Troy Anthony Davis Execution - 2 Hours Remain

Vas, I e-mailed complaints about the story not being covered to every TV news network except CBS - for some reason I keep getting a message that CBS can't process the "contact us" request. May I suggest also e-mailing the individual newscast shows scheduled to broadcast this evening and in the morning. Those usually have a separate mailbox in addition to the network mailbox. Forget print news. No time for that.

Also if the Governor gets a slew of out of state e-mails, he might get the idea that America is watching this injustice even if Georgia is preventing media interviews to discourage media coverage.

I'll see what I can dig up, Vas, but my internet time is limited today. I'll let you know ASAP.

As you wished: see #1.8. Thank you :)

Way ahead of you. Sent messages moments after you posted that. God love ya. I know you're wore out.

Arcane,

Right now a man's life is in danger and you have the audacity to speak negatively about a political party? That is not the way to get people to help this man by making disparaging remarks about a political party they may belong to for if they are Republicans, they too are doing their best to help this man.

Just called them. I was polite the entire time! promise!

First lady that answered told me to call back tomorrow, and I can then ask why it wasn't covered today. I told her I think tomorrow will be too late, Troy Davis will be executed tomorrow, and it should be on the news today. She responded "News? oh you need the news department for that, please hold while I transfer you".

The next lady was also nice. She said they have been receiving a lot of calls regarding this topic (keep up the good work!) but that every hour has its own producer, and they decide what they cover. She said she is hopeful one of them will pick it up, or someone somewhere out there in the news will pick it up.

I responded by reminding her that an innocent man may be executed tomorrow, and that would be a grave injustice. That it is Un American for us to kill an innocent man. I asked her to please let her supervisors know that this is a very important story and that they need to cover it today, tomorrow is too late.

She told me they have received news footage from their affiliate down in the Georgia.

Keep up the good work! My hats off to you Vas :)

Arghawon,

You are too much! Perfect!

Thanks!!

I called (212) 664-4444 . I was on hold for 3 or so minutes before someone answered, and then I was quickly transferred.

It was the LEAST I could do.......

Please excuse the intrusion but I just wanted to state very clearly that not all Republicans are pro-death penalty. I'm a Republican and I vehemently oppose this practice. Our justice system is seriously flawed and since mere mortals adjudicate it....we should abandon it NOW.

My voter registration reads "Republican" too, Katie, so I do know and did not mean to imply otherwise. I'd like to rally both sides of the aisle to e-mail McCain's camp and politely point out that this can be used against the Republican party and ask him to make a statement or intervene in some way. Every move a candidate makes WILL make the evening news and attract attention to Troy's case.

KyanaBelle,

I absolutely agree. I understand the visceral feeling towards revenge for the likes of David Westerfield who murdered little Danielle VanDam and then threw her broken and abused body to the coyotes. But...I still cannot support the death penalty. I don't know what, if anything, Senator McCain can do but I did send an e-mail urging a stay and a full accounting. Do you know what Senator Obama has done? I admit I've not followed this case being out here in Grand Canyon land.

I'd like to suggest to anyone who hasn't already seen it, to watch "The Exonerated". Strikes at the heart of everyone's liberty. It should not be an issue of being a democrat or a republican. We all claim "justice for all".

Kyana,

How did you get a hold of McCain's number? What is it? I'll call as well. I'm getting overwhelmed by all the different people to call and what I am to say.

I contacted the others through email as wanted but give me McCain's number as I can't find it myself.!

Hurry!

Susan

Have we contacted Fox News yet?

I don't have his number. I e-mailed him through his campaign website. Oh, no no no. He definitely wouldn't want me having his phone number. I can cuss just as good as he can. LOL! The campaign website is johnmccain.com

I did e-mail the various shows on FOX that are airing tonight and tomorrow.

If you guys could get FoxNews to cover this, I'll sing your praises.

Trying!

vas,

Here is the number to Senator McCain's office in D.C. 202-224-2235. I know Mrs. McCain, she has been in my classroom. I can't say she is more than an acquaintance but she went way out of her way to thank my third graders. No politics involved. She was gracious in every way.

I did put in a call to the office and left my name and my history with Mrs. McCain. Hopefully, someone there will act. I pleaded with them to act on behalf of of Troy. I've called everyone else the good people here have listed. E-mailed even Forbes Magazine. Please let me know what else I can do. This is a travesty and every American should be outraged. We are supposed to be a nation of laws.

God Bless you for your hard work.

FOX covered it!

Hey - we were promised a song - don't try to squirm out of it. Will wait for it til the weekend though. ;-) UNLESS we get real good news then you'll be singing for us tonight!

::GROUP HUG!::

AWESOME

great news!

Let him get some sleep first. We want a `Break` dance.

After what happened today with the GA Supreme Court, I agree with you VAS.

MEDIA attention is our only hope now!

I was thinking the Attorney General's Office, too. I work for my state's, and I know the last time we had an execution, we got mail from all over the world about it.
I also remember a couple people had to stay at the office until the time of execution, in case the Governor called for a stay of execution. Then the people from my office had to call the prison and relay the message.

I would think that a call to boycott an entire state would interest the media, as well.

I understand the frustration when dealing with the Court Clerks.

TRUST me, I know that this works:

Call anyway, EVERYONE. Even though they will spout the same tired line, KEEP CALLING BACK. It isn't whether they CAN do anything, it's whether they WILL do anything. They are instructed to respond to our calls like that.

They expect to get calls like this from time to time. BUT, they will short circuit if they are inundated with calls ALL DAY LONG about the same case/person, by MANY different people. Remember to tell them WHERE you are calling from too! The sheer fact that they will be answering the phone all day about the same case from all over the country will cause them to bring it to someones attention.

Once they realize that the calls are not going to stop, they WILL notify someone in authority. They will also start looking at the case, as the amount of calls will cause them to HAVE to familiarize themselves with the case. So keep it up! KEEP CALLING the State & Federal Supreme Courts! No matter how many times they say the same thing!! They may say they can't do anything, but I guarantee that they will be looking at it behind the scenes.

Call the 2 Supreme Courts and the State Attorney General. And DO NOT STOP!

What about fax numbers and a legal form letter where we can change our name and address? I guess more donations to the causes at http://www.troyanthonydavis.org/ could help. What about E-mails and faxes to President Bush? I did an E-mail.

vas:

I just added an update to the article related to the GA Supreme Court. It's in green.

I'm sorry, vas, but I don't see that.

Is there an html error?

Okay, did all that and still don't see your update.

Perhaps it's something on my end still.

Anyone else NOT see an update?

From article:

UPDATE - 2:41 pm PST

The Georgia State Supreme Court has ruled that it does not have jurisdiction to decide the appeal. They defer to the US Supreme Court. I am told that this wasn't a surprise. Unless there is some unexpected about face from the Georgia's Board of Pardons and Parole, which is unlikely given their adamant refusal to reconsider any new evidence, the matter now rests entirely in the hands of the US Supreme Court.

I will update this with more detail as soon as I get it.

thanks!

So now we need to appeal to the SCOTUS?

How do we do that?

Any updates on this? I did participate in the rally today in front of the Supreme Court, but they are out of session until the 29th of Sept.

I just called NBC and they said that they have been getting many phone calls about this so they will try to get something on air tomorrow morning.

Definitely YOU!!! ;-)

All of you are so awesome. I know for a fact that a lot of us have been on opposite sides of arguments before and yet here you all are, working like busy bees TOGETHER. There is hope for us all yet! Susan (jsbach) volunteered to change ethnic groups for the cause. Everybody seeding, writing articles, e-mailing, calling, and running around clipping and posting. You're all there in the corner when it counts most! Special thanks to you, Vas. Thought you were supposed to be catching some Zs?

Vas,
Rachel Maddow mention Troy Davis' story on her MSNBC TV show yesterday. Keep up the good work. I'm going to email all the major news outlets.

She just announced the stay of execution just now as well, citing the facts that 7 of the 9 original testifiers against him have since recanted their testimony, and that the case lacked any evidence of a weapon, fingerprints or DNA linking Troy Davis to the crime. That's our girl!

Gosh, all this is so heartening! That's the encouragement Troy needs. As long as it is kept in the public eye.

By the way vas, I hope you've got some sleep and proper food!! You need to be there at the finish ...:o)

Found this too!

U.S. Supreme Court:

Public Information Office: 202-479-3211

Clerk's Office: 202-479-3011

Same applies with the above as I said about the State Supreme Court. It's not whether they can do anything or not, it's about volume! It will attract attention if we refuse to quit calling about this!

CNN's number needs checking. I called, and they said it was CCN, a furniture manufacturer. I checked, and I dialed the number here. Thanks!

USA Today transfers you to a reporter named Rachel who covers their legal matters, but I'm not sure I got her E-mail address down correctly. I E-mailed a rsmol@usatoday.com and a rsnol@usatoday.com too.

Thanks!

P.S. Both those usatoday addresses I used resulted in returned E-mail, so they're no good.

Rhiannon1774! You are INCREDIBLE! I called and left a message with the US AG on voicemail, and when I called the criminal division, the woman with whom I spoke could not have been less helpful. She basically said there is no point in appealing to either the state AG or the US AG, as the case is pending and there is nothing to discuss. Screw it. Let's keep going!

Email sent to Justice Department. Thanks Rhiannon! :o)

Al Sharpton met with Troy on Saturday night. They prayed together, and then he held a press conference in front of the prison. But I'm not sure about Jesse Jackson. Great ideas!

Can I suggest that someone try to contact Mr Davis' attorney, if anyone can tell you who it is that would be best to contact, it would be him. I'm not sure about how to go about getting in touch with his attorney, however, I believe to do so would get you alot farther.

Good luck people, God Bless

VAS, he is asking what Troy's defense is recommending as the best actions for Troy's supporters to take right now in his behalf. What is Troy's defense team suggesting as most helpful to the cause. They should know better than anyone.

I was just trying to be helpful, and making a suggestion. I've worked in the criminal justice system and thought that the attorney might have some idea. Sorry if I stepped on any toes. Just trying to help.

Ramona, he's been awake for over 40 hours. Seriously. Your help is much appreciated. Many are so exhausted that they aren't working on all 4 cylinders right now. Thank you so much for the suggestion.

They would be better served by listing what they saw in their investigations that led them to that conclusions. That is my biggest problem with this is there is no explanation why decisions are being made against him. If I knew I might agree with them.

That statement only served to try to prove why we shouldn't hold the Parole Board accountable for his death.

Well, they are the ones making the decision to kill a man whose guilt has not been proved.

Innocent until proven guilty must not apply in Georgia. Funny, I thought they were a part of the US.

So, what Troy did wrong was to choose to live in Georgia, otherwise he wouldn't be facing death tomorrow.

Lest we forget... There is a victim and the victim's family and they, too, deserve justice. The execution of the wrong man denies justice to the victim, the family of the victim, and the innocent victim of the State of Georgia. While we fight to try to save Troy, let's remember the victim and his family as well.

The execution of the wrong man denies justice to the victim, the family of the victim, and the innocent victim of the State of Georgia.

Well said, KyanaBelle. The victims' families are usually forgotten at this time! That's a timely reminder.

thanks, vas, will do.

Also you might also want to post information on contacting the President - who of course also has the power to do something about this.

I can understand why you question this, and YOU SHOULD. Ask questions and by all means, dig deeper. The facts are the facts. I am a person intimately involved with this case, and I encourage you to read every legal brief and ruling you can get your hands on. If you have difficulty finding them, please let me know; I'm happy to supply it. This case is now based on the State's TWO witnesses who say Troy did it (one of whom is Sylvester Coles, who you should spend as much time as you can researching), and Troy's attorneys have NINE directly implicating Sylvester Coles. There was no physical evidence. None. So yes, please look into this as much as you can. There is absolutely nothing to hide, unless you're on the State's side.

Some talk radio contacts you might want to try getting to talk about this through out the day tomorrow:

Neal Boortz - this is probably you best shot - He is local to GA and on from 9am to 1pm EST, I would bombard his line from 9 to 10 especially as that is the more local portion of the show likely to talk about GA issues. Get him talking about it then and it may spill over to the national show Atlanta: 404.872.0750 Elsewhere 1.877.310.2100

Rush Limbaugh - On from 12pm to 3pm EST - Has the largest talk radio audience in the country - 1-800-282-2882

Sean Hannity - On from 3pm to 6pm EST - second largest talk radio audience and I think probably the one to give it the most sympathetic consideration - 800.941.7326

Those would probably the 3 I'd try the most. Other host you could look up include Mike Gallagher, Laura Ingraham, G. Gordon Liddy, Dennis Prager, and Bill O'Reilly.

I do recognize most reading this are not fans of the above, but the fact remains that getting on any of their shows gets you instant access to a large audience that tends to be more engaged than someone watching the news passively. Best case scenario is you may get one or more involved directly which will bring even more pressure to bear on the situation.

I don't think msnbc.com is going to be able to pick it up, and according to the reply I got, they're unable to link to NV articles that so clearly take sides.

They have said they will cover it if people show up outside the Today Show.

My thought is to do an article in standard-journalism-style without any obvious bias/belief. Hopefully, they'll be able to link to that. Does anyone want to give that a try, or has anyone done one that I just haven't seen here on the Vine yet?

If so, please send me a link and I'll send it on to msnbc.com.

If not, I'll whip something up when I get home from work this evening.

msnbc.com and msnbc TV are not really related in that way. The editors I wrote work for msnbc.com (and that's who purchased Newsvine earlier this year).

msnbc.com is, in the words of the editor that wrote back to me, a "traditional news site."

All Newsvine articles that are listed in Columnists on our front page are also listed right now in the Community section on msnbc.com, so we are getting that exposure to the story.

We'd need a balanced and unbiased examination of the situation. My advice would be to include information about the grassroots effort (as I mentioned somewhere here, and also in an email to you, vas) that's going on all over the internet.

I would also include the fact that a friend of Troy's has been participating here on Newsvine with us and is making him aware that people are working on his behalf.

Iarnuocon would be perfect.

Rachel Maddow did do a piece on it tonight at least. Although it was very short. Glad everyone's met the wife now (Rhiannon). Palin has no idea what a pitbull is really like. I can guarantee some people will be missing parts of their backside before she's finished.

She's been awesome Trog - no wonder you're always so proud of her!

VAS,
Rachel Maddow mentioned the issue about Troy Davis on her TV show yesterday.

I got an e-mail response from Rachel Maddow. Unfortunately, in my sleep deprived haze, I sent it to the trash then deleted all JUST as I noticed it was there. I've sent a request to her plus my response to it and asked her to resend it all.

I asked her if she thought that Randi Rhodes would be interested and she said it's just the type of thing she'd love, so I sent an e-mail to her as well and said I would try to call tomorrow while she's on air. Maybe she'll ask the same questions we have been.

Anyway, I KNOW to tread lightly, but I have worked the system before. Not at this level, but I've gotten Judges here to stop hearing cases altogether regarding some issues and I got a friend's, (he became one after living with us and working with me. One of my "throw away homeless kids I told Seddeka about), $20,000.00 in warrants and such cleared with no jail time.

I DO know how to speak legalese. I work the legal system here a lot. So I'm just working things from the angles I've found worked best. I can speak to them in their own language.

Trust me, I'm not going to do anything stupid. NOW I'm going to bed, I have to get another x-ray in the morning and then get back to this and all the other irons I have currently in my fire.

Night all,
Rhiannon

Elise77 keep your chin up! We aren't giving up without a fight!

My thanks to you, KyanaBelle. You guys are fuel for the fight, and we will do this.

There is so much beauty and power behind that, and please know that he gets it. He is completely overwhelmed by this kind of grassroots support he so appreciates that everyone has come together in his name. He's honored and humbled, and it's because of all of you.

Elise, that's so nice of you to say. Do pass on that he has at least one supporter from across the Pond! I am rooting in my own small way because nothing like this should happen to anyone. His case deserves to be heard properly in the light of new evidence. :o(

Tell him to hang in there. We are certainly with him! It is wonderful when a community is brought together in situations such as this. It shows the power of what we can all do when it really matters. Thank you vas and Elise for leading the way. Anything that gives Troy hope needs to be encouraged. :o)

VAS, soon as I get some caffiene and meds in me, I'll be back to work on this. I dreamed we had troops marching into the prison to forcibly remove Troy from their custody and we had Colin Powell leading the charge. Weird how the mind works, huh?

Nice dream, KB. You would be surprised what we can make happen with the power of thoughts!! :o)
PS..Have deliberately turned my phone call into an article to keep Troy Davis on the front page!