Tuesday, March 03, 2009
How to handle political fundraisers
Years ago in Chicago a lefty activist rang my doorbell -- for all I know it was Barack Obama, or one of his ACORN pals -- and he asked me whether I could contribute money to "defeat the forces of the far right," or something like that. I got cheap laughs from Mrs. TH by answering through the intercom "Sadly, no, for I am a cheerful standard-bearer for the far right," or something like that (I definitely said "standard-bearer for the far right").
Anyway, I apparently handled that situation all wrong (heh).
6 Comments:
By 
, at
Tue Mar 03, 09:23:00 PM:
I hate it that "lliberal" has become such a powerful epithet, like "skunk" or "worm."
Back in Ithaca in the old days, I was a member of the actual Liberal party. We were the middle, so we could swing local elections. What fun. We all had long hair and beards, and knew better than anyone else.
Alas, no use even thinking about a Liberal party now. Tom
By 
Neil Sinhababu, at
Wed Mar 04, 01:50:00 AM:
When religious proselytizers try to get me to go to their church, I tell them that the golden calf I worship doesn't want me to.
By Dan Kauffman, at
Wed Mar 04, 08:50:00 AM:
Related but on a similiar subject it can be hard to break a telemarketer out of their "spiel" and get a word in edgewise, but I have found replying in Russian grinds them to a confused halt LOL
By Georg Felis, at
Wed Mar 04, 09:28:00 AM:
I've found the best way to get Telephone Beggers to go away is to simply say "The Bankrupcy Judge says I'm not supposed to make any more contributions." and hang up. They never call back.
By Big Mike, at
Wed Mar 04, 06:00:00 PM:
You want them not to raise a great deal of money, therefore you need to string them along for as long as possible. Engage them. Go off on a rant about deficit spending. Ask them how Barack Obama could possibly have spent all that money so soon. Why can't he get more money from George Soros? If you can tie them up for a half hour then either they'll have to work through supper or they'll miss out on ten or a dozen phone calls.
By , at
Thu Mar 05, 06:42:00 AM:
"God. That sounds wonderful. I've got to tell my wife about that." Set the phone down and go about your business.
