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Yawn about Bush......

Freedomfighter — Tue, 06 May 2008 23:42:31 -0400

Clinton is running for President, not Bush. The anti-Clinton Facebook group reached a million last month.

1,000,000 Members- November, 2008 GOAL MET 4/18

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2243510858

Spirit of 92

Tom Readmond — Tue, 06 May 2008 09:22:54 -0400

Looks like this group is intended for Clinton alums. Most of the officers list some capacity like communications, advance, etc. The legalese (and lack of anything else) in the description is downright creepy though.

Lamont Williams, who cares?

shimanepdf — Mon, 05 May 2008 11:50:25 -0400

Guys, this a a story with no there, there.

Who cares. Robo calls are made all the time with "talent" either known (Jack Nicolson for Hillary or Jay Z for Obama for example) or not known.

This is a story with no there, there.

WVWV does progressive work on voter registration. They may not be super talented when it comes to operational excellence, but they are not evil Clinton supporters either.

Many people have said that these calls are illegal and that the NC AG (Cooper, who I testified with in the US Senate) is investigating.

The bottom line?

Almost every political campaign and non-profit breaks the "law" on robo calls.

- Few let people know who sponsored the call.
- NO ONE gives the listener a way to opt out of future calls.

This will be dead Wednesday.

What will not be dead, is the increasing use of robo calls by all sides to invade the privacy of voters as campaigns continue to use technology to "outsource" true grass roots support to automated phone calls rather than phone volunteers.

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Cheers,

Shaun Dakin – CEO & Founder
The National Political Do Not Contact Registry
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Register Your Phone Number Now for Free: http://www.StopPoliticalCalls.org/

Daily Digest: Enter Bob Barr, Exit the Nanny State

Joshua Levy — Mon, 05 May 2008 11:15:55 -0400

A Facebook group tries to recapture the Spirit of '92 but gets obsessed with privacy instead; another Facebook group finds a million people who dislike George Bush; Tom Hanks posts a video in support of MySpace; Lamont Williams, where art thou?; Craig Newmark also supports Obama; Ron Paul publishes a book; and Bob Barr is set to run for president and launches a YouTube channel to prove it.