Wasting Your Time (Sorry) Wrote:
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> Learned this from a fluff piece on Patch published
> this morning...
>
> Gerry Connolly will hold another push call
> tonight, which his staff ironically labels as a
> Telephone Town Hall Meeting.
>
> The mass calling begins at Tuesday, Dec. 16, at 8
> p.m.
>
> Thousands of residents of Fairfax County, Prince
> William County and Fairfax City will automatically
> receive unsolicited calls inviting them to stay on
> the line as the one-hour call is about to begin.
>
> Sadly, the only people allowed to ask questions
> are those who signed up before 2 pm yesterday at
>
http://connolly.house.gov/telephone-town-hall/
>
> If you believe these calls are heavily scripted,
> you are not alone.
>
> As in his past "telephone town halls," Connolly
> will open the session with a short report on the
> recent actions in Congress, the evils of
> Republicans supported by 46% of his constituents,
> and some bragging about his pathetic attempt to
> remain relevant in Congress.
>
> The remainder of the hour-long session is
> dedicated to Connolly responding to pre-selected
> questions.
>
> The only way to participate in the phone call is
> for Gerry Connolly's office to put you on their
> call list.
>
> The call is paid for by taxpayer funds.
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