No Vested Interest
No Vested Interest's Journal5. Ask individuals and groups for their vote.
People want to be asked for their vote.
PS- Kerry failed to do this in 2004. Huge mistake.
Don't you know? People rationalize; they can always find a reason to justify their actions.
People rationalize in all parts of their lives.
You and I likely do it as well, just not regarding something so egregious.
I got the same phone call from RNC Sunday; posted about it in the DU lounge...
Also asked to speak to family member deceased over nine years.
I didn't listen to the spiel; just said "you have the wrong number" and " don't call back again".
Sunday evening of Labor Day weekend...
"Republican National Committee" just phoned and asked for family member
that has been deceased for over nine years.
I believe that deceased person had last voted in a Democratic primary, so the "RNC" was not using a list of voters, and the deceased should have long since been removed from voting rolls.
Son with same name lives and is registered to vote in another state, but son did purchase a luxury car in this state 6-8 years ago, so perhaps the "RNC" is using a list from the luxury car sales or dealerships.
At any rate, I told "RNC" that he had the wrong number, asked him to not call again, and terminated and hopefully blocked the number.
I don't have the time, patience, or desire to play games with these people, so no smart replies to these people, if, in fact, it was a live voice calling. Robocalls are so sophisticated these days it's sometimes hard to tell. and, as I said, I have no patience for this nonsense.
Pronunciations in US are all over the place, owing to anglicization of non-anglo names.
Many here in the Midwest:
Lima, OH-= LY-mah, not Lee-mah
Illinois = Il- uh-noy, not Il-uh- nwah
Detroit = Duh-troit, not Duh-twah
Cairo, IL = Care-oh, not Ky-row.
NC - Bo-fort is closer to the original French pronunciation, though not exact, as the final "t' would not likely be pronounced in French.
Same Anglicization with many Spanish words, and one can only guess that Native American names have been mangled.
(I'm no expert in languages; just recalling high school and college studies 60+ years later. Feel free to improve upon my attempts.)
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