Apparently
D.C. Douglas, the voice actor for Geico (and for Albert Wesker in Resident Evil 5!) drunk-dialed the right-wing tea-party-supporting, lying-to-people organization Freedomworks and left them a message asking how many mentally retarded people they had working for them and how they planned to spin it when one of these crazies they're egging on goes out and kills someone. Freedomworks turned to Faux News which blew it up and Douglas lost his Geico job.
He's just put out this PSA in response:
My dad showed me this and I immediately called them.
Freedomworks lady: Thank you for calling Freedomworks, how can I help you?
Me: Hi. 
I'm calling to ask Matt Kibbe and Dick Armey to please stop slapping their ideological testicles against the constitution's parchment while whistling Dixie. Is there someone I could deliver that message to?Freedomworks lady: Yes, hold on.
*music*
Matt Kibbe's voicemail: Hi, this is Matt Kibbe. I'm not in the office. You can leave a voicemail or reach me at my cell phone at (I didn't write it down, but I will when I call again tomorrow..or one of you can just leave it in the comments). *beep*Me: Hi. This is J.T. Eberhard, godless blogger and speaker, and I'm calling to ask you to stop slapping your ideological testicles against the constitution's parchment while whistling Dixie. More power to D.C. Douglas. Also, fuck you.The number is 1-888-564-6273. Because it's an 888 number, it costs them money to take your call. There are times for mass antagonism (asking Loborn to show her boobs, for instance) and this is one of them. Give 'em a call and say hi. Tell 'em J.T. Eberhard sent you.
Comments (28)
This really, really made my day. Thank you.
@deletedsoul - Call 'em. :) Get me Matt Kibbe's cell phone number to post.
JT
This is going to replace the real estate guy I drunk dial. Thank you, JT. They'll get a nice little call from me tomorrow night at the latest. I'll be drunk with a bunch of my liberal friends.
@GodlessLiberal - Good man. Record it and post a transcript over here. :) Or a link to a video. I'll post it. :)
JT
LMAO. That video was amazing.
@puella_sapiens216 - Call 'em! Call 'em!
JT
Now that really did have me LOL! :)
Wow, the Freedomworks lady was quite accommodating.
Hey, JT, I'm responding to your blogalog invite. Sure, I'll try something new. Remind me of the rules. I assume the topic can be anything I have an opinion about?LOL awesome video
@MaxRebo - Actually, I'm gonna rescind that invite. I don't really think there's anything to be accomplished.
JT
Haaaaa figures Geico would put its tail between its legs and surrender to media fanfare. So much for corporate integrity.
I'll give them a call later and I'll be sure to spread the word.
@Zerowing21 - Aw, you don't even know what I was thinking about for a topic.
I almost forgot to mention: I feel that it's important to note that if Faux News was really doing their job as an arm of the media, they'd be too busy reporting actual news to air this kind of bullshit.
@MaxRebo - Topic doesn't concern me. What does concern me is a willingness to discuss fairly rather than employing games to protect your position, and I felt you lost credibility with that during the discussion on mercy.
JT
ROFL, I just saved this number.
Thank you. I know have something to fill my boredom.
Lmao. I might just call em when I get bored later.
@Zerowing21 -
What games did I employ?
@MaxRebo - The one you used was redefinition. You attempted to redefine mercy to mean forgiveness of debt, which was irrelevant since that fell under the banner of empathy just like the actual definition of the word.
The only reason to attempt the redefinition was to try and protect your belief, not because anybody thinks the actual definition of mercy is forgiveness of debt.
With people doing this, it becomes difficult to have a profitable discussion. So even though you're better than most theists who comment on here, I don't think it's worth my time or the headache to engage you. Sorry if that offends you, but it's the truth.
JT
Liberal Atheist Axis of Evil: 1
Freedomworks: 0
lolololol prank calling iz fuun
@Zerowing21 - In my very first comment in the mercy discussion, I called mercy specifically "compassion in the face of injury" rather than equate it with mere compassion. In my second comment, I said mercy "is different than compassion." In my third comment, I cited Merriam-Webster's Dictionary, saying, "Mercy is defined as 'compassion or forbearanceshown especially to an offender or to one subject to one's power.'" After jenessa1889 joined the discussion, my first response spoke of the "human capacity for mercy (not merely compassion ...)." In my second comment, I said, "Mercy is a debt forgiven, an injury excused, a crime pardoned, all in disagreement with what may be warranted or deserved." Later on, in an effort to clear up why jenessa1889 and I seemed to be having a mismatch, I pulled up the dictionary's various definitions to point out how we were latching on to different ones, and I reiterated the one I had been using.
I don't want to reenter the discussion at this time, but I felt I made it very clear that mercy was related to but not strictly the same as compassion. In fact, I repeated it several times to be sure the distinction was not lost. To be in one's debt is one way to be "subject to one's power." Even if you don't agree with my definition, you cannot say I changed definitions. What's more, I even attempted to correct jenessa1889's interchangeable use of empathy, compassion, and mercy, because I felt that wasn't consistent with the usage I had established.
I absolutely agree definitions need to be held. Shame on me if I've actually broken that rule, and I wouldn't blame you for avoiding me if it was true, but I thought I went to pains to adhere to the rule. The only reason I'm belaboring this is because I take the credibility issue seriously.
@MaxRebo - Ok, pick a subject. Three rounds apiece. Positive claim goes first.
JT
AHAHAHA YES
I now know what I will be doing when I am drunk at a frat/sorority party. (My sisters often steal my phone and drunk dial people. I WILL TELL THEM TO DRUNK DIAL THESE FOOLS.)
Wow, I'm so wet behind the ears it isn't even funny. Never heard of these people xD
Awesome. I didn't know he did Wesker's voice... wish my frakking boyfriend would pick up so I can giddily tell him the news... and then tell him what happened, ROFL.