[IP] DO READ re: unauthorized mass mailings to politicians...
Begin forwarded message:
From: Susie Gorden <sgorden@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: December 16, 2005 4:40:21 PM EST
To: "dave@xxxxxxxxxx" <'dave@xxxxxxxxxx'>
Subject: RE: [IP] unauthorized mass mailings to politicians...
Hi Dave,
A post that appeared on your listserv December 8 regarding
unauthorized messages being sent to Congress was brought to our
attention by a list member. Capitol Advantage has been in business
for 20 years and in the online advocacy field for 10 years. Our
reputation is extremely important to us, and we also stand behind the
campaigns that we help to deliver.
I hope that you will post the following that was sent to us by our
customer who is with the Protect Your Healthcare campaign. Please do
not hesitate to contact me if you have any further questions. My
contact information follows. Thank you, --susie.
Message from Protect Your Healthcare:
The messages to Congress referred to in Tim’s post were sent on
behalf of the Protect Your Healthcare campaign
(www.protectyourhealthcare.org ), and they were generated based on a
form he probably completed on the site of one of the advertisers
acting on our behalf. There are several sites where he could have
taken this action, and we have asked the advertiser involved to
research the exact trail.
Protect Your Healthcare is a reputable group that does not send
communications to Congress unless the activist has authorized this
and completed a form with name, full mailing address and email
address, which I do see on the data I received so far. In a few
other instances we've been contacted when someone did not recall
signing up for this campaign, and in every instance we were able to
find the record of their signup on a particular petition or
advertiser site or in response to a particular email newsletter, and
with this reminder they or their spouse recalled doing it. In some
cases there was a delay in data transfer from the advertiser as a new
program gets under way, and this can be the cause of someone not
immediately recalling their activity.
At the Protect Your Healthcare campaign we work with a broad
advertising network to ensure that the public learns about the
potential impact of certain proposed legislation on their health care
coverage. We do take every complaint seriously, and if we ever found
a rogue advertiser we would cancel our contract with them
immediately. As noted above, we are investigating Tim’s complaint to
make sure that's not what happened in this case and will let him know
of the results.
Thank you on behalf of Protect Your Healthcare,
Susan Berger
Susie Gorden
Director, Government Outreach and Citizen Communications
Capitol Advantage
2751 Prosperity Avenue, 6th Floor
Fairfax, VA 22031
703.289.4670 x 124
800.659.8708 toll-free
703.289.4678 fax
sgorden@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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