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Apr 19, 2013

Chris Christie Urges D.C. Republicans to Vote for Mara

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie wants D.C. Republicans to vote for Patrick Mara next Tuesday.

Nov 14, 2012

Robot Kaya Henderson Wants to Close Your School

As news broke yesterday of a list of 20 D.C. public schools that city officials want to see closed, many parents received a phone call from what sounded like a robot-version of Chancellor Kaya Henderson informing them of the plan.

Apr 02, 2012

Roseanne Barr Is Calling D.C. Voters for Support in Tomorrow’s Primary

Roseanne Barr, who is waging a write-in campaign for the Green Party’s nomination for president, is placing robocalls to D.C. voters ahead of tomorrow’s primary election.

Sep 05, 2010

Anonymous Robocall Attacks Jim Graham

Yesterday afternoon reports came in about a robocall attacking Ward 1 Councilmember Jim Graham. The call was anonymous, with no message indicating who was behind it or who financed it. Last night TBD posted the audio of the call, which features a woman’s voice telling the listener that Jim Graham paid for an abortion for his chief of staff’s girlfriend. The narrator then goes on to describe Graham as “immoral” and “wretched.” The Graham…

 
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