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'Spam rage' leads to reporter quitting
Sydney Morning Herald ^ | December 14, 2004 | Sam Varghese

Posted on 12/13/2004 5:58:08 PM PST by NCjim

A radio reporter in Philadelphia has resigned from her job after an angry message, left by her on the phone of a lobby group whom she believed were spamming her, was sent to her employer and the media.

Rachel Buchanan, 27, wrote that she had been receiving unsolicited email at her web mail account from a group known as www.Laptoplobbyist.com.

The group makes money by charging $US20 to send faxes to people in power and lobby on selected issues such as minimising separation of church and state and preventing the UN from "brainwashing our kids" into "despising" America.

Ms Buchanan wrote that she had called the number at the bottom of one of the emails only to go to an answering machine. This annoyed her, she says.

Unfortunately, she left her name and number when asked to do so by the recorded message. She put this down to an automatic reaction as she normally leaves these details many times a day in the course of her job.

Then she lost her temper and after calling laptoplobbyist.com again left a voicemail wishing their children ill. She described it as a "terrible message."

This voicemail has been published on laptoplobbyist.com's website and says:

"Hi, my name is Rachel, and my telephone number is [number]. I wanted to tell you that you're evil, horrible people. You're awful people. You represent horrible ideas. God hates you and he wants to kill your children. You should all burn in hell. Bye."

The head of laptoplobbyist.com called her a few days later; he had called her office number which in turn gave her mobile number.

The angry voicemail she had left was converted to an MP3 and sent to her employer, other media and also put up on the laptoplobbyist.com website.

Her boss told her that the alleged spammers wanted an apology. She agreed to this but says the question did not come up when she quit her job a few days later.


TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: burninhellrachel; disturbedwoman; laptoplobbyist; lyingwitch; mentallydisturbed; npr; rachelbuchman
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1 posted on 12/13/2004 5:58:08 PM PST by NCjim
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To: NCjim

Listen to the voicemail here:

http://www.laptoplobbyist.com/rachel.mp3


2 posted on 12/13/2004 5:59:35 PM PST by FreedomCalls (It's the "Statue of Liberty," not the "Statue of Security.")
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To: NCjim
A radio reporter in Philadelphia has resigned from her job after an angry message, left by her on the phone of a lobby group whom she believed were spamming her

Hah. Took her a few days to come up with an alibi, I see.

3 posted on 12/13/2004 6:04:44 PM PST by martin_fierro (pAye p00r atenShun 2 dEtai)
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To: NCjim
Unfortunately, she left her name and number when asked to do so by the recorded message.

Talk about carrying water for a disturbed woman. What this woman said did not at all sound like someone lost in the heat of the moment. Her voice was even and her tone was cold.

4 posted on 12/13/2004 6:05:17 PM PST by Prime Choice (I like Democrats, too. Let's exchange recipes.)
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To: martin_fierro
Took her a few days to come up with an alibi, I see.

Has it only been days? Feels more like weeks since I first read about this story.

5 posted on 12/13/2004 6:05:55 PM PST by Prime Choice (I like Democrats, too. Let's exchange recipes.)
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To: NCjim
I say worse things everyday to creeps supposedly soliciting funds for local cops and firefighters.

Of course, the difference is they call me.

6 posted on 12/13/2004 6:09:08 PM PST by billorites (freepo ergo sum)
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To: NCjim
Gee, it's about times conservatives turned the tables on liberals and did the very same things to them that they do to us; namely getting us fired for saying something and forcing an apology out of the person being fired as well.

Nice to hear she was 'FIRED'. 27 years old and already a liberal wackjob.
7 posted on 12/13/2004 6:10:59 PM PST by Stringfellow Hawke (#6: Be seeing you!)
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To: NCjim

Wait a minute! Isn't this the same chick that works for NPR? Wasn't there a story here last week on this same situation but from the angle of the guy who got her nasty message, then researched where she worked, found out it was with NPR and went to the media to ask why she could leave scathing messages on company time?

Both were named "Rachel," but this piece doesn't mention who SHE worked for and that she was leaving nasty messages on the taxpayers dime. (Granted, I'm sure those Laptop Lobbyist people can be QUITE annoying, too.)

Unless I'm losing it? Must stop freeping so much...


8 posted on 12/13/2004 6:11:01 PM PST by Diana in Wisconsin (Save The Earth. It's The Only Planet With Chocolate.)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

It's her.


9 posted on 12/13/2004 6:14:27 PM PST by jrewingjr
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To: Prime Choice; Diana in Wisconsin
The original take on this story from a week ago ("Spam Rage" my a$$)
10 posted on 12/13/2004 6:15:22 PM PST by martin_fierro (pAye p00r atenShun 2 dEtai)
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To: NCjim

Great excuse. SHE's the victim!!! Next, she'll be suing under ADA claiming she's got an illness that allows her to pull such BS stunts.


11 posted on 12/13/2004 6:23:02 PM PST by No Longer Free State (If integrity does not reside in the captain of the ship, then it is not on board)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Yes, its the same woman. I haven't confirmed it yet but I was told by a friend today that she got a job with the ABC television affiliate in Philadelphia, channel 6.


12 posted on 12/13/2004 6:55:41 PM PST by ZChief
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To: Prime Choice
What this woman said did not at all sound like someone lost in the heat of the moment. Her voice was even and her tone was cold.

Cold? All femenists are frigid.

14 posted on 12/13/2004 7:40:09 PM PST by Doctor Raoul ( ----- HERTZ: We're #1 ----- AVIS: We're #2 We Try Harder ----- CBS: We're #3 We LIE Harder)
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To: Doctor Raoul
I'm the Executive Director of Laptoplobbyist.com

It's been quite some time since I've posted but I've noticed the threads on the Buchman incident and have taken some interest.

For the record, I spoke with Buchman on the Saturday after Thanksgiving and got her to admit that she did, in fact, subscribe to the list.

However, if anyone wants more details on any aspect of the incident. I'll be happy to oblige.
15 posted on 12/13/2004 11:49:48 PM PST by ElIguana (http://www.laptoplobbyist.com)
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To: ElIguana

I doubt I'm the only one here who is not surprised. As natural as liberals breathe, they lie.


16 posted on 12/13/2004 11:56:20 PM PST by stands2reason
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To: martin_fierro

EXACTLY. This is the excuse she'll use from here on, and the excuse the next paper that hires her will 'accept.'


17 posted on 12/14/2004 3:35:14 AM PST by LibertarianInExile (NO BLOOD FOR CHOCOLATE! Get the UN-ignoring, unilateralist Frogs out of Ivory Coast!)
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To: Doctor Raoul
Q: How many feminists does it take to screw in a lightbulb?

A: Only one, dammit, and it's not funny!

Told to me by my college professor brother, strangely after his neo-feminazi wife left him for her boss at the lawfirm where she had been studying divorce law as an intern for two years, leaving him with their two children, one of which she LaLache breastfed until she was six. Lie down with Liberals, get up with fleas.

18 posted on 12/14/2004 5:44:26 AM PST by 50sDad ( ST3d - Star Trek Tri-D Chess! http://my.oh.voyager.net/~abartmes)
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To: NCjim
God hates you and he wants to kill your children.

Just Rachel's god. Anybody see a cry for help in this? She screaming to evangelicals, no-I'm-not-saved, no-I'm-not-saved. Isn't the bit that cut off - save me! ?

Sounds like her way of reaching out. Rachel may not have a lot of hope in her life. She may be at one of those 'damascus' points. I know what those are about.

19 posted on 12/14/2004 8:00:25 AM PST by sevry
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To: ElIguana

So the "I hate spam" is a smoke screen?


20 posted on 12/14/2004 2:54:38 PM PST by Doctor Raoul ( ----- HERTZ: We're #1 ----- AVIS: We're #2 We Try Harder ----- CBS: We're #3 We LIE Harder)
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