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TroyD

(4,551 posts)
Sat Sep 29, 2012, 01:30 AM Sep 2012

GOP Phone Message in Florida Calls Obama a Muslim (AUDIO)

Sept. 29, 2012

(Clay County Republican Party volunteer talks to voters during phone bank for Romney)

A disgusting taped phone message left from a caller from the Romney camp in Florida was taped on an answering machine and played back to a radio station.

Here is the text of the message left by the GOP caller:

“Y’all sound like y’all are senior citizens, right? Yeah. You don’t want Obama. You really don’t want Obama. Because he’ll get rid of your Medicare. You might as well say goodbye to it.

“I don’t know if you’ve done any research on Obama or not, but he is a Muslim, um, he is, um, gotta socialistic view on the, ya know, economy, the government, the whole nine yards. If he had his way, we’d be a socialistic country.

“Pay attention to Fox News. If you can get out and watch that movie ’2016,’ do so. That has a lot of good information. Just really, the newspapers and Fox News will help you out. OK. Appreciate it, sir. Thank you. Bye bye.”


http://www.politicolnews.com/gop-phone-message-in-florida-call-obama-a-muslim/

http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1213894020?bctid=1865109853001
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GOP Phone Message in Florida Calls Obama a Muslim (AUDIO) (Original Post) TroyD Sep 2012 OP
Lobotomies are us - NEXT! Tigress DEM Sep 2012 #1
Unfortunately getting voter's information and buying robocalls is fairly easy davidpdx Sep 2012 #2
But this is the proof we need to show the R's DO engage in anti-Muslim rhetoric etc. TroyD Sep 2012 #3
My bad, I misread it and thought it was a robocall davidpdx Sep 2012 #4
The 2nd link above is a direct link to the audio TroyD Sep 2012 #5
Yeah I listened to it and realized what it was davidpdx Sep 2012 #6

davidpdx

(22,000 posts)
2. Unfortunately getting voter's information and buying robocalls is fairly easy
Sat Sep 29, 2012, 07:29 AM
Sep 2012

I ran a local race and paid for a robocall service to make calls for the campaign. It wasn't really that expensive. That really is the bad news, it could be almost anyone doing it.

TroyD

(4,551 posts)
3. But this is the proof we need to show the R's DO engage in anti-Muslim rhetoric etc.
Sat Sep 29, 2012, 07:37 AM
Sep 2012

It's caught on video now and no-one can deny it.

davidpdx

(22,000 posts)
4. My bad, I misread it and thought it was a robocall
Sat Sep 29, 2012, 07:48 AM
Sep 2012

Yeah if it's coming from a Republican phone bank that's damming.

TroyD

(4,551 posts)
5. The 2nd link above is a direct link to the audio
Sat Sep 29, 2012, 07:53 AM
Sep 2012

It was captured on a message system and it's all over the internet this weekend.

I think Rachel Maddow also played it on her show last night, so the GOP dirty tricks are finally getting exposure.

davidpdx

(22,000 posts)
6. Yeah I listened to it and realized what it was
Sat Sep 29, 2012, 09:27 AM
Sep 2012

I haven't watched Maddow for a few days, I may have to catch up online.

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