Bloodless Coup

Update on WVGOP efforts. They called again today:

They: May I speak to Mrs X? [note: Mr X and I "live in sin"]
Me: I'm sorry, there is no Mrs X. Can I help you
They: Is this xxx-xxxx? (confused pause)
Me: Are you looking for ManlyName X?
They: Oh yes, I thought I had the wrong number. Well, we're calling to ask if you knew that you could vote early for President Bush. [note: not vote early, but vote early for Bush]
Me: Yes, we got a phone call about it already.
They: Are you going to vote early for President Bush?
Me: No.
They: No that you aren't going to vote early, or no you aren't voting for President Bush?
Me: Neither.
They: Oh, well, oh, ok, well then, thank you for your time.
Me: OK, thanks.

Ah, the sweet, sweet sound of confused partisan workers. You can almost hear their little neurons exploding. Must have been fun, though I would have tormented them more ("Now, who's running again?...")

Actually, she was quite pleasant. I picture someone's mid 50s ish mom. And I have no desire to torture someone's mom.

Someone sould blog about the Rolling Stone piece on Republican campaign workers, by the way. It wasn't what I expected from them.

And again! We just got the "Hi I’m calling to ask for your vote to stop the massive assault by liberal politicians..." call AGAIN.

And another update. The GOP calls and mailings have continued, to the point where I've been nearly buried by slick glossy literature and have almost hung up on friends thinking it's going to be another recorded call. We've received just two Democratic contacts. One phone call from a community member urging us to not forget to vote, and another today, a visit from young earnest college students reminding us where our polling place will be (as in, cross checking a street address list and saying which room in the high school we should go to). They were very sweet and perky, but I have to wonder how their efforts stack up to the avalanche of scary - if impersonal - stuff that's been coming out from the other side.

Well, I don't know who is responsible for all the calls we've been getting (various funds, etc. I even got one from W himself, paid for and approved by his campaign...I saved it on my machine) but I'd like to give them all a good swift kick in the patootie about now. I'm sick of it. Tired. Done. O-ver.

I can say that being contrary by nature, I have lost -at least for now- whatever interest in doing anything any of these ridiculous callers has asked me to do, including consider their point of view, issue, candidate, favorite film, candy bar or grocery store coupons. Not that I was inclined to for this election anyway, mind you, but in general. Hounding me is the best way to get me to run the opposite way. And, the last straw, hounding me when civilized people are still sleeping in the morning is the ultimate sin.