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TO ENSURE A FAIR AND INFORMED ELECTION
PLEASE DISTRIBUTE THIS EMAIL FAR AND WIDE BEFORE THE NOVEMBER 2ND ELECTION!
EMAIL BULLETIN
OCTOBER 24, 2004
www.DeafRepublicans.com
Independent Minds, Informed Votes
THE CAPTIONING HOAX EXPOSED!
During this year's election campaign, we have observed numerous anti-Bush and anti-Republican emails circulating in the last few months that are full of outrageous, false claims which have been spread by political activists (some of whom are NOT DEAF) in the past several months. These are people who see a distinct advantage in using scare tactics to trick the Deaf into voting for the wrong candidate.
An example of this email can be found at www.DeafRepublicans.com. The email shown on our website is a prime example of the type of scare tactics perpetuated by the Democrats that prey upon the fears of Deaf voters. These emails are simply bald-faced lies and we find this practice repugnant and insulting to all Deaf people.
This distasteful practice has grown more common now because every single vote counts in this election. If a group of deaf people can be fooled into voting for these democratic activists’ candidates, it could influence the election!
On this website we will expose the lies contained in emails like these, and share with you the REAL TRUTH about President Bush’s record on Deaf issues!
We urge all people in the Deaf community to send a message to these activists on November 2, 2004, that THIS WILL NO LONGER BE TOLERATED and we will not be easily tricked!
Read below and click on the links to learn how the Deaf community is being misled:
THE CAPTIONING HOAX EXPOSED!
1) MYTH: THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION TRIED TO CUT DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FUNDING FOR CAPTIONING!
VERDICT: FALSE!
The Government is NOT pulling money out of captioning! In fact MORE of our programming is being captioned!
Go to http://www.DeafRepublicans.com/captioning.html to learn more!
2) MYTH: THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION IS HURTING THE DEAF COMMUNITY BY DECIDING TO CUT FUNDING FOR CAPTIONS!
VERDICT: FALSE!
This shift in Department of EDUCATION priorities is a direct result of decisions made during the Clinton Administration, not the Bush Administration!
Go to http://www.DeafRepublicans.com/captioning.html to learn more!
3) MYTH: THE LIST OF RECENTLY APPROVED AND DISAPPROVED TV PROGRAMS SHOWS THAT THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION WANTS TO END CAPTIONING ON MY FAVORITE SHOW!
VERDICT: FALSE!
The list of shows that have been circulated listing shows that will and will not be funded by the Department of Education (http://www.nad.org/site/pp.asp?c=foINKQMBF&b=181091) are mostly shows that are ALREADY required to be captioned by the producers themselves!
Go to http://www.DeafRepublicans.com/captioning.html to learn more!
4) MYTH: THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION MADE THIS DECISION BY SECRET COMMITTEE AND PURPOSELY EXCLUDED THE DEAF!
VERDICT: FALSE!
The Department of Education’s captioning funding program is, and has always been, a grants award program that requires an application, eligibility criteria and compliance requirements. Funding from a grants award program is NOT a "legal right," nor is it a "civil right."
Go to http://www.DeafRepublicans.com/captioning.html to learn more!
5) MYTH: THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION IS CENSORING THE DEAF!
VERDICT: FALSE!
The Department of Education is simply changing its funding priorities due to a Clinton Era decision, and is not "censoring" anything.
Go to http://www.DeafRepublicans.com/captioning.html to learn more!
PLEASE DISTRIBUTE THIS EMAIL FAR AND WIDE BEFORE THE NOVEMBER 2ND ELECTION!
EMAIL BULLETIN
OCTOBER 24, 2004
www.DeafRepublicans.com
Independent Minds, Informed Votes
THE CAPTIONING HOAX EXPOSED!
During this year's election campaign, we have observed numerous anti-Bush and anti-Republican emails circulating in the last few months that are full of outrageous, false claims which have been spread by political activists (some of whom are NOT DEAF) in the past several months. These are people who see a distinct advantage in using scare tactics to trick the Deaf into voting for the wrong candidate.
An example of this email can be found at www.DeafRepublicans.com. The email shown on our website is a prime example of the type of scare tactics perpetuated by the Democrats that prey upon the fears of Deaf voters. These emails are simply bald-faced lies and we find this practice repugnant and insulting to all Deaf people.
This distasteful practice has grown more common now because every single vote counts in this election. If a group of deaf people can be fooled into voting for these democratic activists’ candidates, it could influence the election!
On this website we will expose the lies contained in emails like these, and share with you the REAL TRUTH about President Bush’s record on Deaf issues!
We urge all people in the Deaf community to send a message to these activists on November 2, 2004, that THIS WILL NO LONGER BE TOLERATED and we will not be easily tricked!
Read below and click on the links to learn how the Deaf community is being misled:
THE CAPTIONING HOAX EXPOSED!
1) MYTH: THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION TRIED TO CUT DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FUNDING FOR CAPTIONING!
VERDICT: FALSE!
The Government is NOT pulling money out of captioning! In fact MORE of our programming is being captioned!
Go to http://www.DeafRepublicans.com/captioning.html to learn more!
2) MYTH: THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION IS HURTING THE DEAF COMMUNITY BY DECIDING TO CUT FUNDING FOR CAPTIONS!
VERDICT: FALSE!
This shift in Department of EDUCATION priorities is a direct result of decisions made during the Clinton Administration, not the Bush Administration!
Go to http://www.DeafRepublicans.com/captioning.html to learn more!
3) MYTH: THE LIST OF RECENTLY APPROVED AND DISAPPROVED TV PROGRAMS SHOWS THAT THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION WANTS TO END CAPTIONING ON MY FAVORITE SHOW!
VERDICT: FALSE!
The list of shows that have been circulated listing shows that will and will not be funded by the Department of Education (http://www.nad.org/site/pp.asp?c=foINKQMBF&b=181091) are mostly shows that are ALREADY required to be captioned by the producers themselves!
Go to http://www.DeafRepublicans.com/captioning.html to learn more!
4) MYTH: THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION MADE THIS DECISION BY SECRET COMMITTEE AND PURPOSELY EXCLUDED THE DEAF!
VERDICT: FALSE!
The Department of Education’s captioning funding program is, and has always been, a grants award program that requires an application, eligibility criteria and compliance requirements. Funding from a grants award program is NOT a "legal right," nor is it a "civil right."
Go to http://www.DeafRepublicans.com/captioning.html to learn more!
5) MYTH: THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION IS CENSORING THE DEAF!
VERDICT: FALSE!
The Department of Education is simply changing its funding priorities due to a Clinton Era decision, and is not "censoring" anything.
Go to http://www.DeafRepublicans.com/captioning.html to learn more!
