Wednesday, September 15, 2004

Rather Resignation: What Can YOU Do?

Strategic, civilized protest really can make a difference.

Jim Geraghty of the Kerry Spot reports:

I am informed that the head of a CBS affiliate in a large East Coast city is telling viewers who call in that he wants Rather to apologize on 60 Minutes and then resign. This local network official reportedly plans to present the flood of critical emails he has been getting to the network heads in New York.

What can YOU do to help call for Rather's Resignation?


Complain to CBS

CBS Executive Les Moonves: leslie.moonves@tvc.cbs.com

CBS Evening News with Dan Rather: evening@cbsnews.com / ph: (212) 975-3247

60 Minutes II: 60II@cbsnews.com / ph: (212) 975-6200

60 Minutes: 60m@cbsnews.com / ph: (212) 975-32470

CBS CONSUMER ALERT: Know of a scam that needs investigating? Tell us about it! Email us at scams@cbsnews.com .

For more detailed CBS contact info, click here.

Sign Petitions

Sign the petition at RatherGate.com.

Sign a petition by BoycottCBS.com as they file an emergency appeal to the Federal Election Commission urging immediate action to hold CBS/Viacom in violation of federal election law.


Contact the Affiliates


Send faxes to CBS affiliates.

UPDATE: RatherGate.com now has a list of CBS affiliates, listed in MS Excel, and posted at their site.

UPDATE: Click here to contact your local CBS affiliate (hat tip: INDC Journal)


Contact Your Congressman

Enter your zip code on this page and send your Congressman an email urging him or her to stop CBS from using its media exemption to use fraudelent materials to smear the President.


Contact the Committee

The House of Representatives has a Committe of Energy and Commerce. Information on fraud can be reported to
the Committee's Anonymous Tip Line.

There is also a Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet. Below I have provided all of the available contact info for all of the Committee members. Members of the Subcommitte have been highlighted in red.

The letter doesn't have to be detailed. You could simply tweak what Chris Cox said in his letter to the Chairman on the Subcommittee:
This is a requestfor you to investigate the continued use by CBS News of forged documents concerning the service record of President George W. Bush intended to unfairly damage his reputation and influence the outcome of the 2004 presidential election.

Joe Barton, Texas
Committee Chairman
Ph: (202) 225-2002
Fx: (202) 225-3052
Online Contact Form

Charles "Chip" Pickering, Mississippi
Committee Vice Chairman
Ph: (202) 225-5031
Fx: (202) 225-5797
Online Contact Form

John D. Dingell, Michigan
Committe Ranking Member
Ph:
(202) 225-4071


Fred Upton, Michigan
Subcommittee Chairman
Ph: (202) 225-3761
Fx: (202) 225-4986

Cliff Stearns
, Florida
Ph:
(202) 225-5744
Subcommittee Vice Chairman

Edward J. Markey, Massachusetts
Subcommittee Ranking Member
Ph:
(202) 225-2836
Fx: (202) 226-0092


Michael Bilirakis, Florida
Ph:
(202) 225-5755

Paul E. Gillmor, Ohio
Ph:
(202) 225-6405
Online Contact Form

Christopher Cox, California
Ph:
(202) 225-5611
Online Contact Form

Nathan Deal, Georgia
Ph: (202) 225-5211
Online Contact Form

Ed Whitfield, Kentucky
Ph: (202) 225-3115
Fx:
(202) 225-3547
Online Contact Form

Barbara Cubin, Wyoming
Ph: (202) 225-2311 / toll free: (888) 879-3599
Fx: (202) 225-3057

John Shimkus, Illinois
Ph: (202) 225-5271
Fx: (202) 225-5880

Online Contact Form

Heather Wilson, New Mexico
Ph: (202) 225-6316
Fx: (202) 225-4975

Online Contact Form

Vito Fossella, New York
Ph:
(202) 225-3371
Email: vito.fossella@mail.house.gov

Steve Buyer, Indiana
Ph:
(202) 225-5037
Online Contact Form


Charles F. Bass, New Hampshire
Ph: (202) 225-5206
Fx:
(202) 225-2946
Email:
cbass@mail.house.gov

Mary Bono, California
Ph: (202) 225-5330
Fx:
(202) 225-2961
Online Contact Form

Rick Boucher, Virginia
Ph: 202-225-3861
Fx: 202-225-0442
Email: Ninthnet@mail.house.gov

Edolphus Towns, New York
Ph: (202) 225-5936
Fx: (202) 225-1018

Bart Gordon, Tennessee
Ph: (202) 225-4231
Fx:: (202) 225 6887

Peter Deutsch, Florida
Ph: (202) 225-7931
Fx: (202) 225-8456

Bobby L. Rush, Illinois
Ph: (202) 225-4372
Fx: (202) 226-0333

Anna G. Eshoo, California
Ph: 202-225-8104
Fx: 202-225-8890
Online Contact Form

Bart Stupak, Michigan
Ph: (202) 225-4735
Fx: (202) 225-4744
Online Contact Form

Eliot L. Engel, New York
Ph; (202) 225-2464

Albert R. Wynn, Maryland
Ph: (202) 225-8699
Online Contact Form

Karen McCarthy, Missouri
Ph: (202) 225-4535
Fx: (202) 225-4403
Online Contact Form

Michael F. Doyle, Pennsylvania
Ph: (202) 225-2135
Fx:
202-225-3084
Email:
rep.doyle@mail.house.gov

Jim Davis, Florida
Ph: (202) 225-3376
Fx: (202) 225-5652

Charles A. Gonzalez, Texas
Ph:(202) 225-3236
Fx: (202) 225-1915


W.J. "Billy" Tauzin, Louisiana
Ph:
(202)-225-4031

Ralph M. Hall, Texas
Ph: (202) 225-6673
Fx: (202) 225-3332

James C. Greenwood, Pennsylvania
Ph: (202) 225-4276
Fx: (202) 225-9511
Online Contact Form

Richard Burr, North Carolina
Ph: (202) 225-2071
Email:
Richard.BurrNC05@mail.house.gov

Charlie Norwood, Georgia
Ph: (202) 225-4101
Fx: (202) 226-0776

John B. Shadegg, Arizona
Ph:
(202) 225-3361
Fx:
(202) 225-3462
Online Contact Form

George Radanovich, California
Ph: (202) 225-4540 / Toll Free Comment Line: 1-800-506-9463
Fx: (202) 225-3402
Online Comment Form

Joseph R. Pitts, Pennsylvania
Ph: (202) 225-2411
Fx: (202) 225-2013
Online Contact Form

Greg Walden, Oregon
Ph: (202) 225-6730
Fx: (202) 225-5774

Lee Terry, Nebraska
Ph: (202) 225-4155
Fx: (202) 226-5452
Online Contact Form

Mike Ferguson, New Jersey
Ph: (202) 225-5361
Fx: (202) 225-9460
Online Contact Form

Mike Rogers, Michigan
Ph: (202) 225-4872
Fx: (202) 225-5820
Online Contact Form

Darrell Issa, California
Ph: (202) 225-3906
Fx: (202) 225-3303
Online Contact Form

C.L. "Butch" Otter, Idaho
Ph: (202) 225-6611
Fx: :(202) 225-3029
Online Contact Form

John Sullivan, Oklahoma
Ph: (202) 225-2211
Fx: (202) 225-9187
Online Contact Form

Henry A. Waxman, California
Ph: (202) 225-3976
Fx: (202) 225-4099

Frank Pallone Jr., New Jersey
Ph: (202) 225-4671
Fx: (202) 225-9665

Sherrod Brown, Ohio
Ph:
(202) 225-3401
Fx: (202) 225-2266

Email:
sherrod@mail.house.gov

Gene Green, Texas
Ph: (202) 225-1688
Fx: (202) 225-9903

Ted Strickland, Ohio
Ph: 202-225-5705
Fx: 202-225-5907

Diana DeGette, Colorado
Ph: (202) 225-4431
Fx: (202) 225-5657
Online Contact Form

Lois Capps, California
Ph: (202) 225-3601
Fx: (202) 225-5632

Jan Schakowsky, Illinois
Ph: (202) 225-2111

Hilda L. Solis, California
Ph: 626-448-1271
Fx: 626-448-8062

Christopher John, Louisiana
Ph: (202) 225-2031
Fx: (202) 225-5724

Tom Allen, Maine
Ph: (202) 225-6116
Fx: (202) 225-5590
Email: rep.tomallen@mail.house.gov
Online Contact Form


Contact the Sponsors

Contact the sponsors of last Sunday's 60 Minutes. The Elder at Frater Libertas has done all the work for you:

Nissan
nissan-ir@mail.nissan.co.jp
1-800-647-7261

Pfizer
ccfeedback@pfizer.com
1-800-733-9393

Aventis
aventis-ir@aventis.com
1-800-221-4025

Campbell's
http://www.campbellssoup.com
1-800-257-8443

KIA
requires registration
1-800-333-4542

Sprint
nicholas.sweers@mail.sprint.com
1-913-624-3000

Aflac
http://www.aflac.com/about_us/media_center_contact.asp
1-800-992-3522

Citi
investorrelations@citi.com
1-800-285-3000

Ameriquest
https://www.ameriquestmortgage.com/contact.html
1-800-523-3964

Splenda
http://www.splenda.com/vcrc/emailform.jhtml
1-800-7-SPLENDA

SBC
drucilla.cessac@sbc.com
1-210-821-4105

Ford
https://www.ford.com/en/company/investorInformation/shareholderQuestions.htm
1-800-392-3673

American Express
ronald.stovall@aexp.com
1-800-525-3355