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How Robo Mitt Romney Nearly Killed Me
When my phone was tied up, I blamed the Mitt Man!
Mitt’s Robo Calls: Prior to Missouri's Republican caucuses on Saturday, I got a robo phone call from Mitt Romney supporters, blasting Rick Santorum. I hung up and then a couple seconds later tried to use the phone to make a call. The recorded Romney message was still yakking. I hung up again, and picked up the phone 15 or 20 seconds later. (Yes, I have a landline phone.) The pitch was still going—instead of a dial tone. (Yes, I still have a landline phone.) It included sound bites of Santorum. What if I had to call 9-1-1 and couldn’t use my phone? What if it was a life or death situation? What if I was simply expecting a very important phone call, and my line was blocked by the Romney people? Making robo-calls that don’t disconnect is …
Jean Whitney
7:36 pm on Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Wow! That sounds like a real violation more ›