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ooby writes "MSNBC reports that Bush and Kerry plan to shoot off a million or so emails to their closest friends. By using the Internet to distribute ads, presidential candidates believe they can reach more people using less money. I guess that's why they wrote that loophole in that awesome new spam law."

Comments

Re:Email? What about phone?!

[DigiShaman]

And he has strong ties to "Fritz" Hollings...whom tried to slip the TCPA bill through. I guess that's why Kerry said to Dean about passing bills by not putting your name on it. Sounds like he picked up some pointers from Hollings.

Without a doubt, Kerry is a snake. I don't trust that condescending arrogant asshole! And neither should the rest of the slashdot crowd

Re:Email? What about phone?!

[DigiShaman]

Environmental protection = USA too cost prohibitive. Let's move manufacturing jobs overseas to China, India, Africa, and Japan

Government regulation = throwing the proverbial monkey wrench into a free economy. Let's make jobs wages to cost prohibitive. Let's oursource our white collar jobs to China, India, Africa, and..elsewhere.

Universal Healthcare = You will be taxed so hard that eventually we will all be forced to suck on the governmental titty. And my health is fine, unless it's life threatening, I don't need a stinkin doctor.

Civil rights = Political correctness at the expense of US security.

Re:Oh please...

[Greyfox]

I would prefer that they just stay the fuck out of my life completely. I should not have to move to a shack in Montana with no power in order to have some peace and quiet in the privacy of my own home. I should not even have to take the extraordinary measures I do to insure that I don't get spam or telemarketer calls. If you want to alienate me as a voter or as a potential customer, go ahead and invade my privacy. It's the best way to guarantee you'll never see a dime (or a vote) from me.

If some candidate is going to E-Mail me himself and personally respond when I reply with the stuff I'm concerned with, then I might be willing to entertain the idea.