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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.

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To: Allegra
I just tried reloading the page. It's being hit so frequently the reload hangs. This is hilarious.

#AttackWatch I just saw a tea partier swipe Michelle's fries!

41 posted on 09/14/2011 2:11:54 PM PDT by bcsco
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To: Ingtar

8<)


42 posted on 09/14/2011 2:13:43 PM PDT by Robert A Cook PE (I can only donate monthly, but socialists' ABBCNNBCBS continue to lie every day!)
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Still not reloading. I wonder if...


43 posted on 09/14/2011 2:15:26 PM PDT by bcsco
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To: bcsco

I just tried to access the site, couldn’t. I had a few zingers of my own to add and I’ll not share them here, only to have them appear later from one of those plagiarizing F.R. Tea Party members.


44 posted on 09/14/2011 2:28:36 PM PDT by Graybeard58
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To: barmag25

bkmk


45 posted on 09/14/2011 2:28:36 PM PDT by Sergio (An object at rest cannot be stopped! - The Evil Midnight Bomber What Bombs at Midnight)
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To: bcsco

Heh, I noticed that no Twitter pages load for about the past 15 minutes or so. Maybe the incredible volume of #attackwatch has swamped them.


46 posted on 09/14/2011 2:29:31 PM PDT by zzeeman ("We can evade reality, but we cannot evade the consequences of evading reality.")
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To: barmag25

I turned in Shepherd Smith.


47 posted on 09/14/2011 2:30:23 PM PDT by grobdriver (Proud Member, Party Of No! No Socialism - No Fascism - Nobama - No Way!)
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To: grobdriver
I turned in Shepherd Smith.

For what? Being a satisfied consumer of Latisse?

48 posted on 09/14/2011 2:34:34 PM PDT by Calvin Locke
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To: zzeeman

“I don’t always report on my neighbors, but when I do, I use #AttackWatch”

Other than “Fresh Prince of Bill Ayers”, this is a winner.


49 posted on 09/14/2011 2:35:53 PM PDT by BenKenobi (Honkeys for Herman! “10 percent is enough for God; 9 percent is enough for government")
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To: BenKenobi

“I don’t always report on my neighbors, but when I do, I use #AttackWatch”

Other than “Fresh Prince of Bill Ayers”, this is a winner.

Dang, I knew I should have picked up that twelve pack of Dos Equis and not the Bohemia!


50 posted on 09/14/2011 2:38:08 PM PDT by DAC21
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To: BenKenobi

“I don’t always report on my neighbors, but when I do, I use #AttackWatch”

Other than “Fresh Prince of Bill Ayers”, this is a winner.

Dang, I knew I should have picked up that twelve pack of Dos Equis and not the Bohemia!


51 posted on 09/14/2011 2:38:19 PM PDT by DAC21
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To: BenKenobi

“I don’t always report on my neighbors, but when I do, I use #AttackWatch”

Other than “Fresh Prince of Bill Ayers”, this is a winner.

Dang, I knew I should have picked up that twelve pack of Dos Equis and not the Bohemia!


52 posted on 09/14/2011 2:38:28 PM PDT by DAC21
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To: barmag25; Grampa Dave; tubebender; hedgetrimmer; forester; ElkGroveDan; ScottinSacto; ...

The political “death knell” for ANY elected official is when they can be subjected to ridicule!!!


53 posted on 09/14/2011 2:38:45 PM PDT by SierraWasp (I'm done being disappointed by "He/She is the only one who can win" and being embarrassed later!!!)
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To: red-dawg

Genius!


54 posted on 09/14/2011 2:43:26 PM PDT by Zman516
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To: BenKenobi

There has been an outstanding level of creative humor out there today! (Still can’t get any Twitter pages to load.)


55 posted on 09/14/2011 2:43:55 PM PDT by zzeeman ("We can evade reality, but we cannot evade the consequences of evading reality.")
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To: Graybeard58
I’ll not share them here, only to have them appear later from one of those plagiarizing F.R. Tea Party members.

But then you could report them to Obummer's campaign for wrongfully criticizing them.

On a side note, couldn't get in either. Wanted to report this:

Disney re-re-released Dumbo as an obvious smear to remind voters of obummer's big ears.

The racsists.

56 posted on 09/14/2011 2:46:13 PM PDT by woofer
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To: BenKenobi
I liked If I see someone suspicious should I use #AttackWatch or this illegal class III AK-47 an ATF agent gave me?

Double Whammy.

57 posted on 09/14/2011 2:46:44 PM PDT by Calvin Locke
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To: SierraWasp

Alinski-ites getting Alinskied.

Priceless.


58 posted on 09/14/2011 2:47:25 PM PDT by Zman516
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To: barmag25

I hope that people flood the site with nonsense. I am doing my part. :-)


59 posted on 09/14/2011 2:48:28 PM PDT by Jeff Gordon (Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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To: BenKenobi

Now this is the story, all about how
My life got flipped, turned upside down.
And I’d like to take a moment, just sit right there
And I’ll tell you about how I became the
Fresh Prince of Bill Ayers.

Born in West Kapilani, so they say
In a playground where I spent most of my days.
Chillin’ out, tripping, relaxin’ all cool,
Smoking some blunts outside of the school.

When a couple o guys who were up to no good
Started canvassing in my neighbourhood
I got in one little glimpse, just stopped and stared
and they told me to come and meet their leader, Bill Ayers!

They whistled for Jeeves, and when he came near
The license plate said Rage, and had peace in the mirror.
On thing I knew about this cat was rare,
So I told him, yo, homie, go home to Bill Ayers!

I pulled up to the house about 7 or 8,
and I yelled to the limo, “yo homes, smell you later”
I looked all around I was finally there
Ready to settle my throne as the fresh prince of bill ayers!


60 posted on 09/14/2011 2:49:29 PM PDT by BenKenobi (Honkeys for Herman! “10 percent is enough for God; 9 percent is enough for government")
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