[Congressman Billybob]

I received a call in the 11th District of North Carolina, the day after Rep. Tom DeLay was indicted. The automated call noted that DeLay had been and should be removed from office. I did not catch the "feel good" name of the organization which was supposedly the sponsor of the call.

Then it turned to an attack on the 7-term incumbent Republican incumbent in the District, Charles Taylor. It sought to connect Taylor to DeLay because Taylor had received "$6,000 of tainted money from DeLay." It gave Taylor's office phone number, and urged listeners to "call his office and demand that the DeLay money be given back." I don't recall whether it asked that Taylor resign, as it did for DeLay.

I later found out from news sources in Western Carolina that these calls were made by MoveOn.org, and that they may have gone to all working phone numbers in the 11th District. If so, this effort in this one District may have involved upwards of $100,000 in expense.

Hope this information is useful.

John / Billybob

[Miss Marple]

Thank you, Congressman Billybob. I wonder if "We the People" is in cahoots with MoveOn; that would connect Jerry Brown to George Soros...and Brown is supposed to be for the "little guy", isn't he?

[Mo1]

It sought to connect Taylor to DeLay because Taylor had received "$6,000 of tainted money from DeLay." It gave Taylor's office phone number, and urged listeners to "call his office and demand that the DeLay money be given back." I don't recall whether it asked that Taylor resign, as it did for DeLay

6k huh??

Looks like the loons did a bunch of research before putting the calls out

There is no doubt in my mind they were just waiting for Earle to bring on this indictment

[uglybiker]

I later found out from news sources in Western Carolina that these calls were made by MoveOn.org, and that they may have gone to all working phone numbers in the 11th District.

Got the same call last night here in the Arizona 1st District. Same message, just dubbed in Rick Renzi's name where it fit.

1. Why is a group with a 501c(3) status spreading an obvious politically biased message?

2. My number is on the Nat'l Do Not Call Registry. Is this grounds for a complaint?