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Obama’s new Snitch Central: AttackWatch
Hot Air ^ | September 14, 2011 | Ed Morrissey

Posted on 09/14/2011 7:38:43 AM PDT by markomalley

In 2009, the White House launched an effort to get people to snitch on those who expressed opposition to President Obama through a new official e-mail, flag@whitehouse.gov, and a web page on the official White House site.  It didn’t quite last a fortnight, thanks to an outcry of anger over the idea that a President would be so petty and so paranoid as to need an official informant bureau in the White House.  They dropped this about the same time that Obama finally dropped his war on Fox News, having lost on all fronts to control opinion.

Did they learn a lesson?  Apparently not, or at least they learned the wrong lesson.  The “flag” program is back, but this time it’s being run out of the Obama re-election campaign:

This is, at least, not nearly as offensive as running a Snitch Central out of the White House.  It’s just as silly, though, and every bit as petty.  The categories for passing along an “attack” include significant events like a TV interview or broadcast ad, but also include such trivial categories as “forwarded e-mail” and “rumor.”  Presumably, the campaign would then debunk the “rumor,” which would then give it a lot more attention and oxygen than it otherwise might receive.  In fact, it’s not inconceivable that people who really wanted to spread “rumors” would do so by reporting them through AttackWatch and waiting for the campaign to publicize rumors through their response.

This President and his team still haven’t learned the problems that come with punching below one’s weight.  Besides, their big problems don’t come from rumors; they come from the record of abject failure that Barack Obama carries into this campaign.  They’d do better to spend the money to hire better economists to consult the President than the coterie of academics that keep pushing the same Obamanomics that have flopped for the better part of three years.  In the meantime, this serves as a good reminder as to just how thin-skinned and paranoid this President has been.


TOPICS: Politics
KEYWORDS: attackwatch; snitchcentral
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To: markomalley

I think I’ll go there and report myself as saying baaaad things about the marxist punk.


21 posted on 09/14/2011 8:18:23 AM PDT by Joe Boucher ((FUBO) Obammy is little more than a quota boy with a teleprompter)
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To: markomalley

I’d love to go on their site and post the logo from that STOP SNITCHIN’ shirt you see in the ‘hoods.


22 posted on 09/14/2011 8:20:54 AM PDT by JimRed (Excising a cancer before it kills us waters the Tree of Liberty! TERM LIMITS, NOW AND FOREVER!)
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To: Tijeras_Slim

We must’a all tried to get on Twitter at the same time; it gave a can’t display message.


23 posted on 09/14/2011 8:23:26 AM PDT by JimRed (Excising a cancer before it kills us waters the Tree of Liberty! TERM LIMITS, NOW AND FOREVER!)
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To: markomalley
Turning in your neighbor was a program alive and well in East Germany until the wall came down. There were hundreds of thousands of files kept by the Stasi (secret police) to control and intimidate people.

Are we being taken there by Obama and his not-so-well-meaning friends?

24 posted on 09/14/2011 8:27:35 AM PDT by Rapscallion (The majority of democrats (50%+) pay no income taxes.)
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To: pogo101

“Wouldn’t it be a shame if conservatives reported a lot of stuff just to keep these folks busy?”

That was my thought. “He called me a F&$*ing Liberal” over and over and over.


25 posted on 09/14/2011 8:33:50 AM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (Sarahcuda in 2012. Nothing but Net!!!)
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To: markomalley

A ‘snitch’ online couldn’t save NY-09. Tattle tales as Fuhrer Obama wails.


26 posted on 09/14/2011 8:39:40 AM PDT by tflabo ( to have been selected)
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To: Tijeras_Slim

My favorite:

southbel southbel
Dear #AttackWatch I’d like to report the Dos Equis guy. He’s claiming to be the most interesting man in the world. You told me Obama was!
2 hours ago

ROFL


27 posted on 09/14/2011 8:40:56 AM PDT by ilovesarah2012
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To: Arlis

No doubt in my mind. In fact, sometimes I post with that exact thought. I guess they have figured out what FUBO means by now.


28 posted on 09/14/2011 8:43:56 AM PDT by ilovesarah2012
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To: ilovesarah2012

LOL


29 posted on 09/14/2011 9:29:08 AM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
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To: markomalley

I signed on to the bs site. Page 2 is calling for donations for his campaign! Is this even legal? Who is paying for this? He must have idiots there who are getting paid, are we paying for this too?


30 posted on 09/14/2011 10:01:19 AM PDT by charlene4 ("The only people who d("on’t want to disclose the truth are people with something to hide.” BHO)
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To: charlene4
here is the email they are sending Charlene -- If you're someone who cares about seeing a campaign focused on substance between now and November 2012, I need you to become a part of one of our most important teams. It's called AttackWatch.com, and it launches today. Here's the deal: We all remember the birth certificate smear, the GOP's barrage of lies about the Affordable Care Act, and the string of other phony attacks on President Obama that we've seen over the past few years. There are a lot of folks on the other side who are chomping at the bit to distort the President's record. It's not a question of if the next big lie will come, just when -- and what we're prepared to do about it. AttackWatch.com is exactly what it sounds like: a resource that allows us to nip these attacks in the bud before they show up on the airwaves and in emails -- and then fight back with the truth. By signing up, you'll be on the front lines -- you'll hear about false claims as soon as they come up, and we'll count on you to spread the truth to your friends and personal networks and let us know about new smears whenever you hear them. Will you sign up now to be a part of AttackWatch.com? Yes, I want to be on the team that fights back. Not right now, but I'll donate $5 to fund the 2012 campaign and support this work. I remember the smears from 2008 well, and I'm sure you do, too. They didn't just attack Barack Obama and Joe Biden. They went after everything this movement is built on, and everyone who supports it. This time, they're not just out to personally attack the President -- they're also out to mislead Americans about the record of accomplishments that he's compiled. Just the other day, a Republican financier actually quoted Saddam Hussein in telling a group of millionaire donors that defeating President Obama will be "the mother of all wars." We're launching AttackWatch.com today to make sure we're ready for the attacks we know are coming -- and armed with the ability to fight back quickly. Sign up for AttackWatch.com now, and let's get the facts out: http://my.barackobama.com/Join-Attack-Watch Thanks, Messina Jim Messina Campaign Manager Obama for America Contributions or gifts to Obama for America are not tax deductible. Move to ▼ |
31 posted on 09/14/2011 10:14:15 AM PDT by charlene4 ("The only people who d("on’t want to disclose the truth are people with something to hide.” BHO)
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