The problem with robo (robot) calls is not their content. The problem is that they exist at all. The telephone rings. You answer. A metallic voice begins speaking without pause, and it quickly seems, without end. If you hang-up before the call is finished, the robot often calls back to finish the job. And if you're out of ring reach, the unsolicited, unwanted message is left on your answering machine.
When that happened at my place a couple of nights ago, Rep. Dennis Rehberg (R-MT) was the culprit. He wanted to invite me to a town hall meeting conducted over the telephone. I was one of many in the Kalispell area whose evening was interrupted by the robot employed by our blessing in the U.S. House of Representatives.
If you haven't heard the call, and wish to inflict it on yourself, here it is: