Monthly Archives: January 2006

Third Episode of the new Downsize DC Conference Call show

Today’s Downsizer-Dispatch…::::::You fund it. We do it. Last week we asked for help in starting a media campaign. You responded and we’re doing it. Jim Babka appeared on two radio shows this week (Note: Jim will be traveling on behalf of Downsize DC next week and won’t do interviews, but we’ll be getting back to them when he returns). ::::::And that’s only the beginning.::::::Now there’s something you can do that doesn’t require additional contributions!::::::Do you want to hear Downsize DC President Jim Babka talk about DownsizeDC.org and the Read the Bills Act (RTBA) on your local radio stations? Do you want us to recruit your local talk show hosts to the RTBA coalition, so they will talk about RTBA even when Jim isn’t scheduled for an interview? If so . . .:::

Today’s Downsizer-Dispatch…::::::We want to thank the DC Downsizers who helped fund the start of our RTBA media campaign. The first fruits are announced later in this message. In other words, we have our first interviews of 2006 scheduled (details below)!:::

Week Two: The Downsize DC Conference Call

In this message, we’ll share with you the details of upcoming DownsizeDC.org appearances.

Today’s Downsizer-Dispatch…::::::When politicians break the law, other politicians impose new laws on you. It’s happened before. It’s happening again. The excuse this time is the Abramoff scandal. ::::::Because some politicians may have broken the bribery laws Senator John McCain wants to punish you for their sins. ::::::We have a rule here at Downsize DC. We avoid mention of partisan labels and political personalities. That’s not what we’re about. We’re about issues and principles. But we must make an exception

Today’s Downsizer-Dispatch…::::::We must do immediately something we’d hoped to postpone until Spring. We must start booking me on every radio show in America to tell people about the Read the Bills Act. ::::::And we must start building a coalition of talk show hosts, blogs, and organizations to pass RTBA. ::::::Why were we delaying these things? Why are we rushing to do them now? I’ll tell you.

First episode of the Downsize DC Conference Call . . .

Today’s Downsizer-Dispatch… ::::::In this message::::

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• Massive mistakes in yesterday’s message are corrected below:::
• Will John McCain exploit Abramoff scandal to silence DownsizeDC.org? :::
• What are your ideas for additional ways we can Downsize DC?:::

:::Am I The Missing Link?::::::I, James Babka, hereby confess that I screwed up the links in yesterday’s message in every possible way, causing many busy DC Downsizers to waste their time. I humbly apologize for my gross incompetence. Here are the correct links . . .::::::To see the letter from the Congressman who offered to sponsor the “Read the Bills Act,” and learn the details of what happened with that offer, click here. ::::::To learn about our new bill to prevent the bureaucracy from creating its own laws, click here. ::::::To learn why we’re not really bothered by what happened with the potential RTBA sponsor, click here. ::::::Will John McCain use the Abramoff scandal to shut down DownsizeDC.org?::::::I’ll discuss this question tonight when I

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