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Right-wing 'Zombie' taunts foes on the web
The Age (AU) ^ | 9-1-06 | Jo Chandler

Posted on 09/01/2006 8:34:02 AM PDT by veronica

WHO is the Zombie behind ZOMBIETIME?

He claims to be a "photoblogger" who lives in San Francisco. For fun, he attends protests by people of opposite political inclinations to his own — the extreme left. He turns their placards against them, takes photographs and posts the images on his site.

In this vein, his happy snaps of the 2006 World Naked Bike Ride are well worth a look. But recently he has turned investigator, challenging photo agencies such as Reuters over the alleged manipulation of images and — infamously — arguing that the bombing of an ambulance in Lebanon was a hoax.

Last month, another right-wing blogger ("Blonde Sagacity, the conservative that liberals hate to love"), claimed a rare interview with the Zombie, in which he chatted about his anonymity, his tricks to obtain pictures (sometimes the camera is hidden, sometimes he plays tourist), and his motivations.

"The anti-war movement is really an anti-American movement," he told Blonde.

"The media (try) to demoralise the country by portraying the anti-war movement as reasonable, widespread, and destined for victory. But in fact it is a hate-fuelled fringe movement that only maintains even a hint of credibility due to media misrepresentation. That's something I'm trying to correct."

Just how successful the Zombie has been in spreading the message is not clear. The site technorati.com — which measures the connections and mentions that build credibility in the web — show it as a low-wattage player.

Yesterday it had 955 blog posts, while Melbourne conservative Andrew Bolt had 4260, and the influential US Drudge Report more than 41,000.


TOPICS: Australia/New Zealand; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: answer; canswer; commies; communists; gogogagetraygun; islamonazism; mediabias; notapeacemovement; pajamapeoplerule; protesters; usefulidiots; whywefight; zombi; zombie
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To: detsaoT

That's what I was wondering. Could Zombie be a she?


21 posted on 09/01/2006 8:43:56 AM PDT by beaversmom
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To: SF Republican

I think he is conservative

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I was talking about the photos on his website. :-)


22 posted on 09/01/2006 8:44:10 AM PDT by rightinthemiddle (Without the Media, the Left and Islamofacists are Nothing.)
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To: veronica

Infiltrating the Left?
I am shocked! Shocked, I say!!!

23 posted on 09/01/2006 8:44:30 AM PDT by llevrok (When you take my gin from my cold, dead hand....)
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To: detsaoT
You know this reporter's off and running in the wrong direction as soon as Zombie was referred to as a "he." ;)

I noticed that too.

24 posted on 09/01/2006 8:44:32 AM PDT by armymarinemom (My sons freed Iraqi and Afghan Honor Roll students.)
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To: veronica

www.zombietime.com is a great site. Adding it to my bookmarks.


25 posted on 09/01/2006 8:44:57 AM PDT by T. Buzzard Trueblood ("left unchecked, Saddam Hussein...will keep trying to develop nuclear weapons." Sen. Hillary Clinton)
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To: FReepaholic
I saw one skinny chick.

She was really skinny too.

26 posted on 09/01/2006 8:45:09 AM PDT by beaversmom
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To: veronica

Talking about the photos on his website. Liberals seem to have a lot of free time to demonstrate.

Republicans have real jobs.


27 posted on 09/01/2006 8:45:18 AM PDT by rightinthemiddle (Without the Media, the Left and Islamofacists are Nothing.)
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To: detsaoT

Maybe Richard Armitage will out Zombie.


28 posted on 09/01/2006 8:45:57 AM PDT by beaversmom
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To: bmwcyle

A thorough investigation is what's needed...


29 posted on 09/01/2006 8:46:32 AM PDT by small voice in the wilderness
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To: FReepaholic

I guess the writer likes pix of naked guys.


30 posted on 09/01/2006 8:49:09 AM PDT by colorado tanker
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To: small voice in the wilderness

Happened to have NPR on in my car this morning. Wow, are they hyping the antiwar angle! Tune in at the top of any hour and hear their "news".

NPR hates Bush 24/7.


31 posted on 09/01/2006 8:49:48 AM PDT by kjo
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To: veronica
Just a small sample of some of the fine folks Mr. or Ms. or Mrs. Zombie has captured in the San Fran area.


32 posted on 09/01/2006 8:51:04 AM PDT by beaversmom
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To: beaversmom
That's what I was wondering. Could Zombie be a she?

(That was my implication. Most bloggers identify Zombie as "her," not "he." No idea why. ;) )

33 posted on 09/01/2006 8:51:47 AM PDT by detsaoT (Proudly not "dumb as a journalist.")
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To: veronica
arguing that the bombing of an ambulance in Lebanon was a hoax.

Actually, he seems to have nailed it pretty well. There seems little doubt it was a hoax along with much of the Lebanon coverage.

34 posted on 09/01/2006 8:52:02 AM PDT by JimSEA ( "The purpose of diplomacy is to prolong a crisis." Spock)
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To: veronica

"In this vein, his happy snaps of the 2006 World Naked Bike Ride are well worth a look."

San Francisco democrats in the city that sucks.


35 posted on 09/01/2006 8:53:04 AM PDT by billhilly
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To: veronica

Pictures are great, but someone needs to really transmit the SMELL of these hippies to the world. They still believe that soap, deodorant, shampoo and toothpaste are capitalist plots.


36 posted on 09/01/2006 8:54:14 AM PDT by MediaMole (9/11 - We have already forgotten.)
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To: veronica

I believe the reason this is in an Oz paper is that their PM Howard cited Zombie's take down of the Red Cross ambulance photos.


37 posted on 09/01/2006 8:55:26 AM PDT by aculeus
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To: veronica

I believe the reason this is in an Oz paper is that their PM Howard cited Zombie's take down of the Red Cross ambulance photos.


38 posted on 09/01/2006 8:56:23 AM PDT by aculeus
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To: veronica

I read zombie is a 'she'.


39 posted on 09/01/2006 9:01:39 AM PDT by finnman69 (cum puella incedit minore medio corpore sub quo manifestu s globus, inflammare animos)
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To: veronica

"Only 955 blog posts..."


But then the pictures are distributed all over the world via e-mail etc.


40 posted on 09/01/2006 9:05:30 AM PDT by squarebarb
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