I am 'SOMEBODY'

Laura Bush called me today....I couldn't help but think of 'The Stepford
Wives!'


I guess the 'do not call list' doesn't apply to candidates......the freaking
phone rang so often we quit answering and let the machine screen our
calls....

john

asadi wrote:
...
I guess the 'do not call list' doesn't apply to candidates......the freaking
phone rang so often we quit answering and let the machine screen our
calls....

You were an Ohio Perot voter, serves you right. ;-)

--
Ken Fortenberry

On 11/8/06 6:21 AM, in article
, "asadi"
wrote:

I guess the 'do not call list' doesn't apply to candidates......the freaking
phone rang so often we quit answering and let the machine screen our
calls....

I stopped answering as well. Although not before getting to chat with
Dennis Kucinich. That was fun- almost as much fun as getting to vote for
him!

:-)

Bill

On Wed, 08 Nov 2006 09:24:10 -0500, William Claspy
wrote:

On 11/8/06 6:21 AM, in article
, "asadi"
wrote:

I guess the 'do not call list' doesn't apply to candidates......the freaking
phone rang so often we quit answering and let the machine screen our
calls....

I stopped answering as well. Although not before getting to chat with
Dennis Kucinich. That was fun- almost as much fun as getting to vote for
him!

I only got about 3 calls. Two of the automateds gave callback
numbers, so I did and told them to put me on their do not call lists.
The Bill Clinton automated call, which didn't give one was short, at
least.

The one I appreciated least was from the Paul Wellstone group. Hello,
guys, he's DEAD. And always thought he was kind of dopey even before
one of his aides used his funeral for a political speech. After that,
I assumed he had all around bad judgment and kept squirrels on his
staff instead of in his attic.
--

r.bc: vixen
Speaker to squirrels, willow watcher, etc..
Often taunted by trout. Almost entirely harmless. Really.

http://www.visi.com/~cyli

Cyli wrote:
On Wed, 08 Nov 2006 09:24:10 -0500, William Claspy
wrote:

On 11/8/06 6:21 AM, in article
, "asadi"
wrote:

I guess the 'do not call list' doesn't apply to candidates......the freaking
phone rang so often we quit answering and let the machine screen our
calls....

I stopped answering as well. Although not before getting to chat with
Dennis Kucinich. That was fun- almost as much fun as getting to vote for
him!

I only got about 3 calls.

I don't know how you managed that. The last week I got at
least 3 calls per day. One was even a non-automated call from the
actual candidate asking for me by name. SWMBO got it out of
him that I was being called because of demographic information
combined with my "not affiliated with any party" registration.
If that's why I'm being called so much I may have to change that.....
- Ken

I only got about 3 calls.

I don't know how you managed that. The last week I got at
least 3 calls per day. One was even a non-automated call from the
actual candidate asking for me by name. SWMBO got it out of
him that I was being called because of demographic information
combined with my "not affiliated with any party" registration.
If that's why I'm being called so much I may have to change that.....

I got none, zero, nada. The one lady that came to the door who was
running for city council almost ran away in tears. She had all these
great "news bites" that she was gonna do, i.e. drop taxes, make it a
"destination city." Well, she had nothing to back it up. She lost.
Frank Reid

Frank Reid wrote:
I only got about 3 calls.

I don't know how you managed that. The last week I got at
least 3 calls per day. One was even a non-automated call from the
actual candidate asking for me by name. SWMBO got it out of
him that I was being called because of demographic information
combined with my "not affiliated with any party" registration.
If that's why I'm being called so much I may have to change that.....

I got none, zero, nada. The one lady that came to the door who was
running for city council almost ran away in tears.

I suspect the local bible thumpers put me on their "Do Not Knock"
list for similar reasons. I see them walking through the
neighborhood still, but they always seem to skip my house.
They apparently don't like it when you ask *them* in-depth
questions.

You'd think since they've got all the answers......
- Ken

"Frank Reid" wrote in
ups.com:

I got none, zero, nada. The one lady that came to the door who was
running for city council almost ran away in tears

How's that skin treatment going Frankie?? All recovered?

--
Scott
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On 9 Nov 2006 08:12:25 -0800, "
wrote:


Cyli wrote:

I only got about 3 calls.

I don't know how you managed that. The last week I got at
least 3 calls per day.

I'm wondering if it could be because of the year I told all of them
that I vote straight Grass Roots tickets? Not true, but they're pols,
so I didn't feel bad about lying for maybe the 30th time in my life to
them.

Or maybe it's that our district and precinct weren't in much doubt?

Or because of the email I wrote to the Pawlenty campaign's web master
saying that if they didn't fix their unsubscribe web page to make it
work, I'd not only vote for the opposition but go out and actively
work against the turkey who kept sending me SPAM? I don't know if
they made the unsub page work, but I didn't get any more email SPAM
from Pawlenty. Who I happen to think is a jerk, but he won anyway.
Bah.

I know I didn't get any more Baptists (or other religions) at the old
place after some came along and asked me if I'd been saved. I reared
back a bit and told them that that was between me and God and I
figured the choice was totally up to God. Hadn't realized I even had
such a thought in my head. The younger of the pair tried to keep at
me, but I was glaring by then and the older guy led him gently away.
Very strange, as I waver between lapsed Christianity, general
agnosticism, New Age oddity, and primitive animism when I get
religious impulses. When I die, I"m basically going to be very
surprized if anything further happens to me. Other than cremation or
burial of the remains, that is.
--

r.bc: vixen
Speaker to squirrels, willow watcher, etc..
Often taunted by trout. Almost entirely harmless. Really.

http://www.visi.com/~cyli