Calling all citizens of southern states

[SodoffBush]

I just got finished with the senators/reps of one particular southern state which was as easy as pie to file a complaint against w/re: this national catastrophe that Bush has created. I complained loudly against Bush and asked by Brown and Chertoff still had jobs.

Then I called reps in CA, and the line was constantly busy! I couldn't get through!

Southerns, get your asses on the horn and complain LOUDLY that Bush will investigate himself re: Katrina over YOUR DEAD BODY!

CALL! NOW! The lines are NOT busy, but they damn well should be!

[blossomstar]

1. DONE in NC!!!

[SodoffBush]

2. Is it a cultural thing that Southerns don't call their reps?

"I wouldn't want to bother them. They might be in the middle of their afternoon Maker's Mark bourbon mint julip."

???

Boxer and Feinstein's phones have been in "wait your turn" status for days! I never did reach Boxer, no matter which CA city office I called!

In Southern states, you get an aide ASAP because no constituent is on their asses!

On edit: I'll be curious to see how many Southerns even touch this post.

[kick-ass-bob]

6. I'll be damn sure to not touch any of yours again.

After all, my Mint Julip is getting warm.

[Lex]

10. What's your problem?

"On edit: I'll be curious to see how many Southerns even touch this post."

Aren't you something?

[txindy]

13. CA left their phones off the hook again, did they, to go surfing?

Not that anyone would ever stereotype here. Nobody's that ignorant. :eyes:

[SodoffBush]

20. Been like that for days.

Heaven forbid those senators actually have constituents that GIVE A DAMN!

[txindy]

23. You're omniscient enough for all of us, apparently.

Good for you. Fix the country, then.

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[txindy]

34. Call your legislators and watch your mouth

Or just type fast.

[Texasgal]

24. *ahem*

Nevermind...

No point.

[SodoffBush]

28. You haven't called a goddamned rep, have you?

Drink a few Coronas and see if that helps.

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[txindy]

36. Considering what he wrote to me in post #27, he better avoid alerting

This thread isn't long for this world, anyway.

[raccoon]

29. This one called both Senators last week.

Your approach is somewhat...off-putting.

[SodoffBush]

37. And you said, "Hey, Senator! I live on a shoestring, just like you!"

"I can't afford my house to be washed into the (fill in the blank--Gulf, Atlantic), and I sure as hell ain't ready for no 'toxic shock time' and a neighborhood full of desperate dogs, so here's a clue. Brown and Chertoff go! Now! If Bush wants to investigate something, ask him to find out what happened to his partner in crime, Osama!"

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[kick-ass-bob]

64. don't bother. He's too busy calling the NC governor's secretary

and asking her where Cheney is.

[vptpt]

3. * Touching post *

* Southern *

While we're making blanket statements about segments of the population, why don't people up north like to put sugar in their tea?

[Clark2008]

5. LOL!!

Last I checked, that blanket didn't cover me here in Tennessee and I wasn't the least bit cold.

Your point is well-made and I, for one, appreciate the back-up. I'm always complaining about how many members of DU stereotype the entire South as stupid bigots, without even considering that more than 42 percent of us didn't vote for the Bush Junta.

Thanks! And a belated welcome to DU. :hi:

[SodoffBush]

14. We don't drink no tea.

We drink margaritas. Here's the secret northern recipe, but keep it to yourself:

1-1/2 oz the best tequila you can find
1 oz fresh squeezed lemon or lime juice (none of that sweet artificial mixed crap)
1/2 oz triple sec

Shaken not stirred. Lime the glass edge, dip in salt, and pour over ice.

An extra attitude boost, in case one needs it to hold their own representative accountable for the worst disaster in US history!

[kerry-is-my-prez]

4. I'm going to demand they fire Michael Brown before FL gets hit.....

We need to be out in the streets.....

[SodoffBush]

11. Righteous indignation worked for me!

Wait for the pregnant pause after you ask your Southern rep's aide, "Why hasn't Bush fired Brown yet? Or Chertoff? And where's Cheney been all this time? He's not the Godfather, for chrissake! He's accountable to 300 million people!"

Just in case you run out of rant. ;)

[MojoXN]

7. I just called all of West Virginia's Congresspeople...

Demanded an investigation and that WV pork projects be tabled, and the money used to help Katrina victims. I hope they listen!

MojoXN

[SodoffBush]

12. "You the (wo)man!" as I believe I heard Nagin say today

Every southern politician is on notice: Do the right thing or find another job!

[melissinha]

8. I called my rep last week on Thursday or Friday

Got through easily... basically said for the repuek rep to get off his a$$ and help out. Not enough people in Austin calling him I guess, of course he's loyal to DeLay...

[SodoffBush]

15. Thanks for making that wake-up call!

Look for my secret margarita recipe above and have one on me! I will toast to your efforts tomorrow, over freshly made tortilla chips and a wicked mix of cilantro-saturated salsa!

[GreenPartyVoter]

9. Contact numbers in this thread

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=106&topic_id=22507&mesg_id=22507

[SodoffBush]

18. Outstanding!

Admins, can we get something together for the DU activist corps so that we blast these people for the utter lack of help provided by **'s pretend FEMA and Fatherland agencies??

Editing to add: Folks we need some letter outlines and talking points too. What have you got so far?

I had no trouble with talking points.

"Bush is going to investigate himself? Is this a joke? Has the Senator/Rep expressed any outrage? Why not? Why are Brown and Chertoff still employed? Where has Cheney been? What's his job, these days? This is the worst catastrophe in US history, and you honestly think I'm going to tolerate Bush investigating himself? Are you ill? You can't dial a disease, can you?"

[Lerkfish]

16. Can people in this area file a class-action suit?

I'm not a lawyer. Seems like a good case to me.

[blossomstar]

17. NC GOV EASLEY'S OFFICE just HUNG UP ON ME!

I am fuming! Someone named "Judy" from that office hung up on me in MID SENTENCE! Unbelievable, just unbelievable! Right in the middle of my demand as a tax paying citizen that this administration be REMOVED from office due to its incompetence for the safety of the citizens of this ONCE GREAT COUNTRY! God Help us ALL!!!

[SodoffBush]

19. can you

provide a zip code for Easley's area for me?

[SodoffBush]

21. never mind

I have an address. Thanks!

[blossomstar]

22. 28557 is my zip.. the no. is 1800-662-7952

[SodoffBush]

26. I called, she had an attitude, I asked obvious questions she didn't have

answers to, she copped an attitude, I pressed on with obvious questions; she didn't know the hierarchy of the nation's emergency system, she sent me to the "Crime Control and Public Safety" to "answer my questions," I asked how that organization fit within the spectrum of the Dept. of Homeland Security, FEMA and the Office of National Preparedness, she brushed me off. I asked her where Cheney's been and if he continues to play a role within this system. She quickly transferred me to CC&PS, I got an answering machine.

Easley's office is in manic denial mode. Those are the types you hit hard with the evidence. They cop an attitude, you cop an attitude and hit them with facts.

[supernova]

33. You're barking up the wrong tree

Here. Gov Easley is not responsible for Hurricane Relief in another state.

And yes, we are accepting evacuees in this area, thanks for asking.

Your time would be better spent calling Congress.

[kick-ass-bob]

38. so you hit his secretary with the facts?

Good luck - Judy's probably making about $25K/ year and only transfers people to where they need to go.

[SodoffBush]

39. You're right. Calling one's state official is a complete waste of time.

Thank you for that tip.

[kick-ass-bob]

42. calling the governor and asking where is Cheney??

I'd fucking hang up on your ass too.

You are just coming off like a dipshit.

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[SodoffBush]

50. And if it weren't, you were going to kick my ass?

And what is your profile, pray tell?

"A melanoma called Bruce?"

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[supernova]

54. Look, I admire your passion

but you aren't using it constructively.

It's all well and good for other states to consider beefing up their emergency plans, BUT...

Nobody in their right mind in any elective office is going to pay attention to you right now.

Take the time to calm the hell down. You aren't going to persuade officeholders of your content if you are overly emotional. You are defeating your own effectiveness.

/end rant

[SodoffBush]

58. Gotta go, folks!

But before I do, please, while you're sucking on your mint julips and discussing conceptual infrastructures, Atlanta designer lettuce, short term interest rates, and the local cricket match, please, don't forget to call your reps, and Bush, on the proverbial carpet.

[kick-ass-bob]

60. We southerners thank you for gracing us with your presence.

It is not very often that we are insulted by such a highly self-regarded person.

:bow:

[comsymp]

44. "Easley's office is in manic denial mode"

Yeah, okay. Thanks for your remarkable insight into the workings of my state. Maybe the person you spoke with's attitude was partially due to the shock of finding out that Easley's office has responsibility for, and oversight of, the BA- just a thought.

While I realize that it's hard to improve on omniscience, you might want to entertain yourself with a little light reading at some point:

http://www.governor.state.nc.us/News/PressReleases/Default.asp

September 06 GOV. EASLEY WELCOMES KATRINA VICTIMS TO NC... Full Story
September 02 GOV. EASLEY CONTINUES TO SEND ASSISTANCE TO STATES HIT BY KATRINA... Full Story
September 02 GOV. EASLEY ASKS US DOE TO REDIRECT SURPLUS NORTHEASTERN FUEL TO N.C. ... Full Story
September 02 GOV. EASLEY OFFERS TO ACCEPT KATRINA VICTIMS IN N.C. ... Full Story
September 01 GOV. EASLEY URGES CONTINUED FUEL CONSERVATION... Full Story
September 01 GOV. EASLEY SENDS ASSISTANCE TO STATES HIT BY KATRINA... Full Story
September 01 GOV. EASLEY URGES CONTINUED FUEL CONSERVATION GAS SUPPLY WILL BE LIMITED IN SOUTH OVER NEXT SEVERAL ... Full Story
August 31 STATEMENT GIVEN TODAY BY GOV. EASLEY CONCERNING GASOLINE SUPPLY IN NORTH CAROLINA... Full Story
August 29 GOV. EASLEY ENCOURAGES COMMUNITIES, FAMILIES TO DEVELOP DISASTER PLANS... Full Story
August 26 GOV. EASLEY WARNS RESIDENTS TO PREPARE FOR POTENTIAL LANDSLIDES AND FLOODING FROM HURRICANE KATRINA ... Full

[kick-ass-bob]

25. what does a governor have to do with the president?

he has no pull whatsoever in this matter.

Call Congress.

[SodoffBush]

30. NC gets hit with hurricanes. We're recycling the ABCs.

What is the NC governor going to do when his state gets hit, and all he has is limp-dicked FEMA and a handful of vague promises?

[mmonk]

32. My Senators are worthless ideologues

that support the bush administration in everything they do.

[SodoffBush]

41. Why bother, right?

Let them think that the worst national catastrophe in history is okay as far as every constituent is concerned as long as it supports the predominant party.

[kerry-is-my-prez]

40. Just called Connie Mack's office & they're having someone call me back

The receptionist at Mack's office said she couldn't answer the question and took my name and phone number.

I told her that all the people I know in Naples were scared to death that the same thing would happen here (in Naples) and asked why they weren't firing the people from FEMA because they were obviously incompetent.

If you don't hear from me - I'll be in Gitmo....

[SodoffBush]

45. Nagin said something similar when he prefaced his outrage

and today he's "Guilliani who?"

[imperialismispasse]

43. Yes everyone should call and email their senators but

I don't think using negative southern stereotypes is going to help motivate people to do it.

[txindy]

47. Uh-oh. You'd better duck and cover 'cause you obviously hate America!

According to some people. :eyes: :rofl:

[SodoffBush]

49. What's negative about a mint julilp? Do they taste THAT bad?

It's got to be better than the plutonium in the "porridge" of NO.

[comsymp]

53. I've always wondered-

No Southerner I know has ever drunk one - Personally, I think it's just one of those leftover stereotypes perpetuated by bigots from outside the South, y'know.

ON EDIT: I do know, however, that it's spelled "julep."

/just here to help

[txindy]

66. I'd thank you, myself, for that help

But I'm too busy fanning myself on the veranda. I've got the vapors. I left my chewin' tobaccy in the pickup, agin. Dangit!

[comsymp]

67. Well see if you cain't git Cousin Grandpa to run on down an' git it

I'd go fer ya, but I've got a mizry in m'feets.

[kerry-is-my-prez]

51. People are pretty sensitive - since when is "Southern" a dirty word?

Speaking as a Southerner.....

I think the poster meant people in the Hurricane areas.

[kick-ass-bob]

55. see post #2.

"On edit: I'll be curious to see how many Southerns even touch this post."

[comsymp]

59. So what exactly is a "Southern", anyway?

Ya think that's kinda like being a member of the Democrat Party?

[txindy]

61. You can't be series?!

:rofl:

[kick-ass-bob]

62. I know, its hugh!!!1!!!1

[supernova]

56. Um, there's more than that at work

"southern" gets thrown around very loosely here at times.

[kerry-is-my-prez]

57. Mack's office said she had been hearing from a lot of people abt hurricane

I hope they're raising hell. We have a lot of pretty active activists here. We may be in the minority but we are fighters....

[Coexist]

65. done

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