Honorary chairmen. Perfect fools.

[stevedeshazer]

GOP teaches telemarketers a few tricks, Bug Man DeLay dupes businessmen.

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Actual business leaders might be thrilled to get such a call, but Walth was a tad suspicious. So, he
asked me to sit in as we called the number DeLay left and were promptly connected to the
Business Advisory Council and a cheerful guy named Lamont.

That national leadership award, Lamont explained, was "an official citation signed by
Congressman DeLay (and) presented to selected business leaders. We also want to ask you to
serve as a distinguished honorary chairman on our business council."

"A chairman? Really?" Walth said. "Do I get a gavel or something?"

No, Lamont said, "but you will be invited to meetings with members of Congress and other key
leaders in Washington, and you will be invited to next year's black-tie President's Dinner. It's very
exclusive."

In a taped message, DeLay fleshed out this amazing offer. "You will also be invited to strategy
meetings in Washington with the top leaders in the party. This is a high-level committee for
business leaders like yourself, and I am personally asking you to play a leadership role."

source: http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/steve_duin/index.ssf?/base/news/1063281333240920.xml

[ewagner]

1. I was on the receiving end

of a call like that from Newt's Office for our President/Owner/CEO a few years back. They accidentially called into the Sales desk and started their spiel without even asking who they were talking to. It's an old trick (unfortunatley our CEO donated a TON of Money to GOPAC)

It's a vanity title and lots of wannabe Repubs swallow it hook, line and sinker

[stevedeshazer]

2. I took one, too

It was from the Newt team, circa 1996. Unfortunately, my Repub boss was similarly bamboozled.