<div dir='auto'>I agree with you most of the time Richard, but I am going to have to disagree on this one, at least partially.<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I have no problem with this content. It seems very appropriate.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">However, since my understanding is that this was written and published elsewhere, I would also say that rather then post it as verbatim, a link posted to the content with a blurb about earned media and the opinion of the chair might have been more appropriate. But that is a minor detail that I would not make a big deal about.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Since we are on social media though, I was holding back on this, but for other reasons I do find myself disturbed by our social media lately. Particularly on twitter.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Expression of controversial ideas is fine, but I would expect our national accounts to maintain a level of professionalism and decorum<span style="font-family: sans-serif;"> -particularly if it is now paid, even if at a discounted rate -</span> that seems to be falling by the wayside. Our national account should NOT be trolling. Even when I personally agree with it, or would laugh if it was an individual, that does not make it appropriate as a response from the party as a whole.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I did speak with Dan about it this week, but since the subject came up, I am informing the body as well.</div><div dir="auto"><br><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature" dir="auto">John Phillips<br>Libertarian National Committee Region 6 Representative<br>Cell 217-412-5973</div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Dec 14, 2019 9:14 AM, Richard Longstreth via Lnc-business <lnc-business@hq.lp.org> wrote:<br type="attribution" /><blockquote class="quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><p dir="ltr">One small request: if something divisive like this is going to be shared in
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the future, it would be nice to give a heads up. I've gotten several
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messages all morning about this and was not prepared for damage control.
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Libertarian National Committee
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On Sat, Dec 14, 2019, 09:12 Richard Longstreth <richard.longstreth@lp.org>
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> Thank you for the information. I really can't say anything else other than
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> I am disappointed. I appreciate the process being followed, however.
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> Richard Longstreth
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> Region 1 Representative (AK, AZ, CO, HI, KS, MT, NM, OR, UT, WA, WY)
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> Libertarian National Committee
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> richard.longstreth@lp.org
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> On Sat, Dec 14, 2019, 08:31 Nicholas Sarwark via Lnc-business <
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> lnc-business@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 <
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>> lnc-business@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
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>> chair
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>> > but it was posted by the national social media account. Did the APRC
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>> > approve? Does the chair have authority to state his opinions and use the
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>> > reach of the national page to advance his thoughts in this matter? Can
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>> we
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>> > 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
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>> > those who agree and disagree. This isn't a question for me of agreeing
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>> > not with the post. I am disturbed that we as a party have now commented
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>> the
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>> > LNC agreeing or passing a resolution. Yes, Nick represents the party and
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>> > has the freedom to share his personal opinions. I just do not believe
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>> > personal opinions should be shared through our national social media
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>> > without consent of this body.
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>> > If the APRC did approve, it is somewhat moot, but this was not done with
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>> > wisdom or forethought to the effects this would have or the optics of
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>> > sharing on national page to the public at large. It isn't even a shared
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>> > post which would give some distance from our brand. I am very
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>> disappointed.
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>> > Richard Longstreth
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>> > Region 1 Representative (AK, AZ, CO, HI, KS, MT, NM, OR, UT, WA, WY)
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>> > Libertarian National Committee
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>> > richard.longstreth@lp.org
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>> > 931.538.9300
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>> > Sent from my Mobile Device
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