I received the following robo-call yesterday:
This is an urgent message from American Family Voices at 202-293-1128. Congressman Randy Kuhl voted for a $13 billion Christmas present for the oil industry in the way of tax giveaways. Meanwhile, Congressman Kuhl has taken thousands of dollars in campaign contributions from the oil industry. Why, with oil prices over $100/barrel, and gas prices on their way to $4/gallon this year, why in heavens name should Congressman Kuhl be giving tax giveaways to big oil?
Call Congressman Kuhl at 607-776-9142 and tell him we should be helping Americans at the pump and not rewarding big oil.
WETM, Channel 18 in Elmira, also has a
story on the call. By my count, this is the fourth robo-call from this group. Other calls concerned
unsafe toys,
S-CHIP and
war with Iran. According to the
non-partisan Public Citizen organization, American Family Voices is a
501(c)(4) funded mainly by
AFSCME.
Comments
These calls are an epidemic and are invading the privacy of All American Voters.
Our members are taking a stand and saying enough is enough at the National Political Do Not Contact Registry at StopPoliticalCalls.org.
Here is a quote from a member this morning:
"I find it very frustrating... I tend to get calls at the WORST time. I have a one year old daughter, and it NEVER fails that the phone will ring when I put her down for a nap or for bed. Also my vote is PRIVATE... so who do you think you are calling with a survey to find out who I am voting for!!! Stop calling me."
Regards,
Shaun Dakin
CEO and Founder
http://www.stoppoliticalcalls.org
Shaun - the calls are annoying, and I generally just hang up. I think we whine too much when we call them an invasion of our privacy. It seems we are trying to create another group of victims. If you really want to get your privacy invaded try signing up for a four year hitch in the Navy because you were about to get drafted. Somehow getting uninvited calls is something I feel I can handle on my own,