Senator Alfonse D'Amato Takes Leadership Position in PPA

[r0eKY]

good news from PPA, email i got today.

You probably have heard that the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) has enlisted a key ally to support our cause. Yesterday, we announced that former U.S. Senator Alfonse D'Amato is joining the PPA as Chairman of the Board and to help lead our efforts in Washington D.C. The PPA has been your voice for the past 18 months, now we have elevated our organization and will have even more influence with policy makers.

Senator D'Amato will be a tremendous advocate on your behalf. First of all, he is a passionate and skilled poker player who loves to win in both poker and politics. He has a distinguished 18 year record serving in the United States Senate and worked in a bipartisan fashion to achieve results for the people of New York. Now he is taking his enthusiasm, tenacity and political savvy directly to Congress to produce results for the Poker Players Alliance. We are proud that he has joined our team and we are excited about our prospects to get something done for poker in the near term.

I also want to take this moment to personally thank Linda Johnson, the First Lady of Poker, who was the inspiration behind the Poker Players Alliance and served as the PPA's first Chairwoman. Without her guidance the PPA would not be the great organization it is today.

I encourage you to go to the New York Times Web site (http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/05/te...y/05poker.html) for more news about Senator D'Amato joining the Poker Players Alliance and to visit our site at http://www.pokerplayersalliance.org.

[kevstreet]

Am I being leveled?

[metsandfinsfan]

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Am I being leveled?

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[bb88]

No I got the email from the PPA also. It's definately true.

[metsandfinsfan]

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No I got the email from the PPA also. It's definately true.

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am i being leveled again?

[G-Diddy20]

got the same email

[r0eKY]

so where can i buy my Senator Alfonse D'Amato tee with the PPA on it???????????

[Mason Malmuth]

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I also want to take this moment to personally thank Linda Johnson, the First Lady of Poker, who was the inspiration behind the Poker Players Alliance and served as the PPA's first Chairwoman. Without her guidance the PPA would not be the great organization it is today.

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Does anyone know what this means?

Thanks,
Mason

[Obfuscation]

This is a positive development insofar that D'Amato is a legitimate political figurehead that certainly adds legitimacy to the cause.

Additionally, I heard about this from some non-poker friends so the exposure is also significant.

Good stuff. Let's hope he's able to get something done.

[PeteN]

Best thing I've heard so far from the PPA hope it pans out.