Fear and Loathing
It was only a matter of time, and Rove and his glum little band of pasty tricksters are at it again. If you've been sitting around wondering what your October Surprise was going to be (in November, apparently), wonder no more.
The NRCC (Nat'l Republican Congressional Committee - them that are in charge of coordinating the GOP house strategy) has been using a firm in Virginia to make hundreds of thousands of robo calls in close races. These calls sound like they are from, or supporting, the democratic candidate, at least in the beginning. If you stick around, they'll say something nasty and unsubstantiated about the democrat, and then at the end mention that it was paid for by the republicans. But most people hang up on robo calls. So these machines are set to call back. Over and over. People have been getting 5-10 calls in a row, in many cases between 10pm and 5am. This is happening nation-wide (20+ races!), and is very serious.
It's also totally illegal, but since they're doing it the day before the election, all the restraining orders or injunctions or lawsuits won't matter, they'll be after the election.
And that, my friend, is the definition of fucking gall. They're doing something they know is illegal because they know that by the time they get caught for it, it will be too late.
Check out the diary on Daily Kos that I linked above for more information and links. If you hear anyone complain about these calls, tell them what the real deal is. And if you get any yourself, here's some information about what to do. High on the list is to contact your local media so the story can get out by tomorrow.
I am so fucking nervous.
The NRCC (Nat'l Republican Congressional Committee - them that are in charge of coordinating the GOP house strategy) has been using a firm in Virginia to make hundreds of thousands of robo calls in close races. These calls sound like they are from, or supporting, the democratic candidate, at least in the beginning. If you stick around, they'll say something nasty and unsubstantiated about the democrat, and then at the end mention that it was paid for by the republicans. But most people hang up on robo calls. So these machines are set to call back. Over and over. People have been getting 5-10 calls in a row, in many cases between 10pm and 5am. This is happening nation-wide (20+ races!), and is very serious.
It's also totally illegal, but since they're doing it the day before the election, all the restraining orders or injunctions or lawsuits won't matter, they'll be after the election.
And that, my friend, is the definition of fucking gall. They're doing something they know is illegal because they know that by the time they get caught for it, it will be too late.
Check out the diary on Daily Kos that I linked above for more information and links. If you hear anyone complain about these calls, tell them what the real deal is. And if you get any yourself, here's some information about what to do. High on the list is to contact your local media so the story can get out by tomorrow.
I am so fucking nervous.
posted by chiniqua at 3:54 PM
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home