No big surprise - Citizens United robocalls are filled with lies that they seem to believe.
So I just got a call from Citizens United asking me to listen to a message from Dick "Dick" Morris and then respond to a "critically important" 1 question survey. Why not?
"Dick" came on the line and pimped the book he's writing about how to take back America. Blah, blah, blah socialist...blah blah blah disarm the military...blah blah blah...WHUH?? Death panels? Did he really just say death panels? Why, yes. Yes, he did say death panels. That's sooo 2009.
I knew I was going to wait for the survey, but the question was: How to respond? Should I talk to the little wingnut fucktard rationally? Should I say "fuck you" and hang up? Or...
[Rough transcript]
Sheila: Hi, Mr. Day? Did you hear the message all right?
Me: Yup.
Sheila: That's great. So we have just one question to ask you. Do you agree with Barack Obama when it comes to socializing medicine, disarming the troops and promoting socialism in America?
Me: All in one question?
Sheila: [laughs uncomfortably] Would you like to take them one at a time?
Me: Yeah.
Sheila: Ok. What about socializing medicine?
Me: I think those death panels are disgusting.
Sheila: They are.
Me: I've heard from people that they can send someone over to my grandma's house in the middle of the night, yank her out of bed by the hair, throw her in a van and then shoot her.
Sheila: They can.
Me: How can anyone DO that? I mean...how can you be the kind of person who -
Sheila: Well, his little....his...um...his...ya know...um..."small circle of friends" up there in Washington -
Me: Do you think they'll shoot her themselves??
Sheila: Noooo...I doubt it. They'll probably hire hitmen but they won't call them that. They'll cal them something nicer.
Me: That's right!
Sheila: Uh huh.
Me: Can I ask you a question?
Sheila: Sure!
Me: Do you think they'll have sex with the dead corpse of my grandma?
Sheila: I really don't know
Me: I bet they will.
Sheila: Uh huh. What about disarming the military?
Me: I've heard that the whole reason they're using GPS for the census is because when Obama lets the UN forces invade America that won't be able to speak English so they'll need to use GPS co-ordinates in order to find the house of Christians in order to kill them.
Sheila: Uh huh. I don't doubt it. What about the troops?
Me: What's Obama done for the troops, anyway? NOTHING.
Sheila: That's right. All he's done is ship more of them out!
Me: That's right! And with what? NOTHING! He's shipping out unarmed soldiers and putting them into harm's way without any way to defend themselves.
Sheila: Uh huh.
Me: He's disgusting! How are we supposed to win the war on terror if he's sending MORE troops over to Iraq and Afghanistan? THAT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.
Sheila: (starting to catch on) Um....
Me: And how will they fight the Taliban when they're unarmed? Huh? How?
Sheila: Uh....Yeah. I'd like to thank you for your feedback and
Me: Go fuck yourself, asshole.