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The Writers Room
is a place to develop rants promoting the FairTax.
You can post a rant,
ask for comments on a rant you're working on,
or just poach someone else's rant.
"Rants" include:
Articles, Letters to the Editor, Letters to Politicians, Letters to Local Businesses,
Speeches, Elevator Speeches, Talking Points, Interview Transcripts, Advertisements,
or just some boilerplate text for a variety of uses
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| View/Grab Finished Rants:
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NOTE: When you post anything here, you surrender all rights to it and give others
full permission to copy, paste, and/or edit your text and sign their own name to it.
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Writing Tips
Politicians and Editors prefer letters that are personal and written from the heart.
Beware of a letter that is too long:
- A "Letter to the Editor" should normally have fewer than 200 words.
- Think of the available space in the paper.
- Some editors may treat a longer letter as a "guest column".
- Consider breaking up a long letter into a series of more focused letters.
- Consider adapting a long letter into a short speech.
Always consider your target audience:
- Consider: age, education, interest, familiarity with tax issues, etc.
- Adjust your rant's vocabulary, length, and level of detail accordingly.
Remember to KISS your rant:
- Keep It Simple, Stupid!
- That way you won't lose the attention of the reader.
The "5 X 5" Trick:
- 5 paragraphs of 5 sentences each.
- Each sentence tells a story unto itself.
Send letters to local business owners:
- Call local businesses to get the owner's name.
- Include a "looking forward to hearing from you" paragraph with your contact info.
- Keep a record of the letters sent, any return calls, and your follow up calls.
Develop your FairTax "Elevator Speech":
- Choose a topic that is important to you.
- Keep it short but cover the basics:
- The FairTax is a progressive national sales tax on new goods and services.
- It replaces all Federal income taxes (personal, corporate, gift, estate, capital gains, FICA, AMT).
- It fires the IRS!
- Write it down.
- Practice it in front of a mirror and then in front of a friend.
- Be prepared to answer questions: carry
tri-fold brochures or
business cards to give away and invite people to meetings.
- Use it whenever the opportunity arises: elevators, checkout lines, waiting rooms, at the Post Office, etc.
Places to Rant
These resources have links to media outlet home pages.
You'll need to dig around to find addresses to send letters to the editor,
phone numbers to call in to talk shows,
how to submit meeting announcements on the community bulletin board,
and the email addresses of reporters.
As you explore these sites, please send me an email with links to submit rants,
and which Districts they serve.
Let me know of any FairTax-friendly media outlets.
Local Media Outlets
| DISTRICT /
COUNTIES | MEDIA | NAME/WEBSITE | CONTACT INFO | NOTES |
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AL-4
DeKalb
| NEWSPAPER
Daily
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FORT PAYNE TIMES-JOURNAL
Fort Payne, AL
(256) 845-2550, (256) 845-7459 fax
Staff Phone/Email Directory
| Advertising: (256) 845-2550, form
Calendar: form
Letters: (256) 845-7459 fax, form
Press Releases: form
| Letters must be
150 words or less!
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AL-4
DeKalb, Marshall
AL-5
Jackson
| RADIO
Country
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K-98, WKEA 98.3 FM
Powell, AL
(256) 259-2341, (256) 574-2156 fax
Staff Phone/Email Directory
| Advertising: emails
Calendar: (256) 574-2156 fax, email
| Send Calendar info
10+ days before event.
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AL-4
DeKalb
| SIGN
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DEKALB CO. TOURIST BUREAU
Fort Payne, AL
(256) ______, (256) ______ fax
Staff Phone/Email Directory
| Events: form
| Will advertize events
on electronic sign.
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