I've been perstered by a caller at 617-245-9602, and decided to Google it. Turns out a lot of people have been pestered by this number lately, according to http://whocalled.us Also, some have been outright verbally abused by telemarketers claiming to be with the Obama campaign, looking for campaign donations from this number.

I lived in New Hampshire for many years, and we saw this kind of stuff from rival campaigns, where one campaign would hire a marketing firm to harrass registered DNC voters with campaign contribution calls claiming to be associated with a competing campaign. This would piss off the voter toward the other campaign, thinking that they were being rude and obnoxious, or at best, sloppy in the hiring of their contract firms for fund raising. It's small time stuff, but primary campaigns hinge on very small time factors in small areas. With Kentucky coming up very shortly, this area is getting blitzed with this kind of nonsense again.

I talked with the Obama folks and this number isn't associated with their organization, just as I suspected. I gave them the website address where I saw the comments concerning this number and a lot more numbers like it that are being a pain in the ass to people. This should get interesting.

I like this Internet thingy here. :D

The RNC has been doing stuff like that for years, along with all the other scummy and many times illegal tactics they use.:nonono:

The calls supposedly originate from the iri.

iri = international republican institute

Senator John McCain is the ranking member...

http://www.iri.org/board.asp

A reverse directory search says it's an unlisted number, but did reveal the following:

(617) 245-9602 is a land line based in Cambridge, MA
The registered service provider is Global Crossing Local Services, Inc**.
Detailed listing information is not available.

If their provider gets enough complaints. they should certainly take action.

A reverse directory search says it's an unlisted number, but did reveal the following:



If their provider gets enough complaints. they should certainly take action.

This web page gets very specific about that number http://whocalled.us/lookup/6172459602

IRI is an actual Republican entity? This is good to know.

Here's the list of who runs IRI. I'm floored at how stupid this all is beginning to look.

http://www.iri.org/board.asp

Board of Directors

U.S. Senator John McCain, Chairman

Ranking Member, Senate Committee on Armed Services

Peter T. Madigan, Vice Chairman

Principal, Johnson, Madigan and Peck
Former Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs, U.S. Department of State

J. William Middendorf, II, Secretary - Treasurer

Chairman, Middendorf & Associates, Inc.
Former Secretary of the Navy
Former U.S. Ambassador to the European Community, Organization of American States and the Netherlands

Ambassador L. Paul Bremer, III

Former Presidential Envoy to Iraq
Former Chairman of the National Commission on Terrorism
Former U.S. Ambassador to the Netherlands

Gahl Hodges Burt

Vice Chairman, American Academy in Berlin
Former White House Social Secretary

U.S. Representative David Dreier

Ranking Member, House Committee on the Rules

Lawrence S. Eagleburger

Former U.S. Secretary of State
Former U.S. Ambassador to Yugoslavia

Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr.

President and Chief Executive Officer, American Gaming Association
Former Chairman of the Republican Party

Alison B. Fortier

Director, Lockheed Martin Missile Defense Programs
Former Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs

Mayor James A. Garner

Former Mayor, Incorporated Village of Hempstead, New York

Janet G. Mullins Grissom

Partner, Johnson, Madigan and Peck
Former Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs, U.S. Department of State

U.S. Senator Chuck Hagel

Ranking Member, Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on International Economic Policy, Export and Trade Promotion

Cheryl F. Halpern

Chairman, Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Trustee, Washington Institute for Near East Policy
Member of the Board of Directors, Foundation for Defense of Democracies

William J. Hybl

Chairman and Chief Executive Office, El Pomar Foundation
President Emeritus, U.S. Olympic Committee
Former Special Counsel to the President of the United States

The Honorable Jim Kolbe

U.S. House of Representatives, Arizona’s Eighth District 1985-2006

Michael Kostiw

Former Senior Advisor to the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency

Stephan M. Minikes

Of Counsel to Xenophon Strategies
Former United States Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe

Constance Berry Newman

Special Counsel for African Affairs, Carmen Group
Former Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, U.S. Department of State
Former Assistant Administrator for Africa, U.S. Agency for International Development

Alec L. Poitevint, II

Chairman, Southeastern Minerals, Inc.
National Committeeman, Georgia Republican National Committee

John F.W. Rogers

Managing Director and member of the Management Committee of Goldman Sachs

Randy Scheunemann

President and Owner, Orion Strategies LLC

Joseph R. Schmuckler

Senior Executive Officer, Mitsubishi UFJ Securities Co., Ltd.

Brent Scowcroft

President, The Scowcroft Group, Inc.
Former Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs
Lieutenant General, U.S. Air Force (retired)

Margaret Tutwiler

Executive Vice President for Communications and Government Relations, New York Stock Exchange
Former U.S. Undersecretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, U.S. State Department
Former U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Morocco

Olin L. Wethington

Chairman, AIG Companies in China
Former Assistant Secretary for International Affairs, U.S. Department of the Treasury

Richard S. Williamson

Presidential Envoy to Sudan
Partner, Winston & Straw LLP
Former State Representative for Special Political Affairs to the United Nations