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Thursday, January 09, 2003  

Oops...sorta

This is from Tom Tomorrow's blog yesterday. It's an update to something I posted from him yesterday.

UPDATE: I am informed this is at least partly ADIR (Another Damned Internet Rumour). According to Snopes:

Origins: This item is true in the sense that people can call the White House at the phone number given above to offer their comments about whether or not the USA should initiate military action against Iraq, but the phone service was not set up specifically to record public opinion about the Iraq issue. It's simply the general White House Comments phone line, which callers can use to express their opinions about any issue on their minds. (One has to call between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM Eastern Time on weekdays to speak to a real person, though; otherwise the number just plays a recording inviting the caller to try again when the department is open.)

So, yes you can still call the White House, but they don't have a separate "Iraq" line. It's splitting hairs, but something I should take the responsibility of clearing up, too.

Anyway, it can't hurt to call.

posted by skobJohn | 10:13 AM |
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