Apr 12
Apparently, I am one of America's notable Republicans! Alert the media!
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Since I have never given money to a Republican in my life (though I walked for Chapman for Sheriff, and had his yard sign in my yard), and I have donated to President Obama in this cycle, I’m wondering by what criteria they thought I was a good bet for this mailing.
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Magpie
April 12, 2012 at 7:58 PM (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Tape a penny to the reply card and send it back in the postage paid envelope. It’ll cost them money!
Ross Patterson
April 13, 2012 at 12:10 AM (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Glad to see your true colors have come out :-)
Reminds me of when the Reagan campaign sent a letter beginning “Dear Mr. God” to the Assembly of God in some Long Island town :-)
Wolverine
April 13, 2012 at 2:11 AM (UTC -4) Link to this comment
NOW we find out. A closet Republican! Stephens may never live this down!
Stevens Miller
April 13, 2012 at 2:28 AM (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Who’s “Stephens”?
(Or is that a part of my cover as a Rebpublican spy…?)
Stevens Miller
April 13, 2012 at 2:30 AM (UTC -4) Link to this comment
I do like Mitt’s complaint about “BIG GOVERNMENT.” Think he’ll start by opposing transvaginal ultrasounds imposed by state legislatures?
Stevens Miller
April 13, 2012 at 3:00 PM (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Among the many nits to pick over this letter is (in addition to the idea that someone like Liz is a Republican), the fact that it refers to the recipient as “one of America’s most notable Republicans.” Now, as I explained to my ten-year-old son the other day, I am one of the most wonderful daddies in the world, by dint of the fact that I am simply not the worst daddy in the world (in six years, when he is denied the keys to the car for some reason, he may disagree with that, but, for now, he isn’t arguing with me). That is, so long as one is not the least notable Republican in America, it could be said (though not laughing at the same time might be hard) that one is, perforce, one of the most notable Republicans, since “most” is met by there being at least one Republican who is less notable that one’s self.
Do Republicans really fall for this crap?
Does Mitt Romney think Republicans are that vapid?
Even I don’t think Republicans are that vapid. Indeed, it is precisely because Republicans are, for the most part, every bit as deep, thoughtful, and intelligent as Democrats are that I respect their power to advance their big-government agenda (and why I regard opposing that agenda as a major challenge). If I thought Republicans were as dumb as Romney does, I wouldn’t worry about them at all.
Truly, if I got a letter like this from a Democratic candidate, I’d be mildly annoyed by the implication that flattery of this kind would fool me. Sure, it’s just a letter, but so would it be if it said, “As someone I am hoping I can count on,” or other honest entreaty of that kind. Nope. Not Mitt. He deals in prominence and aristocracy. He wants you to think you’re in his class. You’re not, of course, but, just maybe, you will get a few cents closer if you believe Mitt thinks you are.
If you’re a Republlican, please let me know: does your team acutally buy this stuff?
Wolverine
April 14, 2012 at 4:33 AM (UTC -4) Link to this comment
My bad. Apologies, Stevens. Slip of the keyboard. But, you know, when you wear out some shoe leather knocking on doors for the Repub candidate for sheriff and then put up his sign in your yard…….
Wolverine
April 14, 2012 at 4:40 AM (UTC -4) Link to this comment
“buy this stuff?” I didn’t even get the letter. But, then, I’m not a “Republican” on anybody’s list.
GirlWithTheCane
April 20, 2012 at 10:16 PM (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Reminds me of the time I was having dinner at my father’s house and the local Conservative candidate called and asked if he could talk to Dad. I made up some excuse, wondering why the Conservative Party of Canada was calling Dad, and got “I hope we can count on your vote in the upcoming election.”
I hung up, thinking. “Boy, have *you* ever got the wrong house on the wrong night…”
They’ve never been quite as icky as that letter, though.
I send their literature back to them, by the way. It’s not as in-the-moment satisfying as throwing it in the trash, but it *does* cost them money.
Hey, Canadians and Americans aren’t so different! ;-)
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