Well, I’d love to be a GOP team leader, but being a hardcore Democrat, i’m afraid i’d just destroy your party from within. Now, how did i, a hardcore democrat, get on the Republican Spam list? I’d like to think they are trolling for email address from the porn websites that constanly bombard me with email. Although going to the white house fundraiser would be cool, maybe i’ll sign the petition anyway just to win tickets to go see the Prez. So when did political parties start spamming the net? will i get one from the Green party next? or the Socialists? Or that dude who keeps running for president while in jail? Why do i keep having to adjust my filters? Gah!!! [sub]yes, i know there is no swearing or feltching or masturbation rainbows in my post. This was just annoying, not rage burns like flaming daggers angry.[/sub]
In 2000 I signed up to get on a Bush Campaign Trail Update list, thinking they would send me only little newsflash items about where Bush would be speaking, with maybe a link to a wire service article.
Instead I started getting Republican fund-raising e-mails similar to yours. shiver Don’t know if this was their intent all along or if the campaign trail update thing just didn’t pan out.
Heh, lest you think I was being partisan in my comment, Oblong, let it be known that while I am the Settee Sophy around these parts, I know full well who is the King of Pork.
My boss gets this stuff in the mail all the time. According to the Republicans, they are fighting a greater war against the Democrats than any war fought in the real world. The letters are peppered with phrases like “we face our greatest foes” and “The freedom of the American people is at stake”, etc.
Does Democratic fund-raising propaganda read like this, too?
No, Democratic spam isn’t nearly so Save the Republic from the Evil Empire as that. It’s more along the lines of we must promote/stop program x, please call your senator, etc.
Well, I just checked my Hotmail Junk mailbox, and look what I’ve found:
**Don’t Go Further In Debt - No Loan Needed! **
Obviously welfare.
**A FREE gift just for you! **
More handouts.
LEGAL PROTECTION FOR PENNIES A DAY
Subsidized, no doubt.
Re: Bloody Homicidal Clown
I don’t know why the fuck sick shit like this keeps showing up.
**Feel Younger And Healthier **
Socialized medicine, anyone?
Adjustable Mortage Rates Hit 18Year Low 4.75%
Economic micromanagement.
READ YOUR OWN FBI FILE NOW!
Freedom of Information…
Rape Sex!..
Obviously cashing in on liberals’ sexual freedom.
Yep, it looks to me like once again the Dems have beaten the Elephants to the technological punch. Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to put three inches onto my penis on the government dime.
Sofa King, ROTFL!
As for the super-jingoistic nature of Republican spam, I really have to wonder if the recipients really believe that stuff. Laying it on a bit thick, ainnit?
Well, look at the bright side, at least it’s not physical spam. I get an autographed picture of Dubya in the mail at least once a week, along with a letter that tells me that the Republican Party doesn’t want to lose such a ‘valuable’ member, and they appreciate me voting with them in the past.
Huh? I’ve never voted Republican, (not like I vote Democrat, either) and I have no intention on voting for someone just because they send me pretty pictures. I’ve tried sending stuff back to them, calling the local branch and asking them to remove my name, etc. Nothing helps.
I now own several “suitable for framing” pictures of Bush thanking me (personally!) for my support. Oh, and an official-looking stamp on the back that says “Authorized Presidential Portrait”. If they’re going to send me such a picture, they should make it at least somewhat flattering. Bush looks like he just bit down on one of those Red-Hot Fireball candies.
