Anti-Hillary, anti John Lewis (!) robo calls making the rounds

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9 responses to “Anti-Hillary, anti John Lewis (!) robo calls making the rounds”

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   Mouth of the South

   January 23, 2008

   Regarding the statement by the poster above: “The AJC mentions that at least two unnamed Democrats are clients”, one is Stan Watson, a state rep. I don’t know who the other is off-hand.

2. 

   PaulaG

   January 23, 2008

   Don’t forget about the Liberate Pooh movement: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/12/nyregion/thecity/12winn.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

3. 

   Jules

   January 23, 2008

   It appears the “destiny stone” was stolen back oe perhaps “liberated” on Christmas Day..

   http://books.guardian.co.uk/fromthearchives/story/0,,2232827,00.html

4. 

   plange

   January 23, 2008

   Did the Brits ever return the Stone of Scone to the Scots?

5. 

   nicolette

   January 23, 2008

   i think their website is high comedy

6. 

   Mouth of the South

   January 23, 2008

   Yes, perhaps its recent tactics are due to being held against its will at the British Museum. Beware the wrath of a wrongly imprisoned stone.

   See, e.g., The Scorpion King and Romancing the Stone.

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   Mouth of the South

   January 23, 2008

   I know that lately the tactics of the Rosetta Stone have been somewhat base, but we must remember its contribution to our history. Without it, there are areas of hieroglyphic translation that would still be shrouded in the sands of time.

8. 

   JodiC

   January 23, 2008

   I can personally attest to the viciousness of Rosetta Stone’s tactics having worked on Bob Roche’s campaign against Ms. Chambers in 2006 but their tactics are not always successful. They were hired by Bob’s opponent in his race for Doraville city council last year and used the same garbage they used against him in ’06 but he beat ’em….beat ’em good. And now he is not only a Doraville City Council member but is also it’s Mayor Pro-Tem. Sometimes the good guys do win.

9. 

   MelGX

   January 22, 2008

   As a Clinton supporter, I have to say the Obama campaign’s response to the calls was excellent.

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   Dear Melanie,

   As the Democratic primaries heat up, we’re seeing a lot of the ugly Washington tactics right here in Georgia.

   Most recently, we’ve heard a number of disturbing reports from metro-Atlanta residents who have received automated calls criticizing Congressman John Lewis for supporting Senator Clinton’s campaign.

   Congressman Lewis is an American hero, and we all owe him an enormous debt of gratitude for his courage and sacrifice. Senator Obama and this campaign respect his decision to support Senator Clinton, and we call on the source of these appalling calls to stop them immediately.

   These kinds of misleading tactics are exactly what inspired Barack to run for president — to put an end to the politics of saying and doing whatever it takes to get elected. And in these final weeks before the Georgia primary on February 5, it’s up to us to show that anonymous attacks and divisive Washington strategies won’t decide the outcome of this race — the people of Georgia will.

   If you have received one of these misleading negative calls, please contact our Georgia Headquarters at 404-688-1108 or email us at Georgia@BarackObama.com.

   Let’s stand up for a new kind of politics and show our opponents how things should be done here in Georgia.

   Thank you,

   Eureka

   Eureka Gilkey

   Georgia State Director

   Obama for America