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Attack Watch, new Obama campaign site to ‘fight smears,’ becomes laughing stock of conservatives
Wapo national ^ | 9-14-11 | Elizabeth Flock

Posted on 09/14/2011 1:26:37 PM PDT by barmag25

As the 2012 presidential campaign heats up, President Obama’s campaign team has set up a new Web site, AttackWatch.com, to challenge negative statements about the president made by Republican presidential candidates and conservatives.

Obama for America national field director Jeremy Bird told ABC News that the site’s goal is to offer “resources to fight back” against attacks. Mostly, that means fact checking statements from the likes of GOP presidential contenders Mitt Romney and Rick Perry and conservative commentator Glenn Beck and offering evidence to the contrary. The site is designed in bold red and black colors, and uses statements like “support the truth” and “fight the smears.”

The response to the site has been less than stellar.

On Twitter, where the Web site has an account to help Obama supporters submit evidence of “attacks” on the president using the hashtag #attackwatch, nearly every tweet about the site — mostly from conservatives — has ridiculed it.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...


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To: barmag25

This is too much!


101 posted on 09/14/2011 10:07:02 PM PDT by neverdem (Xin loi minh oi)
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To: Winstons Julia

bump


102 posted on 09/15/2011 5:53:50 AM PDT by BillGunn (Bill Gunn for Congress district one rep. Massachusetts)
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To: barmag25

Save for later !


103 posted on 09/15/2011 7:52:17 AM PDT by CORedneck
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To: SierraWasp
"Attacksquatch!"

Too (BLEEPIN) funny!!! I can't quit gigglin!!!

You and me both. And I bet that Attacksquatch is busy beating the heck out of him for coming up with this idea to begin with ... LOL

104 posted on 09/15/2011 8:00:36 AM PDT by Fast Moving Angel (If he has nothing to hide, why is he spending so much $$$ hiding it?)
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