To read the tribute to SFC Marcus Muralles, please click here
Friday, February 03, 2006
Smarmy
I'm not a fan of telemarketers. Anyone who knows me knows that. Whether you're selling me siding or trying to raise money for the pet charity of your choice, it just ain't gonna happen when you dial my number. Even if I support your cause or really want your gizmo, I will not give you my credit card number or authorize an autodraft from my checking account or even send you a check from that phone call. Because of that wonderful little "Do Not Call" list, I don't get many calls these days. Now, it's just from groups that we've given money to before or purchased from in the past (not over the phone... but somehow they got my contact info).
Which brings me to tonight... the phone rang... it was a nice guy from one of the 2 major political parties (care to guess which one it might have been?). He made some very valid points about the "loyal opposition" trying to take over the House of Representatives and stall everything the President wants to accomplish, and I agreed whole-heartedly. There was just one problem (I know I wasn't going to commit to give them money anyway... it's just a simple observation)- the way he was reading that stupid script (Rove... paging Mr. Rove... get a new writer, ok?) he sounded so dang condescending and... well, smarmy that it was quite sickening. Even if I had the spare cash to give to the Party, if I was wavering in the least, his attitude would have turned me off.
Here's my $.02 for the GOP... get volunteers into your call center who genuinely believe what they're saying and not some paid mouth who may have a nice voice, but doesn't really buy into the message.
Which brings me to tonight... the phone rang... it was a nice guy from one of the 2 major political parties (care to guess which one it might have been?). He made some very valid points about the "loyal opposition" trying to take over the House of Representatives and stall everything the President wants to accomplish, and I agreed whole-heartedly. There was just one problem (I know I wasn't going to commit to give them money anyway... it's just a simple observation)- the way he was reading that stupid script (Rove... paging Mr. Rove... get a new writer, ok?) he sounded so dang condescending and... well, smarmy that it was quite sickening. Even if I had the spare cash to give to the Party, if I was wavering in the least, his attitude would have turned me off.
Here's my $.02 for the GOP... get volunteers into your call center who genuinely believe what they're saying and not some paid mouth who may have a nice voice, but doesn't really buy into the message.
