alexr_rwx: (Pyotr Alexeyevich Kropotkin)
Alex R ([personal profile] alexr_rwx) wrote2011-11-23 09:15 pm

phone calls

I got a phone call from a really friendly, well-meaning Obama volunteer yesterday, trying to drum up campaign funds.

"Hello, is Alex Rudnick there?"
"Hrm, who is this? ..."
"I'm calling on behalf of a political cause that you support? ..."

Weelllll....

For the next eight minutes, I explained my disappointments and my outrage. I talked about Occupy, about the ACTA copyright treaty, about SOPA, about Guantánamo, about Bradley Manning, about the "targeted killings" and drone strikes. She was really sympathetic, actually, and hadn't heard about Bradley Manning, but said she'd go read about him.

"So, you're disgusted!", she said, once or twice. Pretty sure she understood my position.
ext_110843: (mighty penguin)

Re: Yeah...

[identity profile] oniugnip.livejournal.com 2011-11-24 03:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Roemer because he's making a big deal about campaign finance reform, and because he's an Occupy supporter! Lessig has been enthused, which is how he got my attention.

His twitter is fantastic: http://mobile.twitter.com/BuddyRoemer