RNC Fires Phone Solicitors [former donors outraged over amnesty]

The Washington Times ^ | 05/31/2007 | None Listed

[de meanr]

There has been a sharp decline in contributions from RNC phone solicitations, another fired staffer said, reporting that many former donors flatly refuse to give more money to the national party if Mr. Bush and the Senate Republicans insist on supporting what these angry contributors call "amnesty" for illegal aliens. "Everyone donor in 50 states we reached has been angry, especially in the last month and a half, and for 99 percent of them immigration is the No. 1 issue," said the former employee.

[mtnwmn]

They got an earful from me.

[de meanr]

My pleasure, pacelvi. Glad you’re enjoying it. I am, too.

[JeffAtlanta]

Individual contirbution losses outpaced by increased bribe-flows from corporate interests to profit off Bush’s wage depression “growth” policies. That’s why Kyl, Lott, etc. can hold on to voting their country club received wisdom on immigration and not worry about what the little people think.

That is probably true, but donations can't vote. The reality that the GOP needs to wake up to is that all it takes is for them to lose 1% or 2% of the vote and it is all over for them. The rate they are going, they are probably going to lose at least 10% of the base.

[JRochelle]

God help us.

The best looking man there is Kennedy.

[George W. Bush]

So they fired all 65 of the phone staffers? Better have Bela Pelosi investigate Bush. This is worse than firing U.S. attorneys.

I think I should try out for one of these jobs:

Me: "Hello, sir, I'm from the RNC and I'm hoping you will contribute money today to help us pass this immigration bill.
Victim: "But I hate that bill. It's pure amnesty. And I hate my Republican senators for being traitors.
Me: "But we can pass this. It would be wonderful. And it's not an amnesty."
Victim: "It is too. Just drop dead, all of you traitors."
Me: "I'm so glad you agree with us on the not-an-amnesty bill. Can I write you down for $100 today, sir?"
Victim: "I pray daily for the death of all those who are voting for this zamnesty."
Me: "Sir, perhaps you could support us with $50 today."
Victim: "I'd pay $50 to see an angry mob beat the crap out those worthless Senate RINOs."
Me: "Will that be check or credit card, sir?"
Victim: <click>

Oh, yeah, I'm in for that sweet phone bank work.

[Alberta's Child]

After giving this a lot of thought over the last couple of days, I've decided that there's at least a strong possibility that the Bush administration has been infiltrated by agents of the Iranian government.

No joke.

[de meanr]

” Is this a shoot the messenger sort of thing? “

Looks like it.

[greyfoxx39]

O.K...I had a feeling you thought I was a retread, and I've been here since 2000. There ARE some retreads floating around here, you know?

I am pretty sure that Senor Fox has more influence right now that the broken-glass Republicans we were in 2000 have!

[af_vet_rr]

Can I go throw up now?

You'll have to wait - the line for the bathroom is through the hall and out the door.

[JRochelle]

You two make me laugh.

The Flying Inmans of FR. LOL

From now on everytime I see you on a thread I will think of that. :)

[capydick]

My pleasure! Can probably do something about all but the cat. I start sneezing when I get within 100 feet of one.

[art_rocks]

They fired the phone solicitors. Seems like the RNC is showing the same sense the American car makers did in the 70s and 80s. Buy what we make since were not changing what we sell.

[BeckB]

In the past I gave regularly to the RNC. I have been getting requests from donations by mail with the ‘no postage required’ envelope. So I take a piece of paper and write “ NO AMNESTY” and mail it back. Let the RNC pay for my opinion! Of course I have been doing this for over a year. Apparently they aren’t listening.

[neverhillorat]

One of the reasons that illegals are still a big problem is that our side doesn`t realize that not all Americans agree with us. There are major portions of the country that don`t think we should kick them out. In fact, put it on the ballot in any state and it will lose and lose big. But when the politicians listen to the majority, we go nuts. “They are selling the country out. They`er traitors, the fat cats win again”; we scream. AND NO AMNESTY.
Then, when some Republican politicians don`t agree with us 100%, we act as if they are the only ones making decisions, and give the Rats a free ride. But we don`t stop there, no, we get even dumber. Wer are going to get even with Republicans by withholding money and staying home on election day. That will teach`em! Of course that will mean that the people that are against every thing we stand for will run America for at least 4 years. But thats OK, we don`t compromise.

[VOA]

I broke with the republican party over this issue about five years ago.
I was living in kommifornia and saw the state change into a third world
toilet just like the place these invaders came from.

Same here. I was in West Los Angeles during 1995-2005.

Nice place in many ways, often much nicer than the image my flyover-country
friends/family have of the place.

But it's on the greased skids to being a socialistic nightmare in
which it just becomes a northern suburb of Mexico City.

I can understand how "the rich" amongst the Republicans might not
grasp this...living in gated communities and having all their work
done via telephone by "the service industry".

[w1andsodidwe]

I was getting a lot of frantic calls two weeks ago, from both National and State republican organizations. I basically told them to quit calling as I would not be giving until Washington understands that we do not want amnesty. I even had one guy suggest that I run and I said that I didn’t want to go to Washington and become corrupt like everyone else seems to do.

[davidosborne]

GO Duncan Hunter !! The ONLY hope the GOP has if they wish to remain “in play” at all..

[RatRipper]

“I’m one of those former donors that told the solicitor a couple of weeks ago that they would not get another dime from me if that amnesty bill passed.”

I, too, am one of the “angry donors” that told them to bite my A@@. They are learning the hard way that conservatives are not the stupid sheeple constituency of the Rat party.