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To: PartyTime who wrote (38370)	2/26/2005 9:26:54 AM
From: Doug R	Respond to of 173976

"intent to deceive is evident" First, Respondent's intent to deceive is evident from the design of the envelopes. Second, Respondent was on notice from the SSA I.G. that the envelope designs were likely to be found to be illegal but sent them anyway. This evidence is not rebutted by the denials of Respondent's officers of any intent to send misleading envelopes. Respondent is a sophisticated mass marketer of ideas. Its life blood is its appeals to senior citizens on a range of social and policy issues. It has vast experience in making mass mailings. That sophistication makes it obvious that Respondent knew what it was doing when it designed the envelopes that are at issue in this case. The inescapable inference that I draw from the envelopes' designs in light of Respondent's sophisticated marketing experience is that Respondent intended that its envelopes would deceive recipients into believing, at least momentarily, that the envelopes were from or authorized by the Social Security Administration. talkingpointsmemo.com Preying on the elderly... wingnuts are like cannibals.

To: PartyTime who wrote (38370)	2/26/2005 9:31:57 AM
From: Doug R	Respond to of 173976

Hmmm ... So is USANext, aka United Seniors Association, aka Americans Lobbying Against Rationing of Medical Care, USA, really just a Republican party front operation operating at the behest of Karl Rove? Well, let's see. BBB Wise Giving Alliance, a rating and reporting bureau for public charities and nonprofits, notes that one of United Seniors Association's (USA) "affiliates" is O'Neill Marketing Company (OMC). Apparently, it's a very tight affiliation since both are located at 3900 Jermantown Road, Suite 450. (USA lists Suite 450; OMC lists 450A). Despite my now living in New York I sometimes still feel the need to translate from Beltwayese into standard English. So in this case, in DC-speak we would say that United Seniors Association is 'colocated' with O'Neill Marketing Company whereas in standard English we would say that United Seniors Association 'is' O'Neill Marketing Company. O'Neill's front page lists its first selling point as: "We are a 'marketing' department for our clients, as if we were right down the hall." And I guess they're really not kidding about that one. OMC's other clients include ... National Republican Congressional Committee Republican National Committee Republican Governors Association Empower America/Citizens for Sound Economy talkingpointsmemo.com