Anti-Morrison robocalls can stop now

morrisonAs annoying as automated phone calls are during a political season, they at least have a point. The latest anti-Paul Morrison “robocalls” tormenting Kansans are worse, because they are pointless: Morrison is out as attorney general as of Thursday, having self-destructed in a sex scandal just a year into the job. The person responsible for the calls and their outrageous claims, a Californian named Conrad Braun, has an old grudge against Morrison, who successfully prosecuted him for trespassing and making a criminal threat. Last year Braun vowed to “keep hitting Kansas” with calls until Morrison resigned. Mission accomplished (though for reasons unrelated to Braun’s claims). Meanwhile, Braun’s abuse reminds us it’s too bad the state’s Do Not Call list only applies to products and services.

23 Comments

  1. Political_mama
    Posted January 30, 2008 at 6:24 am | Permalink

    Dude is psycho, he’s posted on here as well. Geez man, get a grip.

    Sometimes the actions of people hurt their own case worse than they help.

  2. Regular
    Posted January 30, 2008 at 6:50 am | Permalink

    I got one of those phone calls last week. Not sure it was from Braun, but it was complaining about some case and how Morrison did blah blah.

  3. The Phantom
    Posted January 30, 2008 at 6:57 am | Permalink

    We need Braun’s home phone # or email add., it would be only fair!

  4. Protestor
    Posted January 30, 2008 at 7:27 am | Permalink

    I have a new sign I want to carry around outside Tillers Clinic:

    “Your Mommy didnt have an abortion…

    … Maybe she should have!”

    Guess whos its directed toward?

  5. Regular
    Posted January 30, 2008 at 9:53 am | Permalink

    Last one I got was last week.

  6. Vaughn Tolle
    Posted January 30, 2008 at 9:58 am | Permalink

    I got one at the office yesterday, received one at home Monday night.

  7. Hank Price
    Posted January 30, 2008 at 10:16 am | Permalink

    Got my first one yesterday. On the recorder when I got home.

    Amusing. Takes more than a phone call to ‘torment’ me, my dear Rhonda.

  8. BG
    Posted January 30, 2008 at 10:27 am | Permalink

    Hell, I wish I had enough money to do this to a couple Government employees myself.

  9. Ben
    Posted January 30, 2008 at 10:27 am | Permalink

    Isn’t this that same ‘Bumble Bee” guy who posts his hate here from time to time?

  10. Regular
    Posted January 30, 2008 at 10:30 am | Permalink

    I think so Ben. I and others posted a bit about him on an open thread somewhere.

  11. lindainks55
    Posted January 30, 2008 at 10:32 am | Permalink

    What showed up on my caller ID from the calls I’ve received is:

    Homeytel
    (602) 516-1080

    Really vile message! Glad it was me who answered rather than a visiting grandchild. The last one I received was Sunday (3 days ago).

  12. The Phantom
    Posted January 30, 2008 at 11:02 am | Permalink

    Someone needs to publish the guys home phone # or email addy., so we could give him a little payback.

  13. Uhhinged
    Posted January 30, 2008 at 12:01 pm | Permalink

    I have had a numbers of calls, the latest one yesterday. If this criminal thinks it OK to harrass people in Kansas then we need to find out who the his telemarking customers are and ask them if they support him using the same company to harrass people. We know the name of the company Homeytel
    (602) 516-1080 now how do we find out who his customers are?

  14. Tom Paine
    Posted January 30, 2008 at 12:19 pm | Permalink

    IF you want to and harass government employees i might suggest these douchebags.

    Phelps Jr Fred 785/296-6534 Topeka Department of Corrections 521

    Phelps Margie 785/296-3128 Topeka Department of Corrections 521

  15. Wichitan
    Posted January 30, 2008 at 1:30 pm | Permalink

    I got one of these calls Monday night – it was our fifth one. The guy is sick, and we have little kids that used to answer the phone (until the psycho started calling). And like my spouse said – we didn’t really care about the whole Morrison thing until the calls started. The idiot phone calls are almost enough to make us actually support Morrison.

  16. Wichitan
    Posted January 30, 2008 at 1:31 pm | Permalink

    We need to file a class-action harassment lawsuit against this Braun moron.

  17. Vaughn Tolle
    Posted January 30, 2008 at 1:37 pm | Permalink

    Why do I suspect that the guy gets telephone numbers from the “Do Not Call” lists available to telemarketers and then adds them to his bank of numbers not on any such list to call as many numbers as he can, knowing that the annoying calls he makes are not proscribed by said lists. I’m all for freedom of expression and all those ideals, but calls like his are why all calls received at home are screened. It’s not so simple at the office, but I’m starting to think that voice mail will be answering all calls soon if this keeps up.

    BTW, if the guy wants to make his case, let him try to contact the media, send mail, etc. so that each of us may decide if we want to read it or not. There is some inherent problem with the use of a service for which each of us (telephone service) by those who assume we will answer and listen to the stuff put out. Yes, put me into the group of people who believes that in the case of telephone service, the presumption ought to be “Do Not Call”, with an opt-in to receive calls, rather than the reverse. And, this applies to political, etc., calls too.

  18. Wichitan
    Posted January 30, 2008 at 3:04 pm | Permalink

    Conrad Braun needs psychological help:

    http://www.fairtrialsinamerica.org/

  19. Wichitan
    Posted January 30, 2008 at 3:05 pm | Permalink

    http://homeytel.com/

  20. Wichitan
    Posted January 30, 2008 at 3:07 pm | Permalink

    conradbraun@hotmail.com

    Have fun!

  21. 1
    Posted January 30, 2008 at 3:10 pm | Permalink

    GET YOUR MESSAGE OUT NOW!

    Conrad (The Rad) Braun, Founder
    HOMEYTELTM
    3065 Rosecrans Place, Suite 210A
    San Diego, CA 92110
    Phone: (619) 223-1022
    Fax: (619) 564-4408
    Dedicated Recording Line: (619) 564-4671
    E-mail me personally at: conbraun@hotmail.com

  22. Ben
    Posted January 30, 2008 at 3:45 pm | Permalink

    His specialty (according to him):

    WHISPERING CAMPAIGNS

    POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS

  23. john_s
    Posted January 31, 2008 at 9:44 pm | Permalink

    Funny the Eagle is a perpetual anti – Phill Kline newspaper even after he lost the election. And then they complain about anti-morisson robocalls.

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  1. By Christina on February 12, 2008 at 7:31 am

    Christina…

    …A telephone answering service can be used when an office is shut down for the holidays or due to employee vacations……