Update: “The RNC is inciting angry mobs to shout out legitimate discussion at public events across the country and now they want to ignore people who deplore their tactics,” said DNC spokesman Brad Woodhouse about the DNC’s failed effort to incite angry mobs to flood the RNC with phone calls.
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Republicans played a trick on Democrats today by redirecting angry telephone calls coming into their switchboard to the Democratic National Committee, CNN reports.
Earlier this morning, the DNC released a web video accusing the GOP of inciting mob activity.
“At the end of the video, the DNC instructs people to call the Republican National Committee to express outrage. Callers who dial the RNC’s main number to voice their concern about the DNC’s charges are told to press 1, which sends them to the DNC’s main switchboard.”
The emphasis on that deliciously ironic pair of phrases is mine. In the name of countering what they claim is the GOP’s inexcusable “incit[ement of] mob activity,” the Democrats did what they always do: stir up the masses and, yes, incite mob activity in opposition to the GOP.
Whoever the clever RNC staffer was who thought to redirect those calls right back to the source of the outrage — the DNC — deserves a free lunch and a letter of commendation. That was freaking awesome.
Steve Maley
KnightsofMalta
Dan Spencer
Moe Lane
Dan McLaughlin
Absolutely brilliant. nt
muffin Wednesday, August 5th at 3:48PM EST (link)Fortitudine vincimus – By endurance we conquer
Pin a medal on this guy nt
AceInTX (Diary) Wednesday, August 5th at 3:48PM EST (link)Lmao!
redtillimdead (Diary) Wednesday, August 5th at 3:55PM EST (link)I want to call it now!
Nancy Pelosi can kiss my asstroturf.
Ditto nt
djemi (Diary) Wednesday, August 5th at 4:37PM EST (link)“If I can’t shoot rabbits,then I can’t shoot fascist”
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Michael Steele taking credit for this
mustango (Diary) Wednesday, August 5th at 4:18PM EST (link)http://washingtonindependent.com/53954/michael-steele-takes-credit-for-rncdnc-phone-prank
“I just miss — I miss being anonymous.” — Barack Obama
I fully sympathize, Mr. President. I miss you being anonymous too.
Glad to hear it...
Moe Lane (Diary) Wednesday, August 5th at 4:26PM EST (link)…it was a good, instinctive response on Steele’s part.
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Whoever came up with this idea at least somebody is being creative
antisocial (Diary) Wednesday, August 5th at 5:24PM EST (link)I am actually feeling good about RNC after a long time…
Obama Doctrine – Boot On The Throat
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What is to be done?
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The Emperor has no clothes!!!
Credit always goes to the man at the top
Jeff Emanuel (Diary) Wednesday, August 5th at 5:52PM EST (link)I’ll wager a steak dinner the idea didn’t originate with him.
JE
We need more of this! -nt
E Pluribus Unum (Diary) Wednesday, August 5th at 4:47PM EST (link)Kill the Terrorists
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Seriously...
Mike (Diary) Wednesday, August 5th at 5:20PM EST (link)Can we do a RedState fundraising drive and send the dude out for a steak dinner on us? That’s AWESOME.
Pure win nt
aesthete (Diary) Wednesday, August 5th at 5:54PM EST (link)The act of defending any of the cardinal virtues has today all the exhilaration of a vice – G.K. Chesterton
Now, if the RNC could just do the following:
ColdWarrior (Diary) Wednesday, August 5th at 5:54PM EST (link)Compile a list of every congresscritter’s townhall and other constituent forum scheduled for the August recess, updated as they learn of them and searchable by the name and office location of the congresscritter.
BTW, I just got this from mine, Debtocrat “I love socialism and socialized medicine” Harry Mitchell, in an e-mail, as if he really cares what we peons think:
Dear Friends,
As you may know, Congress is expected to vote on a health insurance reform bill when the Congressional session resumes in September. While there are several proposals in Congress that are still being altered, I will continue to review them and monitor changes.
I’ve heard from many of you through our recent telephone town hall, which had over 9,000 participants, and through recent community forums, short email surveys, and our health insurance reform resource page.
While I’ll be in Arizona visiting with constituents throughout August, I know I’ll be unable to talk to everyone who is interested in this debate. So, as we wait for a final bill to be produced, I would like to continue hearing from you on this important issue.
Today, I am launching a detailed, substantive online survey that delves into specific aspects of health insurance reform. This survey is not meant as an endorsement of any particular proposal but will help me gather information about the views of Arizonans in our congressional district.
Your responses to these questions will be kept confidential.
Click here to complete the survey.
Your input, thoughts and ideas impact the decisions I make in Congress. I encourage you to complete the survey, visit my website to receive more information about the health insurance reform process and invite you to contact my office to share your opinion.
Sincerely,
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Link to his survey:
http://mitchell.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=542&Itemid=542
Notice he never says what he believes or how the Constitution limits what the Congress may do.
Thank you.
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Thanks for the link, CW. Punched in my old address
eburke (Diary) Wednesday, August 5th at 10:02PM EST (link)from when I lived in AZ, and took the survey.
Note that Harry repeatedy refers to this debacle as “Health Insurance Reform” rather than health care reform (which, as I’m sure you already know, basically means that the fix is in and this is all just a sham of pretending to care)
Anyway, for whatever good it did, I kinda enjoyed skewering Harry for referring to it as health insurance reform while also tweaking him for repeating the ’47 million uninsured’ mantra.
What I’m *really* interested in, though, is the reaction of the people who used to live in my old house when they receive a letter from Harry addressed to a “Bob Wallace” thanking him for his comments re: health care.
Heh. Heh.
“All that need be done for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.”
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beautiful! ...nt
JadedByPolitics (Diary) Wednesday, August 5th at 6:44PM EST (link)Unified Patriots – How-To:
Activists Taking Action
Next line of attack from the Democrats....
JadedByPolitics (Diary) Wednesday, August 5th at 9:06PM EST (link)http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/08/dem-congressmans-office-his-life-has-been-threatened-over-health-care-bill.php
They won’t hold meetings because they have been threatened and the RNC and NRSC and NRCC needs to call them out on it and PROVE it because no doubt they are LYING through their teeth!
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Activists Taking Action
Fortunately (for the DNC switchboard) there will not be a flood of re-routed calls, but only a trickle.
SoFiMil (Diary) Wednesday, August 5th at 9:15PM EST (link)The liberals’ self-described/inflated “mandate” is a lie and the general public does not believe those attending town hall meetings are acting in a mob-like fashion. The DNC won’t even notice their own disconnect, however, as the increase in their call volume will be inconsequential. Fact is, if this wasn’t publicized, they wouldn’t even notice that a swicheroo was pulled on them.
That being said, “Well done!” to all those associated with this operation.
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