Posted on 09/14/2011 7:38:43 AM PDT by markomalley
In 2009, the White House launched an effort to get people to snitch on those who expressed opposition to President Obama through a new official e-mail, flag@whitehouse.gov, and a web page on the official White House site. It didn’t quite last a fortnight, thanks to an outcry of anger over the idea that a President would be so petty and so paranoid as to need an official informant bureau in the White House. They dropped this about the same time that Obama finally dropped his war on Fox News, having lost on all fronts to control opinion.
Did they learn a lesson? Apparently not, or at least they learned the wrong lesson. The “flag” program is back, but this time it’s being run out of the Obama re-election campaign:
This is, at least, not nearly as offensive as running a Snitch Central out of the White House. It’s just as silly, though, and every bit as petty. The categories for passing along an “attack” include significant events like a TV interview or broadcast ad, but also include such trivial categories as “forwarded e-mail” and “rumor.” Presumably, the campaign would then debunk the “rumor,” which would then give it a lot more attention and oxygen than it otherwise might receive. In fact, it’s not inconceivable that people who really wanted to spread “rumors” would do so by reporting them through AttackWatch and waiting for the campaign to publicize rumors through their response.
This President and his team still haven’t learned the problems that come with punching below one’s weight. Besides, their big problems don’t come from rumors; they come from the record of abject failure that Barack Obama carries into this campaign. They’d do better to spend the money to hire better economists to consult the President than the coterie of academics that keep pushing the same Obamanomics that have flopped for the better part of three years. In the meantime, this serves as a good reminder as to just how thin-skinned and paranoid this President has been.
God reminds me alot of Nazi Germany. Kids turning in parents, neighbors turning in neighbors. Scary shit!
I guess if you donate to their site, you get a gift. A nice starched brown shirt.
Snitch on those who expressed opposition.Looks like Soros is still in the WH,bet it reminds him of the good old days in Germany when he snitched on the jews.
try a google search on ‘pablik morozov’ .....
They had a web site fending off reality and truth when he ran for office last time. McCain helped.
It was the same kind of operation. The Republican who runs will have to have a similar website to provide documentation on the charges made against Obama. If they don’t, the media will just parrot the spin and denials on Obama’s cya web site.
Favorite comment was calling Obama the “Fresh Prince of Bill Ayers”.
Wouldn’t it be a shame if conservatives reported a lot of stuff just to keep these folks busy?
maybe it’s time for a mocking, report to them they are taking soros $$$
Wouldn’t it be a shame if conservatives reported a lot of stuff just to keep these folks busy?
The White House running Snitch Central on GoDaddy with a veneer from the re-election campaign isn't any better.
This is something the Right hasn't gotten a good handle on fighting: one-off forms of outrages. Use a mirror for redirection, and arguing with a mirror comes off as silly.
The first rumor that I’m going to report is that Obama is actually running for re-election.
[Comments here are hilarious...]
I have had thoughts contrary to those expressed by our Dear Leader. #attackwatch
Someone in my office took the last cup of coffee and didn’t make a new pot #attackwatch
Hey @attackwatch some1 is saying the POTUS wants to end free speech.. and have a creepy big brother watchdog website Oh wait!!! #attackwatch
#attackwatch My neighbor has a coonhound. He’s an astronomist who keeps looking for black holes. I think he’s a racist.
Hey #attackwatch, someone left the toilet seat up.
Hey #attackwatch, I saw 6 ATM’s in an alley, killing a Job. It looked like a hate crime!
Drawing a blank here.... What do you call a leader who encourages people to inform on neighbors, co-workers... Don’t tell me... #attackwatch
@attackwatch I heard those evil Koch Bros started a new hashtag called #attackwatch
Anyone here doubt that Free Republic is one of their most closely watched and monitored websites?
That they know who each of us is, where we live, and are compiling a database of all of us who actually post?????
ping....
Please click on EVERY one you see - of course, don't waste your time reading through the proganda and drivel, but this is a pay per click campaign. You click, they pay. Plus, they will get overconfident by seeing traffic to the site and boast even more about how well they connect with the public.
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