Chamber Of Commerce Airs Democrat's Home Phone Number In Attack Ad

[democracy1st]

Wisconsin Democratic congressional candidate Julie Lassa is calling on her opponent to denounce a new attack ad by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce that displays her home phone number and tells viewers to call and tell her to "stop voting for job-killing tax hikes."

"Sean Duffy's special interest backers crossed a line in their attacks that put Julie and her family at risk to harassment and abuse," Lassa campaign Manager Rick Fromberg said in a statement. "Sean Duffy should let it be known to his outside special interest groups that there is no place for these kinds of attacks in Wisconsin elections."

According to a person close to the Lassas, the family had to unplug their phones the day the ad went up and her two daughters can no longer answer the phones because of all the calls.

The ad points to Lassa's votes to raise taxes and displays her phone number on screen at the very end. A spokesman for the Chamber pointed out that Lassa's home phone number is already publicly available on her state legislature home page, listed as her "district telephone." When The Huffington Post followed up and asked whether the Chamber knew that that number was actually her home phone, we did not receive a response.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/10/08/julie-lassa-chamber-commerce-ad-phone_n_756058.html

[G_j]

1. this is illegal

isn't it?
:shrug:

[gateley]

2. I was just going to ask the same question. nt

[HughMoran]

3. Perhaps somebody should list the personal numbers of all the Chamber people?

I know a lot of people would like to deliver a major ass-kicking to these people who are determined to destroy our country by handing it over to corporations.

[BlueIdaho]

4. If there was ever any doubt, IT'S WAR!!!

This is a war for the future of America, for decency, democracy, and the power of the individual vote to control elections. The republican tea party and their corporate masters are trying to replace "one person - one vote" with a fascist corporate state.

We need to fight with all we have and hope we can protect our democracy from the filthy rich.

[littlewolf]

5. Of course it is wrong ... but both sides do it ...

Allen West SSN was put in campaign mailing by Ron Klein
so it isn't like both sides don't do it ...
phone numbers can be changed ....