wideawake wrote:
"If I know Republicans and their grass-roots operations, they'll spend most of their time trying to phone bank the Amish," said Kerry spokesman Mark Nevins.
What smarmy assh*les the Democrats are.
Just to stir things up....
( and 'cos I like you!)
*ping*
He does although he doesn't understand the reason (generally at least an elder of some sort would have a phone).
He meant his comment as a dig at the Bush Campaign team. He insulted the "backwards" Amish in the process.
East/West coast liberals will never understand Bush Country.
that's OK. we'll just email them instead!
Yes, he is; the Kerry spokesman's implication is that Republicans are too stupid to know that and would thus try to call Amish people on the phone.
Actually, . . . there are different grades of Amish. Most have made some sort of compromise, especially in Lancaster County. No TV or movies, but they'll have a car or a phone. But a large portion of the traditional ones will not have their own phone. They are not shy about using somebody else's, though. And the pastors will allow a lot of leeway for businesses that deal with the English so you will see a traditional Amishman with a fax machine in his workshop, but not in his home.