Robo calls make my skin crawl

The robo-call phenomena baffles me. Over the last few days, I have received robo calls from President Barack Obama, former Sen. Bill Bradley and a variety of local and regional folks. And it’s not over, at least for another 30 hours.

The notion that a recorded phone call from some famous person is considered a good use of a campaign’s resources just doesn’t seem logical, given how distasteful most people find telemarketers — and politicians.

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Hank Kalet is a poet and freelance journalist. He is the economic needs reporter for NJ Spotlight, teaches journalism at Rutgers University and writing at Middlesex County College and Brookdale Community College. He writes a semi-monthly column for the Progressive Populist. He is a lifelong fan of the New York Mets and New York Knicks, drinks too much coffee and attends as many Bruce Springsteen concerts as his meager finances will allow. He lives in South Brunswick with his wife Annie. View all posts by hankkalet