Democrats, Republicans and other flavors of burnt popcorn
May 11, 2002 | 2:48 amElection Fraud…American Style!
Voting in May primaries has to be one of the most stale ‘duties’ bestowed upon the American public. For one, the majority of the candidates are running unopposed. Insert of the Yawn of the Ages into voting hole 4a. I think from now on, I’m going to do a write-in vote for every unopposed candidate I come across. Who would be a good choice…Benito Mussolini? Emo Phillips? 7 of 9? Gilgamesh?
Secondly, no one really seems to care. Less than 20% of eligible voters in my county actually voted last Tuesday. And apathy among the voters certainly leads to an apathetic elections system. I guess that’s why we’re still using the inadequate push-pin system, with no word on any upgrade. And I guess that’s why there’s so many security holes that even Mike Tyson could figure out how to commit fraud.
It’s ridiculous…there’s no identity check whatsoever! No checking of an ID. No showing them a voter registration card. They just take your word that you are who you say you are. A politicial felon-wanabee could vote in every district from sea to polluted sea and no one would be the wiser. Get more people into the mix with some decent organization and money behind it…
Jim Traficant would be proud!
Fuck with a Telemarketer: Lesson One
This is a good one for those particular telemarketers with no class or soul. Tell them that your wife/husband/son/daughter died recently and that you don’t have time to talk. If the TM is so insensitive that he/she continues along with their sales spiel, don’t get mad…get a pen.
Listen polietly and make sure to write down their name, their company, where they’re calling from and when they called. Then tell them that since they were so insensitive and inhumane, you’re going to get in contact with their company as well as their supervisors and get them fired. And if they don’t believe you, tell them that they already gave you all the information necessary to make it happen. Then hang up. :)
Whether or not you actually follow through is up to you. Complaints by customers about specific telemarketers carry a *lot* of weight, so don’t be afraid to pay that sommamabitch back for his/her insensitive ways. Rock on!
