December 28, 2008

An exchange of emails - PETA v/s the Alaska Governors Office

Great exchange between Ingrid Newkirk and Bill McAllister -- Governor Palin's Director of Communications/Press Secretary:
PETA at war with Palin's office
PETA v. Palin: Drop the video game or we'll sue!

PETA received a call from governor Sarah Palin's office this week and Palin's spokeman Bill McAllister wasn't in the mood for laughs.
The little issue is that PETA has refused to give the name of the person who called. Here are four emails from the exchange:
From: Ingrid Newkirk [mailto:ingridn@peta.org]
Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2008 11:52 AM
To: McAllister, William D (GOV)
Subject: To answer your enquiry:
Importance: High
Dear Mr. McAllister,
We base this on a phone call. Why don’t you ask in your office and be specific as to on what grounds you can sue us? We know that we can use the game as it’s pure parody. I thought people in Alaska had a sense of humor? Ingrid Newkirk



From: McAllister, William D (GOV)
[mailto:bill.mcallister@alaska.gov]
Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2008 3:54 PM
To: Ingrid Newkirk
Subject: RE: To answer your enquiry:
That’s not very specific. Who called? Name and title given? Did you even attempt to verify it was genuine? Or are facts just cumbersome?



From: Ingrid Newkirk [mailto:ingridn@peta.org]
Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2008 11:56 AM
To: McAllister, William D (GOV)
Subject: RE: To answer your enquiry:
Do they train you to be rude?



From: McAllister, William D (GOV)
[mailto:bill.mcallister@alaska.gov]
Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2008 3:58 PM
To: Ingrid Newkirk
Subject: RE: To answer your enquiry:
OK, so the bottom line is, you have attitude, but no facts. Sounds about right.

Heh... The entire exchange is a great read -- McAllister asking for verification and Newkirk blustering but not offering anything of substance. Alaska - 1 PETA - 0 Posted by DaveH at December 28, 2008 2:59 PM | TrackBack
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