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Barack Obama sets up internet 'war room' to fight slurs
Times of London ^ | 6/9/08 | Tim Reid

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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To: absolootezer0
maybe a bacon burger

i demand he eat on NOW! LOL

81 posted on 06/09/2008 2:39:20 PM PDT by normy (Don't take it personally, just take it seriously.)
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To: absolootezer0
maybe a bacon burger

i demand he eat on NOW! LOL

82 posted on 06/09/2008 2:39:28 PM PDT by normy (Don't take it personally, just take it seriously.)
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To: Polybius

I have read that one on FR already.


83 posted on 06/09/2008 2:42:07 PM PDT by normy (Don't take it personally, just take it seriously.)
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To: Old Sarge

Thanks!


84 posted on 06/09/2008 2:44:48 PM PDT by Darksheare (Why do they call it Salad Dressing when clothes aren't in any way involved?)
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To: griswold3
Of course if we wanted to run Operation Chaos a little further we could take the “selected not elected” slogan and apply it to Obama’s win over Hillary. We would have to ugly ourselves up to attend Obama town halls with those signs to be believable though.
85 posted on 06/09/2008 2:47:08 PM PDT by normy (Don't take it personally, just take it seriously.)
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To: pissant

I want the Obama Thought Control robots to start monitoring my posts.

I will stand strong against this lying politician. As far as I am concerned, he IS the Anti-Christ. Unless someone can prove me wrong, I stand by my statement.

D


86 posted on 06/09/2008 2:48:55 PM PDT by Dacula (I never left the Republican party, they left me a long time ago.)
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To: pissant

Barack Obama is unpatriotic and a radical leftist. What are they going to do about it?


87 posted on 06/09/2008 2:58:00 PM PDT by popdonnelly (Does Obama know ANYONE who likes America, capitalism, or white people?)
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To: combat_boots

Well, he was a Muslim. His dad was a Muslim. His mom was a Muslim. He went to a supposedly Christian church run by a guy who majored in Muslim studies. His Kenyan relatives are Muslim. But he of course has no connection to Islam.


88 posted on 06/09/2008 3:00:01 PM PDT by popdonnelly (Does Obama know ANYONE who likes America, capitalism, or white people?)
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To: 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.

Read: scores of pencil necked sociology students living on their parents' dime are going to take their $1500 Macbooks to the nearest campus coffee shop and start spamming Marxism online.

Yeah that's something new.

89 posted on 06/09/2008 3:01:57 PM PDT by CGTRWK
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To: B-Cause
Reminds me of something...oh, yes.

David Byrne is probably more qualified to be President of the US than O'Bama.

90 posted on 06/09/2008 3:02:01 PM PDT by Disambiguator
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To: avacado

One signed in this morning as “Nugorp” (pro gun spelled backwards). He got one post in. :)


91 posted on 06/09/2008 3:03:18 PM PDT by 4woodenboats (defendourtroops.org defendourmarines.org freeevanvela.com)
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To: pissant

My question: Where is this “War Room” and who will be staffing it? Will it be in Gaza run by Hamas or in Lebanon and staffed by Hezbollah? So many choices, and I’m anxious to see which group of Obama supporters has the cyber-skill needed to serve their leader.


92 posted on 06/09/2008 3:04:36 PM PDT by RogerD (Educaiton Profesionul)
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To: 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.

The SAME 'crack' team that left his website completely open to inspection of all his subversive treatises?

93 posted on 06/09/2008 3:04:46 PM PDT by Gaffer
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What about the TRUE rumor that Obama voted FOR infanticide and AGAINST protecting a baby born alive during a partial birth abortion?!? His vote is on record in the Illinois state senate.

How’s the “war room” going to put lipstick on THAT pig? Oh yeah, Obama thinks unplanned babies are “punishment” so that makes his pro-infanticide views okay.


94 posted on 06/09/2008 3:05:29 PM PDT by RooRoobird20 (Thankkfully Converted Catholic)
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To: 4woodenboats

Good work. Gotta keep an eye on that one. Once they post more than 2 sentences their hysterical emotional factless rants cannot be hidden. We’ll know they are libtards.


95 posted on 06/09/2008 3:06:16 PM PDT by avacado
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To: RooRoobird20

Whats MSNBC going to do then?


96 posted on 06/09/2008 3:06:25 PM PDT by TheRedSoxWinThePennant
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To: griswold3
Organizing Republicans is like ‘herding cats’.

LOL....great word picture!

Enjoyed our chat. Got to figure out dinner now.....

97 posted on 06/09/2008 3:08:10 PM PDT by Magnolia
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To: TheRedSoxWinThePennant

“What’s MSNBC going to do then?”

Prissy Chrissy will experience a sensation running DOWN his leg (LOL).....and Keith Olbermann will be appointed managing news editor of MSNBC and NBC.


98 posted on 06/09/2008 3:09:28 PM PDT by RooRoobird20 (Thankkfully Converted Catholic)
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To: TheRedSoxWinThePennant

“What’s MSNBC going to do then?”

Prissy Chrissy will experience a sensation running DOWN his leg (LOL).....and Keith Olbermann will be appointed managing news editor of MSNBC and NBC.


99 posted on 06/09/2008 3:09:38 PM PDT by RooRoobird20 (Thankkfully Converted Catholic)
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To: Always Right

and a bumbling idiot to boot.


100 posted on 06/09/2008 3:09:53 PM PDT by TribalPrincess2U
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