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Obama Campaign: AttackWatch Gains Over 100,000 Sign-Ups In Less Than 24 Hours
Medialite ^ | September 14th, 2011 | Colby Hall

Posted on 09/15/2011 5:55:18 AM PDT by tlb

A source within the Obama campaign has told Mediaite, that in just the first day, the user-generated research tool has been nothing short of an enormous success. “In less than 24 hours we’ve had over 100,000 people sign up at the website, which indicates significant interest from supporters.”

While the volume of conservative critiques speaks to the intensity of the opposition’s feelings towards the Obama administration, at the very least this digital effort did it’s job bit perhaps instilling a little fear in the GOP campaign efforts. It’s not difficult to imagine social media staffers at the RNC scratching their heads and saying “why didn’t we think of that?”

The essence of AttackWatch is the Obama campaign outsourcing of opposition media research to its army of loyal supporters. Among the critiques leveled at this interactive effort is the notion that this is some vestige of “Big Brother” keeping an eye on citizens opposed to the White House politics. This would be a fairer analysis if it were made before the advent of social media platforms like Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. In the brave new world that is oppo research and political smear campaigns, leveraging the passion of one’s political base is not something that we should fear, but rather a smart and savvy political move.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: alinskytactics; attackwatch; bhofascism; democratcorruption; democrats; denial; elections; liberalfascism; nobama2012; obama; research
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To: tlb
They haven't responded to my sign-in. Do they normally respond, or did they not like my reference to the Stasi in my login name when I reported my neighbors for planning to climb the wall to West Berlin?
21 posted on 09/15/2011 6:22:49 AM PDT by KarlInOhio (Due to the earthquake the president has officially implemented Rule 18-1.)
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To: tlb

I waded over to the DU swamp, and unbelievably the two, yep count ‘em two people who said it was a bad idea, and laughingstock were attacked by everyone else..

They must be drinking the extra fortified koolaid over there.


22 posted on 09/15/2011 6:23:02 AM PDT by sockmonkey
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To: p. henry

I believe you! I think I will go post something also. Keep em busy reading a bunch of crap.


23 posted on 09/15/2011 6:27:31 AM PDT by DooDahhhh (ma)
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To: tlb

Zero’s website is reminiscent of the Hitler Youth reporting their parents.


24 posted on 09/15/2011 6:28:52 AM PDT by ExTexasRedhead
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To: svcw
I didn’t get anything done yesterday, they were coming so fast. I can’t remember when I laughed out loud for hours.

I did the same thing. It was so much hilariousity (yeah, I know that's not a real word), and good to see comments like "If I'm being honest, if George Bush would've done something like this, I'd have gone ape-sh*t"

25 posted on 09/15/2011 6:30:07 AM PDT by sockmonkey
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To: tlb

They’re working on the way to deliver the news after the next election. “A record number of people showed up to vote for president and congress yesterday. It was a huge success.” No reason to mention who won.


26 posted on 09/15/2011 6:33:37 AM PDT by LostPassword
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To: tlb

An early thread on this subject yesterday had a post that said he/she had just gone to the site and only 5,000 people had signed up. He/she went on to further say how few people that was.

Following that, of course, we at FR and other conservatives around the web, got wind of this nonsense, and decided to play the game on our terms.

Spin, spin, spin...you have to admire the progressives for their uncanny ability to make right sound wrong, bad sound good, and to say in public the opposite from what they say privately. Any time I hear a progressive speak, I simply hear it backwards, and then I know what they are actually thinking. But they can turn a word!


27 posted on 09/15/2011 6:35:20 AM PDT by daisy mae for the usa
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To: MrB

When I went to the site, it appeared to me that you had to contribute at least $10 to brocko in order to prove your bona fides.


28 posted on 09/15/2011 6:35:35 AM PDT by Migraine
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To: tlb

So, I figured I’d head on over and see what the hubbub was all about

Second screen served REQUIRES a donation to BO’s campaign. No way to get in without it.

Well, a fool and his money are soon parted.


29 posted on 09/15/2011 6:36:03 AM PDT by KosmicKitty (WARNING: Hormonally crazed woman ahead!!)
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To: Psalm 73
Don't feel bad. I've already reported myself three times. I admitted personal responsibility for creating this:

And this:

And this:

I felt it was my duty to turn myself in.

30 posted on 09/15/2011 6:36:09 AM PDT by andy58-in-nh (America does not need to be organized: it needs to be liberated.)
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To: tlb
RNC scratching their heads and saying “why didn’t we think of that?”

Maybe they didn't think about something like that because they're not fascists?

31 posted on 09/15/2011 6:36:35 AM PDT by kevao
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To: KosmicKitty

You can access the comments via twitter.by searching #attackwatch and selecting “all”.


32 posted on 09/15/2011 6:47:05 AM PDT by mom4melody
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To: KosmicKitty

You can access the comments via twitter.by searching #attackwatch and selecting “all”.


33 posted on 09/15/2011 6:47:13 AM PDT by mom4melody
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To: ExTexasRedhead

Maybe, more the Obama-Gestapo.org


34 posted on 09/15/2011 6:48:00 AM PDT by Rodm
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To: Free Vulcan

The twitter feed is hilarious to go through. Just go to twitter and search for #attackwatch.


35 posted on 09/15/2011 6:49:32 AM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: sockmonkey
I waded over to the DU swamp, and unbelievably the two, yep count ‘em two people who said it was a bad idea, and laughingstock were attacked by everyone else..

Lousy Freeper trolls.

36 posted on 09/15/2011 6:51:07 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: tlb

LOLOL!


37 posted on 09/15/2011 6:51:07 AM PDT by TEXOKIE (Anarchy IS the strategy of the forces of darkness!)
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To: KosmicKitty
“Well, a fool and his money are soon parted.”

Or as they say of Zippo and his jobs bill

“A fool with your money just farted”

38 posted on 09/15/2011 6:58:27 AM PDT by IMR 4350
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To: tlb

Do you get a free, brown shirt when you sign up?


39 posted on 09/15/2011 6:59:57 AM PDT by Lou L (The Senate without a fillibuster is just a 100-member version of the House.)
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To: mom4melody
http://twitter.com/#!/search/%23attackwatch

Just glancing as some of the tweets/twits [?], I recognize numerous names.

It is so nice that so many want to help out. :)

40 posted on 09/15/2011 7:01:45 AM PDT by TomGuy
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