ROBO: "Funny-business in last night's election in Baton Rouge.." (TPM)

[chill_wind]

Funny-business in last night's election in Baton Rouge ...
On election day, a number of homes in Baton Rouge's predominantly black neighborhoods were phoned with a tape-recorded message asking black voters to teach white Democrats a lesson by staying home and not casting ballots.
The ad signed off as "Friends of Michael Jackson."

Jackson, a Democratic state representative defeated by Cazayoux in the primary runoff, said he was not involved or connected in any way with the calls. Jackson said he will run for the seat in November.

http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/

http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/18556984.html?index=1&c=y


a local blog that mentions this:

http://www.dailykingfish.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=652

[Zachstar]

1. Finding and classifying these robocalls is like working a TMA plot on a Kilo Class

Limited sensors and limited time before they vanish.

So I hope they get on the ball and get these calls tracked down so that whoever did them can be arrested.

[John Q. Citizen]

2. The sad part is it's probably not even against the law. Or if it is, it's an infraction.

[Zachstar]

3. The bigger part is exposing whatever group that did it.

And if they have any ties to the republicans.

[chill_wind]

4. State Democratic Party Chairman Christopher Whittington said the calls violated election law

"and the party would take appropriate action against whoever was responsible."