Posted on 06/09/2008 1:05:54 PM PDT by pissant
A crack team of cybernauts will form a rapid response internet “war room” to track and respond aggressively to online rumours that Barack Obama is unpatriotic and a Muslim.
As he gears up for his general election fight against John McCain, Mr Obama and his chief advisers are aware of the danger of such rumours, amid polling data showing that a significant number of Americans believe he is a Muslim or are suspicious about his background. Such doubts were a factor in his poor showing with white, blue-collar voters during his primary battle with Hillary Clinton.
In recent days Mr Obama has — unprompted — brought up the subject of the chain e-mails and blog sites making the false claims. Some state that he is a radical Muslim who was sworn in as a US senator on the Koran; others that he sympathises with Palestinian radicals. Many focus on his middle name of Hussein, which was taken from his Kenyan father.
Referring to the e-mails in a speech last week to AIPAC, the powerful Jewish lobby, Mr Obama said: “They are filled with tall tales and dire warnings about a certain candidate for president and all I want to say is, ‘Let me know if you see this guy named Barack Obama because he sounds pretty scary’.”
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And this is partially because Bush wanted to "change the tone" in D.C. and play nice guy. Imagine if Bush had personally gone directly to the people in these post-Iraq war days? Maybe some networks would have refused to cover it, but that wouldn't have happened more than once. The Bush administration gave up on the media as soon as it took office. Big mistake.
BUMP
The entire ‘tone’ after the 2000 election was ‘selected’ not ‘elected’ President Bush. It was all meant to ‘chop him off at the knees’ from the beginning.
No Mandate, No Credibility
I don’t know if he’s a Muslim or not but he has spent 20 years in an anti-American, anti-white racist “church”. That and his domestic and foreign policy proposals are enough for me. Whatever he is, he is NO GOOD for the USA.
Should we expect them here on FR?
"respond aggressively".
But not "deny".
Slurs and a website to fight them.
How racist can you be?????
Obama-naut Nugorp, signed on today and banned today...good job FR!
It’s also just another plan to have the great unwashed masses at each others throats; so they continue their assualt on America.
Is this the same crack team that can't seem to keep 9/11 Truthers and pro-Hamas groups off of Obama's own web site?
Can’t deny what you say. Bush stood back while the media crucified him. Sadly, in many ways, he brought this on himself. He allowed the media to set the tone and played defense for almost 8 years rather than fight for what we elected him to do.
Fighting slurs with lies.
ROTFLMAO!! ...and your tagline! Are you talkin’ THE Billy Mays that has neat stuff to sell you???? OH NO, he can’t be!!
At least when Bill Clinton was attacked, he had ‘Move On’, but then collectivism works well with progressives.
Organizing Republicans is like ‘herding cats’.
Bama trolls have been here for awhile, but we’ll be seeing more of them.
The Hillary trolls will be morose but game for causing trouble.
Just wish I could be on more often to play with them.
The Obama troll team.
I have never said that Obama is a Muslim.
However, Muslims see him as a Muslim.
Perception is everything.
I’ll be sure to save you a few carcasses, Darks...
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