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Voicemail SPAM and other election woes...

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Virtually every phone call I get at home nowadays is a 30-second political ad. I've lost track of how many I've received but I think it's approaching double digits. I for one can't wait until the election is over if for nothing else to stop the barrage of these SPAM-calls. Are there really people out there who are swayed to vote a particular way based on these calls? If so, it's a sad testament to our voting community... I'm even on the Do Not Call registry but I guess it doesn't apply if you have a political message. What's the number for the "Do Not Call Even If You Have a Political Message" registry?

Oh, and in other news, I got a call from one of those polling organizations conducting a survey of voting preferences. Now since I'm in marketing and we rely on such information regularly, I feel it's good karma to participate so I gave up 10 minutes of my time. But after a few minutes I could tell how offensive it was to me - a registerted libertarian - since all of their choices relied on me responding either Republican or Democrat! A few of the answers gave Green Party as an option, but none of them listed any of the Libertarian candidates. Before this turns into a blog about how biased our two-party system is I should cut it short... but I think I'm going to stop answering my phone until November 3rd.</rant>

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  • Anonymous
    October 28, 2004
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  • Anonymous
    October 28, 2004
    If you're not in a "swing state", odds are they're not going to waste their money calling you.
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    October 28, 2004
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  • Anonymous
    October 28, 2004
    Political groups (and charities) are specifically exempt from the DNC registry. Are you so surprised that politicans created a law and made themselves immune to it?
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    October 28, 2004
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    November 01, 2004
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