Comments on: National Leadership Award?

By: Dave F

Dave F — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 17:16:00 +0000

The virus is morphing….

…the award that is dangled is now something called a Congressional Leadership Medal. If Tom Cole wants to raise funds, or invite someone to a dinner that they have to pay for, that’s fine. Don’t blow smoke up my keister by telling me I’ve won an award, and as a business person, don’t waste my time with this crap. It’s insulting. I’m contributing the $500 to anyone who will run against this a-hole

By: Dustin

Dustin — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 10:14:10 +0000

You want good word of mouth, concerned the least bit about your “business” image, then be courteous to anyone who places a call to your “business” telemarketer or otherwise..

By: Dustin

Dustin — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 10:10:01 +0000

It just so happens that I work for this company …and while some information is excluded in the initial call (that’s just part of marketing) the president’s dinner is absolutely real …for those of you calling this a “scam” …looks like you so called “business people” better do a little more research

Yes, there are people who want to go to this dinner, there are people who have even attended this dinner repeatedly …when we call your business we are “prospecting”, and again…any so called “business person” should know what that means, and thusly your apathetic refusal to call back only prompts us to call you again. A good salesman never gives up.

The president’s dinner…of course it isn’t free, are you kidding me, hundreds of people taken to DC on the NRCC’s funding?! How would that be good fundraising, which is exactly what the president’s dinner is…any half educated “business person” as you all like to be called should know that.

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By: elizabeth

elizabeth — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 02:19:36 +0000

I have received a call from Rep. Tom Cole’s office and the Business Advisory Council on about five different occasions so far, and the calls have encompassed everything mentioned on this page so far. I think it is annoying that they keep calling me!

By: Brandon

Brandon — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 13:26:43 +0000

Just found this link when I googled the last phone number I mentioned.

http://www.flyteblog.com/flyte/2006/10/national_leader.html

By: Brandon

Brandon — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 13:15:45 +0000

Same deal with me. This time they claim you’re wanted for a business council. I called Tom Cole’s offices in D.C. to see if they’ve made an official press release about this scam and was referred to the National Republican Congressional Committee at 877-565-1309 (I got a voice mail though). I’d asked the woman at Cole’s D.C. office if they’d received other calls regarding this matter and she said “..Quite a few.”

By: Cathy

Cathy — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 18:45:08 +0000

Yup, they’re still going at it. I got back from vacation today and heard this spiel from a woman claiming to be “Samantha Benniger.”

I just formed a new business in April… more confirmation that that’s where they’re pulling our names from.

By: Alex

Alex — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 14:35:21 +0000

Just got the call! Wow! Let’s get these crooks!

Actually the odds are it has NOTHING to do with Tom Cole, or any party, that it is actually an “honest to goodness” SCAM/FRAUD by a totally unrelated group, using the guise of political fundraising to keep everyone from reporting it to the FTC..The people steal your money and run.

(Ftc claims that fundraising is allowed, but if this isn’t really fundraising, then it’s a felony on multiple levels)

Think about it, if that nice convenient 888 number isn’t Tom Cole, then these people could be in for some serious charges, including fraud, telemarketing, impersonating a government official, identity theft…

Everyone take the time to officially REPORT THIS! To both the FTC and to Tom Cole! You can bet something will be done.

(ftc.gov works, and google Tom Cole’s Congressional page, not his campaign pages, obviously don’t call the number from the scam)

Most imporatantly report the Number. Everything else is likely a Lie, but high ranking gov officials should be able to trace the number. File an official FTC Fraud complaint (it’s a pain, but if we all do it something should get done about this).

Also you can register for the ftc no-call-list, 30 days later report JUST the number (because we really don’t know who is calling)

Really, lets act like the “Business Advisory Chairs” that we are and get these people either put away, or exposed.

By: Joe

Joe — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 14:11:45 +0000

I just thought of a response to their request for donations while I was reading all your comments: “No, I will not contribute, I am already contributing at the gas pump!”
If the republicans want to stay in power they had better fix this one.

Joe )