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Walk Offs
Talking Points Memo —
Dozens of telemarketers in Indiana refuse to read anti-Obama soft-on-crime call script, TPM Election Central reports.
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Thank you, Indiana!
Blah3 Feed —
Phone bank workers walk off the job rather than read McCain attacks. Some three dozen workers at a telemarketing call center in Indiana walked off the job rather than read an incendiary McCain campaign script attacking Barack Obama, according to two workers at the center and one of their parents. Nina Williams, a stay-at-home mom in Lake County, Indiana, tells us that her daughter recently called her from her job at the center, upset that she had been asked to read a script attacking Obama for being "dangerously weak on crime," "coddling ...
Just Saying No
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
Call-center workers walk off the job rather than spread McCain's muck. Know hope.
McCain Phone Workers Storm Off Job
Hoffmania! —
... Integrity has broken out. Some three dozen workers at a telemarketing call center in Indiana
walked off the job rather than read an incendiary McCain campaign
script attacking Barack Obama, according to two workers at the center
and one of their parents.
Nina Williams, a stay-at-home mom in Lake County, Indiana, tells us
that her daughter recently called her from her job at the center, upset
that she had been asked to read a script attacking Obama for being
"dangerously weak on crime," "coddling criminals," and for voting
against "protecting children ...
More Robocallers Stage A Walkout
Comments from Left Field —
... Greg Sargent reports that now there has been a rather large walkout of about forty paid employees at one McCain call center as a result of the negative tone of the script. That’s a pretty impressive number. ...
McCain's Lies Too Much for Call Center Workers
culturekitchen - fresh dissent served daily —
... But sometimes I snap. Too many calls I don't want selling me insurance or dish network or whatever and I get somewhat snappish to the call center worker.
Keep this in mind next time you are tempted to snap and a poor, underpaid call center worker:
At a call center in Indiana, 40 call center workers were so disgusted by lies the McCain campaign wanted them to read to people they called that they sacrificed a day's pay and walked out. Yes...McCain is THAT BAD!
From Talking Points Memo:
Some three dozen workers at a telemarketing call center ...
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More than two dozen call center workers in Indiana walk out instead of reading an anti-Obama ...
McCain Callers Walk in Protest
Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines —
... attacking Obama for being “dangerously weak on crime,” “coddling criminals,” and for voting against “protecting children from danger.”
Williams’ daughter told her that up to 40 of her co-workers had refused to read the script, and had left the call center after supervisors told them that they would have to either read the call or leave, Williams says. The call center is called Americall, and it’s located in Hobart, IN.
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Integrity at an Indiana call center
The Reaction —
By Michael J.W. Stickings From TPM's Greg Sargent: Some three dozen workers at a telemarketing call center in Indiana walked off the job rather than read an incendiary McCain campaign script attacking Barack Obama, according to two workers at the center and one of their parents. Nina Williams, a stay-at-home mom in Lake County, Indiana, tells us that her daughter recently called her from her job at the center, upset that she had been asked to read ...
TPM: Dozens Of Call Center Workers Walk Off Job In Protest Rather Than Read Anti-Obama Script
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News —
... co-workers had refused to read the script, and had left the call center after supervisors told them that they would have to either read the call or leave, Williams says. The call center is called Americall, and it's located in Hobart, IN. The daughter, who wanted her name withheld fearing retribution from her employer, confirmed the story to us. "It was like at least 40 people," the daughter said. "People thought the script was nasty and they didn't wanna read it." Read more: http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/10... These people are heroes.
MORNING READ
News —
... blog following Sen. Ted Stevens's (R-Alaska) guilty verdict yesterday. RedState's directors write that party loyalty has its limits and good conscience prevents them from supporting Stevens after he was found guilty of corruption. FROM THE BLOGS: [image] Obama 50, McCain 43 - DemFromCT, Daily Kos [image] Uglier and Uglier for the GOP - Matt Stoller, Open Left [image] 'Palin's a Brainiac' - Moe Lane, RedState [image] Walk Offs - Greg Sargent, TPM Election Central [image] Obama Reacts to Skinhead Plot ...
It's a Motherfuckin' Walk-Off!
Shakesville —
This happened minutes from my home—and I really can't even properly describe how blub-inducingly awesome I think it is. We are the blue corner of Indiana, but still: ...
dozens of call center workers walk
skippy the bush kangaroo —
... nina williams, a stay-at-home mom in lake county, indiana, tells us that her daughter recently called her from her job at the center, upset that she had been asked to read a script attacking obama for being "dangerously weak on crime," "coddling criminals," and for voting against "protecting children from danger." - talking points memo election central ...
Hullabaloo — ... The Republicans are going to do everything they can to make sure that if you're a Democrat, you don't vote this year. Not all of it will work - the stories of young workers who probably need the money walking off the job at call centers rather than read smear call scripts against Barack Obama are inspiring. And the GOP is ...
A different kind of backlash
Political Animal —
A DIFFERENT KIND OF BACKLASH.... There's been a fair amount of polling recently that shows John McCain's relentlessly negative campaign style backfiring -- he's struggled to narrow the gap, and he's driven up his negative ratings. But this week, McCain's anti-Obama attacks prompted a very different kind of backlash, when at least three dozen workers at an Indiana telemarketing call center chose to walk off the job rather than read a McCain campaign script. Nina Williams, a stay-at-home mom in Lake County, Indiana, tells us that her daughter recently called her from her job at ...
What's the difference ...
The Reality-Based Community —
... ... between an $8/hr. call-center employee and a Fox News anchor? Why, a Fox News anchor never refuses to read the script.
McCain phone bankers quit after refusing to peddle low-brow Obama smears
Crooks and Liars —
It's nice to see at least some people in the McCain campaign still have standards.
TPM:
Some three dozen workers at a telemarketing call center in Indiana walked off the job rather than read an incendiary McCain campaign script attacking Barack Obama, according to two workers at the center and one of their parents.
Nina Williams, a stay-at-home mom in Lake County, Indiana, tells us that her daughter recently called her from her job at the center, upset that she had been asked to read a script ...
There is hope for America
WTF Is It Now?!? —
... Some three dozen workers at a telemarketing call center in Indiana walked off the job rather than read an incendiary McCain campaign script attacking Barack Obama, according to two workers at the center and one of their parents. ...
In The News
SteveAudio —
... during early voting in the states of West Virginia, Tennessee, Missouri and Texas. A county clerk in West Virginia invited a video crew to watch his demonstration of the reliability of the disputed voting machines but instead he saw the machine flipping the votes, as critics claimed. He put this down to the faulty calibration of the voting machine. However, even after he recalibrated the machine it continued to flip votes. Watch the video here: ***** Dozens Of Call Center Workers Walk Off Job In Protest Rather Than Read McCain Script Attacking ...
A bit about activism . . .
The Reaction —
... activism -- First, thanks to the Internet, the truth gets out#. Count your blessings as an American for your Internet freedoms*. And count the days# (82) until Bush moves out of the White House. Remember that we will soon be free of campaign advertising. It is likely, however, that we will not be free of endless news about the sad state of Republican affairs. That will continue. Please note that most Americans are good and principled people*, and that we still have our senses of humor#. It is heartwarming, ...
