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The call wasn't recorded and I did not get the person's name. I took clear notes and asked him to repeat that the Senator is in favor of "censoring" illegal con
by inmygarage 15y ago
The call wasn't recorded and I did not get the person's name. I took clear notes and asked him to repeat that the Senator is in favor of "censoring" illegal content, which he confirmed.
The way he said "censor" really made my skin crawl - it was so pompous. Gillibrand's people were nice, fyi.
I asked twice if he had spoken with any constituents over the phone who support the bill and he confirmed twice that he had not.
But still, I am not a journalist and didn't plan to blog about this except that I was so shocked by the replies I got. Surely people who work the phones at these offices must assume that everything they say could end up "on the internet"?
- dhimes 15y agoThe way he said "censor" really made my skin crawl Maybe, just maybe, the guy on the phone is also against the bill, in fact is sickened by it, and wants you to be angry and take action. How's that for optimism?
- steve-howard 15y agoThat's already about as much action as we can all do, unless you've got a couple million lying around.
- jerf 15y agoIt's OK, a half-decent journalist wouldn't want to take your word for it anyhow, and would hopefully make their own calls to verify. Just go for it.
- pbhjpbhj 15y agoSo, where can we find this mythical journalist then ... I'm kidding, I think.
- walexander 15y agoMy guess is he was being facetious. I'm going to assume this guy has been picking up the phone on this issue non-stop for the last week and is tired of hearing from opponents. He was probably just entertaining himself.