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  Getting a letter printed in The Daily Telegraph is getting harder, a bit like the SMH, no I think to make SMH's letters page, you have to be a paid up member of the labor Party.

 Or maybe I'm getting a bit too wordy.

 

 

From: Hans Stephens [mailto:stephens1510@optusnet.com.au]
Sent: Thursday, February 9, 2017 9:11 AM
To: 'Hans Stephens' <stephens1510@optusnet.com.au>
Subject: RE: Unanswered emails

 

Sorry I made a mistake in the email I sent earlier.

I did send a fourth email because of the poor response to my earlier three. In that fourth one I asked,

"As there is an Election coming up, what is the correct procedure to make a donation to your campaign??

From that one email I received 48 replies in 24 hours, 93 in total in three weeks, and 7 personal replies from the MPs themselves.

When I rang Alan Jones on his morning show, and told him about my deception, he had a great laugh, and agreed with me about MP's priorities.

If my effort this morning makes the cut please alter the highlighted below,

Thanks

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From: Hans Stephens [mailto:stephens1510@optusnet.com.au]
Sent: Thursday, February 9, 2017 8:53 AM
To: 'letters@dailytelegraph.com.au' <letters@dailytelegraph.com.au>
Subject: Unanswered emails

Dear Sir, 

               Reading what has happened in Canberra, and Andrew  Bolt's column in this morning's Telegraph, going over possible choices of someone to topple TurnbulI, I'm reminded of when a few years ago, we were all subjected to daylong saturation advertising on roadside billboards, radio, and TV for adult products. The last thing a grandfather needs, taking an 8 year old granddaughter to school, because both parents work, are incessant ads on "How to last longer in the bedroom."

Because politicians love children, especially before an election, and make the rules, I emailed all 150 Federal Politicians asking their opinion on this advertising. I suggested that as it was a legal product, not to have it banned but only  allow it to be advertised at a more child friendly time,  after hours.

I sent three  respectfully worded emails stating I was only interested in the welfare of children, not complaining about an overhanging branch from a neighbour's tree, or a pot hole  in the street.

From these 450 emails, I received 22 replies, interestingly one was from Senator Cory Bernardi, but not one from my local Federal member, the one I voted for, the Honourable Scott Morrison. I realise that Politicians can't be expected to all open emails personally, but at least they could employ someone who can sort the important, from the spam.

Regards

Hans Stephens

This letter didn't make the cut.

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Just went down memory lane in the  "Reject Letters" Category and this letter below was a reject,  not printed in the Telegraph.

----- Original Message -----
From: stephens1510
To: letters@dailytelegraph.com.au
Sent: Friday, April 18, 2008 7:34 AM
Subject: Underbellyache

Dear sir,
It appears that Channel Nine has received just nine "official" complaints from the 1.25 million  Underbelly viewers. ( Nine cause 9 an underbelly ache DT April 18.)
The article doesn't say how many viewers rang the Channel Nine switchboard to complain though.
   It sadly does show however, the apathetic attitude of the other 18.75 million potential Australians viewers, that only 9 were concerned enough to put their complaints to paper or email.
 Leaving laypeople aside, how many of the nine official complainants were from Australia's thousands of clergy who make a living out of being pious, or do they think overt nudity and coarse lanuage is suitable early evening viewing?
Our religious leaders need to lead the charge, or at least have a go to stem the tide.
   It all very well to say change the channel if you don't like something, but soon there will be no channel to turn to for decent entertainment

Regards

Hans Stephens
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Judging by the revelations recently of child abuse by clergy, maybe the reverends were too busy chasing alter boys around the Vestry to complain about a TV show.

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