Hahahaha, so I am sitting here in my office today streaming ABC's coverage of the Libby indictment getting ready to head home for the weekend at 5. I am a self-employed attorney in the Boston area. My phone rings. Since my secretary went home early, I pick up. And guess who it was?
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Why it was the National Republican Congressional Committee and a staffer to Congressman Tom Reynolds. HAHAHAHA, now that is a hoot right there. They have absolutely no clue who they just called. Faced with a gun to my head and ordered to vote Republican, I'm taking the bullet. They must be just calling business owners in the area.
So, it being 4:00 PM on a Friday and pretty slow, I decide to have a little fun. The Nazi tool on the other end starts going through this spiel about how they're looking for business owners like myself to be "Honorary Chairmen" and Congressman Reynolds has been a small business owner himself and knows about opressive taxes and regulation, yada yada yada. Typical Repug b.s.
So I interrupt the guy when he invites me to some dinner in NYC featuring Dick Cheney and Sean Hannity (ohhhhhhh, so impressive!!!!) by asking "Wasn't Cheney indicted today?" Moment of silence.
The flabergasted college republican sounding moron responds "well, I don't know, I have been busy here and haven't fully watched the news, but I know Rove was waived from indictment." I said "Really, but I heard someone high up in the White House was, the first guy in 130 years or something"
The idiot is wayyyyyyy off script now and not sure how to respond. He doesn't want to lose the potential donation because I sat quietly listening to the first 5 minutes of his nonsense. On the other hand, my questions are disquieting. Like a GOP reindeer in the headlights he is not sure how to react. Finally, it hits him like it hits all Republicans. LIE!!!!
"What I heard was it ended up being the CIA guy was indicted and Rove was found to have done nothing wrong!!!" he tells me. I am shocked! "The CIA guy was indicted?" I inquire. "Yes, they have FOX News on here at the center and that is what they're saying...the guy who originally raised these charges was indicted."
"Wow" I say. "I hadn't heard that. In fact, what I heard was it was someone veryyyyyyyy close to the Vice President who was indicted. The highest ranking official ever." "No" he says "it was Wilson"
"Well that's just not jiving with what I've heard" I continue.
"Well sir, I am sorry, I don't know. But back to this dinner, would you like to attend as a very distinguished guest? An Honorary Chairman"
"I am not sure" I tell him. "Will Dick Cheney be talking about the indictments? I think it was his close assistant...Skipper or something?" (I am playing with him now)
"Ummm...ummm"
I continue: "Or will he take questions and I can ask him?"
"I'll tell you what sir, let me refer you directly to the NRCC and you can ask all the questions you want about the dinner."
"Great" I tell him. "And I'll tell all my friends to call up to to see if Dick will be talking about his Chief of Staff being indicted."
The number is 1-866-338-8285. If you're interested in attending, call them up. See if Dick will be taking questions on his Chief of Staff being indicted for perjury, lying to a federal grand jury and obstruction of justice. Have fun.
GDoyle