{"id":23409,"date":"2012-01-31T21:40:07","date_gmt":"2012-02-01T01:40:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=23409"},"modified":"2012-01-31T21:40:07","modified_gmt":"2012-02-01T01:40:07","slug":"jet-alum-anti-robocall-activist-calls-out-newt-in-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2012\/01\/31\/jet-alum-anti-robocall-activist-calls-out-newt-in-florida\/","title":{"rendered":"JET alum anti-robocall activist calls out Newt in Florida"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_23410\" style=\"width: 140px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/ShaunDakin.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23410\" class=\" wp-image-23410\" title=\"ShaunDakin\" src=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/ShaunDakin.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"130\" height=\"181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/ShaunDakin.jpeg 360w, https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/ShaunDakin-214x300.jpg 214w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 130px) 100vw, 130px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-23410\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">JET alum Shaun Dakin, anti-robocall activist<\/p><\/div>\n<p>JET alum <strong>Shaun Dakin (<a href=\"http:\/\/visitshimane.com\/\">Shimane<\/a>-ken, 1989-91)<\/strong>, founder of <a href=\"http:\/\/stoppoliticalcalls.org\/ht\/d\/sp\/i\/189\/pid\/189\">StopPoliticalCalls.org<\/a> which seeks to stop the use of robocalls in political campaigns, was quoted recently in <a href=\"http:\/\/search.huffingtonpost.com\/search?q=shaun+dakin&amp;s_it=header_form_v1\">several articles <\/a>about the Republican primary battle, including one today on Huffington Post (&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2012\/01\/31\/newt-gingrich-robocall-mitt-romney_n_1244284.html\">Newt Gingrich Robocall: Mitt Romney Forced Holocaust Survivors To Eat Non-Kosher Food<\/a>&#8220;).<\/p>\n<p>The Republican primary and upcoming national election will likely be busy times for Shaun. \u00a0But whether you&#8217;re a Republican, a Democrat, or some other category, Shaun seems to have found an issue that most everyone who owns a phone can likely support. \u00a0And, hey, maybe after the 2012 elections Shaun can head back to Japan and team up with Inuyama City Council Member\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?s=anthony+bianchi\">Anthony Bianchi<\/a>\u00a0(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.jnto.go.jp\/eng\/location\/regional\/aichi\/index.html\">Aichi<\/a>-ken,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.city.inuyama.aichi.jp\/english\/\">Inuyama<\/a>-shi, 1988-89) <\/strong>to\u00a0fight back against the political campaign trucks with the obnoxious loudspeakers.<\/p>\n<p><em>Ganbatte <\/em>Shaun-san<em>!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>*Read the <a href=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2008\/11\/15\/jetaa-ny-newsletter-bringing-power-back-to-the-people-one-call-at-a-time-shaun-dakin%E2%80%99s-shimane-ken-1989-91-fight-against-intrusive-political-calls\/\">Fall 2008 JETAANY Newsletter interview<\/a> with Shaun by <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stacysmith.webs.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Stacy Smith<\/strong><\/a>(CIR Kumamoto-ken, 2000-03)<\/em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JET alum Shaun Dakin (Shimane-ken, 1989-91), founder of StopPoliticalCalls.org which seeks to stop the use of robocalls in political campaigns, was quoted recently in several articles about the Republican primary battle, including one today on Huffington Post (&#8220;Newt Gingrich Robocall: Mitt Romney Forced Holocaust Survivors To Eat Non-Kosher Food&#8220;). 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