I did something.

[hisownpetard]

Send me money.


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Just trying to duplicate the emails I get from every senator, congressperson and other government official,
every time they burp.

I mean, why do we have to send them money for voting or speaking up for or against any given issue?
Isn't that what the hell they were elected to do??

It makes me nutz.



-Susan

[Earth Bound Misfit]

1. Kick

& 1st of many recs.

[hisownpetard]

3. Thanks, EBM. It feels carthartic to have posted this, since it bothers me no end!

[Earth Bound Misfit]

17. ....

[MineralMan]

2. My shovel is ready. All I need is the money, and

I'll use it.

[hisownpetard]

4. I prefer to use lawn 'n' leaf bags, myself.

[pleah]

5. K&R

[hisownpetard]

7. Thanks, pleah!

[lunatica]

6. Yeah, why should we give them more money to do what we pay them to do?

It's like asking your boss to give you extra cash, above and beyond your salary to do your job. I just toss them in the junk mail pile.

[hisownpetard]

8. Exactly. I filed some papers; give me money. I answered the phone; give me

money. I smiled at you; give me money.

[Incitatus]

9. Tell them to write you back when their actions lead to results. nt

[hisownpetard]

10. I want to write to them and say, "I voted for you. Give me money."

[Dr. Strange]

11. The Nigerian email version:

Dear kindly sir/or/madam,

I have did something.

Send for me your money.

[hisownpetard]

12. Good one!

[Bluenorthwest]

13. The one I hated most was recent

from my newly elected Senator. It went like this: I did something. Send Harry Reid money.

[hisownpetard]

14. Or the one from Nancy Pelosi: Doing something is off the table.

Send me money, anyway.

[hisownpetard]

15. Sarah Palin: I may perhaps also do somethin' there, also.

Send me money also.

[madmom]

16. Well, it works so well for the CEOs

[hisownpetard]

18. CEOs: I failed.

Give me a bonus.

[hfojvt]

19. more anti-government sentiment cheered on by DU

Is this ReaganUnderground now? Yeah, government sucks. Why don't we just shrink it enough so we can drown it in a bathtub? Plus they are all a bunch of liars and crooks, so it doesn't matter who you vote for, so why bother even voting?

"Government isn't the answer to the problem. Government IS the problem." Ronald Reagan

[hisownpetard]

21. Hey, listen - I'm happy to say I donated about 10 times more than I can afford, not just to Obama

but to Democrats all over the country who were in tough fights.
And to MoveOn and almost every Democratic organization, pre-election, not
to mention Defenders of Wildlife, etc., etc.

I feel fortunate that I was in a position to do so at the time. But I think it's a valid point
to say that sometimes a politician should just do what they think is right, without
asking for money.

[EFerrari]

26. If you're confusing fund-raising with government, that's a good illustration

of what is wrong with our system.

[Ganja Ninja]

20. Exactly.

'I may vote against everything you elected me for. E-mail me now so I can spam you with contribution requests.'

Why do I have to keep going back and reminding them of the promises they made when they wanted my vote?

[hisownpetard]

22. Yeah!

[Orsino]

23. Money is the language they speak.

If you ain't paying, they can't hear you.

[hisownpetard]

27. Sad, but true.

[jasonberlin]

24. I agree!!

[EFerrari]

25. They now all do a really bad imitation of Howard Dean in those "letters".

Howard Dean, whom the Democratic Party is trying to disappear.

[hisownpetard]

30. I know. I wish that weren't the case, because I think we wouldn't be where we are today

if not for Howard Dean.

[Amerigo Vespucci]

28. I will send Senator Feinstein 5 brand new, crisp dollar bills...

...if she can top Paul Newman's egg-eating record in "Cool Hand Like" by 5 eggs.

That's right...all she needs to do is eat 5 more hard-boiled eggs than Cool Hand Luke and she'll be countin' that cheddar.

And I don't mean "5 more eggs than Newman ate during the actual filming of the movie," because we all know he didn't REALLY eat THAT MANY eggs.

No, Senator DiFi...you must eat AS MANY EGGS AS NEWMAN'S CHARACTER WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE EATEN, plus 5, before you get MY money.

I'm waiting. Start eating.

[hisownpetard]

29. ...