not!....

The election is Tuesday and somehow every freakin' candidate's computerized "song and dance" has my home phone number. I'm being inundated by tape recorded calls from every person in my registered political party who cares about my vote as well as anyone else who wants me to vote. Somehow their tape recorded messages even wait for my outgoing message to finish before leaving me a personal message telling me who to vote for.

It's now literally 10 to 20 a day. I want to know how they got my freakin' phone number and know my political leanings.

(Although, it was cool to get a personal call from Ahnold).

 

You must have a history of having deep pockets!

 

lol, that's funny, a rep with deep pockets....what's next a dem with a bleeding heart? i'm kidding. i registered one way and vote who is best.

seriously though , i am gettng tape recorded calls from both state senate candidates' "support crews" saying the other is a bad vote but they're only from candidates in my party.

i am really interested in how this happens from a "privacy" point of view...i.e., how did these special interests get my freakin" number? i never gave it to anyone (that i recall).

i'm talking about...

"hello, this is Soandso Whoever, with the League of Americanyouneverheardof, please vote for Welikebetter because Theonewehate is a liar. thank you.

it just ticks me off that my home number is available to apparently any entity that links itself to my political party.

 

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"hello, this is Soandso Whoever, with the League of Americanyouneverheardof, please vote for Welikebetter because Theonewehate is a liar. thank you.
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I like it! You must feel like

 

 

simple answer disconnect yer phone line

 

Candidates are exempt from "no call lists"; and, you're right! i really should move into the twentieth century with that caller I.D. thing. jk.

 

simpler answer....got the ringer off til wed, so i can avoid the calls but still hear how much of a liar "Soandso" is on my own time... (I love gossip between political types).

 

Its not just 1 party. Both partys will usually have pretty much each other's lists. The political consultants (******) toss them around like candy. I think I'm still on lists from when I worked in Goldwater's campaign!

 

goldwater!....

and i thought i was old....i worked nixon....or was it humphrey..sry, it was the 60s....that was all a blur.

goldwater...geez.

jk

 

First political 'slogan' I can remember spouting is "I like Ike!" (That was when the general was running for President the first time.)

Luckily, in my state one doesn't have to register as prefering a particular party (yet) and the vote IS actually a 'secret vote,' as it should be.

 

amen.