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• 07:42 13 Be on the alert, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. 14 Let all that you do be done in love. 1 Corinthians 13-14 #

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political foo: survey says

I just got one of those automated phone surveys where you answer a few questions about your political views, and then you get a pre-recorded pitch from somebody running for office.

On every one of these calls, when I answer the magic question, I hear, "I agree with you... ".

Does anybody ever get a call where the automatic voice doesn't agree with you? Maybe it says, "Thank you, but I believe that we need to do X." Or are they set up as a false choice, so eventually you'll get a question that leads into their pre-recorded spiel?

I'm just feeling a bit cynical about the whole thing. If I'd said no to their statement, would I have received an entirely different message prefaced with "I agree with you"? Would the recording have talked about how this guy believes exactly what I said I believed? Are there two recordings, one for yes and one for no?

political foo: Guantanamo

People are talking about Guantanamo again, and where the prisoners will go when it's gone. What does it matter? I asked. But Guantanamo's a symbol. A symbol of how terrible we are. And they want it gone.

( Long and a little bitter )