URGENT (email): McCain Camp scamming on phone to get our delegate info

[Rhys]

This was in my email. VERY important to read and spready.


If you’re reading this—I need your help immediately.

My husband just received a call from a woman stating she was a volunteer for the Oklahoma GOP. She asked if we were planning on making it to the Oklahoma State Convention and since my husband wasn’t at the meet-up last night, he told her ‘yes’. I told him afterwards to call back and let them know we weren’t sure (because we don’t want anybody knowing our numbers), and when he did a reverse look-up on the number, it was from the John McCain HQ in Arlington, VA!!!

This is outrageous and we are taking full advantage of the situation. I was advised by state RP coordinators to call the press and testify that John McCain is deceiving Oklahoma Republicans by having his volunteers say that they are from the State GOP. Also, we need to contact as many meet-ups in VA as we can to swamp McCain’s telephone lines with calls telling them we do not appreciate this treatment- and hopefully all of the calls will help put a dent in their efforts to get our numbers.

Please, pass this on to everyone you know! If we can spread the news- it will run in the press all day tomorrow, and hopefully help us out MAJORLY at the state convention.

This is the number that traced back to the McCain HQ: (703) 418-2008

Let’s flood the phone lines. We will NOT accept this type of treatment!!!!

Post an article about this on every site you can and contact your local press.

Thank you for all of your help.

-Lauren

[The One]

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[BIG_J]

Troops mobilize !

[raystone]

Similiar tactics were used prior to Nevada convention, here's the email I sent out in Wisconsin warning of such prior to our convention..

Anyone who has registered for Wisconsin's Republican State Convention may want to read this article. In Nevada, convention registrants were called ahead of time, and "surveyed" to determine who was a Ron Paul supporter.


http://freedomsphoenix.com/Feature-Article.htm?InfoNo=032684

Nevada GOP Plays Games Ahead of State Convention

Brock Lorber
Blog: Bloody Mary Breakfast
Date: 4-23-2008
Subject: Presidential Campaigns for 2008 - United States


After a conversation this evening with Ernie Hancock, in which we wondered aloud what games the Nevada Republican Party would play against Ron Paul in this weekend's state convention, I received the answer in the form of a telephone survey.
As background, it must be stressed that, in Nevada, the Republican party is a private enterprise. While we comply with state election laws, the conduct of the party, its bylaws, and operations are conducted privately. Members, officers, and delegates are bound only by their consciences.

Under a new system implemented this year, Nevada Republicans do not elect a presidential candidate, but rather conduct thousands of mini-elections to select delegates, first at the precinct level and then at the county level. The delegates elected at the county level converge at the state convention to elect 34 delegates to the national convention. As in every other step, those delegates are bound only by their consciences.

Having said that, the apparatchiks in charge of this private party have done everything possible to thwart the Nevada campaign of Republican Presidential candidate Ron Paul (who, by the way, placed second in the straw poll conducted on the morning of the precinct caucuses). State officers tried to extort $10,000 from the campaign for the list of Clark County (Las Vegas) delegates while the other major campaigns got the list for free. Other counties reported similar shenanigans.

There was no question that the NRP would battle Ron Paul Republicans this weekend, the question was how they would do so without inflicting collateral damage on non-Paul delegates. The answer is, by using our non-refundable registration fees to survey delegates before they show up.

While I was in a meeting tonight discussing this weekend's festivities, I received a call from (866) 750-5167. After I left the meeting in disgust (it turned to talk of leadership councils, committees, and bylaws), I dialed the number and got a busy signal. About twenty minutes later, I received a phone call from the same number asking for me by name.

Now, the phone number on which I received the call is special. It is a temporary number until I get my usual number ported to a new provider. Until yesterday, only four people had that number: my wife, my father, the Ron Paul Campaign Coordinator for Clark County, and Ernie Hancock. Yesterday, however, I registered for the state convention and provided that number specifically because it is a temporary number.

On answering the phone, I was informed that the call was from mumble-mumble (Consumer Research Realty Corporation?) with a three question survey for me. Without waiting for assent, I was confronted with these three preambles and questions (paraphrasing):

1)The surge in Iraq has decreased attacks on civilians and our own troops. Do you think we should stay in Iraq and finish the job?


2)There have been no terrorist attacks in the US since 9-11. President Bush says that is due to the provisions in the PATRIOT Act. Do you support the PATRIOT Act?


3)Who are you supporting for President in this caucus cycle?

I answered all three questions honestly and intelligently, that is, wrongly. Therefore, officially, I am marked as ?one of them?. As I am out registration fees, hotel, and airfare for this weekend, who wants to bet that I won't be seated as a delegate this weekend?

On a related note, if anyone is up for a little bingo-bango-bongo on the golf course in Reno Saturday, let me know. I'm pretty sure I'll be free.

ADDENDUM: After writing this, but before posting it, I've received an unconfirmed report that the calls are coming from the John McCain campaign. If this is true, then the NRP is providing private registration information to the McCain campaign, a whole 'nother level of scummy. If not, still scummy, just less so.

[hillertexas]

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[Kotin]

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[V4Vendetta]

lol, wow, thats why i screen my calls. then reverse number lookup anyone I don;t know before i even talk to them.

[Highland]

Who lost the McCain Voodoo doll...we need to find it!

[smithtg]

just called the number and they answered "john mccain 2008".

Just call them and hang up like I did; they will get the message soon enough

[flames2dust77]

dude...I'm calling right now.

[flames2dust77]

I don't know if it was a bad connection or what...but I got hung up on, twice. I'll try back in a bit.

In the meantime I'm posting this on myspace bulletins.

[tonyr1988]

just called the number and they answered "john mccain 2008".

Just call them and hang up like I did; they will get the message soon enough

lol - nice. That's so passively evil.

[The Lantern]

This was in my email. VERY important to read and spready.

Why don't you just say...

I wasn't really planning on going, but I appreciate the call and since you have asked me, I will reconsider and try to make it. Thanks for the call.

If they get a few of these responses they will quit calling.

[ItsTime]

McCain's campaign has been 100% fraud since day one why would now be different. Keep spreading this.

[LEK]

Some people on Daily Paul called and asked why McCain's HQ is calling RP delegates...

http://www.dailypaul.com/node/47847

[smartguy911]

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[Rhys]

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[Hook]

Similiar tactics were used prior to Nevada convention, here's the email I sent out in Wisconsin warning of such prior to our convention..

Anyone who has registered for Wisconsin's Republican State Convention may want to read this article. In Nevada, convention registrants were called ahead of time, and "surveyed" to determine who was a Ron Paul supporter.


http://freedomsphoenix.com/Feature-Article.htm?InfoNo=032684

Nevada GOP Plays Games Ahead of State Convention

Brock Lorber
Blog: Bloody Mary Breakfast
Date: 4-23-2008
Subject: Presidential Campaigns for 2008 - United States


After a conversation this evening with Ernie Hancock, in which we wondered aloud what games the Nevada Republican Party would play against Ron Paul in this weekend's state convention, I received the answer in the form of a telephone survey.
As background, it must be stressed that, in Nevada, the Republican party is a private enterprise. While we comply with state election laws, the conduct of the party, its bylaws, and operations are conducted privately. Members, officers, and delegates are bound only by their consciences.

Under a new system implemented this year, Nevada Republicans do not elect a presidential candidate, but rather conduct thousands of mini-elections to select delegates, first at the precinct level and then at the county level. The delegates elected at the county level converge at the state convention to elect 34 delegates to the national convention. As in every other step, those delegates are bound only by their consciences.

Having said that, the apparatchiks in charge of this private party have done everything possible to thwart the Nevada campaign of Republican Presidential candidate Ron Paul (who, by the way, placed second in the straw poll conducted on the morning of the precinct caucuses). State officers tried to extort $10,000 from the campaign for the list of Clark County (Las Vegas) delegates while the other major campaigns got the list for free. Other counties reported similar shenanigans.

There was no question that the NRP would battle Ron Paul Republicans this weekend, the question was how they would do so without inflicting collateral damage on non-Paul delegates. The answer is, by using our non-refundable registration fees to survey delegates before they show up.

While I was in a meeting tonight discussing this weekend's festivities, I received a call from (866) 750-5167. After I left the meeting in disgust (it turned to talk of leadership councils, committees, and bylaws), I dialed the number and got a busy signal. About twenty minutes later, I received a phone call from the same number asking for me by name.

Now, the phone number on which I received the call is special. It is a temporary number until I get my usual number ported to a new provider. Until yesterday, only four people had that number: my wife, my father, the Ron Paul Campaign Coordinator for Clark County, and Ernie Hancock. Yesterday, however, I registered for the state convention and provided that number specifically because it is a temporary number.

On answering the phone, I was informed that the call was from mumble-mumble (Consumer Research Realty Corporation?) with a three question survey for me. Without waiting for assent, I was confronted with these three preambles and questions (paraphrasing):

1)The surge in Iraq has decreased attacks on civilians and our own troops. Do you think we should stay in Iraq and finish the job?


2)There have been no terrorist attacks in the US since 9-11. President Bush says that is due to the provisions in the PATRIOT Act. Do you support the PATRIOT Act?


3)Who are you supporting for President in this caucus cycle?

I answered all three questions honestly and intelligently, that is, wrongly. Therefore, officially, I am marked as ?one of them?. As I am out registration fees, hotel, and airfare for this weekend, who wants to bet that I won't be seated as a delegate this weekend?

On a related note, if anyone is up for a little bingo-bango-bongo on the golf course in Reno Saturday, let me know. I'm pretty sure I'll be free.

ADDENDUM: After writing this, but before posting it, I've received an unconfirmed report that the calls are coming from the John McCain campaign. If this is true, then the NRP is providing private registration information to the McCain campaign, a whole 'nother level of scummy. If not, still scummy, just less so.

Every time I read this, I want to slap that guy silly. What is he thinking, answering questions like that. :rolleyes:

[Rhys]

I just realized, this is the first time the McCain camp is finding out how we can shut down communications.

[idiom]

Woo!

We aint had a Spam war in ages!

[BoBoDuFlachi]

shut em down

[idiom]

Do they have a toll-free number? :)

[Mahkato]

We need a well-respected blogger and/or journalist to cover this story.

[Rhys]

Andrew Malcom? He might do it.

[Aratus]

Aratus plans to eventually write book, yet and yet again Aratus is new to the rEVOLUTIOn!
i keep on bumping Vern and Amit. if mcCain is HQ~ed in arlington,Va!!! ...methinks it would be
sorta TOTALLY neat if Ron and Rand Paul's people pick up the House seats that do surround the
VERY current mcCain HQ! said not to critique all rEVOLUTIOn people who are further away... i am
in~deed trying not to spam as i be succinct and close at hand! a win in VA like is quite a message!!!