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1. #1
   On February 16th, 2009 at 2:47 pm, MarcoPolo said:

   I have heard that there is going to be a third big expenditure. First was TARP, then the stimulus, and next will be a foreclosure bailout. (After that, gun rights will be “infringed”. )

   Quick everybody – stop paying your mortgages right now if you hope to qualify.

2. #2
   On February 16th, 2009 at 2:48 pm, bluedog said:

   At least he received a reply. I got zilch from Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) and Sens. Hutchison (R-TX) and Cornyn (R-TX).

3. #3
   On February 16th, 2009 at 2:48 pm, DBNinKY said:

   For more information about my positions, please visit my website… .

   So is this politicians’ hi-tech way of flipping their constituents the bird?

4. #4
   On February 16th, 2009 at 2:49 pm, Michelle Malkin said:

   I have heard that there is going to be a third big expenditure.

   I’ve been writing about it for weeks right here.

5. #5
   On February 16th, 2009 at 2:50 pm, Misscheryl said:

   So is this politicians’ hi-tech way of flipping their constituents the bird?

   If it is, they can’t even do that right…D’oh..

6. #6
   On February 16th, 2009 at 2:51 pm, an-artist said:

   don’t blame me, i voted for schaeffer. udall is a dolt.

7. #7
   On February 16th, 2009 at 2:53 pm, letget said:

   You can bet your bippy when they come up for re-election, they will be MORE than happy to talk to you and just keep giving money and your vote. Might think before you pull the lever voting next time.
   L

8. #8
   On February 16th, 2009 at 2:54 pm, William Amos said:

   I think its sad that America has fallen for the ultimate Nigerian Scam with the Obama administration.

9. #10
   On February 16th, 2009 at 2:54 pm, genso said:

   On February 16th, 2009 at 2:47 pm, MarcoPolo

   Don’t forget TARP II and a separate bank scheme…oh, and the next round of UAW…er…auto bailouts. 1 1/2 years ago the yen was 122 against the dollar. Now, it is near 90. Soon it will be 50.

10. #11
    On February 16th, 2009 at 2:54 pm, HiPwr said:

    I received a similarly generic response from my representative (Foster, D IL 14th District). With Durbin and Burris looking out for me in the Senate, I didn’t waste the ones and zeros emailing those schmucks. But, this Foster is new (he replaced Hastert) and even though he is a D, I figured he might be a little more engaged with his constituents.

    I was wrong. What can a citizen do? It’s infuriating!!

11. #12
    On February 16th, 2009 at 2:59 pm, bperiwinkle said:

    That’s NOTHIN’…….

    EVERY TIME I write to Durbin he does this to me. It must be a demo tactic.

    Plus, the last time I called his office, and told his staff that I wanted him to vote no on the so-called stimulus bill, that person actually SNORTED!

    Most of the time you can’t get through. On the day of the vote, the .gov website crashed and was unavailable for hours…

    So.

12. #13
    On February 16th, 2009 at 2:59 pm, shooter said:

    The Udall family is seriously bad news for the country and the region. They all are true socialists .

    Please everyone, PLEASE…pray for us here in Colorado.
    Darkness has descended on Denver Metro ever since Soros and SaulAlinskyBarry came to town for the coronation/selection/DNC orgy last year.

    This is a red state but we need conservatives to vote for, not rinos.
    udull says;

    we have seen the national home foreclosure rate rise steadily since 2006.

    (wonder what else happened in 2006 in congress??? Starts with pelosi, rhymes with Che’ )
    Yep, the Dems forced it down everyone throats, hid it for decades, called you a racist if you didn’t ‘play’ along, ruined the economy and now blame it on everyone else.
    Stalin would be proud of the Udalls, but we are NOT.

13. #14
    On February 16th, 2009 at 3:00 pm, swmntman said:

    At what point do we declare, “…taxation without representation…”? It seems to me that when they refuse to communicate with their constituents, we begin to approach this “state of being”. Tired of it, folks! Really, really tired of it!

14. #15
    On February 16th, 2009 at 3:06 pm, Jeff2161 said:

    That canned reply, is called SPIN. Don’t answer what they bring up… Say what you want to talk about instead. Remember the ” Debates ”

15. #16
    On February 16th, 2009 at 3:07 pm, Misscheryl said:

    swmntman said:
    At what point do we declare, “…taxation without representation…”? It seems to me that when they refuse to communicate with their constituents, we begin to approach this “state of being”. Tired of it, folks! Really, really tired of it!

    When you think how far we’ve come from the founding fathers original intent vs how much we pay now and for what..I’d say we’ve passed that point a long time ago. Not to mention, how intrusive our government has become. Now they want to limit bonuses for CEOs. I cannot believe these people have been given this kind of power by us.

16. #17
    On February 16th, 2009 at 3:07 pm, cheapseat said:

    his job is to bridge the divide by ignoring all those brain dead conservatives out there, and banning them if the become too pesky (limbaugh).

17. #18
    On February 16th, 2009 at 3:10 pm, Zippy_Slug said:

    wow.. at least you got a response..

    My wonderful “representative” Queen Sheela Jackson Lee didn’t respond to ANY of my 5 polite messages I left her.. I even wrote afterward to THANK her for selling out my grandchildren..

    I should have told her I was with the press..

18. #19
    On February 16th, 2009 at 3:14 pm, Storm Chaser said:

    Google Cloward-Piven Strategy and see what you think.

19. #20
    On February 16th, 2009 at 3:16 pm, djj said:

    Very much like the McCaskill letters I get. She might as well just say, “Stop writing me because I do not care what you think!!”

20. #21
    On February 16th, 2009 at 3:25 pm, MarcoPolo said:

    I’ve been writing about it for weeks right here.

    Yikes! This must be where I heard it. Boy is my face red….

    This email only seems to add fuel to the fire.

21. #22
    On February 16th, 2009 at 3:26 pm, frostrt said:

    On February 16th, 2009 at 3:16 pm, djj said:
    Very much like the McCaskill letters I get. She might as well just say, “Stop writing me because I do not care what you think!!”

    ————————————–

    That, in a nutshell, is what most of these “insipid auto-replies” are intended to say, as politely (and long-windedly) as possible.

22. #23
    On February 16th, 2009 at 3:49 pm, wighttrasch said:

    that person actually SNORTED!

    Spider pig? Is that you?!

    Perhaps it is the appropriate response to Porkulus!

23. #24
    On February 16th, 2009 at 3:55 pm, Freddy said:

    … This bill would amend the current bankruptcy law to allow judges to modify the terms of mortgages on primary residences as well as prohibit, reduce, or delay changes in variable interest rates which would help homeowners with an adjustable rate mortgage in the future. …

    Once this type of government control is in place, there will be NO FURTHER LENDING by the private sector. Only the federal government can pretend to live with the consequences of the rewriting of contract law. And the government cannot afford to do it for long.

24. #25
    On February 16th, 2009 at 3:56 pm, Pasadena Phil said:

    What did you expect? These don’t read the bills so did you think they would stoop to read your letter? Having their talking points assigned, they simply hook up their phones/word processors to the RNC/DNC automatic BS generator and head back to vacation.

    Suggestion: Don’t waste your time composing thoughtful e-mails or letters. Use this instead:

    http://www.pakin.org/complaint/

    Besides, we’re just trying to tie-up their phones. It’s the only thing they notice.

25. #26
    On February 16th, 2009 at 4:03 pm, reshas1 said:

    I got the same BS letter. Udall SUXS

26. #27
    On February 16th, 2009 at 4:05 pm, Send_Me said:

    If it makes you feel better, neither of my Senators responded to my letters. The response I received from my Representative was very similar to this one. But hey, why should I expect any better from Durbin or Burris?

27. #28
    On February 16th, 2009 at 4:05 pm, reshas1 said:

    We need to enact the Rangle/Geitner/Dashcle law, WE DON’T WANT TO PAY ANY STINKEN TAXES…

28. #29
    On February 16th, 2009 at 4:10 pm, Savage24 said:

    I E-Mailed both Senators from New Mexico to vote no on the PORK BILL . I received an answer from Bingaman that is almost word for word as yours. Tom Udall hasn’t bothered to reply.So you can see this is a consorted effort by the IDIOT’s in the senate to bilk the taxpayers.

29. #30
    On February 16th, 2009 at 4:14 pm, RedDog said:

    On February 16th, 2009 at 2:47 pm, MarcoPolo said:
    …..First was TARP, then the stimulus, and next will be a foreclosure bailout. (After that, gun rights will be “infringed”. )

    They will attack gun rights by heavily taxing the ammunition necessary to use them. Another end-around.

30. #31
    On February 16th, 2009 at 4:21 pm, BlameAmericaLast said:

    Yep sounds like the AI (artificial “intelligence”) software is on the brink.

    I remember a while back I sent an email to Boxer about taxes, and got a gun control email back.

    Go figure.

31. #32
    On February 16th, 2009 at 4:24 pm, On-my-soap-box said:

    Perhaps it’s time to start sending Sen. Udall a mountain of pork rinds.

    Sounds like a perfectly good waste of pork rinds to me.

32. #33
    On February 16th, 2009 at 4:28 pm, greenLibertarian said:

    My Oregon Senators have -never- given any response to either my faxes through organizations such as NumbersUSA, or to direct messages created on their website, with one exception – from the former Republican Senator, and only before the elections.

    My Texas Senators always sent a reply, I even received a few customized ones and one phone call from a Washington staffer – from Senator Cornyn.

    Guess only libs are worthy of replies in Oregon.

33. #34
    On February 16th, 2009 at 4:30 pm, babbledabble said:

    They will attack gun rights by heavily taxing the ammunition necessary to use them. Another end-around.

    Ammunition is already hard to buy. There seem to be plenty of guns avaulable, just no ammunition.

34. #35
    On February 16th, 2009 at 4:38 pm, vickisoup said:

    It floors me that the GOP can’t even come in second, when it comes to rhetoric, and that with a 2-party race!

35. #36
    On February 16th, 2009 at 4:43 pm, Common Sense said:

    This is a red state but we need conservatives to vote for

    Sorry shooter, we’re not red anymore. Too many people from other places, especially the coasts have moved here, probably after discovering us when skiing.

    You’re right about the candidates though, the Republican choices have been slim the last few years.

    And for all of you Republicans who voted for Salazar over Pete Coors, look where we’ve ended up. 2 lefty senators, a blue state, and Salazar shutting down any further development of our natural resources.

    I’m moving to Wyoming.

36. #37
    On February 16th, 2009 at 4:48 pm, chapoutier said:

    I’m moving to Wyoming.

    As a rule, Wyomingites hate Colorado transplants. On the other hand there is a good chance you can move there and never see another human being again, so it becomes a moot point.

37. #38
    On February 16th, 2009 at 4:53 pm, hatfield said:

    <blockquoteOn February 16th, 2009 at 2:54 pm, William Amos said:
    I think its sad that America has fallen for the ultimate Nigerian Kenyan Scam with the Obama administration
    >

    There, fixed it for ya.

38. #39
    On February 16th, 2009 at 4:57 pm, right4life said:

    this whole bill is not about stimulating the economy, rather ensuring the economy gets worse, which will mean even more ’stimulus’ ie government control over the economy, and every aspect of our lives…

    thats what this is all about anyway…stimulate a crisis…and then havet the government save us..

39. #40
    On February 16th, 2009 at 5:05 pm, long_haired_conservative said:

    Sen. Udall said:
    

    Over the last several years, there have been a number of steps taken by Congress to help alleviate families struggling with foreclosure.

    Question: How does one alleviate families?

40. #41
    On February 16th, 2009 at 5:07 pm, vickisoup said:

    “…help alleviate families’ struggling with foreclosure.”

    Correct punctuation is very important.
    

41. #42
    On February 16th, 2009 at 5:09 pm, Cosmo said:

    I got a hand-signed letter from Walt Minnick, my Democrat congressman (who voted NO on Pork, by the way), thanking me for calling his office, expressing my opinion and making my voice heard.
    
    “Congress: User experience may vary.”

42. #43
    On February 16th, 2009 at 5:24 pm, long_haired_conservative said:

    Correct punctuation is very important.

    It’s the least we can expect from our wizards of smart in Warshington.

    I have to share a story. Yesterday in my Sunday School class a (spiritually) younger member asked, “Does the devil have helpers?” The room pretty much fell apart when I said, “Yes, they’re called ‘Congress.’”

43. #44
    On February 16th, 2009 at 5:40 pm, zorro said:

    This was his TOTALLY unrelated response:

    At least that half-wit responded. I’ve emailed and called Arlen the Specter’s offices dozens of times, and not one response from the coward. Not one.

44. #45
    On February 16th, 2009 at 5:41 pm, av8tr said:

    Hey bluedog!

    I did get back a reply. I was writing to oppose BHO’s pick of Deputy AG David Ogden.

    Here’s the reply. Cornyn needs to fix his ignore-the-constituent autoresponder, too. Very disappointing.

    Thank you for contacting me regarding the nomination of Mr. Timothy Geithner to be Secretary of the Treasury. I appreciate having the benefit of your comments on this matter.

    As you may know, on January 26, 2009, Mr. Geithner was confirmed by the Senate to serve as the United States Secretary of the Treasury. I share your concerns with Mr. Geithner’s failure to pay his taxes in a timely manner. As a member of the Senate Finance Committee, I am committed to ensuring the Mr. Geithner and the Department of the Treasury—including the Internal Revenue Service and the $700 billion Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP)—are held to the highest standards of accountability and transparency.

    I appreciate having the opportunity to represent the interests of Texans in the United States Senate, and you may be certain that I will continue to promote fiscally responsible polices that place the American taxpayer first and eliminate wasteful government spending. Thank you for taking the time to contact me.

    Sincerely,

    JOHN CORNYN
    United States Senator

45. #46
    On February 16th, 2009 at 6:28 pm, ArizonaNeanderthal said:

    We have these damn Democrat Udalls all over the damn place-Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico and they are all as ugly as Stewart Udall. Although the Udalls come from rather Conservative Mormon stock all of them in government are hard left liberals. Inbred too it appears.

    On another note:

    Kansas suspending Income Tax Refunds…may miss payroll

    prompting Democratic Gov. Kathleen Sebelius to mess her pants

    Gee, if BroBama had signed the Stimulus package earlier all would be sweetness and light by now. Could it be that Wal-Mart slogan: The more you buy the more you save?
    Spend, spend, spend until you get out of debt.

46. #47
    On February 16th, 2009 at 6:46 pm, WarEagle82 said:

    You mean you didn’t realize this would happen? You expected them to offer an explanation or defense of their egregious violation of your trust and their duty?

    I got this kind of non-sequitur response from Senator John Warner, Jim Webb and Rep Tom Davis EVERY TIME I CONTACTED THEM OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS!

    Most of the time they don’t bother to reply but when they do it is obvious they don’t care what I think and don’t even bother to listen to my message or read my letter or email.

    Like I said, we have already had a second revolution and the federal government has overthrown the constitution.

47. #48
    On February 16th, 2009 at 6:46 pm, conservativesRus said:

    On February 16th, 2009 at 6:28 pm, ArizonaNeanderthal said:
    Could it be that Wal-Mart slogan: The more you buy the more you save?
    Spend, spend, spend until you get out of debt.

    I can’t believe you didn’t get the memo yet about that. Since a corporation said it, it’s not true. Evil corporations NEVER tell the truth, however, if a government official or MSM person says the exact same thing, it’s of course TRUE.
    So…since Wal-Mart said it, it’s not true.

48. #49
    On February 16th, 2009 at 6:58 pm, ArizonaNeanderthal said:

    conservativesRus said:
    I can’t believe you didn’t get the memo yet about that. Since a corporation said it, it’s not true. Evil corporations NEVER tell the truth, however, if a government official or MSM person says the exact same thing, it’s of course TRUE.
    So…since Wal-Mart said it, it’s not true.

    You went to law school, didn’t you? Fess up.

    But be of good cheer–the Revolution is near and will start in Oregon-the damn Liberals will attack themselves:

    PORTLAND, Ore. — Five Oregon state lawmakers want to impose a hefty tax on beer and have introduced a bill that brewers say would cripple them.
    Outrage brewing over proposed 1,900% beer tax hike

    Next they will raise the taxes on marijuana and the Left Wing Oregonians will have to face life sober–it can’t be done. There is nothing sadder than a sober Liberal-not that I have personally seen one.

49. #51
    On February 16th, 2009 at 7:36 pm, conservativesRus said:

    no law school here – though when getting my MBA had a couple of business law courses

50. #52
    On February 16th, 2009 at 7:56 pm, RabbidSquirrel said:

    Ammunition is already hard to buy. There seem to be plenty of guns avaulable, just no ammunition.

    Sounds like a money making opportunity for a go-getter

51. #53
    On February 16th, 2009 at 8:40 pm, almiller said:

    You may want to send an e-mail at some time to a representative other than your own. The House web site has a contact form that starts with the zip code. Some districts are so gerrymandered that you may need all nine digits to find the representative. Here is how to start.

    1. Find the target congressman’s district.
    2. get the address of his district office including the zip code
    3. use Google maps to find the address of some franchise restaurant or store that is in the district.
    (e.g. type McDonalds 99003 into google maps search line and it will return a list of stores with full address that are in or close to that zip code..
    4. Use zip + 4 to find the nine digit zip for the stire
    5. Enter the nine digit zip into the congressman’s wen form. (Hopefully you’ll have a hot. You may have to try a few addresses to get one that work (i.e. is in his district).
    6. Use the street address for the store.
    7 Use your own name or a pseudonym.
    8. Use your own e-mail address or an e-mail adress that is set up for a posudonym (especially if you want a reply since you won’t be around to collect any snail mail
    9. Send your message to the congressperson. Don’t use vulgarity. Just be firm and direct and express your opinion. He won’t know that you are not a constituent and his staff will cumulate the messages coming across to help the congressman respond to issues.

    10. The congressman could use IP addresses to qualify the mail so that you may not have much affect beyond his home state but there is no way in a large city to qualify who is and who isn’t a constituent based solely on IP address. You could be writing from work for all he knows.

    Multiply your influence!

52. #54
    On February 16th, 2009 at 9:37 pm, Madam President said:

    Are you SERIOUS!? That’s pretty much what Mel Martinez said to me!

53. #55
    On February 16th, 2009 at 9:54 pm, happy2behere said:

    As a Coloradoan, I have notied that Udall never votes outside of party lines. I don’t know how he can call that “bridging the divide,” unless he means he’s building bridges from one pile of BS to the other.

54. #56
    On February 16th, 2009 at 11:52 pm, GaMidnightRider said:

    MM said it right along time ago…

    WE ARE SO SCREWED

55. #57
    On February 17th, 2009 at 12:55 am, Republicanvet said:

    Over the last several years, there have been a number of steps taken by Congress to help alleviate families struggling with foreclosure.

    Uh, sorry numbnuts…nothing was done over the “last several years” other than Barney Frank and Chris Dodd blocking any meaningful reform.

    I welcome your letters and e-mails and always listen closely to what you and other Coloradans have to say about matters before Congress,

    Doesn’t seem so in this case now does it. Perhaps you could get someone to read your constituents email to you since you obviously couldn’t make out what was said.

56. #58
    On February 17th, 2009 at 12:57 am, Ron said:

    Silly rabbit! Stimulus is so YESTERDAY. Sen. Udall was just adjusting to the new talking points of the day — Obama’s next big crisis that he and Rahm will exploit to the Dems advantage, and that is, of course, the Housing Crisis. You know, that burst bubble that threw Wall Street into a panic? Which led to all the hoo-haw and the recession? Well, now we have to throw more money into the money pit to void constitutionally sound and legal contracts because 2-4 percent of home buyers are upside down in their mortgages, and their dog-eared copies of “Flip This House” aren’t of any value at all. So NATURALLY Udull is off on a new Dem topic for the day. Watch and see if the auto industry doesn’t appear tomorrow.

57. #59
    On February 17th, 2009 at 12:59 am, Republicanvet said:

    On February 17th, 2009 at 12:57 am, Ron said:

    So NATURALLY Udull is off on a new Dem topic for the day. Watch and see if the auto industry doesn’t appear tomorrow.

    He must belong to the Congressional auto-reply-of-the-month club.

58. #60
    On February 17th, 2009 at 2:24 am, RetFireman said:

    We find ourselves in the worst economic crisis in decades and as a result, we have seen the national home foreclosure rate rise steadily since 2006.

    Aaaaaaaaaannnnndddddd just who is it that took over control of Congress in 2006, saw what was happening, did nothing and then somehow convinced Americans that it was all the Republicans and Bush’s fault?

59. #61
    On February 17th, 2009 at 9:44 am, RTater said:

    I’m another Coloradan saddened by the leftward shift of my state. I’m not happy about Prez Soetoro being here today. When I sent identical letters to then Sens Allard and Salazar, Allard replied, in letter form and specific to the issue. Salazar did not reply, and now he’s Sec of the Interior and continuing his tradition of ignoring the citizenry.

60. #62
    On February 17th, 2009 at 10:25 am, greasywrench said:

    From a Wiki link:
    “Mark was born in Tucson, Arizona and is the son of Morris “Mo” Udall, a former congressman from Arizona and candidate for the Democratic Presidential nomination in 1976. He is a first cousin of Senator Tom Udall of New Mexico and a double second cousin of former Senator Gordon Smith of Oregon. He is also the nephew of former Interior Secretary Stewart Udall. The Udall family, with its years of service in the public sector, is one of the more well known families in the United States.”

    The Udalls, Kennedy’s, Hahns (in Los Angeles) the Daleys in Chicago are exactly what the Founding Fathers warned us about. Here we have generations of the same families serving the people. Does anyone wanna take a bet on how long it takes Chelsea Clinton to throw her hat into the ring?

    Government service was never intended to become a life-long career. If we don’t wake up now and stop this madness our Republic is finished. It’s time for term limits on Congress. These parasites have been feeding at the government trough for too long.

61. #63
    On February 17th, 2009 at 11:18 am, Floyd R. Turbo said:

    I also faxed and emailed Senator Udall to vote no on the stimulus and added a comment about his party’s involvement in the whole pile of BS. Got a usual baffle-gab response. Back when I was transplanted to CO by Uncle Sam, some 39 years ago, CO was and had been solidly “Red”. Sad how far this great state and now nation has sunk.

    Looking at the last by-county election summary, there has been a steady line snaking of “blue” from the blue “enclaves” of Pueblo and Denver converging on the mountain celebrity “beautiful” people “enclaves” of Vail, Aspen, etc. Weez bein’ roont!

62. #64
    On February 17th, 2009 at 3:48 pm, BlackFlag55 said:

    Ho Ho! I had the very same thing happen with Udall, and had the same reaction. How Dare You? I sent my email to the local paper in Grand Junction … didn’t get printed, of course. I sent this email buggery to Rocky Mountain news and Denver Post and didn’t get printed, of course. But here it is for you …

    From: xxxxx@bresnan.net
    Subject: Japan’s Catastrophic Stimulus, Vote No
    Date: February 6, 2009 9:29:13 AM MST
    To: Senator_Mark_Udall@markudall.senate.gov

    How Udall replied …

    From:Senator_Mark_Udall@markudall.senate.gov
    Subject: Pass The Stimulus Bill, Now!
    Date: February 7, 2009

    His staff changed my email subject line in their canned reply.

    SOBs.

63. #65
    On February 17th, 2009 at 3:51 pm, BlackFlag55 said:

    Rabid Squirrel … oh yes there is. You just have to know where to dig. There’s a lot of ammo out here.

64. #66
    On February 17th, 2009 at 5:20 pm, FirstSkirt said:

    We here in Colorado waged our small war against incumbents, but still Udall won, and he ran the most incompetent campaign! His ads were total lies, but his is a family dynasty, doncha know!
    BlagFlag55 – please keep writing to your papers!!

65. #67
    On February 17th, 2009 at 6:40 pm, rfjjulie said:

    On February 16th, 2009 at 2:51 pm, an-artist said:
    don’t blame me, i voted for schaeffer. udall is a dolt.

    Ditto. Seems Bennett is a POS too, his “forum” in Grand Junction last night was a freakin joke.