Bush campaign knocked on my door today!!!!

[dennis4868]

They asked me to vote for Bush because he will keep us safe and Kerry does not understand the threat of terrorism to our country.

I then said.....WHO THE FUCK WAS PREZ ON 911? Then I slammed the door on them!!!

[NC_Nurse]

1. But did you

:puke: :puke: on them?

Good job anyway! :toast:

[NMDemDist2]

2. ROFL a partisan is the canvasser's worst nightmare

i have had several doors slammed in my face too

:shrug:

must have felt good tho....

[dennis4868]

6. Oh it felt so very good.....

after i slammed the door on them they left a brochure in the mailbox....those assholes!

[smiley_glad_hands]

20. Its against Federal Law

for anyone other than the postman to leave something in your mailbox.

[dennis4868]

24. when did the law ever mean.....

anything to the repubs?

my wife is mailing it back to the repubs and will add your comments...thanks!

[NMDemDist2]

26. that's true, you should complain to the Postmaster and the Repub

central committee

we were clearly told NEVER leave anything in the mailbox

[proud patriot]

3. LOL

:thumbsup:

[classof56]

4. Way to go!

Better to get straight to the point and not engage these folks--they're hopeless! If you'd let them respond, of course, they'd have said it was all Clinton's fault. Like I said...hopeless!

DEFEAT BUSH!!

[Cha]

5. Good Retort Dennis! And an easy one to

remember when and if they ever come knocking on my door..or if anyone should ever have the gall to say that to me!

I've been saying that for 3 years..WooHoo!

[The Magistrate]

7. In This Situation, Sir

It might be a good idea to string them along, keep them talking, take up their time, and reduce somewhat the number of homes they can visit....

"Republicanism is a charcter flaw."

"LET'S GO GET THOSE BUSH BASTARDS!"

[spooky3]

15. You are evil but in a very good way :-)!

[tedoll78]

28. That was the first thing I thought.

Eat-up their time, thus preventing their spread.

I do this with telephone callers as well. I ask tons of "innocent" questions, sometimes casually inserting Democratic talking points (i.e, the truth) into the conversation. And at the end, I laugh at them and tell them they're hopeless.

It's a great way to demoralize their brownshirts.

[MADem]

29. My relatives do that for bitter, brutal sport

...and then they get together and compare notes. They love to tell the caller to hold, because the kettle is boiling, the UPS man is at the door, the dog needs to wee and needs to be let out, and then play the undecided voter and go through every damn issue in excruciating "Jeez, I'm DUMB!" fashion.

When they ask for money, the stories get even funnier. "Gee, I would love to help, but my unemployment ran out--I'm surprised they haven't cut off the phone yet, expecting it any day..." and that sort of thing.

[Kierkegaard]

8. You were much more gracious than I would have been.

I probably would have urinated on them and said "Look, it's raining!" or something equally tasteless...

[dennis4868]

12. Yeah.....

unfortunately I did not have to urinate at that moment :-(

After I slammed the door on them I wonder if I should have responded differently but then I thought it would be of no value to have an extended conversation with the Kool-Aid drinkers!

[Kierkegaard]

18. Nope, you did the right thing.

Short and sweet. Maybe you could begin drinking more water in case of a future confrontation... :thumbsup:

[Mizmoon]

9. I took a different tack

I had one come asking me to donate to the Repub party. I looked at them from over my glasses, smiled bemusedly, and said, "Not in a million years. I'm a registered Green." The guy just grinned back and said, "All right then."

[TheWebHead]

10. pretty gutsy

one came by my house yesterday but luckily I was asleep still... Don't think I'd get that angry with some dedicated freeper going door to door knowing where I live though. Wouldn't want the house to get egged or be victimized by a lawn job.

[dennis4868]

16. I usually dont get so angry....

but when a repub comes to my house and tells me only Bush can keep us safe that makes me VERY angry...I lost my cool....how can anyone say that Bush is the only one to keep us safe when he ignored his terrorism Czar Richard Clark and took NO action after that August PDB?

[Deja Q]

11. Dude,

:yourock:

:thumbsup:

:hug:

[seabeyond]

13. the few times i have gotten the young volunteers

i went into why they shouldnt vote bush. that i in my income should and i refuse. then i start asking about their christianity adn giving them all why i know bush doesnt walk the talk., by the time i hung up the phone of the young male repug, half hour later, i was hearing an awful lot of i didnt know that, i didnt know that,........and ended with please, do some research. this is the future of my children. too important to not know what is up

[spooky3]

17. excellent work!

[Guaranteed]

14. ROFL that's awesome. nt

[sandnsea]

19. I've had NONE

Two Dem canvassers, NO Pub canvassers. Hadn't thought about that.

[janx]

21. I haven't either. We had one Dem canvasser, and I have

done some canvassing in my neighborhood--but no Repub. canvassers at all.

Thank God.

[Child_Of_Isis]

30. No Pub canvassers for me either.

But the two Kerry signs in my yard, and the two in my windows and the bumper stickers one our vehicles, probably dissuades them from entering my yard. That and a big Shepard. ;-)

[sandnsea]

31. Not even for local candidates?

A Kerry sign wouldn't stop anybody around here from supporting the state & local people. My area notoriously swings. I've had nobody for no Rep candidate at all.

Besides, my daughter live 2 blocks from me and she hasn't mentioned a Rep candidate either.

It makes me happy. Let me be happy.

:)

[Child_Of_Isis]

34. You know,

until this election, I would never have known we even had Dem's in my area! But man, Kerry signs are everywhere. I mean by the hundreds and hundreds! Our democratic office is averaging close to a thousand signs a week. They are even all over our highways. Be happy... I am in Ohio ;-)

[sandnsea]

36. Wohoo!

In 2000, we had Bush signs everywhere. We've had a few more pop up in the last week, but it's been K/E all over the place otherwise. We had no idea we had so many Dems either! This is going to change everything for some time to come!

Happy Happy Happy

:) :) :) :) :) :)

:bounce:

[The empressof all]

22. I haven't had a Bush visitor yet

I have had a few of the Republicans running for local office stop by. I don't think they felt very confident after leaving my doorstep. I was actually very saddened when they couldn't really articulate their positions and had to revert to the standard Papp answers. I called them on that too.

Just gotta take it one step at a time.

[Steelangel]

23. ROFL

:toast:

[iamjoy]

25. That Wasn't Too Clever

If you could keep from tossing your cookies, you could have told them you were undecided. Then, you should have tried to find a few positive things to say about Bush, or float a few concerns about Kerry.

Then, you should have watched them try to tell you how wonderful Bush is. And for every point, you should say, "yeah, but..." in a sort of uncertain voice, and bring up a counter arguement.

Basically, you should have tried to keep them at your door for as long as possible so they have less time to talk to other voters. I know Bush supporters have done it to me when I'm canvassing, and it can take time to pick up on it.

[dennis4868]

27. you may be right.....

but to be honest with you I lost my cool when the first thing they tell me is that Bush is the only one who can keep us safe....I lost it and it is a miracle I did not get physical....sometimes your emotions take over your rational thought process if you know what I mean....

[leeroysphitz]

40. You should have

Trapped them in your basement bound in duct tape and nylons without food,water or light and eventually, using a very sharp straight razor, proceed to ... OOPS! sorry. Did I just type all that or just think it?

[iamjoy]

45. Of Course

I mean, sometimes these people frustrate me too. It's easy to think rationally from my den, harder when they're in your face. I do know when I canvass, I'm much more appreciative of the nice Bush supporters, but then I've stopped trying to shove Kerry in their face first thing. I generally identify myself as a volunteer with Kerry, then ask if he count on their support (not waste any time with a solid Bush or solid Kerry supporter). I don't even give the canned rhetoric to the undecideds, but ask what is important to them & try to adapt the message accordingly. As Monday morning quarterback as I act here, I'd probably lose my temper if some one came to my door telling a bunch of lies.

[JPJones]

32. If you had the time, you should have kept

them at your house for an hour or two.

[Carni]

33. I WISH the bushbots would know on my door!

I need this type of release LOL

[RetroLounge]

35. Here's what I do when the bush*bots come to the door

or any other Repigs.

I act really interested. I ask a bunch of questions about bush*'s positions on things. I get them talking. I take the literatuire and then read it out loud in front of them, asking questions, etc.

All-in-all I can keep them there for 10 minutes or more, before I tell them I wouldn't piss on bush* if he was on fire and they can get the fuck off my property.

I figure that wastes their time and keeps them from bothering a few other voters too.

RL

[stevedeshazer]

37. Canvassing for Bush on MY street

would be brutal. Everyone save one old guy on my block is voting for Kerry.

Our street is 93% Democrat. One guy is a Republican, ONE. Another is a Green, and she's voting for Kerry! :)

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[Still_Notafraid]

41. you

are a obvious freeper,there is not a Democrat in this country that thinks Kofi should be pres,on top of that banning guns is not a Democratic platform,we haven't tried in over 200 years we are not gonna do it now,there is a big difference between a machine gun and a Taurus 9mm.Democrats the true defenders of the Constitution not just one amendment.



go back to Freeperville

[never cry wolf]

43. I agree with ya

altho I did not see the Kofi reference, I did a search on his posts. Smelling fishy I must say, trying to play a caricature od what a freeper thinks a dem really is.

on edit: Kofi in sig line.

[Still_Notafraid]

47. Yup

hes doing his Democrate stero typing to make points that have nothing to do with being a Democrate,It is to bad that all this guy knows about us is what they tell him we are,what a tool.

[necso]

48. !

[Bleacher Creature]

39. Do you have lawn signs?

I haven't gotten any Bush people at my door, and I'm betting that my K/E law sign is a big reason why.

[otohara]

42. Right On

If I get the chance, I'm going to use your approach

[brooklynite]

44. No, no, no, no, no!

You should express amazement at this "unknown" fact, and ask them for more information on what Bush will do for you. Perhaps invite them in for coffee!

(the longer they're spending time with you, the less time they're trying to convince someone else.....)

[Silverhair]

46. Did your personal hostility convert them?

While you obviously enjoyed your opportunity to vent your anger, you also helped seal them in further as Bush supporters. Always be polite to lower level campaign workers, even as you are firm in your beliefs. They may be willing to talk at length, (Although they are trained not to. ID the Democrats and move on.) and you may plant seeds of doubt that may sprout. Of course that does require you to be able to present a reasonable arguement beyond mere screaming. And there is always the possibility that they may convert you. There is always risk in the exchange of ideas.

[LisaL]

49. They will convert you?

LOL. LOL. LOL. and LOL.
I am pretty sure lobotomy is the only thing that could work.