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	The RNC is dumping anyone who calls about the DNC ad

Lexica

8-5-2009 3:50 PM

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politics, astroturfing, thuggery

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8-5-2009 4:04 PM

mountainpalm

THUGGISH TACTICS?????????????????
What the................#%^&* *&*#$
People aren't allowed to voice disapproval at
their representatives.........they aren't allowed to have an opinion about the spending in this government.......
about the future of their healthcare???????? So now it's the RNC that is putting all of us up to "THUGGISH
BEHAVIOR???"""" GIve me a thuggish break!

8-5-2009 4:13 PM

clip-on-tie

Cry me a river. LOL

8-5-2009 4:13 PM

Lexica

Read it again (assuming you actually read it the first time).

The RNC ad says "call us to let us know what you think." However, anybody who calls to say "I disagree" gets hung up on.

Yeah, I call that thuggish. I call that deliberately intended to silence people who disagree. I call that dishonest.

The people calling to "voice disapproval at their representatives" – the people whose rights you imply you are concerned about – are the ones being hung up on.

Reading for comprehension – I highly recommend you give it a try.

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