Slog - Comments on Breaking: Telemarketers Have Souls http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/breaking_telemarketers_have_souls TPM sez: Some three dozen workers at a telemarketing call center in Indiana walked off the job rather than read an incendiary McCain campaign script attacking Barack Obama, according to two workers at the center and one of their parents. Nina Williams, a stay-at-home mom in Lake County, Indiana, tells us that her daughter recently called her from her job at the center, upset that she had been asked to read a script attacking Obama for being "dangerously weak on crime," "coddling criminals," and for voting against "protecting children from danger." If we win this, I hope John McCain becomes... Copyright 2008 Mon, 27 Oct 2008 17:40:10 -0800 Tue, 28 Oct 2008 08:45:09 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Laurie Mann If Obama wins, I hope robocalls are made illegal.

]]> Laurie Mann http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/breaking_telemarketers_have_souls#c1184318 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/breaking_telemarketers_have_souls#c1184318 2008 Mon, 27 Oct 2008 17:50:53 -0800 Comment by elenchos Sarah Palin is new face of the Good Ol' Party, destined to play spoiler in 3 way races throughout the Deep South and Big Sky states for the next 10 or 15 years.

Hey. Where the fuck did "Big Sky" come from? Do hillbillies really think the sky changes size? I mean I know they won't study Darwin but this is like Copernicus and Kepler and so on. Aristotle, truth be told.

Anyway, I adore Sarah Palin and all she's done for America, and all she will do in the coming years. God sent her and she will remain with us until God calls her back.

]]> elenchos http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/breaking_telemarketers_have_souls#c1184321 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/breaking_telemarketers_have_souls#c1184321 2008 Mon, 27 Oct 2008 17:55:36 -0800 Comment by w7ngman #1, what exactly would the justification for that be?

]]> w7ngman http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/breaking_telemarketers_have_souls#c1184323 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/breaking_telemarketers_have_souls#c1184323 2008 Mon, 27 Oct 2008 17:58:37 -0800 Comment by monkey "If we win this, I hope John McCain becomes a total fucking pariah." Joining his wife, Cindy.

]]> monkey http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/breaking_telemarketers_have_souls#c1184325 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/breaking_telemarketers_have_souls#c1184325 2008 Mon, 27 Oct 2008 18:01:26 -0800 Comment by elenchos Oh, shit. You were talking about McCain, not Palin.

McCain will be forgotten by all. I'm already having trouble remembering he's still around.

]]> elenchos http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/breaking_telemarketers_have_souls#c1184326 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/breaking_telemarketers_have_souls#c1184326 2008 Mon, 27 Oct 2008 18:01:41 -0800 Comment by guy Before you go smacking around telemarketers, remember how hard it is to get a job in this bush economy.

He probably only walked out because we're pretty sure it'll all be better in 6 months.

]]> guy http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/breaking_telemarketers_have_souls#c1184337 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/breaking_telemarketers_have_souls#c1184337 2008 Mon, 27 Oct 2008 18:22:06 -0800 Comment by blackhook McCain sold his soul to the Devil a long time ago.

The cranky fucker deserves whatever he gets.

]]> blackhook http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/breaking_telemarketers_have_souls#c1184348 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/breaking_telemarketers_have_souls#c1184348 2008 Mon, 27 Oct 2008 18:30:31 -0800 Comment by Mr. X ...and don't forget that these are folks who probably really, REALLY need those horrible, underpaid phone center jobs, so quitting on principle is no small gesture on their part.

]]> Mr. X http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/breaking_telemarketers_have_souls#c1184350 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/breaking_telemarketers_have_souls#c1184350 2008 Mon, 27 Oct 2008 18:32:30 -0800 Comment by Michael Canfield A couple side notes, robo calls are illegal in Indiana which is why the campaign had to pay a firm to have live humans make their lying calls. And fortunately the telemarketers weren't fired they only lost todays work -- probably not from any great moral kindness on the employer's part, it's tough to keep people in that industry.

]]> Michael Canfield http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/breaking_telemarketers_have_souls#c1184356 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/breaking_telemarketers_have_souls#c1184356 2008 Mon, 27 Oct 2008 18:42:27 -0800 Comment by Andy Niable Don't like their bullshit tactics:

TELL THEM: http://www.teleperformance.com/americall/

]]> Andy Niable http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/breaking_telemarketers_have_souls#c1184401 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/breaking_telemarketers_have_souls#c1184401 2008 Mon, 27 Oct 2008 19:33:37 -0800 Comment by RainMan Telemarketing call centers in Indiana? Is that a typo for India?

]]> RainMan http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/breaking_telemarketers_have_souls#c1184402 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/breaking_telemarketers_have_souls#c1184402 2008 Mon, 27 Oct 2008 19:34:27 -0800 Comment by Monty A pariah?! But John McCain totally saved the Nakotomi building, and the DC Airport.

Oh, wait, "McClane", sorry.

]]> Monty http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/breaking_telemarketers_have_souls#c1184415 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/breaking_telemarketers_have_souls#c1184415 2008 Mon, 27 Oct 2008 20:03:52 -0800 Comment by K Even if Obama were to lose, McCain would end up a pariah, only just a little later - like Dubya has become. Ultimately, a happy ending, of a sort, either way.

]]> K http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/breaking_telemarketers_have_souls#c1184474 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/breaking_telemarketers_have_souls#c1184474 2008 Mon, 27 Oct 2008 22:19:25 -0800 Comment by max solomon @2: "big sky" refers to the distant vistas of central & eastern montana. the dome of the sky really does appear larger, aided by the altitude - bozeman is at 4700'. you should visit.

@11: the workforce in indiana is less educated than in india, and the job options are more limited there - telemarket or walmart. unless you want to, god forbid, GROW THINGS.

]]> max solomon http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/breaking_telemarketers_have_souls#c1184554 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/breaking_telemarketers_have_souls#c1184554 2008 Tue, 28 Oct 2008 08:45:09 -0800