Dammit, Arnold - I'm not voting for you. Stop the #@%*&$ Robocalls!
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OK, that's twice in the past week that I've gotten a robocall on behalf of the Governator. The first was from the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, a group largely responsible for California's declining educational system and crumbling infrastructure (if you want a link, find it yourself - these guys get no freebies from me).
Apparently Phil Angelides is going to raise my taxes so high I won't be able to afford the very best in anabolic steroids, or something like that. The phone slipped out of my hand and into its cradle at an alarming rate of speed ...
The second was from Marian Bergeson, touting Arnold's bona-fides on education, conveniently forgetting that Arnold reneged on his deal with educators by withholding billions from his 2006 education budget. I got off the line in a hurry with her as well.
But they just don't shut up. They keep talking, even if you've hung up, until they've finished their piece. Beyond being annoying, it's dangerous - what if I had an emergency phone call to make? I'm sure the fire would wait 45 seconds for some crackpot whose life's entire meaning is measured by how much money he can keep in his pocket to finish droning on about how Phil Angelides wants to turn California into a socialist paradise.
For some reason I thought that robo-calls were illegal, but apparently not here. North Dakota, God bless 'em, had the good sense to put the kibosh on these affronts to privacy and peace and quiet. Why not California? And, by the way, I'm on the national do not call list - and I know I haven't given any Republicans aid and comfort such that they'd think I'd want to hear from them.
Which doesn't mean I want to hear anyone hawk Angelides, either. It's not just that I'd want to scream at them for the complete ineffectiveness of his campaign, I just don't want to hear it. At all. It's bad enough that I have an extra 8 ounces of paper that goes straight from the mailbox to the recycle bin this time of year. Stop invading my house and tying up my phone line.
Oh, and one other thing. Sheila Kuhl and Fran Pavley? You represent me in the California legislature. Can we see about maybe putting an end to this most annoying and potentially dangerous practice?
Thanks. I feel better now.
Posted by: JAmussen on Monday, October 23, 2006 - 12:41 PM
OK, that's twice in the past week that I've gotten a robocall on behalf of the 
