[Sosfbay-discuss] Tian for Senate Announcement

[Andrea Dorey]

Good advice.
Andrea

On Jan 6, 2006, at 11:02 PM, alexcathy at aol.com wrote:

> Dear Tian,
>
> I just visited your web site.  You've got good issues.  I just have a
> couple of, shall we say, show business suggestions.
>
> (1) You may have to spring for a few bucks to get a professional
> photographer to take a suitable campaign photo with the appropriate
> "costume" to play the "role" of a candidate for the United States
> Senate, that is, dark business suit and necktie.  Even more important
> than the costume is that you can't see your face very well in the
> picture.
>
> Tian, one of your assets as a candidate is that you have a friendly
> face.  You look like a guy people can trust (unlike me, who makes
> people lock their car door -- Click! -- if I walk by on the sidewalk
> while they're stopped for a red light).  Unfortunately, in that picture
> on the web site you look like Satan lurking in the Garden of Eden.
>
> (2)  The thing with the coins takes up too much space on the page.
>
> (3)  You've got good issues.  However, I was surpirsed that you are
> kind of weak on the Iraq War.  You do not actually say "Bring Our Boys
> Home A.S.A.P."  Your statement is too vague.  Please don't get me
> wrong!  It would be a mistake to come on too radical too early, but
> polls say the war is the #1 issue for Congress this year and you gotta
> be at least two steps to the Left of Diane Feinstein.
>
> I know this sounds like nitpicking, but at this early stage, even most
> Greens do not know who you are.  They will hear that you've announced
> and if they are web-savvy the first thing they'll do is check out your
> web site.  It's like a first date.  You gotta give 'em a good first
> impression.
>
>
> Alex Walker
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Andrea Dorey
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