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Ohiogal

(31,996 posts)
Tue Jul 28, 2020, 12:51 PM Jul 2020

I'm so angry I could spit nails!

Does anyone here get that shit in the mail sent out by Catholic Vote in Merrifield, VA?

Today I got another one of their garbage mailers. The crap I managed to read before I tore it up must have raised my blood pressure 50 points.

"Whose side are you on" (photoshopped picture of Reagan, Dump, and the Pope(!) with the American flag in the background .... on one side, photoshopped picture of Joe Biden, Chuck Shumer, Rep. Ilhan Omar, and an unflattering pose of Speaker Nancy Pelosi, with her hand in the shape of a claw, on a plain dark background.

"Do you want America to remain the Home of the Free or the Home of the Radical Anti-Christian, Anti-Family Left?"

A few more "gems" that are not worth my trouble to type.

I tore it up and thew it in the trash can.

So far, I have gotten a couple of these and a couple of those big postcard sized pro-Dump mailers. Absolutely nothing from the Democrats.

It was the same way during the last Presidential campaign.

I wish the Dems would realize they could win Ohio if they'd put forth a little more effort here. I'm going to write to my congressman (Tim Ryan) and see what he thinks.

Thanks for letting me vent ........ love you all DUers ..........


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I'm so angry I could spit nails! (Original Post) Ohiogal Jul 2020 OP
i vent with a black sharpie all over the trump crap i get (not from them) and return it... samnsara Jul 2020 #1
Best use for a Sharpie I can think of! Ohiogal Jul 2020 #4
I recently saw a trump ad on tv recently here in Minnesota mnmoderatedem Jul 2020 #2
And the brainless twits Ohiogal Jul 2020 #3
If you write to Congressman Ryan, it won't be answered... brooklynite Jul 2020 #5
Thank you Ohiogal Jul 2020 #7
Didn't he retire? Or is this a different Cong Ryan? nt yellowdogintexas Jul 2020 #30
No; he dropped out of the Presidential campaign brooklynite Jul 2020 #39
My parents got that same one in Michigan about a month ago. theaocp Jul 2020 #6
They'll probably be getting another one soon Ohiogal Jul 2020 #9
Are these being sent by churches? Isn't that against the rules? Ha, I forgot, rules are for morons lettucebe Jul 2020 #8
It's sent by Ohiogal Jul 2020 #10
Check that your registration hasn't been somehow altered dickthegrouch Jul 2020 #11
We technically are registered members of a Catholic church Ohiogal Jul 2020 #12
I meant your voter registration dickthegrouch Jul 2020 #13
I voted a Democratic ballot in the primary a few months ago. Ohiogal Jul 2020 #15
InOtherWords: "... black people are going to run the country vote Trump !!! ..." uponit7771 Jul 2020 #14
Went to their website lonely bird Jul 2020 #16
Volunteer to phone bank. gibraltar72 Jul 2020 #17
Do they include a postage paid return envelope to send them a donation of some sort? TeamPooka Jul 2020 #18
I do that with all junk mail. llmart Jul 2020 #19
I like to make them spend their money on wasteful actions TeamPooka Jul 2020 #23
Long past due for churches Scarsdale Jul 2020 #26
+1 llmart Jul 2020 #40
Heh, Disaffected Jul 2020 #28
No. former9thward Jul 2020 #41
I thought as much Disaffected Jul 2020 #42
Support the post office Karma13612 Jul 2020 #20
If you are a Catholic I would send the material all ripped up to your local parish. LiberalFighter Jul 2020 #21
What makes them think cannabis_flower Jul 2020 #22
That boggled my mind, too! Ohiogal Jul 2020 #25
You just need to learn how to properly recycle. infullview Jul 2020 #24
I used a cardboard mailer Ohiogal Jul 2020 #27
Biden and Pelosi are Catholics. BadgerMom Jul 2020 #29
Biden is Catholic and has a family IronLionZion Jul 2020 #31
I'm finished with the Catholic Church. Pepsidog Jul 2020 #32
I wrote above that I do not attend any more,either. Ohiogal Jul 2020 #33
What I do VA_Jill Jul 2020 #34
Recommended. H2O Man Jul 2020 #35
Ohio sounds a lot like Florida Awsi Dooger Jul 2020 #36
Exactly. Ohiogal Jul 2020 #38
sent it to the Catholic church and point out the many problems scarytomcat Jul 2020 #37

mnmoderatedem

(3,728 posts)
2. I recently saw a trump ad on tv recently here in Minnesota
Tue Jul 28, 2020, 12:58 PM
Jul 2020

it had the "defund the police" theme, with cherry picked rioting footage, and Sean Hannity's voice asking "do you agree with defunding the police?". Then Joe Biden's voice answering "yes, absolutely". Both audio quotes clearly taken wildly out of context.

This is what we are up again folks.

brooklynite

(94,541 posts)
5. If you write to Congressman Ryan, it won't be answered...
Tue Jul 28, 2020, 01:19 PM
Jul 2020

...because his Congressional Office has no engagement with his campaign office.

Take this up with the Biden campaign or DNC.

theaocp

(4,237 posts)
6. My parents got that same one in Michigan about a month ago.
Tue Jul 28, 2020, 01:21 PM
Jul 2020

I read it aloud and mocked it with my sister before throwing it (in pieces) into the garbage. At least my parents never bother me about my atheism.

Ohiogal

(31,996 posts)
10. It's sent by
Tue Jul 28, 2020, 01:32 PM
Jul 2020

“Catholic Vote” out of Merrifield, VA.

I noticed they are very careful not to say “Catholics should vote this way” but tell lies about the Democrats, instead. (oddly enough, both Biden and Pelosi are Catholic, whereas Dump and Reagan are not)

dickthegrouch

(3,173 posts)
11. Check that your registration hasn't been somehow altered
Tue Jul 28, 2020, 01:45 PM
Jul 2020

From Dem to ‘pug

If it has, demand to know when, and by whom.

Ohiogal

(31,996 posts)
12. We technically are registered members of a Catholic church
Tue Jul 28, 2020, 01:47 PM
Jul 2020

Although we do not attend any more. I assume that’s where this is coming from

dickthegrouch

(3,173 posts)
13. I meant your voter registration
Tue Jul 28, 2020, 01:49 PM
Jul 2020

If you declare a party affiliation in your state as part of the registration process.

lonely bird

(1,685 posts)
16. Went to their website
Tue Jul 28, 2020, 02:20 PM
Jul 2020

Collection of asshats.

I give this country 50-100 years max before it completely disintegrates.

gibraltar72

(7,503 posts)
17. Volunteer to phone bank.
Tue Jul 28, 2020, 02:22 PM
Jul 2020

I've posted here about my experiences in Mi. I enjoy it. This time more than ever. Contact the Dem. party. They will steer you to a coordinator.

TeamPooka

(24,225 posts)
18. Do they include a postage paid return envelope to send them a donation of some sort?
Tue Jul 28, 2020, 02:26 PM
Jul 2020

Do they include a postage paid return envelope to send them a donation of some sort?
If they do what you do with you tape and seal that postcard or envelope something big or heavy like a brick or one of my favorites, an old tire and drop it off at the post office where they have to pay for the postage of that thing back to their offices

llmart

(15,537 posts)
19. I do that with all junk mail.
Tue Jul 28, 2020, 02:29 PM
Jul 2020

You could also find a phone number for them and tell them to remove your name and address from their mailing lists. I would also add in that "I'm a Democrat, so you needn't bother sending me any more of your propaganda."

Scarsdale

(9,426 posts)
26. Long past due for churches
Tue Jul 28, 2020, 02:48 PM
Jul 2020

and religious leaders to PAY TAXES. If they want to decided who wins elections, then they need to pay taxes.

Disaffected

(4,554 posts)
42. I thought as much
Tue Jul 28, 2020, 08:34 PM
Jul 2020

It would be pretty silly to process such stuff.

But, how would something like an old tire get entry to the system to begin with? Not likely it would be stuffed in a mailbox or accepted at the post office drop-off.

Karma13612

(4,552 posts)
20. Support the post office
Tue Jul 28, 2020, 02:30 PM
Jul 2020

Rip up all the stuff, stuff it into a mailer, put the right amount of stamps on it, then mail it back to them.

They’ll get the message if enuf people do it.



infullview

(981 posts)
24. You just need to learn how to properly recycle.
Tue Jul 28, 2020, 02:43 PM
Jul 2020

For example, I find these can be very handy for leveling out a table leg. Another useful tip is to use these as a helpful and disposable surface to mix two part epoxy. Just be creative!

Ohiogal

(31,996 posts)
27. I used a cardboard mailer
Tue Jul 28, 2020, 02:48 PM
Jul 2020

For an ultra obnoxious Ohio Repug legislative candidate to scoop my dog’s poop a couple months ago. Gave me a wee bit of satisfaction.

BadgerMom

(2,771 posts)
29. Biden and Pelosi are Catholics.
Tue Jul 28, 2020, 02:51 PM
Jul 2020

WTH is wrong with these so-called Christians? They can’t recognize that people can have differing outlooks without thinking they’re monsters?

IronLionZion

(45,440 posts)
31. Biden is Catholic and has a family
Tue Jul 28, 2020, 03:04 PM
Jul 2020

Trump values porn stars and child sex traffickers so these folks must be idiots

VA_Jill

(9,966 posts)
34. What I do
Tue Jul 28, 2020, 03:30 PM
Jul 2020

is write "REFUSED. RETURN TO SENDER" in red marker on all of these unsolicited pieces of crap and put them right back into the mailbox. I don't know if they go to the landfill or back where they came from, but I feel better.

H2O Man

(73,537 posts)
35. Recommended.
Tue Jul 28, 2020, 03:32 PM
Jul 2020

The current pope is no fan of Trump.

I'd suggest listening to Dave Peel & the Lower East Side Gang's album, "The Pope Smokes Dope."

 

Awsi Dooger

(14,565 posts)
36. Ohio sounds a lot like Florida
Tue Jul 28, 2020, 03:36 PM
Jul 2020

The Democratic operation thinks a cram course in the final two months is plenty. Meanwhile the other side keeps the pedal down all year long.

I'm beyond sick of it. Everyone blames fixed elections but they don't recognize that we are simply getting outworked and out strategized in key states.

Add suppression to superior emphasis and it's not far from a winning hand, no matter how despicable their candidates are.

scarytomcat

(1,706 posts)
37. sent it to the Catholic church and point out the many problems
Tue Jul 28, 2020, 03:37 PM
Jul 2020

ask them to ask this group to stop
or we should take away the Catholic church's tax free status if it continues

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