Read more robo-calls stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/21101/robo-calls.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:53:23 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73125/robo-palin-gets-into-va-govs-race.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagVirginia voters are getting recorded advice from Sarah Palin on how to vote in tomorrow’s gubernatorial election. The former Alaska governor’s robocall doesn’t mention GOP candidate Bob McDonnell by name—he’s been loath to accept support from the polarizing figure—but the message appears clear, CNN reports. “Vote to share...http://www.newser.com/story/73125/robo-palin-gets-into-va-govs-race.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 02 Nov 2009 14:20:49 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/59098/web-vigilantes-take-on-robo-callers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA group of techy activists tired of getting a stream of auto warranty robo-calls has turned the tables on one of the companies, the Wall Street Journal reports. "I thought, if you get a bunch of people together, you could blow up their voicemail boxes," says one frustrated caller, who...http://www.newser.com/story/59098/web-vigilantes-take-on-robo-callers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 15 May 2009 9:45:58 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/49129/ay-caramba-bart-makes-robo-call-for-scientology.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagActress Nancy Cartwright’s affiliation with Scientology has escaped public notice for the most part, but those days could be over. Cartwright, the voice of Bart on The Simpsons , is featured on a robo-call announcing a church event, the Village Voice reports. The actress peppers the invitation to the “Mecca of...http://www.newser.com/story/49129/ay-caramba-bart-makes-robo-call-for-scientology.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 27 Jan 2009 16:18:07 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/41572/aide-mac-greatest-closer-of-all-time.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMcCain campaign manager Rick Davis told Fox News Sunday that the Republicans will seize Pennsylvania and the Southwestern states for a come-from-behind finish on Tuesday, the Hill reports. “John McCain may be the greatest closer politician of all time,” he said. Other highlights from the talk shows: An anti-Obama statement...http://www.newser.com/story/41572/aide-mac-greatest-closer-of-all-time.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 02 Nov 2008 13:41:47 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/41448/robo-calls-invade-but-can-they-conquer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAs Election Day looms, America's phones are ringing off the hook. Voters—especially in swing states—have received hundreds of millions of robocalls this year. But voters, curious about the novelty calls 10 years ago, increasingly associate them with ugly scare tactics. "Next week Robo-Call supposed to tell black people...http://www.newser.com/story/41448/robo-calls-invade-but-can-they-conquer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 01 Nov 2008 2:21:50 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/41115/texts-much-more-effective-than-robo-calls.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe candidates’ automated call campaigns have received a lot of attention, but text-messaging, which only the Obama campaign uses, is likely to have a much more potent effect on the race, writes Farhad Manjoo for Slate. Studies have shown that personal appeals are more effective at mobilizing voters than mailers...http://www.newser.com/story/41115/texts-much-more-effective-than-robo-calls.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 28 Oct 2008 13:39:04 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/40715/robocall-master-bought-palins-fancy-clothes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Republican National Committee’s $150,000 spree on Sarah Palin’s wardrobe is so last news cycle, but, in the Atlantic , Joshua Green notes that the man swiping the credit card is GOP operative Jeff Larson. Larson is most notable for his role as a partner in the robocalling company that...http://www.newser.com/story/40715/robocall-master-bought-palins-fancy-clothes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 23 Oct 2008 14:31:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/40624/obama-fights-robocall-with-robocall.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBarack Obama has robotic telemarketers of his own, and he’s using them to complain about John McCain’s robotic telemarketers. Obama will begin blanketing Wisconsin today with a recorded call from “Jeri Watermolen,” who identifies herself as a Green Bay native who once backed McCain, but has flipped to Obama because...http://www.newser.com/story/40624/obama-fights-robocall-with-robocall.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 22 Oct 2008 10:54:57 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/40342/robocalls-are-legit-mccain.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJohn McCain defended his use of robocalls on Fox News Sunday, arguing his attacks on Barack Obama are different from the slanderous calls that targeted him during the 2000 primaries, Politico reports. “These are legitimate and truthful and they are far different than the phone calls that were made about...http://www.newser.com/story/40342/robocalls-are-legit-mccain.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 19 Oct 2008 13:30:44 CDT