Cold-calling

by: Sue Prent

Fri Nov 06, 2009 at 18:44:05 PM EST

The caller said they wanted a response to a single "survey" question.  Curious, I told her to go ahead and she played the recorded pitch which went something like this:  The UN is trying to eliminate worldwide gun-rights with the specific intention of harming the U.S.  There was a lot of hyperbole and invocation against Nancy Pelosi  and Congress and I don't remember what all else.  Then a male NRA member cut in live and posed the survey question to me which was something like, " Do you think that foreign dictators should be allowed to take away your guns, etc., etc.?"

I told him how inappropriate I found his phone call to be; what an oddly warped effort at damage-control.  He thanked me for my time and hung-up.

Duh?

"Dear Mr. Prent,"

" Strengthening our Party for the 2010 elections is going to take a massive grassroots effort all across America...Enclosed is your official 2009 Congressional District Census registered Code #...in your name as a representative of your area...Because of your high level of political involvement and commitment to the Republican Party, your personal input on the questions presented in your Census Document is critical to our Party's future."