GOP: Listed for Life (Contributions)

The American Spectator ^ | 1 May 2006 | Larry Thornberry

[llevrok]

I recently received yet another of those "I don't want to believe you've abandoned the Republican Party, but I have to ask...Have you given up?" letters from the Republican National Committee. You know, the one that says "our records show we have no yet received your [fill in the year] Republican National Committee membership contribution.

I dare say the RNC records indeed show this in my case. I haven't sent the RNC a membership contribution (or any other kind, come to that) since the Old Cowpoke -- God bless his soul -- was dozing in the White House. But I receive this letter, and countless others, every year. This constant stream of unrewarded correspondence leads me to believe the RNC will drill dry holes longer than W did back in his Texas oil business days (or, no oil business in W's case).

When I receive these letters I write, "Yes, I gave up on a directionless, unprincipled, testosterone-free Republican Party years ago -- Please take my name off your mailing list" across the top of the letter and return it to the RNC in the thoughtfully-provided postage-paid envelope.

[llevrok]

GOP continues to stray left of it's base

[taxesareforever]

I don't ask to be taken off their mailing list. They send a postage free envelope and I use a magic marker and write "STOP ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION", "BUILD A FENCE" AND "FLAT TAX" across their questionaire and send it back.

[janetgreen]

I've received many of the same beg letters. Here's the website with the fake George Bush pesos. I print them out and send them back with the letter. They are getting the message.

http://www.sacredcowburgers.com/leftovers/showpics.cgi?heres_my_donation

[JPH2006]

I am so angry with President Bush over the Illegal Immigration, High Gas Prices, the LBJ type of war he's fighting in Iraq and the high budget decifits that I have not only hung up on RNC calls twice in early April, but I am now shredding every George W. Bush picture various Republican Party organizations have sent to me over the years.

Thanks for destroying the Republican Party, you moron!

[staytrue]

just registered a week ago I see.

[Criminal Number 18F]

Here 'tis as a link.

http://www.sacredcowburgers.com/leftovers/showpics.cgi?heres_my_donation

Truly a better responce than just 86ing the junk mail. Eat pesos, amnestisiacs.

d.o.l.

Criminal Number 18F

[kpbruinfan]

Don't be angry. Fight for your conservatism by either backing the true conservative candidates in your area and then nationally or, as I recently did, go to work for a third party that supports conservatism. If we don't use our voices soon we'll be muffled permanently.

KP

[johnboy]

thanks. i liked this, too:

[Las Vegas Dave]

High Gas Prices

You just gave yourself away by using the RATS 2006 campaign theme of blaming GWB for high gas prices, begone demoncRAT TROLL!

[dagnabbit]

I've actually sent those back. Good fun. Just printed some more now that election season is here and I'm sure to get more phony RNC "surveys" and other solicitations for undeserved contributions.

Let them eat Pesos is right.

[DB]

High gas prices are a mix of simple supply and demand and stupid congress. Not Bush. Bush has repeatedly tried to get congress to open up federal land to drill.

[MaineVoter2002]

Here's a good link for you.

www.newsmax.com

[Oilfield]

No refineries built in the US since 1978. Now requires approximately 800 permits before the first dirt can be moved. Excessive on-site inspections during construction of the refinery. Can't drill off the west (left) coast. Can't drill in large portion of Alaska. Can't drill off the east (left coast sister) coast. Can't drill in large area in Gulf of Mexico where known hydrocarbon deposits exist. We can thank our congress and senate along with lobbyists who have bought our government off. If we started drilling today and found a large deposit of oil it would take 7 to 10 years to get it to market.

[DB]

Yes, and all of that falls right back to congress.

[Uncle Fud]

I don't disagree with freeper JPH2006. Check out my sign in date.

[ssstewar]

I get the same crap. My solution is to tape a penny to the solicitation and then send it back denoting my disgust with the way the Repubglican party has "led" the country. Think of it, they spend about $0.12 per letter (Return postage paid) to receive a $0.001 donation. If that does not send the message and wake some of these folks up to reality, then the party deserves to join the ranks of the extinct and I'll vote independent!

Personnaly, I would suggest all Freepers do the same to send Mr. Melmahn(?) and his legions a message that we are tired of the lack of leadership from within the party.

[mirkwood]

[RoadTest]

The outcome of withdrawing support of the Republicans is the same as voting for a third party: it will install the Democrat candidate in the office of the Presidenc y- maybe another clinton! (small "c" intended)

[Vision]

All my GOP money is now going to the Minute Men

[Vision]

That's awesome, I'm gonna do the same thing