I just got a call from the DNC and I'm PISSED!!

[PeoViejo]

They asked for me by name and offered me a membership if I would only make a starting donation of $150.

Where did they get my name?

She was a nice young lady, so I kept it down, but she heard exactly why I'm not voting for Hillary.

[MariaThinks]

1. how dare they call you.

[cali]

5. How dare the asswipes at the corrupt DNC ask for $150 for membership

[PeoViejo]

9. I guess $60 Million wasn't enough.

[Ferd Berfel]

47. Did the Loan Shark industry stop the Check

to DWS?

[Stallion]

16. Poster Should Write a Sternly Worded Letter

the OUTRAGE!!!

[rhett o rick]

21. Are you mocking the OP?

[zappaman]

38. Probably , Rick.

And as one who mocks and insults Clinton supporters numerous times ever day, you should recognize it.

[pangaia]

52. oh, my. guess you got O'Rick on that one, eh...

[obamanut2012]

85. ooooo

bern!

[Agschmid]

42. Yes.

[rhett o rick]

43. Mocking, alerting, gloating. How sad. nm

[Agschmid]

44. It is.

[zappaman]

50. yeah, you would never do that, Rick.

[Agschmid]

58. Lol.

[Gomez163]

2. The NSA obviously.

[randome]

51. Only Ed Snowden knows how to do that shit!

[hr][font color="blue"][center]Aspire to inspire.[/center][/font][hr]

[PeoViejo]

3. We're being snarky Today.

Go ahead and beat me with it.

[oldandhappy]

4. a membership??!!

Being registered to vote does not count? They got your name from voter registration lists. I just got mine for my precinct and have walked most of the precinct. Will finish this afternoon.

[PeoViejo]

6. I guess that members get to vote.

..for what it's worth.

[ieoeja]

32. I was a sustaining member for years at $100/month.

Which meant I got a new card once a year and a survey every month asking that I include more money with my reply. Every month on "rank the topics from 1 to 10 with 1 being the most important" question I wasted my time writing "why is labor still not a topic?"

I eventually dropped my membership.

[oldandhappy]

33. harummph.

did not know that -- that was a lot of money

used to write once a year to suggest climate change -- now it is a topic but no action, smile.

[Kittycat]

54. Well now that Big Bank, Barney Frank is on the Rules & Policy committee

I'm sure that he'll see that Labor is covered. Cheap labor. Preferably outsourced, cheap labor. Our party left us for the the ThirdWay candidate, because no read the fine print or cared.

[onehandle]

7. I sent it to them. nt

[Bluenorthwest]

73. That sort of 'joke' is a form of bullying, had you actually done what you claim it would likely

be against the law to have done so. Not that funny.

[kgnu_fan]

8. What kind of membership? What is the benefit? Need more info.

[Renew Deal]

46. Electing Democrats

[Fuddnik]

78. The benefit is they'll send you fundraising letters for the rest of your life.

And probably longer.

You can send them back a strongly worded letter or a "fuck you" in their postage paid envelope.

I changed my phone number a few years ago, and they don't call me anymore.

[PeoViejo]

81. I'm not even in the phone book

I donated a few hundred to Bernie, so I figure they're using his donor list.

[casperthegm]

10. That reminds me

Time to donate to Bernie today. Thanks!

[Sheepshank]

48. you know....I'd bet 15% of these announcements that XXX is donating, are real. n/t

[casperthegm]

53. Not sure. Bernie supporters are pretty passionate.

What is odd is how few donation posts seem to be made by HRC supporters. Guess when they have millions upon millions in Super Pacs (which she'll fight to end the policy- after the election) those little donations aren't as necessary.

[PeoViejo]

82. I agree n/t

[NV Whino]

11. Caller ID is worth its weight in gold.

[DrDan]

72. yeah . . . but then you don't get to write poutrage-posts

[LanternWaste]

12. Mere phone calls and simple requests piss many people off.

Mere phone calls and simple requests piss many people off. Though it seems somewhat irrational to allow one's emotions to be so quickly easily manipulated buy others, but if it allows us an opportunity to righteously scream at the wall, I can see the temptation there.

[MineralMan]

13. Well, I got a call from Microsoft Windows Security today.

I had a little trouble understanding the person on the phone, and Caller ID said, Unknown Caller, but I let the nice Microsoft Windows person have access to my computer. Apparently the problem was very serious, and now my computer doesn't work, so I'm posting this from my backup notebook PC.

I'm hopeful the nice man with the charming accent will call back soon and continue to assist me. There are some files on that computer that I really need for a project I've been working on. I'm sure it will all work out OK, though. Microsoft Windows Security wouldn't mess things up and then leave me hanging, right?

I don't know how he got my number, either.

Good for you, though for not yelling at or cursing at that young lady from the DNC too much. What I usually do is call such people vile names and threaten to change my party to American Independent. Then, I slam the phone down and post about it on every online venue I can find.


Oh, wait...none of that is true. If I get unsolicited calls like that, I say, "Oh, I'm sorry. I can't donate right now."

[moriah]

23. +1

[Dem2]

25. That's the way most people deal with these things

I've never thought about getting angry at Democrats calling me and then posting it on a democratic site.

[MineralMan]

27. Well, the Minnesota DFL party calls on average about six times per week,

asking for donations. I don't have any money to spare right now, so I have to politely decline. The people who call seem to understand the problem. I'm sure they'll continue to call, right up until the November election.

I typically don't donate money. Instead, I do canvassing, since I often have more time than funds I don't need for necessities. I don't explain that to the callers though. Being polite seems best, since I'm sure they get lots of angry answers from people who don't want to be disturbed with donation requests.

Telephone fundraising is not much fun, really. It's necessary, though, I guess.

[Retrograde]

29. On the rare occasion I pick up a call from an unknown number

I ask the caller for their credit card number. They hang up quickly. I don't know what I'll do if anyone actually gives me a number- probably forget it within minutes.

[Rebkeh]

14. Sigh, I know, right? I get mail from them sometimes. Asking for money

They, who have PACs, not to mention their own millions, are asking me for money?

They are out of their damn minds

[Beacool]

15. So?

A simple "I'm not interested, thank you" would have sufficed.

[JDPriestly]

28. That's the difference between a Hillary supporter and a Bernie supporter.

A Hillary supporter really doesn't care enough to get upset about the corruption in the DNC.

A Bernie supporter does.

I'm a Bernie supporter and I will not donate to the DNC or any of the associated groups until Bernie is the president and we start tackling the corruption in D.C.

My husband is on the same page.

That's what this primary is about, and it is only just beginning.

I am a life-long, active, campaigner for the Democratic Party, but the corruption I have seen this year in my Party is terrible.

Feel the Bern!

[Beacool]

68. The main difference is that some of you seem to spend a lot of time raging at the moon.

What's the bloody big deal about getting a call from the DNC? No one forced her to participate or donate any money. I get calls all the time from charities, pollsters and various companies trying to sell me something. If I'm going to blow a gasket every time I get an unwanted call I'm going to stroke out.

[JDPriestly]

70. We are retired. We get so many scam calls that we have blocked a lot of numbers.

It really gets upsetting when you retire. It can go on and on for what seems like all day.

[Fuddnik]

79. Really. And they tend to call during my afternoon nap.

I got rid of the land line a few years ago because of telemarketers. They were the only ones who called it.

Same thing with the new one. Telemarketers and Sister in Law.

[DrDan]

84. lol - A Hillary-supporter who does not want to contribute simply says "no thank you"

a Bernie-supporter senses yet another conspiratorial poutrage to share with the bros

[nemo137]

17. If you donated to a Dem candidate before, they likely shared/sold that mailing list to the DNC

ActBlue also does this (although maybe not to the DNC), which is why my email inbox looks like it does.

[mythology]

18. Truly a horrific fate to have suffered

Do you need us to call the Red Cross or some other aid organization to set up a fundraiser or can you make do with just a Gofundme account? I'm sure Bono would be happy to play a benefit concert for you.

In all sincerity if that is enough to get you so angry that you want a pat on the head for not cursing the person on the phone, you might want to consider taking up meditation or something to calm down.

[CobaltBlue]

76. Would you mind? (And, no, I am not joking.)

[PeoViejo]

88. The voters of the US have suffered a horrific fate:

Taking away their voted choice and replacing it with another.

Shame on them.

[demwing]

19. Last week I received a plea to renew my DNC membership

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I printed out this image of a "Bernie 2016" bumper sticker, and sent it to them in their own return envelope. That's my donation, think I'm still a member?

[oldandhappy]

35. Outstanding!!

Do you charge if I copy your idea??!!

[demwing]

37. just donate it to Bernie

[oldandhappy]

40. did two days ago and will again on the 28th, smile.

[PeoViejo]

91. Thank You.

Every little bit helps.

[JaneyVee]

20. Youre not voting Hillary? For Trump?

Those are your choices.

[rhett o rick]

22. Wrong again.

[PeoViejo]

55. ....

[Betty Karlson]

71. ...

[timmymoff]

93. I'm not voting for hillarity

Mainly because her supporters overlook to many negatives she has. Is that ma vote for Trump? Nope, just not supporting her, and when the great purge comes or whatever you Hillarity supporters seek, I won't bother with saying I "told you so " due to her loss in the general. What a piss poor candidate she is.

[moriah]

24. "I never donate money over the phone." Simple answer.

Heard it enough at my first job, telebegging for the Special Olympics...

[Fresh_Start]

26. why not donate but say ONLY for down ticket races? nt

surely they have a way to direct money to house elections for example

[peace13]

31. Aaaaa...we saw how that worked with the Clooney fiasco.

Let's not and say we did. Donate directly to the candidates that one supports. That is the only what to be sure that it goes where it is intended.

[MFM008]

30. so dont vote for her

but lets complain about it on the way down.

[PeoViejo]

86. Absolutely sure.

I'll write-in Bernie's name.

I vote for him because he's an honest man.

I'm with the Mensch.

[Broward]

34. Screw them. They're probably also calling Bush donors.

Big tent and all.

[icecreamfan]

36. I'd politely ask to be placed on its "do not call list" if it pitched that $150 fundraising gimmick

[zappaman]

39. Same thing happened to me except I said "no thanks" and hung up.

Didn't see any reason to get angry about it I guess.

[nolawarlock]

41. Could it be that you supported Bernie in some way and that put your name in Democratic databases?

[Aerows]

57. It is unsettling to me that you have nola in your name

as though you are a representative of people from New Orleans.

On the whole, we tend to be a lot more lighthearted and a heck of a lot better at snark. I'm not asking you to explain yourself, but it probably wouldn't be a bad idea.

[Renew Deal]

45. Bernie probably gave it to them

[wildeyed]

49. DWS told them to do it.

It's all a huge CONSPIRACY!

Or perhaps you voted in the DEMOCRATIC primary that the DNC organized and since that info is public record, they cold called you for a donation.

[PeoViejo]

97. Just a bunch of Grifters, in my opinion.

Lots of History to cherry-pick from. To do otherwise would be unwise, from a Time standpoint.

[Aerows]

56. I keep getting email from "Hillary for America" or whatever that

"give me a dollar" deal is, and every single time, I write back with a different version of "no", but with a lot of large words.

[Agschmid]

59. Why don't you just unsubscribe?

[Aerows]

60. I've tried!

So, as I said, I just use variations of "no".

[Agschmid]

61. Hmm, that's odd.

[Aerows]

62. I'm open to suggestions as to how to unsubscribe. n/t

[Agschmid]

63. Besides the blue link...

I've got none.

Maybe email [e-mail] directly?

[Aerows]

64. That has been shut down.

But I think we ALL know that by now.

[Agschmid]

65. :)

[Aerows]

66. Smart alecky

rascal

[Sparkly]

67. They had you on a list of Democrats.

Just clear up the misunderstanding.

[PowerToThePeople]

69. I block them.

They will get zero from me.

[Tarc]

74. "HOW DARE PEOPLE WITH A SLIGHTLY DIFFERING OPINION TALK TO ME!"

Does the DU need a safe space policy?

[CobaltBlue]

75. Survey

I received a survey several weeks ago.

(I mentioned it on another thread.)

I will not fill it out. And I will not donate to the Democratic National Committee.

[Sunlei]

77. if you ever made a donation before, you gave your name, address and those lists are public.

voter registration lists are also public.

[riversedge]

80. Oh my, our Party is asking for money. What an outrage!

[DrDan]

83. do other calls soliciting money bother you this much?

you need to get caller-id, and quickly

(I have a feeling fund-raising calls from the GOP would rankle you less)

[CobaltBlue]

87. Is a membership fee required?

From time to time, I get DNC Surveys.

Naturally, the DNC asks if I would like to donate. (It lists suggested contribution amounts.)

[Seeinghope]

89. Did they say that the money was going to Hillary Clinton campaign?

If so why would that be? Bernie Sanders has not dropped out. Or did you basically say that you wanted to make sure that your money went directly to your candidate of choice which is Bernie Sanders, so you will send your donations to him if that is who you support..

[Seeinghope]

90. Did they say that the money was going to Hillary Clinton campaign?

If so why would that be? Bernie Sanders has not dropped out. Or did you basically say that you wanted to make sure that your money went directly to your candidate of choice which is Bernie Sanders, so you will send your donations to him if that is who you support..

[NCTraveler]

92. You weren't pissed before they called? Nt

[Demsrule86]

94. Change your phone number

I have volunteered for the DNC for years...we never ask for specific amounts of money...you join the Democratic party...it has always been a $10.00 donation- you can sign up online. The DNC sends you a card...sounds like you were the victim of a scam or...I don't know...because your facts don't add up if one knows anything about the process.

[ChiciB1]

95. I Have A Pile Of DNC AND State Democratic Party Letters

on my desk that I've received over the past 3 months, but I've ignored them all. Everyone asking me to renew my membership. Even before this rash of new requests I've sent other requests back to them asking them NOT to send me anything else. Still they keep coming.

I've been getting weekly calls asking for donations and KEEP TELLING them no. Yesterday I got a "recorded call" telling me I'll soon be receiving a "packet" to do canvassing and asking for help. Sooooooo I guess THAT will be in the mail soon too! I stopped donating quite some time ago when I saw how THIS Democratic Party leaning so much to the RIGHT. And NOW having seen how they've done everything to ignore and stop Bernie I'm s turned off! They've even sent me two "special commemorative pictures" of the Obama's as a special gift for my long time support! WHOOPEE!!!

I had started a general letter to send to every request I've gotten, but decided it would be useless because I'll keep getting "stuff." I decided not to renew my membership with them over a year ago.

I wonder when it will dawn on them that many DEMOCRATS are fed up and are waiting until after this election to change affiliation. I live in Florida so to vote in Primaries I have to remain a Democrat, we have another Primary coming up to choose our Senators, Representatives etc., and I WANT TO VOTE for Tim Canova.

If I want to donate it will go directly to the candidate and NOT to the Party! I know Debbie Wasserman Schultz ISN'T going to help Canova with any money to help him out!

The Democratic Party seems not to understand that many of us no longer feel they're on our side. And yesterday after I heard about All the people who will be running the Convention & Rules Committee I really was astounded. Even Republican Lobbyist are included and OF COURSE the CEO of Comcast!

Kind of outraged now!

[liberal N proud]

96. Do you vote?

Did you register to vote or vote as Democrat in a recent election?

Voting scrolls are made available to the candidates and parties as well as other organizations. They know which party you voted if you voted in a primary election and they use that to build the list of who they will call in November to get out the vote.

They don't tell you how to vote in November as much as they are banking on the fact that if you voted Democratic in the primary, you most likely will vote Democratic in the General.

I will never vote in a Republican primary for that simple reason, I don't want that group to have my name. Having worked elections, I know they will call.