jason
08-13-2008, 09:02 AM
THE RED, WHITE AND BLUE
'If you do not speak English, please hang up'
Telemarketers told to believe in America or don't call
Posted: August 12, 2008
9:25 pm Eastern
© 2008 WorldNetDaily
Courtesy WNEP-TV
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5642 in Montrose, Pa., has a message for the many telemarketers that call its answering machine: speak English.
Those who call the post when no one's around to answer the telephone will be greeted by a pleasant, female voice on the answering machine saying, "Hi, you've reached the Montrose VFW, Post 5642. We are an English-speaking, American establishment. If you do not speak English or believe in America, please hang up."
The one-story, white VFW post is a popular gathering point for veterans along Pennsylvania's Route 706, according to a WNEP-TV report. According to its post commander, the VFW's phone number is also a popular target of telemarketers, many of whom speak in broken English.
"We are living in America," Post Commander John Miner told WNEP. "We should be able to speak English."
Some in the community have called that message racist and unconstitutional.
Miner, however, says the post has used the message for several months without complaint. He has no intention of changing it.
"So you're sticking to your guns?" a WNEP reporter asked him.
Miner answered, "We're veterans."
LINK (http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=72176)
'If you do not speak English, please hang up'
Telemarketers told to believe in America or don't call
Posted: August 12, 2008
9:25 pm Eastern
© 2008 WorldNetDaily
Courtesy WNEP-TV
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5642 in Montrose, Pa., has a message for the many telemarketers that call its answering machine: speak English.
Those who call the post when no one's around to answer the telephone will be greeted by a pleasant, female voice on the answering machine saying, "Hi, you've reached the Montrose VFW, Post 5642. We are an English-speaking, American establishment. If you do not speak English or believe in America, please hang up."
The one-story, white VFW post is a popular gathering point for veterans along Pennsylvania's Route 706, according to a WNEP-TV report. According to its post commander, the VFW's phone number is also a popular target of telemarketers, many of whom speak in broken English.
"We are living in America," Post Commander John Miner told WNEP. "We should be able to speak English."
Some in the community have called that message racist and unconstitutional.
Miner, however, says the post has used the message for several months without complaint. He has no intention of changing it.
"So you're sticking to your guns?" a WNEP reporter asked him.
Miner answered, "We're veterans."
LINK (http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=72176)