Posted on 06/09/2009 7:48:31 PM PDT by John Galt's cousin
Vanity (?) This evening my wife answered the phone and told me it was the Republican Committee - for me. When i picked up I stated that I was not given any money because I thougth McCain was a travesty and that the way the Committee has been treating [Governor] Palin was an abomination.
The nice, polite fellow who called was obviously taken aback and responded with words to the effect of "OK, well thank you for your time".
I was a bit surprised that he did not have a response to my disgust with the party. I only wish I had thought to tell him I will contribute again when the party returns to conservative, Reagan-like principles.
I hope they get the message.
You see, when you said that about Gov. Palin and McCain, you were one of THEM.
I wonder who they hire to do those calls.
Someone that doesn’t really care what you think and
get paid by the call, I bet.
Last time they called me asking for money, I reamed them out about not being conservative (this was way before the election when they thought they had to beat Hillary.) They have not called me since!
Let’s hope they have the smarts to tabulate responses like yours and use that in setting direction.
I won’t hold my breath, though. “Smarts” isn’t a term I’d use to describe their decision-making process.
Feel free to deliver your message to the RNC in DC direct at:
202-863-8500
I called on Monday and gave them my thoughts on their lack of spine and gonads.
You would have confused your interlocutor with vocabulary-builders, like the word “principles”.
What did the caller ID say when they called?
Good for you, well said. And those weasels need to hear it over and over and over.
Hi ExT
Thanks, I will.
The people doing the calls are either employees or volunteers. They are NOT debaters or advocates.
It’s just a phone bank employee you speak to, they probably tabulate that you declined funding Republicans...no specifics.
So, Republicans move more left.
With the Senate soon to have 60 Commies....you will see Cap and Trade, and Universal Health Care.
I agree. The way they are treating Governor Palin is a Travesty. No money to the RNC for me.
It most likely was a paid telemarketer who has no connection whatsoever to the RNC.
Whenever they call me, no matter how much I express my disgust with the Republican Party, they always come back with, "Well, Mr. (Eagle), I certainly understand that a thousand dollars is a lot of money. Perhaps a contribution of 500 dollars would..."
And then I hang up.
I have never given to the RNC. If there is a drastic situation, I have occasionally given a few bucks to the NRA-PVF and NRA-ILA. After that, I just vote my conscience.
You know, Rush has said on his radio program, that he never gives money to political parties, and if anybody can afford to, it is he.
I told the guy despite my rather extensive work and contributions for the GOP in the past, they wouldn't see a single dime of my money and that he was completely wasting his time.
They told me that I had contributed to the McCain campaign... I told them I actually donated to Gov. Palin. I've have little use for McCain.
They had better start listening or we are doomed to Obama and friends.
Stay in there Sarah, I'm counting on you.
I told the caller something similar - like fight the dims, don’t be dim-lite.
You were called by a telemarketing firm contracted by the RNC. You cannot expect those people to have any knowledge or responsibility.
My mom used to do this all the time. She would tell them that when the Republican party started representing conservative family values she would begin contributing again.
He may or may not even be a Republican but certainly no one in leadership. Probably just a college kid trying to earn some bucks to continue his education (maybe even an Obama voter to boot!)
I give as much as I can each cycle to individual candidates fighting the conservative fight.
Today I got the RNC 2009 census survey. Oh please, yet another ploy to get money. I knew it would arrive, as I was warned by a Freeper vanity last week.
I have printed out a page of Monopoly money and at the bottom of the page wrote “Here’s the deal, you give me real conservative candidates to vote for, and then I’ll send you real money.”
Postage paid envelope provided by the RNC.
No matter. If half their calls end in "F*ck you, I'm giving my money to Sarah", the message will be received loud and clear by those who need to know.
Ooh, very good. Mind if I steal it?
I have printed out a page of Monopoly money and at the bottom of the page wrote “Here’s the deal, you give me real conservative candidates to vote for, and then I’ll send you real money.”
Priceless
>> he did not have a response to my disgust with the party.
That’s not good.
I give as much as I can each cycle to individual candidates fighting the conservative fight.
I suppose that is a needed thing. I was brought up to be conservative, vote conservative, put generally I was taught that 99% of all politicians are self serving SOB’s only out for themselves and being on a fixed income, I pretty much don’t give to any of them.
I suppose that is a needed thing. I was brought up to be conservative, vote conservative, put generally I was taught that 99% of all politicians are self serving SOB’s only out for themselves and being on a fixed income, I pretty much don't give to any of them.
re: “I wonder who they hire to do those calls.
Someone that doesn’t really care what you think and
get paid by the call, I bet.”
No, I was actually pleasantly surprised. he actually seemed to understans what I was saying, and , perhaps, why I was saying it.
;-)
..and hopefully listen to all of us. if not, we will have to figure out a way to get ourselves back on a track consistent with the Constitution
Re: “You would have confused your interlocutor with vocabulary-builders, like the word “principles”.”
My thesaurus was not handy. Can I borrow yours?
RE:
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“They told me that I had contributed to the McCain campaign... I told them I actually donated to Gov. Palin. I’ve have little use for McCain.
They had better start listening or we are doomed to Obama and friends”
Exactly!
I like it.
They just don’t get it, although most benfited fro Reagan and from Gingrich.
I totally agree and as a former RNC county officer, I gave the callers from the house and senate reelection fundraisers the same pitch, very politely, explaining that I knew that they were only doing the job the RNC paid them to do but to mark me down as “a Republican who’s not willing to give money to RINOs, nor did I appreciate Mel Martinez cozying up to Hispanics over the illegal aliens, while both Bush and McLame were in total agreement.”
RE:”Today I got the RNC 2009 census survey. Oh please, yet another ploy to get money. I knew it would arrive, as I was warned by a Freeper vanity last week.
I have printed out a page of Monopoly money and at the bottom of the page wrote “Here’s the deal, you give me real conservative candidates to vote for, and then I’ll send you real money.”
Postage paid envelope provided by the RNC”
Brilliant! I am going to steal your idea. It seems I get ‘important’ mail every day. I had been tossing it. Now i will send back responses courtesy of TCP!
thanks
It most likely was a paid telemarketer who has no connection whatsoever to the RNC.
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Have to disagree with you on this. It’s more likely a phone bank volunteer.
Having worked once upon a time for a fund raising telemarketing firm, it goes something like this.
The callers are briefly trained on a script that proceeds step by step on a response tree.
1. Hello-intro purpose of call
2. First refusal, something on the lines of “I’m not interested” proceed to scriped response.
3. If interested caller reads script that says somehing like, “Great, Can I put you down for $100? If yes script says to ask for credit card number, if no then verify address for pledge.
4. If yes to donate but no to #100 then ask 50, 25 (example)
5. Polite refusal or if issue is raised, most well planned scripts have sccripted dialogues in effort to bring the vic, err, donor back to the fold.
The caller gets paid a small hourly cash rate, say $10/hr. Evening shifts run 3 or 4 hours. But there are tiered cash bonuses that can pay far more; most total dollars pledged; most credit card donations which are processed immediately; highest single donation; most calls; and a few other variants. High Refusal to donation ratios mean you don’t work there anymore.
Point being that you are working for cash in hand at the end of the night. It was easy for me to walk out with $200, $300, or more at the end of the 3 hour night because I did my homework on the potential issues and concerns. And this was in the early 1990’s before google. My best sale was $1000 on a cc. putting $200 in my pocket for that one call. And the call mgr had noobs monitor my asks.
Phone back callers are drones usually ill-informed, chatty without purpose and in the end more expensive than a paid fund raising marketing effort.
And yes, if my caller id doesnt’ catch’em, I politely refuse, ask to be taken off their calling and hang up at the end of the sentence. That counts as a refusal, a dead lead. A hangup, your card goes back into the stack if the caller is timid or afraid of losing the job. You then get called again
I think you are correct. He probably was a committed volunteer.
I intend to continue to politely tell the callers that I will not contribute until I can verbalize what the Republican party stands for.
Many of us like Palin because we know what she stands for. She does not seem to be guided by opinion polls. Hopefully she, or someone like her will be the Republican nominee in 2012. If not, we will be stuck with even more “change”
Yeah, I stole the idea from another Freeper last week!
I put the 6 highest denomination Monopoly bills on the scanner long way up and 2 rows of 3, and they printed out great as the top of the page of paper, lots of eye catching color, and there was room for a snotty note at the bottom of the page.
Freep away! The RNC may never wake up but we can try.
Next I start using the other pre-paid envelopes I’ve saved to write “Sarah,Sarah,Sarah” in them and send them to the RNC.
1800-DEM-LITE
You live in a free country where anything is possible. Anything! You are on this website because you are a free thinking American. Why would you allow something to “fix” your income? I don’t care if you are blowing through a straw to make your wheelchare move. The fact you are here on Free Republic says something about your American spirit and true character and I cannot believe that you allowed any situation to fix your income.
get old and sick.... and then talk to me.
I have taken care of my future needs, it combines job benefits with my dwindling retirement benefits...
plenty to live on. I can buy extras....toys if you will.
I don’t see any politicians I would wish to give to with the exception of Palin at this time. When things start to gel in 4 years, I will seriously consider giving directly to her, or through the NRA.
I have 3 herniated discs in my neck and arthritis from head to toe. My favorite cartoon is where the frog is choking the stork that tried to swallow him.
Your ideas will be put to good use!
thanks
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