Gov. Perry Phone Farce

[JSKR]

I answer the phone on Sunday for a recording that asks me to participate in a "poll". Ok, no problem. It asks who I would vote for if I voted today for Gov., then asks a couple other questions. THEN, it starts in to Gov. Perry's commercial about what Hutchison voted for etc. You know, the TV commercial he has been running about Hutchison's spending, voting, and all that.
So while it may have partly been a poll, it was also fully an attempt to dis Hutchison. As soon as I heard the bashing, I hung up. Not that I am a Hutchison supporter. But I am against a phone to my home on Sunday claiming to be a poll, then bashing his opponent.
That's just low and underhanded. :rolleyes:

[grumpy]

I must have had half a dozen similar calls from the Hutchison people. Politics gets dirty. Sometimes the candidates themselves don't know what their supporters are up to. Kay should stay in the Senate thus removing the possibility of losing that seat.

[mdarling]

What's even worse is the one running for a position in Llano County. His phone people call; you tell them you're voting for the other candidate; then he sends you a letter asking for a campaign contribution! Go figure. Obviously, he doesn't have a clue.

[Peaches]

I'm glad the primary is over. My phone was ringing off the wall...as many as 10 political calls in one day. I had three within 15 minutes one afternoon when I was waiting on an important call. I would hope they would honor "do not call" regulations in the future.

[grumpy]

Peaches I am with you but I think certain types of calls are allowed and political calls are in that group. That seems stupid to me but some government agency makes the rules so what can you expect?

[Brine]

Certain organizations are exempt from the Do Not Call regulations - political & charitable groups being the most obvious (political being the most annoying). The robocalls are the biggest offenders (in my opinion). It's a cheap way to get a message out to large numbers of people. Having real people call voters is a labor intensive operation and even well financed campaigns find it tough to get enough people to make those calls (and take the abuse). Some types of robocalls serve a good purpose. If Burnet County placed robocalls the day before an election which encouraged everyone to vote - I'm OK with that. I don't know what the chances are that we can get the political robocalls disallowed but it might be worth a shot. These calls are really not very effective and tend to turn people off (a very polite way of putting it).

Bill

[Peaches]

Most of the calls I got were between 5:30 and 7:00 in the evening. That's dinnertime for most people. All were Robocalls - except perhaps one.

Regardless of their exemption (and I know they are exempt) candidates should think about the negative effect this has on the voter. I wish we could have the opportunity in the voting booth to express disapporval of these calls.

BTW...let's not stop at the political robocalls. On a regular basis I get robocalls from bill collectors for a certain person who has never lived in my home, and there is no way stop them. I've tried calling the companies back, but I need an account number to complete the call. Meanwhile, I'm hearing the details of somebody's credit account - information that should remain between the client and the company.

[BubbasGeek]

I'm glad the primary is over. My phone was ringing off the wall...as many as 10 political calls in one day. I had three within 15 minutes one afternoon when I was waiting on an important call. I would hope they would honor "do not call" regulations in the future.

That's why I had my home phone disconnected!

[Caretaker]

i agree with bubba. Just get rid of the land line..Its so much nicer.