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Is Professional PR Firm Behind Palin Smear "Viral" Video?

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Posted by Cornsilk Blondie 2008-09-22 01:14|| || Front Page|| [10327 views ] Top

#1 Update here. More circumstantial evidence that the Obama campaign was behind it.

Posted by Mike 2008-09-22 09:56|| 2008-09-22 09:56|| Front Page Top

#2 Axelrod at his best. What a slumdog. Every election he's involved in has turned into a slime-your-opponent contest. Nothing new. Big pal of yer fav Mayor...Daley.

Posted by Woozle Elmeter 2700 2008-09-22 10:19|| 2008-09-22 10:19|| Front Page Top

#3 And the walls come tumblbling down... Thanks, Rusty.

Posted by Richard of Oregon 2008-09-22 10:38|| 2008-09-22 10:38|| Front Page Top

#4 Great detective work!

VIOLATION OF FEC RULES?

Federal election law requires that a disclaimer from those paying for campaign ads, "must appear on any "electioneering communication" and on any public communication by any person that expressly advocates the election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate or solicits funds in connection with a federal election." Even when the ad is not paid for nor coordinated with the candidates election committee, "the disclaimer notice must identify who paid for the message, state that it was not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee and list the permanent street address, telephone number or World Wide Web address of the person who paid for the communication."

Posted by 3dc 2008-09-22 10:58|| 2008-09-22 10:58|| Front Page Top

#5 Unless the Main Stream Media carries this info it will not get out to the average American and the meme the Dems have been working on for a month (That McCain ran the dirtiest campaign in history and Obama ran a squeeky clean one) will become the conventional wisdom no matter how distorted.

The Media is almost broken but they still are the guardians of the information for a large swath of political johnny-come-lately. Of course if McCain asks Obama directly in a debate we might get the word out as well. hint, hint.

Posted by rjschwarz 2008-09-22 11:22|| 2008-09-22 11:22|| Front Page Top

#6 Daily Kos is the blog that really launched Obama's successful campaign. DailyKos diarist "geekesque" tells his audience of a plan to get this and other smear videos to go viral. And I mean just that: he admits that the video and others like it make false claims, but that the ends justify the means. It's pretty long but I'll post the whole thing just to show I'm not taking this out of context:

Viral attacks are where it's at in 2008. Emails, blogs, online news sources. Content flows upstream in today's media environment.

We can be the gun.

Indeed, if Barack can't or won't do the dirty work, then we have to do it for him. No excuses. No more hand-wringing.

Let's get to work.

How, you ask? Simple.

It's all about finding really damaging stuff--news stories, YouTubes, informative blog posts. And then circulating those with the intent of having them work their way up the media stream. Email it to your friends. Email it to any journalists whose email you have. Post it in diaries or blog comments.

Example, here is a devastating YouTube on Sarah Strangelove:

[The Palin smear video was inserted here]

You should email this to ten people. Or ten bloggers. Or both. Spread it far, spread it wide.

If you would like to do this on a regular basis, I've set up a couple of Google Groups to help out with that process.

One group, [group's name] is a gathering point for potentially damaging stories about the enemy. Folks who belong to that one can post whatever stories they find anonymously. Just post a link or create a page, and others will take it from there.

That brings me to the other group, [other group's name]. This group is the actual action group--the one where the most damaging stories collected by folks at the VMP. It's real simple. You log in or get an email alert, you copy and paste, and you email it to various folks--either friends and family or content-based websites like blogs and online news sources.

I am more than happy to add folks to either group or both. Just email me at:

[redacted e-mail]

and let me know which you'd like to join.

Let's go out and expose these bastards for what they are.

To the barricades.

Note: If you don't believe in scorched-earth politics, no one is forcing you to join this effort, of course. We all contribute in our own way.

Posted by 3dc 2008-09-22 11:42|| 2008-09-22 11:42|| Front Page Top

#7 So....just for the hell of it, let's assume this all pans out to be 100% true. What would the consequences be for Obama? Is there a possible fine, jail time, burning at the stake, what?

Posted by Cornsilk Blondie 2008-09-22 11:54|| 2008-09-22 11:54|| Front Page Top

#8 The Klan has return to its roots. Nightriders of intolerance and hate to put down anyone who dare challenges the power of the 'MAN'. The same self rationalizing gutter bigotry, just a different target. The same nod and wink from their establishment, cause it keeps them in the seats they lust for. What's the next level above 'get in their face'? Cause we all know what the Klan did next to those who didn't go along.

Posted by Procopius2k 2008-09-22 12:15|| 2008-09-22 12:15|| Front Page Top

#9 If the Winners are posting using nyms so easily traceable, does this not suggest a Rovian Plot?

Or are they soooo dumb they think they'll never get caught?

Posted by Bobby 2008-09-22 12:30|| 2008-09-22 12:30|| Front Page Top

#10 Dumb, smart, or arrogant.

Posted by Pappy 2008-09-22 17:46|| 2008-09-22 17:46|| Front Page Top

#11 How dare you infringe their Constitutionally-guaranteed freedom of speech, Bobby?

Posted by trailing wife ">trailing wife 2008-09-22 17:56|| 2008-09-22 17:56|| Front Page Top

#12 Alaskan separtist movement? Sign me UP!

Posted by Besoeker 2008-09-22 17:58|| 2008-09-22 17:58|| Front Page Top

#13 The McCain camp could line up Barry for a knockout blow over this. This is a direct violation of McCain/Finegold and if they play their cards right they could have Barry scrambling for an entirely new PR firm at best...

Oh hell, who am I kidding? The McCain camp won't do or say a thing about this.

I emailed every TV station and newspaper in town anyway. Can't say I didn't do my part.

Posted by Chris W. 2008-09-22 18:01|| 2008-09-22 18:01|| Front Page Top

#14 http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2008/09/jawa_report_charges_obama_with.html

Posted by Last Breath Farm Resident 2008-09-22 20:11|| 2008-09-22 20:11|| Front Page Top

#15 Gettign to the point whre they have utter disregard for the truth and the nation.

Fair game, as THEY like to say.

It may soon be time to get the guns and go hunting, imposing real world consequences on these cowards for their treasonous actions.

Posted by OldSpook 2008-09-22 21:32|| 2008-09-22 21:32|| Front Page Top

#16 Procopius2k - I could not agree with you more. Well said.

Posted by Betty Grating2215 2008-09-22 23:26|| 2008-09-22 23:26|| Front Page Top

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