Just got a robo-call from Rick Santorum...

[rgG]

Now I feel like I need to spray my phone with disenfectant. I hit the off bottom as soon as I heard, "Hello, this is Rick Santorum." I will be glad when Super Tuesday is over.

[Ombligo]

How could you tell it was a robo-call? Did it sound intelligent or something?

[Bill in NC]

I wish my state did Super Tuesday just to get it all over with...

[PeterB]

rgG wrote:
Now I feel like I need to spray my phone with disenfectant. I hit the off bottom as soon as I heard, "Hello, this is Rick Santorum." I will be glad when Super Tuesday is over.

Hey, was it at least good for youyour phone? Was there lube involved?? (

[cbelt3]

Heh.. I've been getting robo-calls from EVERYBODY. Republicans. Democrats. PACs, Super PAC's. Uber Pacs. Probably I'll get robo-calls from the Ministry of Silly Walks.

And Every. Single. One. is in violation of Federal Law.

That's right. They spoof their caller ID's.

If I could sue 'em I'd be a gazillionaire.

And every one is deleted or hung up before listening.

Welcome to Ohio. The Battleground state.

[PeterB]

cbelt3, remember that they're not in violation of do-not-call laws, because political calls are exempted (ugh).

[Chakravartin]

cbelt3 wrote:
Heh.. I've been getting robo-calls from EVERYBODY. Republicans. Democrats. PACs, Super PAC's. Uber Pacs. Probably I'll get robo-calls from the Ministry of Silly Walks.

And Every. Single. One. is in violation of Federal Law.

That's right. They spoof their caller ID's.

Spoofing caller IDs is only illegal where done "with the intent to defraud, cause harm, or wrongfully obtain anything of value."

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s111-30

Is a political ad or push-poll a fraud? How valuable is your annoyance?

[cbelt3]

Heh.... ALL Political calls are fraud, IMHO.

Dang loopholes. Worse is they're calling our cell phones ! We've gotten Santorum all over our cell phones lately. :booty:

[wave rider]

cbelt3 wrote:
Heh.... ALL Political calls are fraud, IMHO.

Dang loopholes. Worse is they're calling our cell phones ! We've gotten Santorum all over our cell phones lately. :booty:

Eeeeeuuuuuwwwwww!

=wr=

[RgrF]

Chakravartin wrote:
[quote=cbelt3]
Heh.. I've been getting robo-calls from EVERYBODY. Republicans. Democrats. PACs, Super PAC's. Uber Pacs. Probably I'll get robo-calls from the Ministry of Silly Walks.

And Every. Single. One. is in violation of Federal Law.

That's right. They spoof their caller ID's.

Spoofing caller IDs is only illegal where done "with the intent to defraud, cause harm, or wrongfully obtain anything of value."
That would seem to imply your vote is of no value. Of course in today's world of unregulated political giving and spending that may actually be true.

Mitt's core values are:
1) he's wealthy
2) he wants to be President

Sans 1 he'd be an also ran to any number of other more worthy candidates.