[Lnc-business] Social media ownership

[Susan Hogarth]

 Imagine calls for impeachment of a sitting president by the chair of the libertarian party being ‘divisive’ within the party 🙄
  
  
  
  
  Susan Jane Hogarth
  
  Region 5 Alternate
  
  919-906-2106 (tel:919-906-2106)
  
  
  
  

  
  
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> On Dec 14, 2019 at 10:14 AM,  <Richard Longstreth via Lnc-business (mailto:lnc-business at hq.lp.org)>  wrote:
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>  One small request: if something divisive like this is going to be shared in  
> the future, it would be nice to give a heads up. I've gotten several  
> messages all morning about this and was not prepared for damage control.  
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> Richard Longstreth  
> Region 1 Representative (AK, AZ, CO, HI, KS, MT, NM, OR, UT, WA, WY)  
> Libertarian National Committee  
> richard.longstreth at lp.org  
> 931.538.9300  
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> Sent from my Mobile Device  
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> On Sat, Dec 14, 2019, 09:12 Richard Longstreth  <richard.longstreth at lp.org>   
> wrote:  
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> >  Thank you for the information. I really can't say anything else other than  
> >  I am disappointed. I appreciate the process being followed, however.  
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> >  Richard Longstreth  
> >  Region 1 Representative (AK, AZ, CO, HI, KS, MT, NM, OR, UT, WA, WY)  
> >  Libertarian National Committee  
> >  richard.longstreth at lp.org  
> >  931.538.9300  
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> >  Sent from my Mobile Device  
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> >  On Sat, Dec 14, 2019, 08:31 Nicholas Sarwark via Lnc-business  <   
> >  lnc-business at hq.lp.org>  wrote:  
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> >>  The APRC approved it after it went through the normal review process.  
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> >>  -Nick  
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> >>  On Sat, Dec 14, 2019 at 8:18 AM Richard Longstreth via Lnc-business  <   
> >>  lnc-business at hq.lp.org>  wrote:  
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> >>   >  Friends,  
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> >>   >  I've got a real problem with this Facebook post:  
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> >>  https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10157723161582726&id=5978057725  
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> >>   >  I understand the nuance of stating that it came from the desk of the  
> >>  chair  
> >>   >  but it was posted by the national social media account. Did the APRC  
> >>   >  approve? Does the chair have authority to state his opinions and use the  
> >>   >  reach of the national page to advance his thoughts in this matter? Can  
> >>  we  
> >>   >  all issue posts from our desk and have the page post them?  
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> >>   >  We are getting some pretty significant backlash on this one - both from  
> >>   >  those who agree and disagree. This isn't a question for me of agreeing  
> >>  or  
> >>   >  not with the post. I am disturbed that we as a party have now commented  
> >>  at  
> >>   >  all in this way. Even worse on the national social media page without  
> >>  the  
> >>   >  LNC agreeing or passing a resolution. Yes, Nick represents the party and  
> >>   >  has the freedom to share his personal opinions. I just do not believe  
> >>  his  
> >>   >  personal opinions should be shared through our national social media  
> >>   >  without consent of this body.  
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> >>   >  If the APRC did approve, it is somewhat moot, but this was not done with  
> >>   >  wisdom or forethought to the effects this would have or the optics of  
> >>   >  sharing on national page to the public at large. It isn't even a shared  
> >>   >  post which would give some distance from our brand. I am very  
> >>  disappointed.  
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> >>   >  Richard Longstreth  
> >>   >  Region 1 Representative (AK, AZ, CO, HI, KS, MT, NM, OR, UT, WA, WY)  
> >>   >  Libertarian National Committee  
> >>   >  richard.longstreth at lp.org  
> >>   >  931.538.9300  
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> >>   >  Sent from my Mobile Device  
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