Appeal For Courage

Appeal For Courage

Appeal For Courage

Tuesday, April 24, 2007 12:24 AM

A Freind Of Mine Is Interviewed Here

“…As of this writing, AppealforCourage.org, has received 2,172 signatures. AppealforRedress.org, has received 1,855. It’s not a lot of signatures for either group relative to the size of the U.S. armed forces. But as Nichols explains, “Appeal for Redress has received quite a bit more media exposure than Appeal for Courage, and we’ve exceeded their number of signatures in a third of the time it took them to collect theirs.”…”

Now, WHY IS THAT, PRAY TELL?

“…“They’ve also received quite a bit of funding,” says Nichols. “They’ve hired a professional advertising group. They’ve appeared in a bunch of newspapers, and were featured on 60 Minutes.”

He adds, “Redress is also paying for about four different caravans that drive around to bases, park outside, and get people to sign.”

Not so for Appeal for Courage. “We’re just word of mouth,” says Nichols. “Most people in the military haven’t heard of us.”

Nichols’s motivations to launch Appeal for Courage were based on five factors, the first of which was the existence of Appeal for Redress…”