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I just got an anti-Granholm robo-call

by: louise the dog

Tue Oct 03, 2006 at 11:28:11 AM EDT

(From the diaries. Guess they think if they buy enough robocalls it will be enough to paper over Amway Guy's miserable perfromance last night. Thanks Louise! - promoted by matt)

I was folding my laundry when the phone rang. It was a robo-call in a woman's voice talking about how "disappointed" she was in Granholm's performance of the debate last night. The tone was supposed to sound like she was a Granholm supporter who "just felt let down." There was no mention of DeVos, no mention of who paid for the call, the Caller ID said "Unknown Caller." Unfortunately, I wasn't at my answering machine or I would have taped it.

The vast majority of voters who never saw the debate would have no basis to doubt the caller's points. Has any one else gotten this call? I am in the Grand Rapids area.

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I just got an anti-Granholm robo-call | 21 comments

Unlisted number (4.00 / 2)

... and I am eternally grateful for that right now.

Did they actually use the word "disappointed"?

That's disappointing.

by: wizardkitten @ Tue Oct 03, 2006 at 10:34:09 AM CDT

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lol (n/t) (4.00 / 2)

Check out my mediocre blog.

by: nirmal @ Tue Oct 03, 2006 at 10:54:19 AM CDT

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Disappointed was in the call a couple of times..how sad (4.00 / 2)

by: louise the dog @ Tue Oct 03, 2006 at 10:58:06 AM CDT

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disappointed.... (4.00 / 1)

now where have i heard that word 18 thousand times before.

by: Jon K @ Tue Oct 03, 2006 at 15:27:56 PM CDT

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Zing! n/t (4.00 / 2)

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by: quaker21 @ Tue Oct 03, 2006 at 11:24:26 AM CDT

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Oh, we'll get that Unlisted Number (4.00 / 2)

Just need a few more digits and then we'll be calling you and calling you and calling you and calling you and calling you and calling you and calling you and - (sorry, had to reboot) with the Dick Devos Robot Army

The Disembodied Head of Dick Devos devos.wordpress.com

by: devoshead @ Tue Oct 03, 2006 at 12:37:11 PM CDT

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*rips phone from wall* (4.00 / 1)

There. I didn't want to talk to anybody anyway. ;-)

by: wizardkitten @ Tue Oct 03, 2006 at 15:25:37 PM CDT

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robo-calls are such a dinosaur tactic. (4.00 / 2)

I just hang up when they call, no matter who is doing the calling. When they miracle themselves onto my voicemail, it's always halfway through so I don't even know what they want.

Everyone else I know does the same thing, too.

Putting conservatives in charge of our government makes about as much sense as GM hiring a CEO who hates cars.

by: djtyg @ Tue Oct 03, 2006 at 11:58:08 AM CDT

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Seems like they would irritate... (4.00 / 1)

... far more people than they would ever persuade. I don't get it.

I wish campaigns were forced to release the transcripts of what was being said.

by: wizardkitten @ Tue Oct 03, 2006 at 12:03:25 PM CDT

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They are cheap (0.00 / 0)

That's why campaigns use them all the time. I don't like them, and would refuse to use them if I ever run for office.

Personally, I think they cost more votes then gain.

"He who would trade liberty for some temporary security, deserves neither liberty nor security" - Benjamin Franklin

by: Republican Michigander @ Tue Oct 03, 2006 at 12:42:50 PM CDT

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i got one from samuel l jackson (4.00 / 2)

he said i should go see snakes on a plane. i did.

by: Jon K @ Tue Oct 03, 2006 at 15:29:14 PM CDT

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I live in Grand Blanc (4.00 / 1)

and I got the same call.

by: KS @ Tue Oct 03, 2006 at 12:32:15 PM CDT

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Still... (4.00 / 1)

... Nothing beats the robocalls from the "concerned Asian American" who thought the China accusations from the Granholm camp were racist.

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by: quaker21 @ Tue Oct 03, 2006 at 12:38:53 PM CDT

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I got two in the SAME day. (4.00 / 1)

If they are looking to influence people, this seems to be counterproductive.

by: MichelleK @ Tue Oct 03, 2006 at 15:16:21 PM CDT

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Do Not Call List (4.00 / 1)

Are campaigns exempt from the Do Not Call List numbers?

Success is not final, failure is not fatal. - Winston Churchill

by: TJarrell @ Tue Oct 03, 2006 at 15:17:40 PM CDT

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Are political campaigns exempt from the Do Not Call Registry? (4.00 / 1)

YES

The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions, that I wish it always to be kept alive. - Thomas Jefferson Democratic Edge

by: JWinston70 @ Tue Oct 03, 2006 at 15:24:47 PM CDT

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Albert Abbasse, 28th SD candidate received the call at home (4.00 / 1)

Speaking of Robo-calls being a monumental waste of money... The DeVos campaign doesn't even filter their calls to exclude Democratic party loyalists, or even candidates. In fact, I believe that the calls only went to identified Democrats. I heard the message, it is on his answering machine... I agree with an earlier post that it is meant to sound like a Democrat who is disappointed with Granholm, attempting to cast doubt in the Democratic supporter. Either way... the call was as creepy as the DICK looked last night.

The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions, that I wish it always to be kept alive. - Thomas Jefferson Democratic Edge

by: JWinston70 @ Tue Oct 03, 2006 at 15:31:44 PM CDT

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Yippee! Just got my Amway Man robo-call (4.00 / 1)

I can't wait for some Amway spam to arrive in my mailbox.

Please read "Out of Iraq: A Practical Plan for Withdrawal Now" by George McGovern and William R. Polk.

by: Hy Dudgeon @ Tue Oct 03, 2006 at 16:39:05 PM CDT

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Looking at this thread (4.00 / 1)

I think he is calling everyone in the state...

by: wizardkitten @ Tue Oct 03, 2006 at 16:51:06 PM CDT

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:( (4.00 / 1)

I didn't get a call yet.

The Disembodied Head of Dick Devos devos.wordpress.com

by: devoshead @ Tue Oct 03, 2006 at 16:57:27 PM CDT

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I thought Betsy said... (4.00 / 1)

... you couldn't play with the phone anymore. Maybe she turned off the ringer so you wouldn't be tempted.

by: wizardkitten @ Tue Oct 03, 2006 at 17:15:16 PM CDT

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