I want Mr. B. to work for my campaign
posted by bitchphd
Listening to him making phone calls to Nevada voters for the Obama campaign:
Yessir, I understand the objections to the idea of socialized medicine. But I think we're ready to take the stink off those words. I know that the cost of health insurance for people like you and me is really hard to handle, but there's a problem this country has to take care of first, and that's people without insurance. There are 47 million Americans right now who have no insurance, and those people don't go to the doctor at all until it's so bad they go to the emergency room. That's why health insurance costs so much; hospitals pass those costs on to insurers, and you and I end up paying for it. If we can get health care for those people, it's going to reduce *all* our costs.
Yessir, I'm talking about a single payer system.
Well, sir, let me tell you. I was in the military for twelve years, and the government provided *my* health care. And it was first rate.*
Thank you sir. It's been a real pleasure talking to someone like you tonight. I really appreciate your time.
That's what the Dems need: more straight-talking military veterans who can appeal to the common sense of the meat and potatoes crowd to dismiss shibboleths like "socialized medicine", explain this stuff in clear language, and use the word "sir" without sounding like it's a foreign language.
It's hilarious, too, listening to his voice change when he gets a woman on the phone. Sweet as honey, and just a tiny li'l bit flirty.
Well, hello, ma'am. How are you this evening?
My name is Mr. B., and I'm a volunteer for the Obama campaign. Do you have a minute to talk about the upcoming primary vote with me? Well, ma'am, I want to urge you to vote in the caucus! This is the only chance you'll have to pick between these candidates, and regardless of who you support--I hope it'll be Obama, of course, but regardless--this is your chance to help decide who our candidate will be.
Well Ma'am, I don't watch that show, and I don't know what her reasons for supporting Obama are. But I'm pretty sure *my* reasons for supporting him are intellectually based and not just emotional identity politics.**
Well for one thing, I'm a military veteran. I used to be a Republican. And I was just *devastated* when our country went to war in 2003. . . .
Well Ma'am, actually, he graduated from one of the top law schools in this country. He could have gone to work for any law firm in the nation, but he decided to go into public service, and that's a decision I really respect. . . .
Actually, ma'am, he used to be a professor of constitutional law. And that's one of the things that really impresses me about him, we have got to get back to the rights guaranteed in the American Constitution. . . .
Ma'am, we've got one state for Obama and one for Clinton right now. Your state has so much to say about who's going to be the candidate for the Democratic party. . . .
I know your business is important to you ma'am, but this is our nation and the world. We've got to change this stuff. . . .
And one final, funny one. Yes, he's ignoring (or appealing to) people's prejudices. It's still funny. He gets a woman on the phone who's a registered Republican (this must be a list of "undecideds") and who says good luck to him because she'd much rather see Obama than that awful woman Hillary in office. . . .
I see. Well, did you know that you can register as a Democrat for the caucus? Yes ma'am, you can. It's Nevada, home of the free.
(The woman apparently says, "I love this state!")
Heh heh heh. All you have to do is just show up at your local Democratic precinct--let me tell you where it is--register as a Democrat, and you can vote for Obama, who as you know has the best chance to take the democratic candidacy away from Hillary.
Yes, you can re-register as a Republican the next day. No, ma'am (chuckles), I'm sure that if you're registered as a Democrat for just one day, it won't show.
*This is actually true, or it was until they switched to a goddamn HMO that played the "deny covered costs" game until I would get sick enough of spending time on the phone to just pay the bill myself.
**This is where I'd be like "you racist bitch, fuck you."
Yessir, I understand the objections to the idea of socialized medicine. But I think we're ready to take the stink off those words. I know that the cost of health insurance for people like you and me is really hard to handle, but there's a problem this country has to take care of first, and that's people without insurance. There are 47 million Americans right now who have no insurance, and those people don't go to the doctor at all until it's so bad they go to the emergency room. That's why health insurance costs so much; hospitals pass those costs on to insurers, and you and I end up paying for it. If we can get health care for those people, it's going to reduce *all* our costs.
Yessir, I'm talking about a single payer system.
Well, sir, let me tell you. I was in the military for twelve years, and the government provided *my* health care. And it was first rate.*
Thank you sir. It's been a real pleasure talking to someone like you tonight. I really appreciate your time.
That's what the Dems need: more straight-talking military veterans who can appeal to the common sense of the meat and potatoes crowd to dismiss shibboleths like "socialized medicine", explain this stuff in clear language, and use the word "sir" without sounding like it's a foreign language.
It's hilarious, too, listening to his voice change when he gets a woman on the phone. Sweet as honey, and just a tiny li'l bit flirty.
Well, hello, ma'am. How are you this evening?
My name is Mr. B., and I'm a volunteer for the Obama campaign. Do you have a minute to talk about the upcoming primary vote with me? Well, ma'am, I want to urge you to vote in the caucus! This is the only chance you'll have to pick between these candidates, and regardless of who you support--I hope it'll be Obama, of course, but regardless--this is your chance to help decide who our candidate will be.
Well Ma'am, I don't watch that show, and I don't know what her reasons for supporting Obama are. But I'm pretty sure *my* reasons for supporting him are intellectually based and not just emotional identity politics.**
Well for one thing, I'm a military veteran. I used to be a Republican. And I was just *devastated* when our country went to war in 2003. . . .
Well Ma'am, actually, he graduated from one of the top law schools in this country. He could have gone to work for any law firm in the nation, but he decided to go into public service, and that's a decision I really respect. . . .
Actually, ma'am, he used to be a professor of constitutional law. And that's one of the things that really impresses me about him, we have got to get back to the rights guaranteed in the American Constitution. . . .
Ma'am, we've got one state for Obama and one for Clinton right now. Your state has so much to say about who's going to be the candidate for the Democratic party. . . .
I know your business is important to you ma'am, but this is our nation and the world. We've got to change this stuff. . . .
And one final, funny one. Yes, he's ignoring (or appealing to) people's prejudices. It's still funny. He gets a woman on the phone who's a registered Republican (this must be a list of "undecideds") and who says good luck to him because she'd much rather see Obama than that awful woman Hillary in office. . . .
I see. Well, did you know that you can register as a Democrat for the caucus? Yes ma'am, you can. It's Nevada, home of the free.
(The woman apparently says, "I love this state!")
Heh heh heh. All you have to do is just show up at your local Democratic precinct--let me tell you where it is--register as a Democrat, and you can vote for Obama, who as you know has the best chance to take the democratic candidacy away from Hillary.
Yes, you can re-register as a Republican the next day. No, ma'am (chuckles), I'm sure that if you're registered as a Democrat for just one day, it won't show.
*This is actually true, or it was until they switched to a goddamn HMO that played the "deny covered costs" game until I would get sick enough of spending time on the phone to just pay the bill myself.
**This is where I'd be like "you racist bitch, fuck you."
Labels: civics 101, election '08, Mr. B.
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