The RNC wants mah money!

[eohartman]

Every six months or so, my parents get a survey to fill out from the Republican National Convention. My parents aren't Republicans- in fact, they're quite the opposite. But, because they live in white, middle-class suburbia, they get this survey to fill out. We take turns filling it out.

This time, it was my turn. :-)


I answered "Yes" on a couple of questions just to throw them off. And then when I got to the back, I decided to stop pretending to be a Republican and let them know how I *really* feel.




Although the envelope has "No postage necessary if mailed in the United States" stamp, the envelope also mentions that "By using your own first class stamp to return this envelope, you will be helping us save much needed funds."

I will NOT be using my own stamp. In fact, I'm trying to find any small metal washers we may have lying around that would contribute to the weight, thus making the RNC pay more for my survey. :-)

Comments

[jesterneko.livejournal.com]

*giggle*

[lizzie.livejournal.com]

I'm *still* giggling about it, myself.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

I found your LJ through one of those random LJ image sites.

I can't believe those are real questions, when I read it before coming to your LJ, I thought someone was making them up. Ugh! That people believe that stuff!

What you should to is cut open the envelope and wrap it around a brick, adding more paper where needed. So long as the 'No postage necessary if mailed in the United States' part shows, they'll have to pay postage on it.

[lizzie.livejournal.com]

Hello! :-)

I can't believe they're real questions, either. It's so absurd and biased that it's funny. I mean, I guess they can be biased- it *is* the Republican National Convention, after all. But it's amazing how the questions are so polarizing. lol

I LOVE your idea of the brick. My husband, however, doesn't think it's a great idea. Poo on him! :-)

[narcissus.livejournal.com]

HAHA I laughed so hard at "Your party blows". Also, at "No, I favor electing liberal democrats over the next 10 years".

[lizzie.livejournal.com]

:-) Every survey we get from them is worded this way, too- it's so dramatic and polarizing and anti-Democrats. It's hilarious.

[ftmichael.livejournal.com]

I get surveys from the DNC (even though I'm registered as an Independent), because I live in white middle-class suburbia in Massachusetts and not Georgia ... and actually, quite disappointingly, their surveys have the same kind of polarising, leading questions. They don't, however, have a question at the end with the option of 'No, I favour electing conservative Republicans over the next 10 years'. They just have 'Yes, I will send you money, please send me a tote bag', 'Yes, I will send you money, please do not send me a tote bag so the DNC doesn't spend as much and can put more money towards reaching its goals', and 'No, I will not be sending money at this time'. I don't think they expect that anyone would check a 'No, I favour electing conservative Republicans over the next 10 years' box, and hopefully they recognise how completely stupid it sounds.

Next time I get something from the DNC, I should scan it so you can see.

[sprixie.livejournal.com]

You shouldn't have written "your party blows" now they'll prob just throw it out. Every vote counts to counteract the WASP straight and narrow philosophy!!!!!

:)

[lizzie.livejournal.com]

Eh, even if they do throw it out, I'll still have the satisfaction of knowing that at least one person at the RNC knows how I feel. ;-)

[jessicala.livejournal.com]

Niiiiice choices in the "Will you join the RNC?" box.
a) Yes, I'll join, and here is my moneeeeey!
b) Yes, I'll join, but I'm out of money at the moment, but I guess I'm supposed to pay you $11 anyway
c) No, I'm a loser who doesn't get to play in the sandbox.

It would be funny to mark the Other amount and send them $3 in nickels. Not would that not cover the cost of tabulating your survey, but it would also make them pay extra for the postage!

[lizzie.livejournal.com]

I know! They're trying to get any little bit of money out of people. I hope my survey costs them $11, and I'm NOT going to send them any money for it!

See, I want to put washers or slugs (little metal coin-looking things) in there because that has the weight but it doesn't cost me as much as if I put pennies in there. I know we have a bunch of washers around here somewhere. lol

[dithie.livejournal.com]

<3 u

[lizzie.livejournal.com]

<3 you too! :-)

[ftmichael.livejournal.com]

You make me happy.

[lizzie.livejournal.com]

You make me happy, too.

[ftmichael.livejournal.com]

Aw! *love*

Oh Lizzie. Let's run away together and live happily ever after.

[lizzie.livejournal.com]

Hokay. But I require that my cats come along, too.

[ftmichael.livejournal.com]

If you get to bring your cats, I get to bring my boyfriend. :P And you are responsible for keeping cat hair off of all surfaces! I have my own hair; I don't need theirs.

[lizzie.livejournal.com]

Okay, I can deal with that.

Do you have any pets?

[ftmichael.livejournal.com]

Not at the moment. I've only ever had a hamster, but have always wanted a dog. Maybe when you're ready to have another one, we can have a joint puppy.

[lizzie.livejournal.com]

I would like that. :-)

[ftmichael.livejournal.com]

YAY! PUPPY!

[jandyle.livejournal.com]

LOL, I especially like the "your party blows" at the end. :)