Comments on: Missouri Politician Exploits Do-Not-Call Registry

By: hotoffthepress2

hotoffthepress2 — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 21:54:32 +0000

Hey everybody, Chad’s back.

By: Chad Carter

Chad Carter — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 21:53:00 +0000

He’s the only candidate that doesn’t lie and doesn’t answer to special interests or corporate America. He makes robo calls for free and, at least, thought to offer voters an opt out.

Chad

By: scott stevens

scott stevens — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 14:37:03 +0000

so far, this jeark has left 3 messages on my machine, starting , I believe in april ?

at this point i definitely dont want to vote for him.

By: Stuart Kahler

Stuart Kahler — Sat, 10 May 2008 16:14:51 +0000

This tactic seems like a tricky way of getting people to visit his website. He’s going to continue robo-calling me until I go visit his biggest advertisement and give up my personal information. The only thing it’s done is convince me to vote for whomever is above or beloaw him.

By: Shaun Dakin

Shaun Dakin — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 22:20:19 +0000

Thanks for the chance to comment.

All the best,

Shaun

By: hotoffthepress2

hotoffthepress2 — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 20:08:33 +0000

Shaun — If he truly wanted to be a “saint” of a politician, he should call once and be done with it. Better yet, maybe he shouldn’t call at all. Yeah, I like the sound of that.

By: Shaun Dakin

Shaun Dakin — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 19:59:52 +0000

Yes, he is unlike any other MO politician and giving you a way to opt out of his calls.

Go to any other politician’s website and try to find a “do not call” option.

They will not have them.

Why? Because politicians are exempt from every do not call list in the country, mostly because of first amendment issues.

So, again, while it would be ideal for politicians to stop calling altogether, that will not occur (at least in 2008).

Mike Carter (whom we do NOT endorse as a candidate) has given voters a way OUT.

For that he should be commended.

Regards,

Shaun Dakin
CEO and Founder
StopPoliticalCalls.org

By: hotoffthepress2

hotoffthepress2 — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:41:59 +0000

Shaun — It appears, however, that he’ll keep calling me until I finally succumb to his pressure and register. Kinda defeats the purpose, huh?

By: Shaun Dakin

Shaun Dakin — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 03:19:49 +0000

Hi,

I run the National Political Do Not Contact Registry and have testified in front of the US Senate regarding robo calls and their impact on voter’s lives.

The bottom line is this:

Politicians have no regulation in the nation (well there are a few at the state level but they are rarely enforced) that forces them to stop calling you, anytime, anywhere.

Mike Carter is calling you. It is his right, as a politician. The first amendment allows him to do that.

However, Mike Carter is going above and beyond most every other politician in the nation.

He has created his own Do Not Call list and is pledging not to call voters who register at his DNC list.

This is something that I do not believe ANY OTHER politician in MO is doing, let alone any other politician in the nation.

Is it perfect? No. Would it be best if politicians stopped calling altogether? Probably.

But, in a campaign where some candidates have all the “big money” locked up, robo calls are often the only way that a candidate with little name recognition and resources can get the word out about who they are.

Mike Carter is making the calls AND then giving voters a way not to get called again.

I call that progress and I call that a courtesy that, frankly, he does not have to honor.

But he is.

Regards,

Shaun Dakin
CEO and Founder
StopPoliticalCalls.org

By: hotoffthepress2

hotoffthepress2 — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 01:46:26 +0000

Chad — You’re on the verge of being comment spam. Give it up and go away.