Some days I dislike the NRA

[Hawkmoon]

Other days I hate the NRA. Today is one of the latter.

I just made the mistake of answering a phone call rather than allowing my answering machine to take it. It was a fund raiser for the NRA. Of course, the call was set up to masquerade as an opinion poll -- the first and only question was "Do you support the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh for Supreme Court justice?" My answer was "No." That's pretty clear and unequivocal, but the guy pretended he didn't understand, and had me repeat it.

He then immediately launched into a lengthy (and obvious scripted) spiel that was a tee-up for asking for a $100 "emergency" donation to support the NRA's efforts to ensure Kavanaugh's confirmation. Normally I would have hung up at this point, but I was feeling a bit less curmudgeonly than usual so I stayed on, and asked the guy why, since I had just told him that I didn't support Kavanaugh's nomination, the NRA would think that I might contribute to helping his confirmation. That threw the guy for a loop. I don't know if he went off-script at that point, or if his script anticipated such comments, but he then asked me why.

So I explained that Kavanuagh looks good on the Second Amendment, but he's horrible on the First Amendment. The guy said he would record that, but I'm sure he won't. I'm sure he just went on to his next robocall.

[MechAg94]

I got a call like that a couple days ago.  I hung up eventually also.  If the NRA was using the money effectively, I might be more inclined to consider it.  Maybe they are having trouble covering Wayne LaPierre's salary this year.

[Pb]

Call 877-NRA-2000 and tell them to take you off their calling list (if you haven't done so already). 

[Ben]

I never called the number or anything, but ever since I switched to cell only, I never get calls from them and from very, very few other solicitors as well. Maybe once a month. Whoever got my old landline number is probably getting a call a day from them though. Since it was a Santa Barbara number, I laugh every time I think of a progressive getting a call from the NRA. 

I'm also down to maybe one snail mail letter a week from them, if that. Probably five emails a week between NRA and NRA/ILA.

[cordex]

I never called the number or anything, but ever since I switched to cell only, I never get calls from them

I was the same way.

Until a few weeks ago when they started calling my work number.

[Hawkmoon]

This is why I have mostly stopped answering my landline phone. I keep the number because I've had it for 35 years, and I never know when an old client might call me with work. But I get mostly calls from survey (polling) companies, chimney sweeps offering special deals, and purported charities looking for donations. I only answer the phone if/when I'm expecting a call from someone I want to talk to -- which is what happened this morning.