On Nov 7, 2006, at 8:05 AM, authfriend wrote: > Voter suppression of various kinds has been going on > all across the U.S. > > One of the more egregious examples is the > Republicans' massive "robocall" effort, in which > voters are robodialed and hear a recorded message. > The messages begin, in a very upbeat tone of voice, > "I'm calling with information about [name of > Democratic candidate]." Then there's a little pause, > after which the message proceeds to say very > negative, and frequently dishonest, things about the > candidate. > > Many voters hang up after the first sentence. If > they do, the robodialer immediately dials their > number *again* with the same message, over and over, > up to a dozen times in some cases, or until the > voter listens through the message to the end (at > which point it says it was paid for by the > Republican National Congressional Committee). > > In some cases these calls come in in the middle > of the night or the wee hours of the morning. > > But voters who hang up after the first sentence > are very likely to think the message comes from > the Democratic candidate; and when they're called > over and over, one call right after the other, > they'll assume the candidate is harassing them. > > If they don't hang up, of course, they hear the > negative message about the candidate. > > So the robocallers win either way.
It's even worse than that: "GOP fraudulent "robo-calls" in Nebraska are actually using the Dem candidate's voice! by John in DC - 11/07/2006 12:48:00 PM Throw these people in jail." http://tinyurl.com/wbprh To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
