The GOP's obscene phone calls

[lwcon]

From The Agonist:

Apparently, the Republican National Campaign Committee (RNCC) has sponsored a barrage of robotic telephone calls to Democratic voters. These lengthy calls leave the initial impression that they are being made on behalf of Francine Busby, but at the end they reverse course and endorse the Republican candidate, Brian Bilbray.

Here's where it goes beyond clever, onward to diabolical: If the target hangs up, the program calls back. Over and over and over. The re-dials reportedly run upwards of 14 times. Worse, the phone rings early in the morning or very late at night, maximizing the anger generated by what appears to be a Democratic robocaller run amok. Only occasionally does a victim sit around to listen to the entire call, realizing that they've been played for a fool.

After I heard this, the first thing I thought of was Karl Rove. Even if Rove didn't think this up, it's certainly in the spirit of Rove's brand of dirty tricks. Abuse of the system is the way these people work.

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[kurth]

1. Republicans cannot win elections without dirty tricks

Democrats should fight fire with fire.

[hobbit709]

2. If you get an automated call

that won't hang up, hit the # key repeatedly-that disconnects the machine.

[C_U_L8R]

3. It's illegal

and here's who's doing it...
http://www.conquestgroup.com

[lwcon]

5. Tom DeLay is still proudly on their client list

But where are Cunningham, Ney, and Foley? Actually, we know where Cunningham is, and he can probably use a robot calling service to set up some more quid pro quos while he's, uh, indisposed.

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[TechBear_Seattle]

4. Thank goodness that is illegal in Washington

Listening to tales like this, I start to believe that I live in one of the only civilized states in the country.

[fedupinBushcountry]

6. The dirty tricks have started

here in Virginia too. I was at the Webb campaign office in Virginia Beach yesterday and they were just receiving word on the dirty tricks. The bastards are running scared.

[lwcon]

7. Reports are coming in from all over

http://pandagon.net/2006/11/06/gop-desperate-dirty-tricks-as-the-clock-runs-out/


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