The following appeared in my mother's (a die-hard Republican since birth who is recently starting to come to the realization the media lies to her) mailbox and she passed it along to me. I was flummoxed by the loaded questions, and felt it must be shared (bold/caps not mine).
[from the] REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE
Dear Fellow Republican,
You are among a select group of Republicans who have been chosen to take part in the official CENSUS OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.>
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Your answers will be used to develop a BLUEPRINT for the Republican Party for the next 10 years.
The 2000 and 2002 elections showed how critical it is that we identify and contact EVERY SINGLE POTENTIAL Republican voter in America to get them involved.
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So even if you are undecided about some questions, please complete your GOP CENSUS DOCUMENT and return it to me in the next 7 days to ensure we get ample and accurate results.
Should we defend our nation against nuclear missile attack by building President Reagan's SDI defense?
Do you want to help small businesses get back on their feet?
Should the inheritance or "death" tax be permanently repealed? And do you support President Bush's pro-growth policies to create more jobs and improve the economy?
Should we allow religious and charitable groups to do more in reducing poverty so that those in need get the help they need to get back on track? Or should the government be able to continue discriminating against faith-based organizations?
Do you support the new law, passed by the Republican Congress and signed by President Bush, that bans partial-birth abortion?
Make no mistake - without your answers to the REPUBLICAN PARTY CENSUS DOCUTMENTquestions our leadership will not know how you and other Republicans at the grassroots level of our Party feel about the critical issues facing our nation...
The Republican National Committee will be able to unable to develop a BLUEPRINT that will truly energize and unify our Party.
[what follows is more "your opinions matter to us because we need `grassroots support'" and "The Liberals have "professional activists" including "radical environmentalists", and to counter-act them we need your donation.]
Also, postage was not paid on the return envelope, to save money (that's what the envelope said.)