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Congress Toll Free Number??????
self | 09/08/2009 | elephant

Posted on 09/08/2009 6:17:15 AM PDT by elephant

I just called the Congressional toll free number: 800-828-0498 and the first thing that I heard was a recorded message urging the caller to contact their Congress Critter to ask them to pass health care reform bill. I then received the operator and asked her about the message. I was advised that the message was paid for by lobbyist. Is this supposed to be done with our tax payer money?


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To: mnehring

Wow, your good. Thanks for the information.


21 posted on 09/08/2009 7:08:42 AM PDT by elephant
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To: elephant; SE Mom

Just to be fair, I wouldn’t go harassing that Best Travel company. For all we know, that site picked up an old registration record.

What is interesting to me though is that it was registered through that small kall8 company, it doesn’t sound like the kind of company the government would source something that major through.


22 posted on 09/08/2009 7:14:12 AM PDT by mnehring
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To: mnehring

Understood:)


23 posted on 09/08/2009 7:16:11 AM PDT by SE Mom (Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet)
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To: Katydidnt
BOTTOM LINE- Congress has NO toll free numbers.

Boy ain't *that* the truth. If anyhting, they'll set up a special tax just to call them.

24 posted on 09/08/2009 7:33:10 AM PDT by Fester Chugabrew
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To: garyb

Thanks for the info!


25 posted on 09/08/2009 7:37:08 AM PDT by ishabibble (ALL-AMERICAN INFIDEL)
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To: elephant
I called, and in my best "stoner" imitation, asked to speak to Vance Jones, because I heard he was a Communist and so maybe he was my Senator.

After a pause to look the name up, the woman politely, and I think cluelessly, said there was no Vance Jones listed, and asked my State. I said Chicago. She said Chicago was in Illinois, so I could peak to Durbin or some other guy. I told her, yeah, that's good, because I know Durbin is a Communist, so I could speak to him. She put me through. The woman at Durbin's office answered. I told her I wanted to speak to Senator Durbin, because I was a Communist, and I had some questions for him since he was also a Communist. She said, a little miffed, that Senator Durbin was not a Communist.

Sounding crestfallen, I said, really, I could have sworn he was a Communist. How about that Vance Jones guy, I asked, was he there? No. Because he's a Communist. Long pause.

Well then, how about Obama, he's a Communist, I KNOW he's a Communist, and I really have some questions for a fellow Communist - is he there? Can you put him on? No, SIR, he's at the White House, you'll have to call the White House. Oh, OK. That's great. I call right away so I can talk to our Communist President. Yes that'll be great, talking directly to our Communist President Obama. I thank you for your your time, Maam. I hung up.

Great fun.

26 posted on 09/08/2009 8:10:40 AM PDT by dagogo redux (I never met a Dem yet who didn't understand a slap in the face, or a slug from a .45)
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To: dagogo redux

C I C

communist in chief


27 posted on 09/08/2009 8:22:46 AM PDT by maine yankee
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To: elephant

1-800-828-0498 is not the phone number for congress, but will forward you to an official number for congress.

1-800-828-0498 will give you a message in favor of the Nationalized Healthcare Bill. It then connects with the switchboard of Congress. Such leaves the caller with the impression that someone in Congress has placed the Dem. Lib. Message.

800-828-0498 is a number assigned to a liberal group that has placed a message then has it forwarded to an official Capital Hill number. That group uses the number in their propaganda rather than use the official number for congress.

The number has not been hi-jacked. It simply is designed for the constituency of whatever Dem. Lib. org that pays for it. It is designed to put out their message prior to it going to the Capital Hill switchboard.

That is a great idea. Conservatives should use that idea as well. Buy an 800 number that is easy to remember. Record a conservative message. Have it forward to an official capital hill phone number. Publicize the number across the nation. Make the number a popular number to contact Congress. Every time it is used the caller gets a conservative message.
However to avoid deception the message should conclude with a disclaimer, “This message and call transfer is by ‘Americans for Truth’.”

© September 27, 2009 Roger W Hancock, www.PoetPatriot.com
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ATTN: The number 800-828-0498 was misrepresented as BEST TRAVEL - they are victims in this as well. DO NOT contact BEST TRAVEL.

The latest information has the number assigned to FAMILIES USA - www.familiesusa.org - I sent an email in protest.
The following emails did not immediately return back invalid:
President@familiesusa.org; Pres@... Read Morefamiliesusa.org; PresidentV@familiesusa.com; PresV@familiesusa.com; wellstonefellowship@familiesusa.org; info@familiesusa.org; rpollack@familiesusa.org; field@familiesusa.org; cparcham@familiesusa.org; villersfellowship@familiesusa.org; lorourke@familiesusa.org; sfogel@familiesusa.org; dmahan@familiesusa.org; dlemmon@familiesusa.org; Aandrews@familiesusa.org; kbailey@familiesusa.org; mbarreca@familiesusa.org; zbendixen@familiesusa.org; kblocher@familiesusa.org; tbostock@familiesusa.org; Ivantuinen@familiesusa.org; ashubert@familiesusa.org; rpollack@familiesusa.org; lparisi@familiesusa.org; lorourke@familiesusa.org; bfisher@familiesusa.org


28 posted on 09/30/2009 9:29:03 AM PDT by PoetPatriot.com
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