by Hesiod http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/9/14/85323/2087
Mon Sep 14, 2009 at 05:56:00 AM PDT
Reposted from last week.
The Michigan Chamber of Commerce has invited Glenn Beck to be the keynote speaker at its annual Future & Forum Annual Meeting.
The event will take place on September 15 on the campus of Miichigan State University at the University's conference and convention facility, the Kellog Center.
ANY KOSSACK WHO LIVES IN MICHIGAN NEEDS TO TAKE ACTION!
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Write to the Chamber with your displeasure at inviting such a divisive figure to speak to its members. Here's their Staff directory. One person to focus on may be Aimee Bahs, their Director of Marketing and events.
[Note: The Michigan Chamber has removed their contact page from their website. They must be getting inundated with complaints. Keep up the pressure!]
RILE UP THE CAMPUS DEMOCRATS AT MSU! They can take the forefront of any protests at the Kellog center and voicing of opposition to the University.
The MSU Dems have set up a Facebook page to organize a protest. If you do not have access to facebook, you can e-mail them and let them know you are coming to the event, and maybe coordinate a message.
Here's the MSU Dems e-mail address:
Anyone with a Michigan blog should post something as well. We need to get the word out. THIS IS HAPPENING TOMORROW!!.
Please also alert the Michigan Political media:
The Dean of Michigan political reporters, Tim Skubik, can be reached here:
ADDENDUM: Glenn beck is an enemy of Auto Workers and lied about the UAW during GM's bankruptcy crisis. Lots of auto workers live in the mid Michigan area.
Let's let them know Beck is coming to town.
UPDATE: inspired by a commenter -- a suggested protest sign might be: "Glenn Beck -- YOU LIE!"
UPDATED AGAIN: Pay close attention to the list of the OTHER people speaking to the Chamber on that day. A veritable who's who of state GOP political candidates running for Governor and Attorney General. If they thought the Beck thing was going to go under the radar - they are in for a rude awakening.
One suggested avenue of attack is to highlight Beck's statement that he hates the 9/11 families.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hf33g9ep4YU
ONE LAST UPDATE:
You may want to contact Dianne Byrum, who is a member of the MSU Board of Trustee, a former Michigan State Democratic Legislator, and was at one time a member of the Chamber of Commerce. (She may still be).
FINAL UPDATE, I PROMISE!: Somehow, some way we need to get a video camera into that event and get video of Beck's speech. It is almost guaranteed to be incendiary and for him to say something controversial. The Michigan Republicans and Chamber Members are probably desperate tp prevent any video of his speech from hitting Youtube. So, we need an enterprising activist or a member of the Cjamber who will be there to sneak some video.
We cannot count on the media publicizing this. We have to do it ourselves.
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