April 2, 2007
Fenty Spam Offers Information, But No Cheap Viagra
Anyone who uses email is used to getting spam, and lots of it. But from Mayor Adrian Fenty? Now that's something different.
Last Friday thousands of District residents were treated to an email from the mayor's office, a new monthly e-newsletter called the "Fentyfile" that highlighted information and initiatives ranging from the 2008 budget to the April 16 Voting Rights March. Of course, I, just like many other thousands of District residents, don't remember signing up for the Fenty File. Thankfully, the sleuths over at the City Paper called Fenty's people up, and apparently anyone who has ever used the city's official website to request services was included in the mailing. Should they not want any more Fenty spam, they're free to unsubscribe.
I like the idea, so I'm going to keep getting it. Once I start getting last-minute pleas from Fenty for a babysitter on a Saturday night, though, I'm off.
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I was quite pleased to see him utilizing the tools of the 21st century. Good for him. not sure why any resident would `unsubscribe' to this.
Waitaminit. You mean he's not going to "add three terrifying inches to my wang?" Quelle suprise.
You haven't seen Fentyspam until you've worked for the d.c. gov't.
While I would enjoy getting the Fentyfile, I do not approve of the way in which they gathered recipients. Spam from the mayor is no less spam, and it isn't justified just because it may be worth checking out.
Fenty's office should be ashamed to have engaged in behavior that is universally considered to be wrong.