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Warren DeMontague

(80,708 posts)
29. No shit. No $ from me until he gets it right on contraceptives AND the medical marijuana raids.
Wed Dec 14, 2011, 04:40 PM
Dec 2011

Not one god-damn dime, skippy. Sorry. I'll vote for him, but I sure as shit am not contributing this year.

Ask your buddies at the Vatican, Big Pharma, and the folks on the $70 Billion-per-year drug war gravy train, if you need cash.

I got a call, too. I asked how I could help and then I made a contribution. NYC_SKP Dec 2011 #1
Well said Skip. Never understand people who want to take their frustrations out on the poor schlubs FSogol Dec 2011 #3
If they're poor schlubs, they've got no business "manning" the phones. It's too important a job. saras Dec 2011 #6
I have already sent that message through the WH web site. Even though I knew it was a wasted effort. MotherPetrie Dec 2011 #12
The OP was not taking out their frustrations... ljm2002 Dec 2011 #8
Thank you. That is exactly what happened. My portion of the call was concluded. MotherPetrie Dec 2011 #13
I wasn't ranting. I was very polite. She was the one arguing with me. MotherPetrie Dec 2011 #11
She probably had heard the exact same thing already, about 50 times that day Warren DeMontague Dec 2011 #30
Put my name on the Well Said list too. HappyMe Dec 2011 #4
I don't - not when he doesn't support me. MotherPetrie Dec 2011 #18
Fine. That's your choice. HappyMe Dec 2011 #24
Post removed Post removed Dec 2011 #31
Is this DU? This upbraiding of someone who is standing up for contraception EFerrari Dec 2011 #45
That's very selfish of you. There are millions of us who will be hurt if you and others gateley Dec 2011 #35
Where did I say I wasn't voting for Obama? I said I wasn't CONTRIBUTING to his campaign. MotherPetrie Dec 2011 #37
You're right -- I apologize. gateley Dec 2011 #51
No. It's not selfish in the least to stand by your considered positions. EFerrari Dec 2011 #44
Good for you. Glad you have the money to spare. I don't.... MotherPetrie Dec 2011 #10
. mzmolly Dec 2011 #28
Fistbump to you, NYC_SKP -- it's more than about ME and MY agenda, it's about the future of gateley Dec 2011 #33
Red herring. The poster didn't say that. EFerrari Dec 2011 #46
WTF does this have to do with us having no control over our bodies? gateley Dec 2011 #50
Do what you must. Bolo Boffin Dec 2011 #2
Obama is lucky to even be getting my vote at this point. MotherPetrie Dec 2011 #15
I have to say that YOU'RE lucky he's getting your vote, MotherPetrie. If a Gingrich gets into gateley Dec 2011 #34
Please spare me the lecture. MotherPetrie Dec 2011 #38
Too late. But I do apologize. Sometimes I piss myself off, I swear. I get on my high gateley Dec 2011 #52
I appreciate how you feel, But fredamae Dec 2011 #5
President Obama has been weak with women's issues... ljm2002 Dec 2011 #14
Bingo and thank you. MotherPetrie Dec 2011 #17
self delete great white snark Dec 2011 #19
My opinion differs. MotherPetrie Dec 2011 #22
I didn't say I wasn't voting for him. I said I wasn't contributing to his campaign if MotherPetrie Dec 2011 #16
Oh FFS treestar Dec 2011 #32
I said CATHOLIC BISHOPS' bidding. NOT Catholics. I'M Catholic - and I'm pro-choice. MotherPetrie Dec 2011 #39
the list of "single issues" grows ever longer frylock Dec 2011 #26
Feel free to make a contribution to Obama in my name. MotherPetrie Dec 2011 #40
you got me all wrong.. frylock Dec 2011 #47
I will contribute to NO political candidate... CoffeeCat Dec 2011 #7
Until now - when he's worried about reelection - I haven't seen Obama do much to MotherPetrie Dec 2011 #20
well you clearly won that round. grantcart Dec 2011 #9
I wish. It's not like Obama doesn't have plenty of big money MotherPetrie Dec 2011 #21
good for you for not contributing grantcart Dec 2011 #23
k and r dembotoz Dec 2011 #25
Thank you. MotherPetrie Dec 2011 #41
someone from a 312 area code has been blowing up my phone.. frylock Dec 2011 #27
The number I was called from had the same area code I do. MotherPetrie Dec 2011 #36
No shit. No $ from me until he gets it right on contraceptives AND the medical marijuana raids. Warren DeMontague Dec 2011 #29
Thank you. Ditto on the medical marijuana raids. MotherPetrie Dec 2011 #42
Boy, you really showed that volunteer you mean business!!... SidDithers Dec 2011 #43
I think it was rude of you to hang up on that volunteer OhioBlue Dec 2011 #48
So after we "compromise" away everything what will we have achieved? TheKentuckian Dec 2011 #54
I agree with you OhioBlue. The folks making the calls are just Obama supporters Tx4obama Dec 2011 #55
I love it when people feel compelled to tell the world what they said on the telephone frazzled Dec 2011 #49
So OFA is laughing at the American people telling them about issues that are important to them??? sabrina 1 Dec 2011 #53
good to know but depressing StarsInHerHair Dec 2011 #56
Not at the issues frazzled Dec 2011 #58
Well, the statistics show that Democrats did go out to vote. But not with great enthusiasm sabrina 1 Dec 2011 #59
We don't care, we don't have to.. Fumesucker Dec 2011 #57
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