A new one on me...

[eclectic_boy]

I just got a cause-telemarketing call about getting Congress to pass Clean Energy Jobs legislation that went differently from how I was expecting. Rather than asking me for a donation, they asked if I was willing to be connected with "your Senator's office" to personally tell them the issue was important to me. That turned out to mean Sen. Specter. I agreed, and a few seconds later his office's voicemail message was on the phone. When it said "press 1 to leave a message" I heard the noise of someone pressing 1, then a beep for me to leave a message. Which I did.

Before agreeing, I asked the caller if this was something brand new; he said they'd been doing it every since he started at the job five months ago. So maybe you've all had such calls before... have you?

Comments

[rose_garden.livejournal.com]

That's brilliant.

No, I'd never heard of it.

[mst3kforall.livejournal.com]

That sounds pretty effective. Is there a way of verifying that you were connected to the right office? (I had heard about a lot of calls in the last election, among the more egregious of which was calling people and telling them the vote was actually the 5th instead of the 4th). I am betting, though, that most likely the lists with your number on them will be causes of which you approve, though;-)

[tirerim.livejournal.com]

I think I got one of those once, though I don't remember what it was for, or if I agreed to be connected.

did it

[(Anonymous)]

I think I've done this before, but I definitely did it for two recently, so it might be picking up speed. It was great--a very easy way to do my civic duty.

Debby