1/29/2003
Tallahassee calling!
I know what you're thinking: why won't the Florida Legislature call me up at dinnertime with a prerecorded message from Speaker Johnnie Byrd telling me what a great job he's doing? Why should I only enjoy calls for water softener companies and mortgage brokers? Well, you're in luck, Byrd is listening to you. Byrd's office is soliciting proposals from phone bank operators capable of placing "50,000 thirty-second messages in one hour and 120 different messages simultaneously" to "better inform constituents about the important work being done in Tallahassee by the Florida House of Representatives," according to documents obtained by The Palm Beach Post.
Hi, I'm Johnnie Byrd, candidate for U.S. Senate and also speaker of the Florida House. We're making great strides in the Legislature, ending drug treatment programs, shutting down teen runaway homes and closing down the state library. We're also spending $1.5 million to make sure your legislators have the spiffiest offices in all of Tallahassee and $500,000 for a PR staff to get the word out about me, Johnnie Byrd, candidate for U.S. Senate and also speaker of the Florida House. Pound 1 to hear more. Pound 2 to pray with me. Pound 3 for an autographed, color glossy photograph (suitable for framing) of me, Johnnie Byrd, candidate for U.S. Senate and also speaker of the Florida House! God bless you, the state of Florida and Jeb Bush! This is a message from Johnnie Byrd, candidate for U.S. Senate and also speaker of the Florida House.
Hi, I'm Johnnie Byrd, candidate for U.S. Senate and also speaker of the Florida House. We're making great strides in the Legislature, ending drug treatment programs, shutting down teen runaway homes and closing down the state library. We're also spending $1.5 million to make sure your legislators have the spiffiest offices in all of Tallahassee and $500,000 for a PR staff to get the word out about me, Johnnie Byrd, candidate for U.S. Senate and also speaker of the Florida House. Pound 1 to hear more. Pound 2 to pray with me. Pound 3 for an autographed, color glossy photograph (suitable for framing) of me, Johnnie Byrd, candidate for U.S. Senate and also speaker of the Florida House! God bless you, the state of Florida and Jeb Bush! This is a message from Johnnie Byrd, candidate for U.S. Senate and also speaker of the Florida House.
