Feb 4, 2012
Received a call from "Scott" who is working with the Republican campaign... I immediately advised him I was on the No-Call List, that he was adding insult to injury by calling me on my cell phone, and to please immediately remove me from the list. So he went into [***] mode and LECTURED me about double checking my status on the no-call list - - what?!! you're the one calling me you idiot! how about YOU check your phone list/talk to your supervisor to get my number OFF your telemarketing list ! so I told him that, and he had the audacity to tell me it didn't work that way, that I was auto-dialed by a phone system, and that he was being "nice" by giving me this advice. And I'm ashamed to say I lost my cool & hung up on him.
TRIED to submit a formal complaint via the National Do Not Call Registry, but was unable to... apparently political organizations are EXEMPT from the do not call list... Seriously?!! UN-FREAKING-BELIEVABLE. "The National Do Not Call Registry does not limit calls by political organizations, charities, or telephone surveyors"
LESSON: don't pick up your phone if you don't recognize the number.