[samsamsam]

I couldn't really find another thread to add this post to.

Looks like the RNC is fundraising by trying to convince people they are delinquent on a bill. Possibly focusing on the elderly. Saw something on the news and decided to google for some articles.

I know this forum is pretty conservative, but I don't appreciate people trying to deceive people particularly the elderly who may be easily confused by the material. If you have any relatives who might get something like this, maybe you can give them a heads up.






http://mic.com/articles/138832/did-the-r....gVlzqhNox

Quote:

Political parties and campaigns can be annoyingly persistent when it comes to asking for donations, but they're not usually this underhanded.

On Wednesday, Kristen Burzynski shared to Facebook a notice her grandmother got in the mail from the Republican National Committee. Her grandmother, said Burzynski, has never registered as Republican or made a political contribution, so the letter might have been brushed off as junk mail had it not been for the words "NOTICE OF DELINQUENCY" printed in bold red letters on the envelope.

"She gets this 'urgent' letter in the mail, causing her to immediately panic and wonder whether her house is secure or whether she is in serious financial trouble," wrote Burzynski in the post.

The contents of the letter also levied accusations of "delinquency" — because the Republican Party had allegedly contacted Burzynski's grandmother "multiple times" without response. (The nerve of that woman!)

"We need you to come forward today and send a contribution of $25 or more to help make sure we have a fully funded Republican National Committee," continued the letter writer, who was kind enough to include the convenience of a credit card form.

Whether or not the letter in fact originated from RNC headquarters has not been verified (Mic reached out to RNC representatives, but no one was immediately available for comment), but the images in Burzynski's post show RNC Chairman Reince Priebus' name on the letterhead, and the committee's address and contact information on all the documents.

Burzynski's grandmother wasn't the only one who received the misleading letter — and even those registered with the party threatened to withdraw their support.

[dispenser]

No wonder they're warming to Rato. Birds of a feather...

[YossariansRight]

Detestable. But not surprising.

If there was any doubt where "Lyin' Ted" got the idea to pull this shit for the Iowa Caucus, it's erased now.

The "establishment" of the Republican Party is as crooked and poisonous as a barrel of snakes.

[Leonard D Neubache]

The nation is clearly in the hands of good and moral people.

[Space Cowboy]

The party of Christian values is at it again. The most powerful people in our country are sociopaths, lovely.

[El Chinito loco]

Basically looting the very limited pocketbooks of fixed income seniors to fund their party.

This is the establishment at work folks.

[Liberty Sea]

They're clearly desperate.
Desperate measure for desperate time.