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kpete

(71,996 posts)
Tue May 29, 2012, 04:35 PM May 2012

Dirty Tricks In Wisconsin: Secret Group Shuts Down Phones Of Scott Walker’s Democratic Challenger

Source: Think Progress

Dirty Tricks In Wisconsin: Secret Group Shuts Down Phones Of Scott Walker’s Democratic Challenger With Spam Texts
By Scott Keyes posted from ThinkProgress Election on May 29, 2012 at 3:26 pm

One week before Wisconsinites vote on whether or not to recall Gov. Scott Walker (R-WI), a conservative group is engaged in dirty tricks that have shut down the Democratic challenger’s campaign phones.

According to multiple reports, independently verified by ThinkProgress, the following spam text message is being blasted out to many Wisconsin cell phones:


FRM:WI@obamasaliar.com
SUBJ:Union Puppet
MSG:Tom Barrett is a Union Puppet who will give Union Thugs everything they want.
Call & ask why 414-271-8050


The phone number is that of Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett’s campaign headquarters. The influx of calls following this spam text message has shut down phones at Barrett’s campaign, just seven days before Election Day and right as get-out-the-vote efforts are ramping up.



Read more: http://thinkprogress.org/election/2012/05/29/491616/wisconsin-dirty-tricks/



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Dirty Tricks In Wisconsin: Secret Group Shuts Down Phones Of Scott Walker’s Democratic Challenger (Original Post) kpete May 2012 OP
Not surprised. sakabatou May 2012 #1
Nor I. mlevans May 2012 #2
I'd think that message would be a EC May 2012 #3
Terrible ~ Here we go with a taste of Suppression goclark May 2012 #4
Cheaters siligut May 2012 #5
Walker knows full well he can't win this election legitimately DFW May 2012 #6
Yes, that's going to happen without a staggering turnout. freshwest May 2012 #14
I doubt its walker. cstanleytech May 2012 #17
I'm sure Walker has already released a statement condemning this act. No? Scuba May 2012 #7
Criminal charges. The Stranger May 2012 #8
They'll just judge shop it to Waukesha County (Walker's stronghold) SWTORFanatic May 2012 #9
Why 'dirty tricks"? Looks like probable criminality. byeya May 2012 #10
The little dickbag with his little trickbag Blue Owl May 2012 #11
Barrett must be closing in and Iliyah May 2012 #12
This doesn't make any sense. proud2BlibKansan May 2012 #13
lets say you have 10 lines dembotoz May 2012 #15
Dry run for the November election SkatmanRoth May 2012 #16

mlevans

(843 posts)
2. Nor I.
Tue May 29, 2012, 04:40 PM
May 2012

But exceptionally troubled. The people out there worked so hard for this, and now these bastards resort to this kind of crap. Scared to death Walker will lose, no doubt.

EC

(12,287 posts)
3. I'd think that message would be a
Tue May 29, 2012, 04:41 PM
May 2012

plus for us...since we all support unions...so how did they think that would work? Do they think many repubs call Barrett's campaign office?

goclark

(30,404 posts)
4. Terrible ~ Here we go with a taste of Suppression
Tue May 29, 2012, 04:43 PM
May 2012

and the beat goes on.

Wake Up Democrats -- the plan is in, they are testing the water.


DFW

(54,403 posts)
6. Walker knows full well he can't win this election legitimately
Tue May 29, 2012, 05:07 PM
May 2012

Honestly, WHO is surprised he is trying to win it illegitimately?

if Barret wins by a few thousand votes, WHO will be surprised when Walker's lady friend once again "discovers" a bag full of thousands of votes, just enough to put Walker over the top?

cstanleytech

(26,293 posts)
17. I doubt its walker.
Tue May 29, 2012, 07:38 PM
May 2012

In fact I bet its the Koch brothers or one of the many PACs they or other republicans are funding.

 

byeya

(2,842 posts)
10. Why 'dirty tricks"? Looks like probable criminality.
Tue May 29, 2012, 05:50 PM
May 2012

The media, such as it is, needs to call an attack what it is; and what it isn't, is a dirty trick: It's a crime.

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)
12. Barrett must be closing in and
Tue May 29, 2012, 06:15 PM
May 2012

taking over - LOL

This sounds desperate. Barrett needs to win by a sizeable amount of votes cause like true repug they will cheat and steal and they have 5 justices in their pockets.

I'm watching Rev Al who says he's got good news from WI - yippeeeee

proud2BlibKansan

(96,793 posts)
13. This doesn't make any sense.
Tue May 29, 2012, 06:47 PM
May 2012

They are getting so many calls that the phone system shut down? I'd be more concerned about so many people taking the bait.

How many calls are coming in? What kind of cheap ass phone system do they have?

dembotoz

(16,808 posts)
15. lets say you have 10 lines
Tue May 29, 2012, 07:23 PM
May 2012

you would most likely have them is a hunt group so that if line 1 is busy it goes to lines 2 which is busy goes to line 3 etc etc.

10 calls combined going out and coming in will tie up the lines.

that damn simple

the key would be to drag the conversation on for as long as possible to tie things up.

the logical coarse of putting the lines in hunt makes them vulnerable

SkatmanRoth

(843 posts)
16. Dry run for the November election
Tue May 29, 2012, 07:33 PM
May 2012

If this works in Wisconsin, watch for the Republicans to do it nation wide.

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