This is Your Congressman (Live and in Person, Sort of)

Last night, we were settling in to watch Countdown on MSNBC when the phone rang. The caller ID displayed an area code I was not immediately familiar with. I almost ignored the call, but decided to see what it was.A recorded voice told me that I was being invited to participate in a live "Telecom Town Hall Meeting" with Congressman Steve King (R - Appalling). After warning me that the system would hold my phone line hostage for close to a minute after hanging up (I presume to lock in on our address while the troops are dispatched) I was transferred to a virtual conference call with the congressman talking to constituents, one at a time.In very short order, it became apparent that I had been invited to the wrong party. The people asking questions had all drunk deeply of the Kool-aid and were marching in lock-step with King. My... [read full story]