The call wasn't recorded and I did not get the person's name. I took clear notes and asked him to repeat that the Senator is in favor of "censoring" illegal content, which he confirmed.

The way he said "censor" really made my skin crawl - it was so pompous. Gillibrand's people were nice, fyi.

I asked twice if he had spoken with any constituents over the phone who support the bill and he confirmed twice that he had not.

But still, I am not a journalist and didn't plan to blog about this except that I was so shocked by the replies I got. Surely people who work the phones at these offices must assume that everything they say could end up "on the internet"?

Is it legal to record phone calls in new york without informing the other party? This would be an excellent sound bite for the national news if so.

Most of the press is happy to support SOPA. They've been mostly mum about it so far, with a few minor exceptions.

They're not working for you; they're working for the advertisers.

If the past months are any indication, no news organization is interested in reporting anything remotely relating to SOPA (except maybe as a short piece to promote it as "the legislation that will stop piracy for good" and that anyone who opposes this is a criminal).

SOPA did not get any media coverage, and I'd be surprised if flippant comments made by an anonymous staffer changed that.