Sunday, August 1, 2010

Robo Calls - Already?

I'm hearing various reports about some robo calls - you know, the ones that you get around election time.  They usually say "Don't hang up!" and then start with a spiel.  This spiel seems to be about energy savings, getting rebates, etc.  They say press a number on the phone to get more information.  And what exactly would that information be?  Trying to get voter identification for the coming election?

Remember this?
Are these robo calls part of the pre-campaign period for Commissioners Jennings and Mulvehill?  I understand that these mailers (above) were paid out of the left over campaign account(s) of Commissioner Jennings.  It is not coincidental that these robo calls are coming out before the qualifying period and being used as a way to collect voter identification.  Has anyone ask the official status of those who worked on the the Census Complete Count Committee?  Are they still being paid by the city to do this promotional effort?

If you have received a robo call recently, it would be great if you could share a little more detail about the content of the call and if you have gone on to the next step and asked for additional information.  Please respond by clicking the comment tab at the end of this post.  Thanks.