I recieved my DNC 2010 Presidential Survey...

[MindPilot]

I can't donate because I'm unemployed, but in addition to being a fundraising appeal, the thing asks for rating the President's performance on various issues, a categorization of the importance of issues and a little space to write in my "thoughts about President Obama, the Democratic Party, and the issues facing our nation."

I'm tempted to write something that begins with "Dear tone deaf motherfucking wastes of air" but I will probably tone that down a bit.

The question is do you think anyone will even bother to look at it if there is no check? Or even if there is, is this just a gimmick to get some money by pretending to give me a warm and fuzzy feeling that I actually have a voice?

Or, am I just too cynical?

[ChicagoSuz219]

1. You're just too cynical.

Well, you asked... ;-)

[MindPilot]

24. Yeah I guess I did.

You must be into improv -- confirm and add.

[ChicagoSuz219]

25. Yes! and...

...I even teach it from time to time.

How on Earth do you know that?

[MindPilot]

26. In another life I did some time with an improv group.

and even tried to make a living doing standup.






(I looked at your profile.)

[ChicagoSuz219]

27. In Chicago?

Do you know me?

[MindPilot]

28. Don't think we've ever met; the closest thing to improv I ever did in Chicago

was to attend a Second City show. I have a tee-shirt! :D

[ChicagoSuz219]

29. I worked at their children's theatre for years...

...writing, directing, casting, choreographing, etc.

If you attended a show there, you probably heard of it, aka

"Sunday, Sunday, the little bastards' fun day."

[El Supremo]

2. I thow all these away without even opening them.

These so-called polls are getting real old. No matter who they are from.

[Mari333]

3. I write back and tell them what I think when I get their fundraising letters

and cite every issue I am angry about, in detail. and I wont send them one cent.

[kenny blankenship]

4. Write them a check for 1 cent

that will cost them more than 1 cent to process and deposit and they MAY actually read your remarks. I strongly doubt, though, that these assholes can be made to care what any voter thinks until they are beaten badly.

[MindPilot]

16. Trouble is that will cost me more than a penny.

Since I hardly ever write checks anymore, I have an account that has a per-check fee. Overall it's cheaper. I suppose I could tape a penny to a piece of cardboard as I think Warpy suggested, but I'm going with the see-if-you-can-figure-out-what-this-empty-envelope-means method.

And I'm not even sure a beating will do it; I think most of our "representatives" are a lost cause. I feel better represented by Ed, Rachel & Keith.

[emilyg]

20. Mark that chck "For services Rendered".

[Arctic Dave]

5. I received one a few weeks ago, I tossed it in the trash.

If they are interested in my opinion they could read my e-mails I send them.

[MindPilot]

13. That's kind the lines I was thinking along

It's not like they haven't heard from me.

[existentialist]

6. I like the "tone deaf" that part I would keep.

I would toss the expletives, and send it. I would also explain to them that you can't contribute because you are unemployed.

And if you can scrape up the 44 cents without imperiling your continued vitality, I'd send it.

Maybe some one will read it.

[Upton]

7. Several times I've sent them just one dollar bill

along with a note citing the reasons they're not getting more. I know it's a waste of time, but it makes me feel better.

[Nikki Stone1]

8. You could use it constructively and urge them to change their current ways

It can't hurt.

[frebrd]

9. They don't care what you think.......

they just want your money.

I quit giving them mine years ago.

[bemildred]

10. They don't give a crap what we think.

That should be obvious. They just want money and the credibility that our "support" gives them.

[Warpy]

11. Send them a penny taped to a piece of cardboard.

You can then tell them that's how much the hidebound conservatives have done to improve your life over the last year and that if the party doesn't figure out a way to dump them, they can get used to the idea of losing Congress while disgusted Democrats stay home on election day.

You can betray your base only so long before they become so alienated that they consider you irrelevant.

Their base is the center, by the way, not the far left, and the conservatives have betrayed the center at every opportunity.

[Tesha]

12. I K&R'd you back to zero. (NT)

[MindPilot]

15. Thanks!! n/t

[MindPilot]

14. They have not listened to what I do say...

Maybe they will listen to what I don't say. I'm just going to return the empty (postage paid) envelope.

[mascarax]

17. Actually, why don't you write them THAT & return it?

"You have not listed to what I do say...maybe you will listen to what I don't say. And don't contribute."

[MindPilot]

22. Excellent idea! Thanks!

I will write that on the back of the empty envelope.

[Paper Roses]

18. Can you mark it refused: Return to sender? n/t

[MindPilot]

23. Naw--already opened it. n/t

[Martin Eden]

19. Rank 13 priorities 1 thru 14

Did you fill out the page that lists 13 priorities and it asks you to rank these issues 1 thru 14?
Next to "improving education" (which I ranked 6) I added number 14 -- "Learn how to count to 14":wtf:

[MindPilot]

21. I had not noticed that but you are totally right!

Nice catch!

I was planning if I filled it out to make everything #1, except "wars in Iraq and Afghanistan" which would be like 16.