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Obama campaign spoofs Caller I.D. for phone harassment
All sorts of stories are coming out, about both the Democrats and the Republicans, and how neither party is holding to high ethical standards. In fact, the legitimate question that could be asked is if either party is being ethical in its campaigning.
Over the past few weeks, at least once a day, but more often three-to-five times a day, I have been receiving harassing calls from none other than Barry O. — good ol’ Barack Obama. While none are personal calls from the candidate himself, they are his recorded voice, and in a few of the calls, someone else.
When people are running for office, you’d at least hope they’d show ethical behavior, as well as respect for the people being called. Since I am receiving calls from Barack Hussein Obama’s campaign, take a guess as to my political affiliation on my voter registration record.
Many calls are fielded through a phony phone bank, displaying on the caller I.D. the following information:
877-572-6226
800 Services877-497-2258
800 Services877-565-0143
800 Services800-208-5079
800 Services
Ah, yes, good old hidden telephone numbers. If it were a telemarketer doing that, it would be illegal. According to the Federal Communication Commission (FCC), candidates for political office are allowed to "use deceptive tricks and tactics to get their message to you" I was told during a phone call to the FCC inquiry hotline. Isn’t it interesting that when the corrupt powers-that-be in Washington crafted the Do Not Call legislation, they allowed provisions so they could call you during campaign season, using any and all tactics deemed necessary to harass you, hoping to win your vote through the unwanted calls?
The latest batch of calls — for about the past 10 days — it seems Mr. Barack Hussein Obama has deemed it necessary to begin making calls using a fully spoofed telephone number for Caller I.D. purposes. Again, this is something that is illegal if a telemarketer or other sales person attempted to use, and it is ethically questionable for others to use.
To get elected as President of the United States of America, however, Barack Obama and the Democratic National Committee and the Democratic Party, overall, seems to have no issue with stepping into less-than-honorable, dishonest tactics to get calls to people’s homes. In fact, if you’re fortunate enough to use a voice-over Internet protocol (VoIP) provider, such as I do, you may have the option to block almost any number from calling your phone number. Therein lies the problem: you cannot block the number Barack Obama’s campaign is using to make calls now, in the final days of the campaign.
In making this last-ditch sales pitches, the hard-up Barack Obama and the Democratic Party, overall, has lifted a line from Hollywood screenwriters. The numbers being used for many of the latest batch of calls, at least in Far Northeast Philadelphia, is:
215-555-1252
Financial Planning
It’s hilarious the Pennsylvania Democratic Party, which admitted to me they were the ones responsible for the calls, as well as the spoofed Caller ID and phony numbers, would choose "Financial Planning" as the "name" to display on the caller I.D. Anyone looking at the caller I.D. would see the telephone number prefix, "555-" and should realize that it is a fraudulent call.
Because the prefix "555-" is one used for Hollywood, as well as for the dialed number for directory assistance, phone companies do not allow the number to be blocked, as there should be no need to block any phone number with that prefix. Sadly, though, Barack Hussein Obama, in his zealous, unethical actions to win the 2008 Presidential election, has shown that there’s a very legitimate need to be able to block any possible prefix.
This incident also shows that the Do Not Call legislation also needs a careful and critical review, with political privileges cut out of the legislation. Politicians should not have any additional privilege to call and harass me — especially up to 10 times in one day — with their message. If that’s what it takes to get elected, find a new approach. It’s my phone, my money paying for the phone service, and my right to tell politicians — and anyone else — to not call me if that’s my wish. A carefully crafted, politico-friendly Do Not Call piece of legislation is not the answer.
If you receive calls that you’d like to discuss with the Federal Communication Commission, here’s the agency’s contact information:
To file a complaint by phone, call:
(202) 418-1440 Elections & political candidate matters
E-mail: fccinfo@fcc.gov
Elections & political candidate matters: campaignlaw@fcc.govTo file a complaint by U.S. Postal Service First-Class Mail, Express Mail & Priority Mail, write:
Federal Communications Commission
445 12th Street, SW
Washington, DC 20554
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