Pro-Frederick Robocalls Begin
Some Republican convention goers have started receiving robo-calls asking for their support in keeping Jeff Frederick as Chairman of the Republican Party of Virginia.
Transcript after the break.
UPDATE: Frederick denies involvement in calls after the break
Robo-Call transcript:
A strong majority of delegates like you voted for a new chairman in 2008. You signed up, turned out, and rejected the false choices offered by the elite establishment. Now the elites, led by first vice-chairman Mike Thomas, instigated by Bob McDonnell, want to undo the decision of grassroots Republicans. They plan to use little-known rules in the Party Plan to decapitate party chairman Jeff Frederick. The elites hate the results of the 2008 convention. This angry band wants to control party fundraising and structure. They fight against truly pro-life, pro-gun, low-tax candidates. Theirs is a party taking orders from tax-raising, anti-gun, pro-abortion officeholders in Richmond. Call Mike Thomas, tell him to knock it off. You know what he’s doing. Call him at (000) 000-0000. That’s (000) 000-0000. Tell Thomas the grassroots decide who the chairman is. Not clever rule manipulating elites. Authorized by Grassroots Republicans.
UPDATE: Jeff Frederick has sent out an email denying his involvement in the robocalls:
State Central Committee:
Moments ago, it was brought to my attention that automated phone calls have been made to Republican activists telling them to support me with regard to the recent Call issued by the State Central Committee.
I want to make it emphatically and clearly known that in no way did I have or had any involvement in the planning or execution of these calls, nor did I have prior knowledge these calls were going to be made. As of this writing, I still do not know what person or organization is behind this effort.
I further want you to know that upon learning of the content of this call, I placed a call to Bob McDonnell and others to inform them of my lack of involvement or prior knowledge.
Since the Call for the April 4th State Central meeting was issued last week, I have been consistent that any issue involving the leadership of the Republican Party of Virginia should be handled with appropriate discretion as an internal Party matter.
My complete and utter focus of the moment is to continue to move our Party forward and to build our grassroots strength for the crucial elections we face in 2009. My main priorities continue to be the election of Bob McDonnell as our next governor, a sweep of the contests for the statewide offices, and expanding our majority in the House of Delegates.
Regardless of the events of April 4th, all activities related to this matter must be conducted in a manner that allows us to unite at the State Convention in May as a strong, cohesive Party that decisively defeats the Democrats in November. That is paramount above all else.
I thank you for your attention to this matter. Please feel free to contact me should you wish to discuss any issues or ideas upon which I can offer my assistance to you or our Party.
Thank you.
-JMF
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thanks for sharing. fyi.. this robo call violates the Federal TCPA regulations that robo calls must have 1) a phone number included and 2) an org to contact to get off a list.
More here about the law: http://thinkdodone.typepad.com/ccd/2008/09/can-he-do-that.html
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[...] Bearing Drift has the first salvo of the robocalls against Bob McDonnell in an effort to “Save Jeff”: A strong majority of delegates like you voted for a new chairman in 2008. You signed up, turned out, and rejected the false choices offered by the elite establishment. [...]
Does anyone recognize the voice?
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We need to support Jeff Frederick and help him anyway we can.
And we need to stop this ridiculous internecine bickering. If do not the only people that will benefit from it are the Democrats. Do we really want that?
One word about believing Frederick at this point: Riiiiggghhhttt…
What a complete horse’s ass.
Anybody who falls for his transparent and manufactured set of “wedge” issues (elected State Central Committee folks are now “elite”?) deserves to have him continue to run a party further into the ground.
Whoever is behind this would have been much smarter to have targeted it by Congressional District and urge recipients to call their SCC representatives by name.
I had one in my voice mail when I got home tonight.
I wonder why people are saying stupid stuff like, “this robo call violates the Federal TCPA regulations.” Jeff has come out and said that he had nothing to do with it.
I also hear other garbage such as “The things we’ve gone through since Frederick has been chairman.”
Are we now back in high school? Are politics really this petty? Are the voters really this ignorant? Please… I ask here, like I ask elsewhere, what EXACTLY has Frederick done? Is it a crime as a republican to call for limited government? This is all I’ve heard him do.
Stephen, to answer your many questions, I would have to say,………..yes.
The larger issue is how was this list obtained by the robo callers? My wife and I both received these calls this afternoon. Are they calling the 2008 delegate list or the 2009 delegate list?
Jason & Jim, Thanks for covering this issue.
They gave out Mike Thomas’ cell phone. These are the type of people that we want influencing our Party?
I am a pro-life, pro-gun, low-tax Republican, and I want him gone.
“I wonder why people are saying stupid stuff like, “this robo call violates the Federal TCPA regulations.” Jeff has come out and said that he had nothing to do with it.”
Because they listed the regulations for you to see how it violates the law.
And if it wasn’t Frederick…then “someone” still violated the law. They’re still guilty….no matter who it was.
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I did receive one of the robo calls, and found it quite unremarkable. I find it quite humorous when the Tuckers of the world can level essentially criminal charges against Jeff Frederick in full public view and there’s no expectation of a “negative reaction” to that. How’s that for tearing down fellow Republicans again??
Yet as soon as the elected officials themselves are actually held to account it’s “negative” and “low.” It’s all the more odd when criticism of Tucker for his public positions is “low.” Tucker’s entire ten-year record in the Fifth District is one of a lack of satisfaction with mere political defeat of his opponents.
Tucker’s tenure is littered with the carcasses of those whom he has smeared with unsubstantiated personal charges, whether weak “criminal” charges against Jeff, or totally false marital accusations against conservative opposition within his own district.
I’m sorry, but refusal to hold our “leaders” accountable is what’s gotten us the corrupt, earmark-happy, power-crazed “Gross Out Party” that can’t win jack in VIRGINIA, or all places. The crybaby responses from those who expected to do a hatchet job on Jeff with no repercussions just highlights why the term “Republican leaders” is such an oxymoron. It also bodes very ill for our chances against Terry McAuliffe, who is nothing if not tough.
Personally, if our “leaders” can’t take the heat, I recommend getting out of the kitchen and letting us find true conservative leadership. At the very least, I’d recommend not throwing punches if they can’t handle a defensive swing in return.
Frankly, Jeff and his defenders didn’t start this. If McDonnell really wants a civil war just in time for what should have been a farily quiet convention, that’s his call. But in the eternal struggle against the top-down power that our Republican leaders seem determined to represent, I say, “Go, Jeff.” And to the whiners, how about stepping aside and letting some MEN step up to leadership?
I only ask readers not to be too blindly accepting of the self-promotional rhetoric from our politicians.