Does anybody know who these people are?
Pardon me for not having time to do all the research right now, but I just got what would seem to me to be a completely illegal push poll automated call. The disclaimer at the end said it was paid for by Common Sense 2006, which in my preliminary Googling seems to be a health and multivitamin company?!? That can't be right.
Anyway, here's the meat of the call, transcribed from memory as my digicorder was unfortunately in the other room.
"We're conducting a sixty-second political poll. Are you planning to vote in the upcoming U.S. Senate race? Are you planning to vote for Conrad Burns? Are you planning to vote for Jon Tester?"
So far, all standard. Then...
"Do you believe that parents should have the right to choose the best schools for their children?"
Uh-oh.
"Do you believe that the sacred bonds of marriage in Montana should be limited to one man and one woman?"
Definitely suspicious now.
"Would you still vote for Jon Tester even if you knew that he had voted to raise taxes some $60 million (figure is hazy for me) and has refused to sign a no-tax-increase pledge? Conrad Burns has never voted to raise your taxes and has pledged never to do so." (Italics mine.)
Is it just me or did they just cross a line?
The tagline said that the poll had been paid for by Common Sense 2006, with a treasurer named Susan Carson (again, hazy). I'd be interested to know who's bankrolling them and if this is, in fact, illegal. Especially since I'm having a vague remembrance of Connie trying to hang Tester out for using automated calling...
Help me out here, blogosphere. My toddler is agitating to get up (thanks to the phone ringing) and I can't make him nap any longer.
Edited to add: My caller ID reveals a Northern Virginia number registered to S2006: 703-961-9120.