They just can’t take a hint, can they?
At least, not the way I had hoped they would…
Anyway, the Republicans keep sending me stuff asking for my support (read: money). They seem to think I support them or something. I have no idea where they got that idea, but they have it. So, they send me pictures of the President, and surveys, etc. They go so far on the surveys as to have a box under all the too-high contribution amounts that says “I am unable to contribute at this time, but am enclosing $XXX to offset the cost of tabulating my survey”.
I have been taking these surveys, etc. and stuffing them (including all the ancillary stuff and the original envelope) into their pre-paid return envelopes and sending them back, without checking anything, or taking the survey, or giving them money. I was hoping that they would get the idea that it was costing them money to send me stuff I wasn’t going to respond favorably to, and they’d stop sending it. Fat chance.
They’ve gotten more clever, however. The return envelope is quite small now. Perhaps if I were to tape the stuff to a brick they’d get the hint?
Oh, and I don’t support Kerry either. I don’t believe in giving money to politicians. It’s a little like giving free needles to addicts. It only encourages bad behavior.
UPDATE: I managed to stuff it all into their envelope. An amazing waste of otherwise valuable time, but it still cost me less than the $120 they wanted me to commit this time around. Do they think that if they increase the amount that they are asking for I’m going to give them the money at some point? Am I supposed to say “Well, I wasn’t willing to give $25, but $250? How can I pass up that opportunity?” Not gonna happen.