Jonathan received a phone call from News Corp. (Fox News)

Just glad we are not more confused with South Carolina
Woven brightly, 
Daniel J. Matthews, Jr.


From: jveit@bellsouth.net
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2010 13:01:09 +0000
Subject: [oconee] I received a phone call from News Corp. (Fox News)

 
The strangest thing happened last night. I have to share it. Around 10 pm the phone rang with a weird number beginning with "129". I usually don't pick up when it's not a number I recognize, but because of the late hour, I did.

Young lady with a British accent greets me. Says she's Heather from News Corp. Is calling to ask me if I attended the Alvin Green event in Oconee County, and to ask my opinion.

Well, for those that don't know it, Alvin Green is the controversial Democratic Senate candidate in South Carolina. I recognized immediately that she was confusing Oconee County, Georgia with Oconee County, South Carolina.I also recognize immediately that she Googled Oconee County Democrats and came up with my name and number.

I told her that she was confused, that there were two Oconee Counties, that she needed the one in South Carolina, and she apologized and asked me if I had any contacts in the correct Oconee County. I do (I used to live in nearby Clemson), but I didn't offer to help her.

Just goes to show, you never know who is looking you up on the interweb or what evil lurks in the night.

Jonathan


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