Obama Robo calls

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This is a page to list Obama campaign robo calls for 2008.

• Kansas (9/4/2008):  Robocalls from the Obama campaign:  "inviting them to come help kick off Barack Obama’s post-convention presidential campaign this weekend." (NO audio)
• (A) Missouri (9/9/2008):  A Woman's voice.  Paid for by the Campaign for Change ... a project of the Missouri Democratic Party and authorized by Obama for America.  Story here.  Audio here.
• (A) Missouri (10/1/2008):  A Mom talks about how McCain is for tax cuts for corporations that send jobs overseas, particularly to India.  Link to story with audio here.
• (A) Missouri (10/3):  Local cameraman takes a video of an "illegal" robo call from the Obama campaign in MO.  Click here for the article which includes audio.
• OH (10/17) CO and VA (10/18):  Barack Obama's campaign is trotting out its own "Joe the Plumber" to counteract efforts by John McCain to make inroads on the white working class vote. Click here for the Huffington Post article.  Click here for the Politico.com article.   This was also reported by StopPoliticalCalls.org members in VA and OH.
• (A) OH (10/17):  Democratic Party of OH.   Making calls about how McCain would be a disaster for the middle class.  Bringing more of the same failed economic policies.   Reported by a member.  Audio here.
• (A) WI (10/21):  TPM reports:  The Obama campaign plans to unleash a robocall in Wisconsin tomorrow that hits back hard against John McCain's robocalls in the state -- it features a small business owner from Green Bay, Wisconsin, that says she's been turned against McCain by his "sleazy" roboslime campaign against Obama. Click here for article.  Click here for audio.
• NM (10/22):  Bill Richardson asking to get out and vote early.  Reported by a StopPoliticalCalls.org member.
• NC (10/22):  All calls have been from the following number 000-000-0000.   General vote for Obama calls.   Voice of Michelle Obama. Reported by a StopPoliticalCalls.org member.
• (A) VA (10/22):  Michelle Obama calling for voters to turn in their absentee ballots.  Click here for the audio reported by a StopPoliticalCalls.org member.
• (A) MO (10/23):  Barack Obama’s Missouri campaign has a new robo-call featuring a Warren County voter who says she no longer is supporting John McCain because he is running a “dishonorable campaign.”  Click here for the story and audio.
• (A) NC (10/23): "Hi, this is Lenny Julius, and I'm calling for Barack Obama. I live in Emerald Isle, North Carolina. And like you, I've been concerned about mail and phone calls from John McCain that viciously attack Barack Obama's character and question his patriotism."  Click here for Greg Sargent's story at TPM with audio.
• Nevada (10/23):  "Barack Obama's Nevada campaign office today announced it will be making a series of telephone "robo-calls" for Latino voters in response to what it says are "disturbing" calls aimed at Latino voters that tell them they can vote by phone. The Democrats said their robo-call messages, which will be in English and Spanish, will encourage Latino voters to cast their ballots in person, either by voting early or at polling places on Election Day, Nov. 4."  Click here for the full article.
• NM (10/24, 25):  Bill Richardson's voice saying that Barack Obama will be in Albq on Saturday.  Reported by a StopPoliticalCalls.org member.  Caller ID = 505-435-0723 / 1-800-222-2222.
• NM (10/27):  State Auditor informing that Michelle Obama will be speaking in Albuquerque. Caller ID = 505-261-1156.  Paid for by Democratic Party of New Mexico. As reported by a StopPoliticalCalls.org member.
• Hawaii (10/28):  This is Don Inoyue urging you to vote for Obama Barack in the election.  Caller ID = 8582441967.  As reported by a StopPoliticalCalls.org member.
• FL (10/28):  Joe Biden asking for the listener's vote.  Caller ID = 1-877-235-6226.  As reported by a StopPoliticalCalls.org member.
• FL (10/28):  32808 - "Didn't listen to the all of the call but the recording stated that they were from the Barack Obama campaign. They were reminding me to please mail in my absentee ballot and if I am not able to someone will come and pick it up for me. I already mailed it in and this is not the first call that I received that was like this, reminding me to mail in my absentee ballot".  Caller ID = 407-745-0207.   As reported by a StopPoliticalCalls.org member.
• (A) NC (10/28):  The narrator, Rex McLeod, is a World War II Marine veteran and former mayor of Sanford, N.C. "I am supporting Barack Obama because he's the better choice for military families and veterans," McLeod says in the call, citing votes on benefits, time off, and equipment for troops. "I honor John McCain's serice to our country, but for people who care about military families, Barack Obama is the better choice."  As reported by Ben Smith of the Politico.  Click here for story and audio.
• (A) NC (10/31):  Farmer's for Obama.  Reported by Ben Smith at this article with audio.
• NC (10/31):  The phone rang today and Stevie Wonder’s “I Just Called to Say I Love You” was playing when I picked up the receiver. But the lyrics ended after “I just called to say” and then Stevie Wonder added “vote for Barack Obama.” First robocall I’ve ever gotten from a Motown star.  As reported on this blog.
• (A) OH (11/2):  Michelle Obama in a get out the vote call.  It is very interesting as the call is then appended with a voice driven poll location audio.  Click here for the audio.
• PA (11/02):  Jimmy Rollins.  The Phillies shortstop has recorded a robo-call with the attention-grabbing intro:  "Hi, this is Jimmy Rollins of the World Championship Philadelphia Phillies." Rollins goes on to say he's calling for U.S. Sen. Barack Obama and invites everyone on the other end of the line to a Monday evening rally in South Philly's Marconi Plaza.  U.S. Sen. Joe Biden and his wife are scheduled to attend.  The robo-call ends with a notice that it was paid for by the Pennsylvania Democratic Party.  Click here for the story.