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How Do You Stop These Political Calls


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Lisa Mentor

Ok, I have already voted. How do I make these relentless robo political calls go away!!! Elizabeth Dole is now my new best friend.

I'm getting calls from every direction. Even from the Citizen's Committee for the Support of Fallen Arches or the Citizen's for the Mandate of Green Bean Casserole for Every Holiday Committee. :o

Seriously HELP!


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Tim-n-VA Contributor

Surprisingly when politicians wrote the rules for the "Do Not Call" they made an exception for political calls.

Darn210 Enthusiast
Ok, I have already voted. How do I make these relentless robo political calls go away!!! Elizabeth Dole in now my new best friend.

I'm getting calls from every direction. Even from the Citizen's Committee for the Support of Fallen Arches or the Citizen's for the Mandate of Green Bean Casserole for Every Holiday Committee. :o

Seriously HELP!

Lisa!!! . . . *snort*

Here's a website . . . Open Original Shared Link

Probably won't help this year and I was trying to wade through to see if they are able to stop the calls or if they are just in the process of putting together the same kind of list as the Federal Do Not Call list (which politicians are exempt from as I'm sure you know) . . . anyway, looks like they are trying.

Get any calls from EMABOFF (Ear Muffs And Booties for Our Four-legged Friends)?

Lisa Mentor
Lisa!!! . . . *snort*

Get any calls from EMABOFF (Ear Muffs And Booties for Our Four-legged Friends)?

I think so, but I stopped listening months ago. :angry:

jerseyangel Proficient
:lol: So funny....I've been thinking the same thing!
Tim-n-VA Contributor

Maybe I'm too cyncial but I'd be really hesitant to put my name and number on that website. The techniqes listed (getting your phone number removed from the voter registration list) are probably valid.

Jestgar Rising Star

Move to a state where everyone votes the same. Nobody calls me :D


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Mtndog Collaborator

You can also try Open Original Shared Link but don't know if it covers politics :(

happygirl Collaborator

Nope, it doesn't, unfortunately. We learned that quickly this year. We just don't answer anymore.

DingoGirl Enthusiast

:huh:

How come I haven't gotten a single call? does my vote NOT MATTER?

:huh:

do I matter?

:lol:

I AM registered on donotcall.gov.........registered independent........but haven't gotten a single call.........

Jestgar Rising Star
:huh:

How come I haven't gotten a single call? does my vote NOT MATTER?

:huh:

do I matter?

:lol:

I AM registered on donotcall.gov.........registered independent........but haven't gotten a single call.........

See my post, Miss Uniformly-Colored-State

DingoGirl Enthusiast
See my post, Miss Uniformly-Colored-State

Oh :lol:

uniformly-coloUred but so divided - - Central Valley is mostly McCain country - the rest - pure Obama :blink:

Jestgar Rising Star

Funny. WA is half red and half blue, but there are more people in the blue half, so, no (national) politicin' here. And I don't mind a bit.

Lisa Mentor
Move to a state where everyone votes the same. Nobody calls me :D

ALASKA! :o

Jestgar Rising Star
ALASKA! :o

:lol: :lol: :lol:

Bring a sweater. I understand it can get chilly in the winter.

jerseyangel Proficient
ALASKA! :o

<snort>

Lisa Mentor

Hey! I just got a call from Richard Petty. I feel special :blink:

Tim-n-VA Contributor

Amy Maddigan called me yesterday...

DingoGirl Enthusiast
Hey! I just got a call from Richard Petty. I feel special :blink:

:unsure: who is dat?

Amy Maddigan called me yesterday...

:lol: on whose behalf?

Tim-n-VA Contributor
:lol: on whose behalf?

Mostly encouraging me to vote for "pro-choice" candidates but she did mention one presidential candidate by name. :rolleyes:

Lisa Mentor

:unsure: who is dat?

Open Original Shared Link

Wish it was someone "elegant", just some dag NASCAR dude. <_<

tarnalberry Community Regular
Funny. WA is half red and half blue, but there are more people in the blue half, so, no (national) politicin' here. And I don't mind a bit.

Im in that blue half, and we're getting an average of three calls a day. Ticks me off. Your robo call won't tell me factual information, is only trying to inflame me, and wastes money in the process. Go away machine!

debmidge Rising Star
Ok, I have already voted. How do I make these relentless robo political calls go away!!! Elizabeth Dole is now my new best friend.

I'm getting calls from every direction. Even from the Citizen's Committee for the Support of Fallen Arches or the Citizen's for the Mandate of Green Bean Casserole for Every Holiday Committee. :o

Seriously HELP!

Lisa

This is what I do....I have a phone company which has a service that allows me to "block" phone numbers....so I jot down any offending phone number from the caller ID and add it to my "blocked" calls

list. My problem is I keep getting calls for someone who has a name similar to mine and she gets calls from

bill collectors. It annoys me to tears because this too does not come under the "Do not call list" because

the callers are just happening to dial the wrong number and getting me. But they are not deliberately diailing the wrong number; they are "fishing" for any phone number for anyone with a similar last name in my area and since I have a "listed" phone number they try my number and everyone else in my area with a

similar last name. So far it's working.

Deb

Nancym Enthusiast
Ok, I have already voted. How do I make these relentless robo political calls go away!!! Elizabeth Dole is now my new best friend.

I'm getting calls from every direction. Even from the Citizen's Committee for the Support of Fallen Arches or the Citizen's for the Mandate of Green Bean Casserole for Every Holiday Committee. :o

Seriously HELP!

I like using caller-id and just not answering if I don't recognize the source of the call.

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