India's Times: Bush Fdraising outsource 125 call center jobs last 14 month

[papau]

http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1338421&l=36522 >
SPECIAL MIS-LEAD: BUSH OUTSOURCED FUNDRAISING & VOTER OPERATIONS

According to a new report, the Bush Administration has taken its strong support for outsourcing further than previously thought -- opting to move key political operations offshore. India's Hindustan Times reports that, during a 14 month period from 2002 to 2003 when the Republican Party was playing up patriotism, its fund-raising and vote-seeking campaign was performed in part by two call centers located in India <1>.

According to the report, the Republican National Committee shipped the India operation its voter database for 125 local staff to use to "solicit political contributions ranging between $5 and $3,000 from thousands of registered Republican voters." While the contract for running the campaigns was originally awarded to Washington-based Capital Communications Group, "for cost and efficiencies gains, the company outsourced the work to HCL Technologies that in turn sent it offshore."

Public pressure has forced President Bush has to downplay his support for outsourcing. But this new story is consistent with his Administration's actions in support of shipping American jobs overseas. Late last year, the New York Times reported that the Bush Commerce Department co-sponsored a conference at the lavish Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York that was designed to "encourage American companies to put operations and jobs in China" <2>. Then, this year, the President's top economic adviser said outsourcing was "a plus for the economy" <3>.

Sources:
1. "Bush campaign ran from Noida call center", Hindustan Times, 05/16/2004, http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1338421&l=36523.
2. "In business, Washington pursues two China policies", International Herald Tribune, 12/11/2003, http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1338421&l=36524.
3. "Bush Econ Advisor: Outsourcing OK", CBS News, 02/13/2004,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1338421&l=36525.

[sidwill]

1. Can somebodyt send this to Lou dobbs?

This is just too precious to pass on. Kerry needs to have campaign commercials that point this out and run them in the swing states especially Ohio, PA, and Wisconsin.

We have to use this to batter Bush.

[in_cog_ni_to]

3. I sent it to Lou Dobbs.

I hope he uses it on his show. THIS should royally tick him off!

[LittleApple81]

2. Al Franken was LOL about this. The idiots! They also had previously

outsourced "campaign items" to be made in Miamar, breaking the law because it was forbidden to sponsor anything in that country.

[tritsofme]

4. They deny it over @ the RNC (obviously)

RNC Statement on Internet Story on Telemarketing Calls


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Christine Iverson
202-863-8614

Washington, DC — Today John Kerry supporters began circulating a false story from the Internet, claiming that the RNC outsourced fundraising calls to an Indian telemarketing firm.

“This story is an untrue urban legend which has been traversing the nether regions of cyber space for the better part of a year. It’s unfortunate that John Kerry’s supporters have so little regard for the truth that they would spread Internet stories with no basis in fact,” said RNC Communications Director Jim Dyke.

http://www.rnc.org/News/Read.aspx?ID=4220