Joe Wilson's Staff Just Hung Up On Me!

[KansasVoter]

I called and expressed my outrage politely!

She immediately asked for my South Carolina zipcode and I said I was from Kansas.

She said that if I was not a South Carolina resident then Congressman Wilson is not interested in my opinion of his behavior last night!!! And then hung up!!!! What an asshole!

I cannot really believe it!

Maybe she is having a bad day! The phones were busy for 4 hours and still busy!

So here is his Washington number and a few SC zipcodes to help you out!
202-225-2452

29403 - Charleston
29492 - Charleston
29406 - Charleston

[livetohike]

1. Rude

I know that when I have sent e-mails to reps that were not my own, I received a reply that said they would not be replying to me because I wasn't in their district. This is rude though.

[question everything]

41. All of them do so

and... you really cannot blame them.

With everything going "viral" these days, and with everyone communicate via email, what with the anthrax scare of letters, they really have to limit their attention.

Can you imagine Senators Feinstein and Boxer, with more than 30 million constituents?

[Janice325]

2. Perhaps if you posted this again under "South Carolina" in the "State & Country"

forums, the folks from South Carolina would help out.
Just a suggestion.
PS Good for you for calling to politely express your outrage. :applause:

[Cha]

18. That's a great idea! They want to hear only from South

Carolinias..give them the numbers.

[HereSince1628]

3. Tammy Baldwin's office makes a similar demand, they don't deal with out of district

folks. Yet, I get requests for campaign donations from her just fine.

I'm not sure that is universal among house reps, but I think this is pretty common on both sides of the isle.

[old guy]

4. This has happened to me in the past.

If your not a constituent, they couldn't care less what you think. It has happened from both sides of the aisle I should add.

[Stephanie]

5. SC zip codes

http://www.brainyzip.com/state/zip_southcarolina.html

[Justitia]

6. 29020 - Camden I so want to just call & scream "YOU LIE!" & hang up.

They aren't polite and their boss is an asshole on worldwide television.

[mvd]

7. LOL

That would be perfect.

[Cha]

16. And, it would be the

truth.

[polichick]

8. The good news: his opponent raised over $100,000 last night on the internets! nt

[ampad]

22. Funny

Because most of that money is probably out of district. The asshole may not want to hear from folks from out of district. However, he will hear from them one way or another.

[polichick]

25. Right - I love how this is working (or NOT working) for him! nt

[msallied]

9. Next time Joe Wilson's office asks if you are a South Carolina resident

say YES!

LOL

[Lost Jaguar]

36. Ghostbusters fan?

"Ray, if someone asks you if you are a god, say YES!"

...and now back to our regular programming...

[msallied]

39. I'm glad someone caught that. LOL

[niyad]

10. we pay ALL their damned salaries--they work for ALL of us, NOT just their district.

so hard for the pin heads to understand

[slackmaster]

11. Most members of Congress, the Senate, and state legislators do exactly the same thing

:nuke:

[populistdriven]

12. Just call them, tell them the truth and that you just contributed $$$ to his opponent.

[NoPasaran]

13. Not to excuse rudeness, but I'm sure his phone-answering staff is having a rough day

Sucks to work for a drunken loudmouth.

[woodsprite]

14. Or call to tell them you're not from South Carolina, but

you wanted to let them know you just made an $xxx.xx donation to Rob Miller.

[Cha]

15. I bet she was having a bad day..her boss took

care of that last night.

[TreasonousBastard]

17. So, then it's OK for your congresscritter to spend as much time time...

worrying about what someone from South Carolina thinks as on what you think? If your rep or Senators piss off someone in North Dakota, should they spend time worrying about it? Time they could spend on issues relevant to you? Should the staff really be debating the issue with people from out of the district?

Every one I've dealt with works for his or her constituents, if they work at all, and it's tough enough for even constituents to get through to them. Random comments from the rest of the public are ignored, at best, and tend to be a complete waste of everyone's time.

[ScreamingMeemie]

19. Exactly.

[Justitia]

21. Feel free to call ALL of my representatives & scream "YOU LIE"! TX - 77056

In fact, I would appreciate it, because I think they have blocked my number at this point.

[asdjrocky]

20. Used my best SC accent and told them I had 200 dollars in my pocket that was going to Rob Miller.

[gauguin57]

23. Good thing insurance companies don't consider RUDENESS a pre-existing condition!

Or Addison "Joe" Wilson would be dropped from his coverage.

[silverlib]

24. Today we are all from South Carolina

[graywarrior]

26. This is what gets me...

The votes of reps and senators in one state can directly affect the rest of us, yet we're not allowed to call them on their shit. We all have to cater to their racist constituents...what THEY want, the sick bastards who live their lives filled with hate and stupidity. Jesus that just galls me.

:mad:

[yurbud]

27. Instead of outrage, try patronizing concern: "Is Joe okay? My brother is a schizophrenic too and...

when he went off his meds he was acting like that too. I just hope Joe gets help before he ends up pushing a shopping cart full of bottles and cardboard and trying to swat away the voices in his head."

[Wendio]

30. and don't forget to add...

bless his heart at the end of that.

[yurbud]

31. I'll be praying for him to get better...

[Robb]

42. LOL nt

[yurbud]

45. and don't worry, that thing he was doing in a restroom with another man? I'm sure it wasn't true

[Critters2]

43. LOL!!! Or might suggest the AA website, so he can find a meeting near Capitol Hill. nt

[The Magistrate]

28. He Will Learn to care About, Sir, About What People Across the Country Think of Him

The money flooding his opponent's coffers comes largely from out of state....

[ljm2002]

29. No worries, I just called...

...and told the young woman (1) I was outraged at Joe Wilson's shocking outburst and breach of decorum; (2) I have asked my Representative and Nancy Pelosi to censure him; (3) I have contributed to Rob Miller's campaign; (4) Rob Miller has amassed over $333,000 since last night; and (5) I then said "Good job, Mr. Wilson!" and gently hung up on her.

So you're even now!

[yurbud]

32. got a link to Rob Miller?

[ljm2002]

33. Here's the actblue link...

...that I used to donate:

http://www.actblue.com/entity/fundraisers/19079

[yurbud]

34. merci, danka, gracias

[KansasVoter]

40. LOL....thanks!!! I called all afternoon and it was busy the whole time.

[williesgirl]

35. Act Blue total for Miller is now $391,639 so fuck Wilson!

[Sparkly]

37. Contributors to his opponent are gonna be from all over the country!!

:rofl:

[Kaleva]

38. a contribution to Miller would be more effective then calling Wilson

[mitchum]

44. A staff is a tool...and she sounds like a first class tool

[Top Cat]

46. I just called his office and the line is still busy.... Probably off the hook

[ramapo]

47. You're dog shit if you're not in their state/district

This is true across the board. I've been frustrated trying to communicate with senators and representatives in other states/districts. If you can't vote for them, they don't want to hear from you. They just don't care.