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Viral e-mails attack Obama’s life story (hee-hee)
Politico ^ | 5/22/2008 | BEN SMITH & JONATHAN MARTIN

Posted on 05/22/2008 3:38:56 AM PDT by markomalley

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Ironically, the smear campaign represents the dark side of the Internet’s emerging dominance in American politics — a phenomenon that has driven Obama’s unparalleled grass-roots and financial campaigns. After harnessing the Web to great advantage, Obama is now struggling to beat back the viral threat from the same uncontrollable medium.

E-mail smears are fine when they happen to a conservative...but are dangerous when they happen to a neo-Marxist. Things that make you go hmmmmmm.

1 posted on 05/22/2008 3:38:57 AM PDT by markomalley
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>>”We can't drive our SUVs and eat as much as we want and keep our homes on 72 degrees at all times ... and then just expect that other countries are going to say OK,” Obama said.<<

This quote is not a falsehood, it is what Barry said and what he believes. He's going to “take things away from you for the common good” (HClinton SF 2006) but he's going to get the U.N. global body involved in your life to do it.

2 posted on 05/22/2008 3:43:47 AM PDT by ishabibble (ALL-AMERICAN INFIDEL)
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What began as a demonstrably false attempt to cast Obama as a Muslim has now metastasized into something far more threatening to the likely Democratic nominee. The spurious claims about his faith have spiraled into a broader assault that questions his patriotism and citizenship and generally portrays him as a threat to mainstream, white America.

Why? Because the media says its false? I would say Obama and the good Reverend are more in line with The Nation of Islam than with Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton.

It would be funny if McCain would say in a stump speech "We just toppled Saddam Hussein and now.. well you know.

3 posted on 05/22/2008 3:43:59 AM PDT by normy (Don't take it personally, just take it seriously.)
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Barack Obama is un-American.

While certain viral e-mails contain falsehoods, that does not make the above statement a smear.


4 posted on 05/22/2008 3:46:19 AM PDT by PBRSTREETGANG
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Gimme a break. The guy is a lightweight in the Senate, has not been in their long enough to even have a track record and is a left-wing liberal that would send us back to the Carter years. That’s what i’ve read about him...and that is from actually listening to the guy, not some ‘viral e-mail’ campaign. Don’t even get me started about the wife, the pastor, and the weatherman. He’s the captain of his own ship, it’s there for anyone to see. Who needs a smear campaign when his throughts and deeds are a matter of public record??????


5 posted on 05/22/2008 3:47:09 AM PDT by SueRae
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their = there. I hate when I see that anywhere else, should have doen a better job of proofing before posting..


6 posted on 05/22/2008 3:48:11 AM PDT by SueRae
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“A Pew survey found that one in 10 Americans think Obama is Muslim....”

The other 90% are ignoramuses who haven’t taken the trouble to do basic research or are so partisan that they might be thrilled about possibly having a muslim, terrorist lover as president.


7 posted on 05/22/2008 4:02:35 AM PDT by indcons
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If Obama-lama-ding-dong was president, we would be LONGING for the Carter years.

He’s the captain of his own ship alright.....the Titanic.....and the giant iceberg looming ahead for Obama is the general election.


8 posted on 05/22/2008 4:02:52 AM PDT by july4thfreedomfoundation (The road to victory in Iraq is through Iran.)
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To: normy

Did you know that Jesse Jackson so hates whites that he has admitted that once while working in a restaurant, he spit in the food of whites?
Disgusting, but true. Google it.


9 posted on 05/22/2008 4:05:11 AM PDT by cyberella
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To: markomalley
Leave Barack Alone!!!!


10 posted on 05/22/2008 4:06:17 AM PDT by Always Right (Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?)
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To: All

Awesome video:

The same kind of terrorists who support Obama did this:
http://www.frugalsites.net/911/attack/
Never apologize for them.
Never appease them.
Never forget.


11 posted on 05/22/2008 4:07:45 AM PDT by cyberella
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The main obstacle standing between Barack Obama and the White House was distilled into five words by a local television correspondent in South Charleston, W.Va., earlier this month.

LOL, as if Americans are too dumb to see the brilliance of Obama and could only vote against the most bestest President ever because of lies by those evil Republicans.

12 posted on 05/22/2008 4:09:16 AM PDT by Always Right (Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?)
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Vanderbilt University professor John G. Geer, explaining why some voters are susceptible to falsehoods. “He needs to talk about his values. Right now, people are filling in the narrative because he hasn’t filled it.”

No, Obama needs to lie to the voters to convince them he really isn't a terrorist-appeasing reincarnation of Jimmy Carter liberal.

13 posted on 05/22/2008 4:12:00 AM PDT by Always Right (Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?)
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Holy Cow! Is this truly a "news" article, or a campaign propaganda piece? Could it get more glowing, or condescending?

"Those bad, bad non Obama voters, we need to tell them the truth about this great, misunderstood man!"

14 posted on 05/22/2008 4:12:57 AM PDT by codercpc
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To: ishabibble

Obama’s comments this weekend at last finished his signature policy sentence.
YES WE CAN
TELL YOU NO YOU CAN’T


15 posted on 05/22/2008 4:17:58 AM PDT by Mackie_Messer
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"Those bad, bad non Obama voters, we need to tell them the truth about this great, misunderstood man!"
Obama is perfect in every way. The only reason people would decline to vote for him is if they are uneducated, bitter or racist. [/sarcasm]
16 posted on 05/22/2008 4:18:58 AM PDT by chickadee
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To: markomalley
The reasons Dems can't win Presidential elections without 3rd parties is because they lie to themselves.

They know Obama is a hard core lefty, thats why they love him, but they think they can fool the masses. Its the same thing they did with Kerry, maybe because they are so emotional and detached from the heartland.

Obama is really a son of a Kenyan Muslim. He is a very hardcore abortionist who will raise everyones taxes. He attends a church based on black liberation, which translates into "hate white people". His wife is a bitter unlikable woman and his middle name is Hussein.

Do these liberals think that after WWII Americans would have elected a guy named Adolph?.

this is how it will play out.

John (Christian name) McCain, descendant from long line of defenders of America, tortured for his love of country, very experienced.

Barak Hussein Obama (Muslim Name) born of African Muslim dad, white hippie mom. 1 term Senator.

17 posted on 05/22/2008 4:19:46 AM PDT by normy (Don't take it personally, just take it seriously.)
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“They want to make people worry about me.”

By golly, it doesn’t take much to do that.


18 posted on 05/22/2008 4:22:33 AM PDT by Malesherbes
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What troubles me the most is that he can stand there and say things like

"On Wednesday, Mr. Obama said in Florida that in a meeting with the Iranians he'd make it clear their behavior is unacceptable" <> - Karl Rove, WSJ 05-22-08

...and his following will cheer in the background.

It is really scary that I live in the same container as people who think this kind of mindset is a good thing and in our best interest. Anyone with an IQ above 60 realizes just how generic and pandering a statement like this is. And we see this repeatedly, over and over. He delivers scripted speeches very well with a strong and confident voice and posture. But when it comes down to being forced to use his own words on the fly and pull from his "experience" and ideals he falls to the level of debating a complex network issue with my cable internet providers first tier tech support. You tell them you are experiencing packet loss and they ask you if you are using internet explorer or firefox. They aren't stupid, they are just both out of their league and the issue at hand falls outside the boundaries of their script... at which point they both get completely lost.

I find it so hard to comprehend how anyone who isn't technically mentally handicapped can support this guy or accept his ideology as their won. It's embarrassing at the very least. Seriously, imagine what the Iranians were thinking when they saw this clip on TV. I can picture them rolling on the floor in uncontrolled laughter.

19 posted on 05/22/2008 4:22:40 AM PDT by FunkyZero
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To: ishabibble
He's going to “take things away from you for the common good” (HClinton SF 2006) but he's going to get the U.N. global body involved in your life to do it.

And McCain is not?

Don't get me wrong, I think Obama would be the worst president in a century, but I also think McCain would the worst since Carter (who is the worst in a century). The difference is the GOP could oppose Carter and deliver Reagan. What would we do if Carter were a Republican?

Since their domestic policies and UN subordination are so similar, we're better off opposing the democrat than our "republican" (note: very loose quotes) in the White House.

20 posted on 05/22/2008 4:24:33 AM PDT by Entrepreneur (The environmental movement is filled with watermelons - green on the outside, red on the inside)
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