Sunday’s column: A commonwealth besiged by political robocalls
Karen Dillon of Wirtz calls them “bleeping robocalls.” The fourth or fifth of the afternoon leave a normally courteous Theresa Bell of Roanoke cursing like a sailor. Elena DeRosa, who lives in Roanoke County, is so fed up she’s considering cancelling her landline.
That would save her $70 per month, she said. Robocalls “are the only calls that come in on it, anyway,” she told me Thursday.
Consider them victims of the political season. For those who care about politics it’s both fun and heady to live in a swing state that may determine this nation’s next president. But a price we Virginians have to pay for that is blizzards of robocalls for the next five weeks.
Eight of these infuriating intrusions rang my old-fashioned landline Thursday afternoon and evening. One was from Crossroads GPS, the Karl Rove-founded “independent” outfit that’s supporting the George Allen for Senate campaign. Another came from Senate hopeful Tim Kaine’s campaign, or somebody supporting him.
A third was a robocall poll from a company named Independent Voter Research. That outfit has been calling a least once a week. sometimes more. They get no useful information out of the Casey household.
Another was a live person, wondering whether Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli or Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling would be the best nominee for governor next year. Really? That’s like asking someone to choose the best-tasting poison.
READ THE REST OF THIS COLUMN HERE.
September 30, 2012 - 6:00 AM
They’re not only going after land lines, either. Two family member mobile phones have been blowing up with these robocalls. How do you get off these lists?
More political fun
Democrat Party newspaper The Seattle Times endorses Obama, the Unemployment President.
“In 2008, Obama promised to use the Federal Communications Commission to block the consolidation of the news media into a handful of giant corporations that threaten the functioning of our democracy. He has not done it.
Romney is not going to do it — but Obama still could.”
Translation: Obama broke a promise but he might keep it later. I can’t believe they printed that ugly bit of spin. What a homer.
Too funny.
the word ‘really’ is about the most overused expression of late..and danny likes it…really?
the poison is from bammy numbnuts, he is a communist at best, a flea, a piss ant, a grand pathological liar and worst of all a head slicer
We get at least two per day. I just hang up or, more often, delete the message as soon as I hear that it is a campaign.
I do love the voter research calls though. Everyone I know takes every opportunity to tell them what great job we think Obama is doing. I figure if they are going to annoy us without asking, the least I can do is skew their data.
“pammala says:
the word ‘really’ is about the most overused expression of late..and danny likes it…really?
the poison is from bammy numbnuts, he is a communist at best, a flea, a piss ant, a grand pathological liar and worst of all a head slicer
Posted on September 30th, 2012″
‘Really’ is really a word; it’s not really an expression. You really can express ‘really’ with a question mark, but then it’s really a sentence. Really.
pammalapdog,
I found your new avatar. You’re welcome.
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Concentrate on the Economy…It is as DISMAL as it has EVER BEEN.
I can tell you how to stop ‘em on your landline phones. This includes ANY unwanted calls from any location including drunks who mis-dial a number and call you at 2AM in the morning. If you don’t believe me, try calling me (540-890-0342)anytime day or night from any phone and see what happens. If you don’t meet certain Area Code/Exchange/Number criteria I’ve set up or know the “secret code”, my phone won’t even ring. Dan, if you want further info. on this product, please give me a call. Er… better make that drop me an email.
#7: “Concentrate on the Economy…It is as DISMAL as it has EVER BEEN.” Comment by Jeff Doto
The U.S. economy 1n 2012 is nowhere near as bad as it was in 1931.
Saying otherwise shows ignorance.
Nobody ever promised provincial white southern men that the world would always be like the segregationists, Falwellian deacons and towel snapping coaches of their youth wanted it to be. Too bad, you aging southern white men; either adapt or rage on impotently, fellas.
Oh, and vote Romney, to make sure Wall St. vultures can keep Aunt Bea in debt and uninsured.
#3 A head slicer, pammalalalapdog?
Re: Comment by Robert W. Popper — September 30, 2012 @ 1:28 pm
Dan,
If you don’t plan to get and pass along that information, please see if Robert will pass it to me and, if so, send him my email address.
“Dan,
If you don’t plan to get and pass along that information, please see if Robert will pass it to me and, if so, send him my email address.”
Dave Hicks,
Mr. Popper is not the only person who has contacted me with interesting and workable strategies. Stay tuned! Column upcoming (and blog post Monday, too).
Warren, my money is on “rage on impotently”.