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Reverse Robo-Calls Target Scott

August 9th, 2011 by flanews

For months Florida voters have been receiving robo-calls from Governor Rick Scott boasting of his accomplishments. Now the tables have turned. A progressive political group is recording messages from voters and as Whitney Ray tells us, they plan to tie up the governor�s phone lines next week delivering the messages.

Some are short and too the point.

�Recall Rick Scott,� Recorded Lois G.

Others are sarcastic.

�You�re a great success� as a crook that is,� recorded Michael V.

All give Governor Rick Scott a low job approval rating.

�On a scale of one to 10, with one being very dissatisfied and 10 being extremely satisfied, I rate you with a minus 10,� Diane W. recorded.

The messages are from voters who visit the website PinkSlipRick.com. The site is run by Florida Watch Action, a progressive political group that�s been hounding the governor since his early days in office.

They organized this protest outside Scott�s office during session, after Scott proposed laying off thousands of state workers. And last week when the governor sold donuts at a Tampa bakery they handed him pink slips.

Now the group is motivated by Scott�s push to remake his image. Scott�s been robo-calling voters for months. The group wants to return the favor. They�re pre-recording messages online and plan to bombard the governor�s office with phone calls next week.

Governor Scott says the attacks don�t faze him.

�That�s what�s great about this country. We are making a real decision about what type of government we want,� said Scott.

Each recording on the website has a link for listeners to report an inappropriate message, but in this case what�s acceptable and what�s not may be in the ear of the beholder. The attacks come as Scott is beginning to find more favor with voters. A Quinnipiac Poll released Friday, shows Scott�s job approval rating has climbed from the high 20s to the mid 30s.

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