the BIGPIG does his part...

[dutch508]

Star Member BigmanPigman (8,793 posts) https://www.democraticunderground.com/10112045


Someone in my family is a Congressional staffer

and I asked her about how calls are received by the staffers in both chambers and both parties. I have been on nation wide calls with Indivisible, MoveOn, etc and was told by them that when you call a rep about a bill or issue that you should make it a single issue, keep it short (pro or con) and that they do tally the numbers from emails, phone messages, actual conversations with a staffer, etc. My niece told me this is 100% correct from her experience as a volunteer/staffer for a Dem rep from San Diego, CA in DC.

Since I have been calling all reps (mostly Repub since I live in a blue city and state) for over a year and over 450 phone calls I wanted to know if my system of contacting the GOP reps and being taken seriously as a constituent was valid. It is I am happy so say. If you call a rep outside of your area from your real cell phone number using a valid address from an actual home, apt., for sale or rent in a senator's state or a congressman's district and you do not want a reply it works like a charm. I was able to get any address in the US within 2 min on Zillow, I call from my cell and I have that info ready if they ask. Sometimes they do. My niece said that they don't have the time to run all the addresses and names from the calls they get for something like the ACA Repeal or the Tax Scam.
I am no longer going to bring a butter knife to a gun fight. Ethical, schmethical...**** THE GOP! They are greedy, hypocritical, treasonous sociopaths who want to first bankrupt then kill the 99%. Wait until they go after Social Security and Medicare. Wait for Putin to interfere/hack the midterms since nothing is being done to stop them (especially non implemented sanctions let alone tech security along with bots, trolls, etc). What will the GOP do with Mueller, let alone the entire Russian interference in our elections. I am ready and strong...2017 was just practice for 2018!

Grass roots and fact checking has to go 100% and go non stop.

they complain about cheating while they are cheating the system...

DUmpmonkiez in a nutshell.

kiri (217 posts)

3. being from Oshkos, Peoria; there's a Springfield in every state

To contact/email a Congress critter who pretends to represent people, I can be from anywhere. I look up some town on the AAA road map, google zillow, find an address, zipcode, telephone-like number.

Indeed, it is not wholly honest. But then, no either is voter suppression, presidential lies, dishonest Cabinet, Agency & judicial appointees.
I think this is fair.

 

Star Member BigmanPigman (8,793 posts)

8. Yes, it does!

Now I have it confirmed by my own personal source and not just my experience with the various resistance organizations for over a year. Also, due to right wing radio and Fux Ruse social media is now a really important way to communicate and we must use it to our advantage, especially with upcoming mid-terms. I do not use Twitter and Facebook but it is what is strongly encouraged in the current atmosphere with all the "fake news" BS and cult-like base of the ****ing moron.

BUT- you lying about who you are and where you are isn't fake.... 

Merlot (5,554 posts)

9. They do the same thing to us and more all the time

I remember a rally where they bussed in a bunch of paid protesters.

Theyve been doing this for years. Remember the "grass roots" campaigns run by the kochs to fill up the townhalls with screaming lunatics? Voter suppression, fake social media accounts, etc. So while I personally don't want to lie, I have no problem with others who do it. The reps are there to hear from the citizens, period. If there is one rep whos vote is crucial to my well-being and they're not in my state, they still need to know how what theyr'e doing affects people.

 

kst (17 posts)

12. Lying ...

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Lying about where you live when you call members of Congress and then announcing it on the Internet gives ammunition to the right wing.

They can point to this article (don't assume they won't see it) and claim, with some justification, that the number of people calling their members of Congress is meaningless.

You haven't brought a butter knife to a gun fight. You've brought a machete to a chess tournament. You might do some damage, but you won't be going home with a prize.

 

Star Member LuckyLib (5,161 posts)

14. If these cretins cast votes that affect our lives

they are representing ALL of us, not just their constituents. I’ve made up addresses in their zip codes (email will not allow you access otherwise) and use my real name and residence in phone calls. And I always state “He/she represents me even if I don’t live in the state or district.” That’s after I include a statement asking when they are going to get that lunatic out of the White House.

they brag about ****ing the polls yet claim that the polls PROVE Hillary or [insert D name here] really should have won given the 'poll' numbers...

 

[BamaMoose]

They are providing more justification for voter ID laws than any Republican could ever come up with.

[Texacon]

I'm so ready to see BigmanPigass taken down.  That thing is an embarrassment to teachers everywhere. 

KC

[fatboy]

The #1 rule of being a Dummy is that they lie all the time.

With that in mind I'm not taking the BIGPIG story as being truth. I would imagine that if the PIGSTER has a relative on staff with a dumbocrat official we would be hearing about it non-stop. Regardless, it is time to unmask the Pig who I believe will turn out to be a very good sock.

[SVPete]

If you call a rep outside of your area from your real cell phone number using a valid address from an actual home, apt., for sale or rent in a senator's state or a congressman's district and you do not want a reply it works like a charm.

Lying for the cause is OK. Just ask Harry Reid about the claim that Romney didn't pay taxes.

Piggy needs to be wallduded. Let the board members know what kind of ethics one of their teachers practices outside of the school building. Ask how much of those ethics he teaches his students.