Why do they keep saying that Bush/Cheney have volunteers

[helpisontheway]

while Kerry people have paid workers? Couldn't the RNC pay their workers? Also, what do they think Kerry's other volunteers (doing phonebanking and stuff) are? We aren't being paid.

[SharonAnn]

1. Around here, the Bush/Cheney volunteers are PAID and the Kerry

ones are really volunteers!

Makes you wonder why the GOP has to pay them.

[Lerkfish]

9. in ohio, the RNC telecanvassers are paid, the DNC are volunteer, AFAICT

(as far as I can tell)

[Lilli]

2. They'll probably use that as talking points about why W loses

Kerry had more money blah blah blah...

[snowbear]

3. Because if they keep saying it enough....

...people will believe it.

[liberal N proud]

4. I heard that from a b/c spin doctor this morning

He said that Kerry Edwards had paid people canvasing and that were going to work the polls.
If Kerry winning on Tuesday is considered payment, I accept. But that will be the only thing of value that I will most likely take away from this campaign.

[dogman]

5. Because we have an inadequate and extremely lazy media.

Or possibly the media is on the payroll and there was nothing left for the volunteers.

[HFishbine]

6. Umm, does that mean I get a check?

I thought I was a volunteer.

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[AngryLizard]

8. Yeah, same here

Where's my money?

[briang5000]

10. GOP has run many classified ads in Cleveland offering $11 an hour

I've seen many classified ads in Cleveland papers offering $11/hour to canvass for the GOP. These might not be official republican offices, but are certainly being used for the campaign.

The volunteers in Cleveland for K/E '04 aren't being paid.
I volunteer for MoveOn and am not being paid.

I don't know how they get away with saying this...
why does the media just take what they say and repeat it?
Don't they "fact check" anything anymore?

If the media is simply going to repeat talking points... why even have a media.
Let Rove anchor the evening news.

sheesh

[Nevernose]

12. I got a turkey sandwich today, AND a bottle of water

Does that count as payment?

[Toucano]

11. This is another media invention.

And it's total BULL SHIT!

[jab105]

13. I got two cups of water...and I canvassed, phone banked,

made signs, worked the Edwards rally...and I'm going to be a poll watcher on Nov. 2nd...

So, if 2 cups of water is payment, sure...you could say that...