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IllinoisBirdWatcher

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5. FLOOD their phone lines, both in DC and in their District Offices.

Mon Oct 7, 2013, 10:29 AM

Oct 2013

Yes, be polite, Thank the staffer and remind them that you are fighting so that they, like other poorly paid workers, can have access to affordable health care. Urge them to count your vote as a constituent. Always give your Zip Code so the staffer knows you are a constituent in their district.

If you live in a Democratic district, also call. Thank your Representative for representing you and urge your Representative to stand strong.

We ALL need to be doing this on a regular basis and we all need to be urging our friends and neighbors to do the same.

Beg your out-of-town friends to do this regardless of the district in which they live.

It works.

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Keep calling! I called my teabagger representative and was surprised what I was told. [View all] antigop Oct 2013 OP

K and R mucifer Oct 2013 #1

The staffers might care, but the baggers themselves have been bought and paid for. Snake Plissken Oct 2013 #2

On the other hand, the US Chamber of Commerce has just come out truebluegreen Oct 2013 #11

posted by bluegrassstateblues leftyohiolib Oct 2013 #15

Just their attempt to keep the economy afloat and keep the Repubs in office bigbrother05 Oct 2013 #44

politics makes strange bedfellows, so they say. nt antigop Oct 2013 #18

That is a very interesting development. Lasher Oct 2013 #37

nope. the 1%ers are unhappy with them too. magical thyme Oct 2013 #23

funny. the monster THEY created in the mistaken belief that the teabags would let them keep pansypoo53219 Oct 2013 #39

Dr. Frankenstein's monster went crazy, too. nt awoke_in_2003 Oct 2013 #57

It's These Staffers That Work For The Senators And Congressmen That Make Washington D.C. Work..... global1 Oct 2013 #3

Yes, I would imagine that not all staffers hold the same views BluegrassStateBlues Oct 2013 #4

then why would they be working for these soulless cretins? niyad Oct 2013 #60

FLOOD their phone lines, both in DC and in their District Offices. IllinoisBirdWatcher Oct 2013 #5

+100. Thanks,IBW. nt antigop Oct 2013 #6

i called my senators and representative to express my disgust at the GOP actions rdking647 Oct 2013 #43

And be sure to call them teabaggers. santamargarita Oct 2013 #7

Really? frazzled Oct 2013 #9

Agree n/t bobGandolf Oct 2013 #13

Thanks, frazzled. I agree...even though the OP says "teabagger representative". antigop Oct 2013 #14

They call THEMSELVES teabaggers. pangaia Oct 2013 #31

I'm thinking maybe he was being sarcastic? Hopefully? Otherwise, you're exactly right! 7962 Oct 2013 #65

Never ever attack the person answering the phone Peacetrain Oct 2013 #21

No. WorseBeforeBetter Oct 2013 #34

Always be polite to the person answering the phone. nt msanthrope Oct 2013 #8

I'll call my Rethuglican dingbat again this week. Pretzel_Warrior Oct 2013 #10

That's very important not to yell at whoever answers the phone. Gman Oct 2013 #12

exactly. But I know people are really angry and disgusted and it's easy to get angry at the staffer antigop Oct 2013 #16

We are not the wing nuts. We're bigger than that. Gman Oct 2013 #20

I called last week and I was polite. Kaleva Oct 2013 #17

thanks, Kaleva. Keep calling if you can. nt antigop Oct 2013 #26

Great info flamingdem Oct 2013 #19

Yes we do! If they think you don't care, they won't, either!!!! calimary Oct 2013 #32

Always call your representative in DC Peacetrain Oct 2013 #22

thanks, Peacetrain. The "good" news is even in a "teabagger" district, the rep is getting lots of antigop Oct 2013 #25

You just made my day when I read that Peacetrain Oct 2013 #27

I'm wondering if the Republicans in the district are calling and saying the same thing. antigop Oct 2013 #29

From your lips to Gods ears Peacetrain Oct 2013 #30

That's an excellent point. They're just the poor schmucks who have to answer the phones. calimary Oct 2013 #24

Yes... call... be polite... and tell them how you feel. whttevrr Oct 2013 #28

Also, remember most staffers aren't getting paid right now. n/t FourScore Oct 2013 #33

No need to call my rep Seedersandleechers Oct 2013 #35

Yes, you should call even in a red state. SunSeeker Oct 2013 #38

I am not convinced they pay attention to calls. dixiegrrrrl Oct 2013 #45

Don't give up and leave the baggers as the only voice. SunSeeker Oct 2013 #49

"please don't discourage others" dixiegrrrrl Oct 2013 #59

If you really believed your opinion did not matter, you would not bother to express it. nt SunSeeker Oct 2013 #62

Red state but blue district n/ t Gore1FL Oct 2013 #50

Not true. You NEED to call him and let him know you have his back. calimary Oct 2013 #40

ICY courtesy is appropriate; those staffers CHOOSE bread_and_roses Oct 2013 #36

kinda do the same thing with clerks PatrynXX Oct 2013 #41

Good tip, antigop.. and Thank YOu! nm Cha Oct 2013 #42

my teaparty congressman has recording that says "call Obama, its his fault" Hamlette Oct 2013 #46

oh, good grief. Seriously? nt antigop Oct 2013 #48

Agreed MFrohike Oct 2013 #47

Great job, antigop. freshwest Oct 2013 #51

Fortunately my senators and representatives are all D's davidpdx Oct 2013 #52

Good advice. k&r n/t Laelth Oct 2013 #53

My congressperson is a Democrat eilen Oct 2013 #54

Calling mine today, thanks for the good advice! B Calm Oct 2013 #55

"Don't take it out on the staff" is one of the most valuable life lessons... malthaussen Oct 2013 #56

absolutely! nt antigop Oct 2013 #58

I sold a newspaper ad to a Republican state senator here, and when his COS called to arrange payment PassingFair Oct 2013 #61

I still don't think this will end before October 17. caseymoz Oct 2013 #63

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Oct 2013 #64

Day 7 of trying, and I still can't get through to anyone in Ted Cruz's office. hamsterjill Oct 2013 #66

Kicked and Recommended StlMo Oct 2013 #67