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Tue Oct-27-09 02:16 PM
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| Lieberman's staffer told me they don't listen to people outside |
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of his state and hung up in my face! :mad: :puke:
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Tue Oct-27-09 02:17 PM
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He doesn't listen to people in his state either. :hug:
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Tue Oct-27-09 02:19 PM
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| 2. He doesn't give a fuck about the people. |
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Tue Oct-27-09 06:33 PM
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| 36. Very few of them do! It's all about campaign donations. |
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Tue Oct-27-09 02:19 PM
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| 3. They ALL do that. In fact, unless you lie, you can't e-mail them either! |
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Tue Oct-27-09 02:22 PM
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| 7. He's the only one who has done that to me. |
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I told Harry Reid where I was from.
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Tue Oct-27-09 02:35 PM
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| 14. I tried to e-mail Boxer and Feinstein, without success unless I lied. nt |
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Tue Oct-27-09 03:18 PM
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| 18. I called Baucus' office once |
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And the woman who answered asked me which advocacy group I represented. I said, "Since I'm sitting in my living room in Davenport, Iowa, I'd say me." She proceeded to take my name and thanked me. So they don't all hang up on out of staters.
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Tue Oct-27-09 03:39 PM
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| 28. Lets' lie! Today, we're all from Connecticut! n/t |
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Tue Oct-27-09 06:27 PM
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| 35. I'm all for it! As one who was a foot soldier for Ned Lamont, I feel your pain AGAIN. |
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Tue Oct-27-09 02:19 PM
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| 4. Doubt they listen to Connecticut either. |
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Tue Oct-27-09 02:20 PM
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| 5. That;s not unusual. Well, hanging up is, but many Reps & Sens |
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won't even let you email them is you are not a State resident. In fact, of all people, Bernie Sanders is one of them. I remember him saying on a Hartmann show to email him, then he added "Just use any VT address or it won't get through."
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Tue Oct-27-09 02:24 PM
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| 9. That's kind of understandable -- people of the State want their reps listening |
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to THEM, not to people who live elsewhere.
I've just called (and e-mailed) and said "although not a constituent, I'm prepared to contributed to Congressman/woman's _______ opponent when s/he is up for re-election". I figure that's all they care about anyway -- votes and money.
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Tue Oct-27-09 05:01 PM
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| 33. The only problem with that outdated notion is that... |
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lobbyists, be they from his district, some corporation in or out of state, or from as far away as Israel, do get lieberman's ear.
But people, be they from his state or around the U.S. do not get his ear.
Something is broken.
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Tue Oct-27-09 06:50 PM
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| 40. You make an excellent point. |
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And I would add that their individual votes oftentimes do affect all Americans so it is not unreasonable for someone from out of the district to contact them with concerns.
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Tue Oct-27-09 02:21 PM
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| 6. He didn't ask me what state I was in when he took my message..... |
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and if he had, I would have said I'm right there in CT!:)
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Tue Oct-27-09 02:23 PM
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| 8. I bet it wouldn't matter if you stood outside his office protesting. |
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Tue Oct-27-09 02:28 PM
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| 10. People, no. Corporations, on the other hand... |
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Tue Oct-27-09 02:31 PM
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| 11. Call back and say you're the CEO of United Health .......... |
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.... maybe then they'll listen. :)
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Tue Oct-27-09 02:31 PM
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| 12. Many of our fine elected officials feel this way. n/t |
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Tue Oct-27-09 02:31 PM
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| 13. Truth be told I don't want Webb and Warner from VA listening to out of staters either |
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They were elected to represent the interests of Virginia not the interests of someone from California, Michigan or anywhere else.
Granted, Lieberman's office's response was pretty rude but I won't hold the general practice of shutting out non-residents against them.
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Tue Oct-27-09 02:36 PM
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| 15. Call up again and tellthem you live in the Westville section of New Haven |
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Edited on Tue Oct-27-09 02:36 PM by CTyankee
near his former house on Alston Avenue (it's where I live actually, altho it is nowhere near as good a street). That should slide you through...
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Tue Oct-27-09 02:52 PM
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| 17. Or tell them you live on Allen St. in Terryville and you are pissed! |
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Tue Oct-27-09 03:18 PM
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| 19. Zip code is the key to the door! n/t |
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Tue Oct-27-09 06:26 PM
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| 34. It's 06515. That'll do it...nt |
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Tue Oct-27-09 03:55 PM
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| 32. Yup, that's the best move. n/t |
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Tue Oct-27-09 02:38 PM
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| 16. Every time he has to pick up that phone our message is getting through |
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They know why the phone is ringing even if they do hang up.
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Tue Oct-27-09 03:20 PM
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| 20. And they really shouldn't. |
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They are not charged with representing you.
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Tue Oct-27-09 03:24 PM
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| 21. I understand what people are feeling. |
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My senators support a public option...they are representing me. I feel rather helpless that all the work and effort are potentially wasted because of Lieberman. I feel like calling Lieberman's office and telling him to fuck off, but he's not my senator and he doesn't represent me.
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Tue Oct-27-09 03:32 PM
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| 22. They do when they sit on Committees deciding things for everybody. |
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Tue Oct-27-09 03:36 PM
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| 25. Then call the committee office. (nt) |
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Tue Oct-27-09 03:33 PM
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| 23. Horse shit, their vote effects ME. Don't even try that crap. |
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Tue Oct-27-09 03:36 PM
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| 24. That's the whole point of representative governments. |
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It's not horse shit - it's the truth. Deal with it.
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Tue Oct-27-09 03:37 PM
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| 26. that's the problem with representative democracy, as opposed to direct democracy |
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and the same could be said for that other sham called equality under the law.
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Tue Oct-27-09 03:38 PM
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| 27. It is horse shit. US Senators make decisions that effect the entire US. |
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And we out of staters can in fact contribute to their opponents if we do desire. It is not confined to a state by state case basis as much as you would like to think it is.
DEAL WITH IT.
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Tue Oct-27-09 03:43 PM
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| 30. I don't think it's confined to anything. |
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But the entire point of having local representatives is that they represent the issues of a geographical segment of the population. This is not a new concept at all.
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Thu Oct-29-09 11:53 AM
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| 47. As long as they continue to accept money outside their location, I don't care about the concept. |
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Its only practiced in theory, NOT in reality.
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Thu Oct-29-09 03:27 PM
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| 50. Piss and moan all you want - the system's not changing. (nt) |
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Tue Oct-27-09 07:35 PM
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| 41. And you have two Senators whose |
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job it is to represent you. You don't get all 100.
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Tue Oct-27-09 03:43 PM
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| 29. My former congresswoman once stated |
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that she saw no reason to listen to anyone who didn't vote for her. Did you notice that I said FORMER congresswoman?
She was replaced last November, and good riddance!
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Tue Oct-27-09 03:54 PM
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| 31. Why did you say you were out of State?! I call in and give a very Republican dominated zip code. |
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You get more things done this way. There's no need to tell anyone what State you're in. I'm in NYC so I don't have to deal with a lot of things other states do. That being said, I want to help other constituents who may not be Blue but are purple and leaning blue. So I call in and give a Republican Zip and do my duty.
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Tue Oct-27-09 06:40 PM
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| 39. It is called "Caller ID" |
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It gives away your location. They ask only to check if you are lying.
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Tue Oct-27-09 10:23 PM
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| 43. Oh really? My phone is blocked. It's listed as PRIVATE. So I don't have that problem. nt |
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Thu Oct-29-09 12:03 AM
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| 44. That explains it! They must hang up on unidentified phone callers or |
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be rude to them. Overwhelming percentage of phones are not blocked for
caller ID.
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Thu Oct-29-09 11:31 AM
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| 45. I believe they can see your caller ID whether you are blocked or not. |
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After all they are the government, and you know we have precious little privacy left to us.
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Tue Oct-27-09 06:36 PM
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| 37. Why listen to someone who won't and can't vote for them? |
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Tue Oct-27-09 06:39 PM
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| 38. Next time you call them, say "I want to contribute to Joe's campaign fund" |
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and see how nice you will be treated.
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Tue Oct-27-09 08:37 PM
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| 42. Call Back & Say You're From Connecticut |
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and hang up on them.
I always use their office addresses to write e-mails so they will go through.
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Thu Oct-29-09 11:37 AM
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| 46. Like they listen to anyone |
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Thu Oct-29-09 12:26 PM
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| 48. he's denying health care to Americans EVERYWHERE |
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Not just nutmeggers.
That's why location is irrelevant.
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Thu Oct-29-09 01:09 PM
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| 49. Anyone who wants to get through just use the zipcode 06786 |
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Say you live around the Bristol area and you think Loserman not voting for cloture will be as crappy as I-95 during rush hour. That should do the trick. }(
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