Petition Update 8/4 - FUA issues official press release + Letter to Congress

This is fantastic....great work Chiuba.

Zuma said:

This is fantastic....great work Chiuba.

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Thanks bro...whew...I'm feeling exhausted though. So I'll probably call it a night

By the way. @ViperGTS and @Dr Pain are busy right now, so I'm carrying the load for the group. Is there anyone who might want to help with our campaign?

I've contacted reporters and sportswriters.... now it's time we make our case to the masses, and go viral. We need to expose the NFL's dirty hand in Deflate Gate....it's time we all expose #TheBigLie. BRING OUT THE MEMES!!!

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Why has the NFL made allowances for past equipment violations, but chosen to stringently investigate the Patriots for committing similar infractions?

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Shouldn't that be "a similar infraction?" since they only investigated one possible issue?

This is my favorite

This is fantastic I sent the link out to get people to sign the petition. I also invited people to the FB page. Could we get a pinned post on the PB page with the petition link? That way those that just go to the FB page will see the petition link and <hopefully> sign.

Thank you for all your work on this. It truly is an enormous effort, and it is appreciated.

That was very good and very professional, good work!

We need more signatures...at this point, I'm going tweeter account by tweeter account.....but we need more signatures

I would like to get to 2,500 before releasing our Public Letter To Congress

This petition doesn't seem to have gone viral....but without social media coverage, 2,500 would be a great number to strive for, on pure effort alone...once I get that many supporters, I might have a legitimate base of support to release a Letter to Congress

Let's get to 2,5000 guys!!

Not sure if anyone here is part of this Facebook group but I am so ill share the link. Its the Patriots fans against the NFL group.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/PatriotsfansuniteagainsttheNFL/

pats4life12 said:

Not sure if anyone here is part of this Facebook group but I am so ill share the link. Its the Patriots fans against the NFL group.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/PatriotsfansuniteagainsttheNFL/

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Yeah, I was banned from that page. The owner, Nate Kyng doesn't seem to want anyone to promote anything other than his own work. Quite frankly, I've had better luck on other facebook pages.

Appreciate the suggestion though!

Looks like you have your response from Roger... Another former Jets front office guy is now in the NFL front office

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...ves-as-senior-v-p-of-football-administration/

Chiuba E. Obele said:

Yeah, I was banned from that page. The owner, Nate Kyng doesn't seem to want anyone to promote anything other than his own work. Quite frankly, I've had better luck on other facebook pages.

Appreciate the suggestion though!

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I can see where you are coming from Nate is a very interesting guy.

pats4life12 said:

Not sure if anyone here is part of this Facebook group but I am so ill share the link. Its the Patriots fans against the NFL group.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/PatriotsfansuniteagainsttheNFL/

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Nate Kyng looks like a nut case. Read the first post to witness Nate Kyng banning and F Bombing any Patriot fan who had an opinion that varied or questioned the Kyng's agenda.

A little excerpt for you to enjoy:

Nate Kyng: "Attention, Patriots Nation. With the public opinion turning in favor of Tom Brady, it's time we strike back once again."

Tucker Conley: Public opinion isnt turning towards Brady... (Tucker is apparently now banned for this)

Nate KyngTucker: yes it is. Check all the media outlets talking about it. We know what we're doing here..If you don't have positive input, F*** OFF. (I've edited the four letter word)


Billaura Doucet: I do not think Goodell will be swayed by "public opinion". I believe the "non-hater" football fan with some common sense will see this affair for what it is, a lot of BS drubbed up by a group who has an ax to grind against the Patriots. (Billaura is apparently banned for this)

Nate Kyng: Then, why are you here, Billaura? And, why is "public opinion" in quotations? See...This is where people like you piss me off. You think that Goodell is doing this because he hates the Patriots? What kind of 9th grader response is that?! He's lying to cover up the lies he made on Ray Rice...And, when you have the leader of a large corporation like the NFL*, and when you are in the public eye...Hiding the lies and trying to cover up Ray Rice with DeflateGate...That gives us leverage.

Connor Floyd: Nate Kyng what was wrong with Billaura Doucets comment? She made a valid point and shared her opinion, which wasn't negative. But ok.. (Apparently banned for this)

Nate Kyng: Connor Floyd Why do I have to explain this to a grown a** f*****g man? How does it not register in your f*****g brain? Oh wait, you're a teenager. Nevermind. Either way...As I said, DETRACTORS WILL BE BANNED...We're here to fight AGAINST THE NFL....

What's our group name?! 'Patriots Fans UNITE AGAINST THE NFL"...Why does this have to be explained to you simple minded morons?! J***s C****t, if you're not down with the cause, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, BRADY AND A****...SHUT THE F*** UP AND F*** OFF OF OUR PAGE.

Moderators please review this post and make sure I haven't crossed any lines. Thanks

Bump...see video

Anyone else who wants to contribute is more than welcomed to join in! We're making good progress...one step at a time

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Nate Kyng looks like a nut case. Read the first post to witness Nate Kyng banning and F Bombing any Patriot fan who had an opinion that varied or questioned the Kyng's agenda.

A little excerpt for you to enjoy:

Nate Kyng: "Attention, Patriots Nation. With the public opinion turning in favor of Tom Brady, it's time we strike back once again."

Tucker Conley: Public opinion isnt turning towards Brady... (Tucker is apparently now banned for this)

Nate KyngTucker: yes it is. Check all the media outlets talking about it. We know what we're doing here..If you don't have positive input, F*** OFF. (I've edited the four letter word)


Billaura Doucet: I do not think Goodell will be swayed by "public opinion". I believe the "non-hater" football fan with some common sense will see this affair for what it is, a lot of BS drubbed up by a group who has an ax to grind against the Patriots. (Billaura is apparently banned for this)

Nate Kyng: Then, why are you here, Billaura? And, why is "public opinion" in quotations? See...This is where people like you piss me off. You think that Goodell is doing this because he hates the Patriots? What kind of 9th grader response is that?! He's lying to cover up the lies he made on Ray Rice...And, when you have the leader of a large corporation like the NFL*, and when you are in the public eye...Hiding the lies and trying to cover up Ray Rice with DeflateGate...That gives us leverage.

Connor Floyd: Nate Kyng what was wrong with Billaura Doucets comment? She made a valid point and shared her opinion, which wasn't negative. But ok.. (Apparently banned for this)

Nate Kyng: Connor Floyd Why do I have to explain this to a grown a** f*****g man? How does it not register in your f*****g brain? Oh wait, you're a teenager. Nevermind. Either way...As I said, DETRACTORS WILL BE BANNED...We're here to fight AGAINST THE NFL....

What's our group name?! 'Patriots Fans UNITE AGAINST THE NFL"...Why does this have to be explained to you simple minded morons?! J***s C****t, if you're not down with the cause, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, BRADY AND A****...SHUT THE F*** UP AND F*** OFF OF OUR PAGE.

Moderators please review this post and make sure I haven't crossed any lines. Thanks

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Ya he definitely has his own agenda and does not like it is you go against him. I'm not very vocal on the Facebook page but yet I was added to his new page "The Elite Generals of the Patriots Nation".

Chiuba,

1) thanks for your work. The frontal assault wouldn't occur to me.

2) I think another person here is right, that the messaging is Patriots based and shows it - I don't know offhand what to do with that (I've been through this before, pre-social media, with primitive tools... ugh. We went mainly text.)

3) How are you set for b-roll? Obviously you can't use film from the NFL... but do they own video that fans shoot at games? Open call to forum lawyers: what's the rights situation on fan-submitted video?

4) Do you have access to an animator? Open call to anybody on the forum with animation chops... make yourself known.

5) Don't write a letter to the committee, write it to a committee member from one of the NE states. If there aren't any you're SOL in a way, but your senator or congressman might be able to work something through to the committee. 2016 is coming, after all! I'll give it a look/edit if you want, but it might end up reading like a wonky editor went over it. Still I can do a decent job cleaning up typos etc. Make sure you grab a template for a real live business letter... I am sure it will help w/the format etc. I'll edit the body of the letter if you want.

6) Your key message is negative (let's face it, the choices are "This isn't fair poor me" and "This guy's out of control," so the latter might be the right choice.)

7) A few of us went down this road, as I said, in a really primitive way, back in 08 or so. We went wonky and researchy, hoping to get fact sheets picked up. This time, the "fact sheets" are out there... the media are actually questioning the science. All of us have seen the infographic, some of us have it as their signatures. So that's another data point, I can't on the fly tell you what that means for your strategy.

What's the goal? Who is your audience? What are they thinking coming in, and what should they be thinking when they leave?

Edit - I just saw the letter to the state attorney general/petition, and it looks to be very well written I am not sure you need me to do wonky editing. I also see that you're planning to send it to the MA delegation, so you've got that covered