Palin) to be President and Vice President.
I respectfully demand that, unless the McCain/Palin campaign allows free, total, unrestricted and unscripted access to John McCain AND Sarah Palin, the media responds by blocking ALL coverage of the McCain/Palin campign altogether.
Respectfully,
<Insert Your Name>
<Insert Contact Information>
(e-Mail this to every news media outlet you can and forward this to everyone in your address book, encouraging them to do the same. Its time for this election to be about the people, for the people and by the people for a change!)
NBC News:
phil.griffin@nbc.com
steve.capus@nbc.com
letters@msnbc.com
rachel@msnbc.com (Rachel Maddow)
info@ap.org (Associated Press)
You can locate your local newspaper online through this link.
(http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/usstate/usatable.htm)
Update #1: Thanks to barbiegeek for her detailed compliation of media e-mail addresses (I apologize in advance if there are any duplicates):
nightly@nbc.com
today@nbc.com
netaudr@abc.com
thisweek@abc.com
wnn@abcnews.com
support@abcnews.go.com
tblake@thepolitico.com
letters@newsweek.com
national@washpost.com
hardball@msnbc.com
scams@cbsnews.com
letters@msnbc.com
letters@time.com
60M@cbs.com
newseditor@mail.cnn.com
managing-editor@nytimes.com
charlierose@pbs.org
public@nytimes.com
earlyshow@cbs.com
larry.king.live@cnn.com
nbc_meetthepress_newsmail@msnbc.com
dateline@nbcuni.com
joe@msnbc.com
evening@cbsnews.com
mailings@mail.cnn.com
fns@foxnews.com
me@glennbeck.com
loudobbs@mail.cnn.com
2020@abc.com
letters@news-jrnl.com
HeraldEd@herald.com
insight@orlandosentinel.com
letters@SPTimes.com
tribletters@tampatrib.com
letters@washpost.com
letters@washpost.com
letters@unionleader.com
stateeditor@thestate.com
letters@forumcomm.com
john.irby@bismarcktribune.com
brian.kroshus@bismarcktribune.com
editor@argusleader.com
publisher@capjournal.com
mchristman@fwn.fortwayne.com
talktous@rockymountainnews.com
newsroom@denverpost.com
opinion@charlotteobserver.com
news@wsjournal.com
accuracy@usatoday.com
readers.rep@latimes.com
heralded@miamiherald.com
nightline@abcnews.com
2020@abc.com
insideajc@ajc.com
editorial@idahostatesman.com
VOP@sbtinfo.com
letters@dmreg.com
letters@cjonline.com
readerline@courier-journal.com
letters@detnews.com
SiteEditor@stltoday.com
irstaff@helenair.com
editor@tribmail.com
letters@lasvegassun.com
bginter@nevadaappeal.com
letters@sfnewmexican.com
sgoldberg@plaind.com
letters@enquirer.com
letters@dispatch.com
fcraig@tribweb.com
jsmetro@journalsentinel.com
situationroom@mail.cnn.com
letters@usnews.com
colmes@foxnews.com
comments@foxnews.com
I'll add more addresses as necessary. REC THIS DIARY UP SO THAT WE GET THE EXPOSURE WE NEED!