Political Robocallers Indicted In Maryland 85
sanzibar writes with a llnk to Politico with an object lesson for modern political campaigners: don't harass the electorate with unwanted robocalls. "Ehrlich campaign manager Paul Schurick and Baltimore political consultant Julius Henson were both charged with three counts of conspiracy to violate election laws, one count of attempting to influence a voter's decision and one count of failing to print an 'authorized by' line on campaign material. Schurick was also charged with a single count of obstruction of justice for failing to turn over materials sought by the grand jury."
Re:Why? (Score:4, Interesting)
How disingenuous. A Republican started BOTH of our current wars.
The present unemployment is a direct result of policies of several administrations and congresses.
No administration since Clinton has published "real" unemployment rates, instead manipulating the numbers for political purposes.
NO ONE can say what Obama's health care reform might have accomplished, because obstructionists have prevented it from happening.
The trillions of deficit spending is largely due to those Republican wars that are ongoing.
But, there is no requirement for honesty in any political post, so you go ahead and put your spin on reality.
Re:Why? (Score:4, Interesting)
Any politico worth his salt knows that robocalls, no matter how many and who is talking, do nothing but piss the electorate off at you.
In this case, people from party A were calling supporters of party B, claiming to be from party B. So, if the electorate got pissed at party B, they would consider that a success.