"Fla. attorney general says his e-mails aren't spam"

[GreenPartyVoter]

MIAMI (Reuters) - Florida's attorney general has spearheaded an aggressive campaign against unsolicited e-mails, or spam. But as a candidate for governor, he appears to be generating some unwanted Internet clutter himself.

Charlie Crist was a staunch defender of a tough anti-spam law passed by the state legislature last year, under which violators can be fined up to $500 for every e-mail they send.

But a report in Thursday's St. Petersburg Times said Crist, a Republican gubernatorial candidate, had annoyed some residents of the state by sending them unwanted e-mails promoting his candidacy and soliciting campaign donations.

Joe Spooner, a 41-year-old investment adviser, told the newspaper he had no idea how the Crist campaign got his e-mail address but repeatedly tried to unsubscribe.

http://reuters.iwon.com/article/20051223/2005-12-23T152443Z_01_ROB324057_RTRIDST_0_ODD-EMAIL-DC.html

[blogslut]

1. interesting

Spooner "...told the newspaper he had no idea how the Crist campaign got his e-mail address but repeatedly tried to unsubscribe. After his fifth request to be removed..."

From what I know about the CAN SPAM Act, not only is the offending emailer supposed to provide an UNSCUBSCRIBE link, they're supposed to abide by the request. I hope Spooner reports Charlie Crist:

https://rn.ftc.gov/pls/dod/wsolcq$.startup?Z_ORG_CODE=PU01

[emald]

2. the email address came from the NSA

why do you think * is using the agency?

[LeighAnn]

3. $500 a pop, eh?

Silly right-wingers are going to donate their hard earned savings to this bozo, only to find that their contribution is paying his spam fees!

"But Vivian Myrtetus, a spokeswoman for his gubernatorial campaign, denied that he was somehow holding himself to different standards than other e-mailers.

"This is not spam. This is truthful, it's straight forward. We're honest. To be spam it has to be, under Florida law, defined as being deceptive," Myrtetus."

These are rethuglicans talking. Case closed.

[gratuitous]

4. It's not spam! He really does need money to send to Nigeria

Don't you people understand that there are millions at stake here?

[baldguy]

5. "It's not spam because I say it's not spam."

"Here's a few hundred emails explaining my position."

[GreenPartyVoter]

6. Exactly. *l*