Push-Polled By Bush

[dissention]

Originally Posted by gldstwmn

Not to mention, have you seen any of Bush's "band of brothers" come forward?

Have you seen what the sick f*cks at the RNC are all wearing? Every delegate is wearing a fake Purple Heart with a band-aid over them. Now, I'm not a violent person, but if I saw someone wearing that, I would physically attack them. It not only degrades John Kerry's medals, but it degrades and cheapens every other deserved Purple Heart. They should be ashamed. This is the msot pathetic display of "patriotism" I've ever seen; they can wrap themselves in our flag all they want, but the essence of what it stands for has eluded them. Pigs.

[gldstwmn]

Originally Posted by dissention

Have you seen what the sick f*cks at the RNC are all wearing? Every delegate is wearing a fake Purple Heart with a band-aid over them. Now, I'm not a violent person, but if I saw someone wearing that, I would physically attack them. It not only degrades John Kerry's medals, but it degrades and cheapens every other deserved Purple Heart. They should be ashamed. This is the msot pathetic display of "patriotism" I've ever seen; they can wrap themselves in our flag all they want, but the essence of what it stands for has eluded them. Pigs.

I don't know how McCain and Dole can abide that bull****. I heard about the 9/11 survivors exploitation. It smacks of such desperation. Surely they must know by now that they have lost.

[dissention]

Originally Posted by gldstwmn

I don't know how McCain and Dole can abide that bull****. I heard about the 9/11 survivors exploitation. It smacks of such desperation. Surely they must know by now that they have lost.

A new poll came out showing that 50% of New Yorkers believed that the adminstration knew that 9/11 would happen and 66% wanted a totally new investigation into it.

Rove f*cked up BIG TIME by holding this in New York, it's backfiring so badly that it's embarrassing.

[gldstwmn]

Originally Posted by dissention

A new poll came out showing that 50% of New Yorkers believed that the adminstration knew that 9/11 would happen and 66% wanted a totally new investigation into it.

Rove f*cked up BIG TIME by holding this in New York, it's backfiring so badly that it's embarrassing.

I saw that. We'll never, and I mean never, know the truth.

[dissention]

Originally Posted by gldstwmn

I saw that. We'll never, and I mean never, know the truth.

I know.

But it looks like the American people don't want to know the truth. If they did, they'd fire Bush.

[gldstwmn]

Originally Posted by dissention

I know.

But it looks like the American people don't want to know the truth. If they did, they'd fire Bush.

They can't handle the truth! Denial is a powerful coping mechanism. Nope, it's too much for some people to ever swallow that they let it happen...or worse.

[dissention]

Originally Posted by gldstwmn

They can't handle the truth! Denial is a powerful coping mechanism. Nope, it's too much for some people to ever swallow that they let it happen...or worse.

Truer words were never spoken.

[irishgrl]

(back after dead phone line restored and recovered from computer withdrawals!)
I gotta say, Im NOT surprised by the Bush Camp tactics, but I AM surprised anyone would fall for it! apparently team Bush has decided that this sort of technique works? Go figure Let us hope their misguided efforts leave them exactly LAST. I also hope there are going to be watchdogs in FL when it comes time to vote......I wouldnt put it past Dumbya to try a FL redux.

ps: I cant fire Bush, I never HIRED him! and I LOVED the front page pic of the guy wearing the "not my president" t-shirt in front of all those flag draped coffins..........where can I get one of those shirts?????

[DeeGeMe]

I got push polled twice last week--and I live in South Carolina! I've got three phone lines coming into the house since I work from home--one's my personal line, one I use as my office line, and the third is a dedicated fax line. The first call came into my office line and it was a pre-recorded electronic type of thing. The questions they asked included "Do you support partial birth abortion?" "Are you in favor of gay marriage?" "Do you believe that homosexuals should have rights equal to that of hetrosexuals?" "Do you believe that abortion should be illegal?" "Would you prefer permanent tax cuts as opposed to increases in taxes". And oh yeah, one on school vouchers for private schools. In other words, they hit every conservative "hot-button, wedge issue" in an attempt to shore up the base here in South Carolina! You could only respond yes or no--if you tried to say, as I did, "Hell, ****in' no" you got a electronic response that said "You must respond Yes or No or this phone call will disconnect. I know that I've probably been added to the "Round up and put in internment after election list".

Anyway, two days later, I got the same call on my "home" line. I hung that time.

I posted on Democratic Underground the number that showed up on my caller ID and some enterprising soul found out that it's registered to--surprise, surprise, a Republican-associated group.

So I guess their strategy is something like this--if you live in a Swing State-you're getting the "Cancer" push poll, if you live in a Repug state, you're getting the "hot-button push poll" and if you live elsewhere--you're getting the personal phone calls from Bushie Boy.

[DeeGeMe]

Diss-I also read on DU about folks getting similar calls such as yours. How can we get the media to pay attention to the tactics that BushCo is using? Any ideas?

[Jen77]

Don't be so sure it was a recording!

Well if it wasn't a recording he sure got an ear full from me... All I heard was 'this is President Bush' on my answering machine...and I picked up, screamed some things I'd rather not post, and then realized it was just a recording Its not a matter of who I am going to vote for...I'd be equally as pissed if John Kerry called my house

~*~Jen~*~

[dissention]

Originally Posted by DeeGeMe

Diss-I also read on DU about folks getting similar calls such as yours. How can we get the media to pay attention to the tactics that BushCo is using? Any ideas?

I usually just send faxes and emails to the news outlets. If there's a story you find that hasn't been picked up by the mainstream press, send it to as many blogs as possible and then send it off to the press. It's an old right-wing tactic that's catching fire with us nutcases.

[dissention]

Originally Posted by DeeGeMe

And oh yeah, one on school vouchers for private schools.

OMG, check out Sean Hannity's first book from the library just to read the chapter on school vouchers; it's PRICELESS and is guaranteed to give you a night of laughter and fun.

What he says, essentially, is that vouchers will promote competition between public and private schools, thereby getting rid of the "monopoly" (his word) hold that government schools have on the country. To prove his point, he points to what the public school system did in East Harlem. They broke up all of their schools and reformed them into a bunch of little schools with a lower concentration of students in each. He goes on for about three pages about how wonderful the program is, how well it worked, and how it just proves that vouchers work. The problem is, though, that the program he lays out had nothing to do with vouchers...it was the public school systems doing. Al Franken gets into Hannity's insane ramblings in his book, but it really must be read to be believed.