Pro-Obama hashtag backfires on Twitter (LOL LOL)

The Hill ^ | 9-14-11 | Alicia M. Cohn

[dynachrome]

A new Twitter hashtag designed to help fight misinformation against President Obama appears to have backfired in early use on Wednesday.

President Obama's Twitter feed, which is run by his campaign staff, on Tuesday evening started promoting the new website AttackWatch.com and hashtag #AttackWatch, designed to fight misinformation against the president.

The hashtag was already in heavy rotation by Twitter users by Wednesday morning, but many users are conservatives such as columnist Michelle Malkin, who offered up her own daily column as an example of an Obama "attack."

[NoLibZone]

I report every day on what he is doing!

Stazi Obama is a traitor that must be arrested and tried for treason.

Send them the quote from Steve Wynn every day:

Wynn, the CEO of Wynn Resorts (WYNN), called the administration the “greatest wet blanket to business and progress and job creation in my lifetime.”

[NativeSon]

“Fresh Prince...” - oh, that one is gonna stick! (txt’n that around right now)

[Larry Lucido]

I went there to read the rest, and the screen went gray and something popped up across the text so I couldn’t read anything. Not sure what is wrong with “The Hill” but it looks like some kind of design defect.

I refreshed and the defect went away, and this is all that remained of the article - basically three more sentences.

Since it’s not excerpt only, I’ll just post it here so folks can avoid the popups and aggravation for just a few words.

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The website is meant to be “the first line of defense against a barrage of misinformation,” according to an email from Obama’s campaign manager announcing the launch on Tuesday.

Businessman Herman Cain, a Republican presidential hopeful, also responded to the announcement of the website on Wednesday.

“Seriously?” he tweeted.

[Tamatoa]

Got to read the twitters coming in on this topic. Just too funny I can help laughing out loud.

[SumProVita]

“People are calling our President the Fresh Prince of Bill Ayers, that’s not allowed is it? #Attackwatch @AttackWatch”

Ohhhh wow! That’s priceless!!!!

;-))))

[Lady Lucky]

Oooh! LOVE the General Burkhalter color scheme!

[TribalPrincess2U]

Love your kitties.

Swiggy reminds me of my son-in-law behind the wheel.

[kevkrom]

Ragnar Danneskjold
@RaDanneskjold Ragnar Danneskjold
Hey #AttackWatch: my drug cartel neighbors are clinging bitterly to sophisticated weapons. What? Obama gave them those guns? Never mind.

@Oxco Cheri
#AttackWatch @AttackWatch I still have to work and pay taxes,THAT IS NOT FAIR!! PLZ HELP! #tcot

@tweetin009 Firstname Lastname
Hi #attackwatch my lawn care guy is hiring. Is that a green job ?

[cuban leaf]

What is “Twitter”?

[TSgt]

ROFLMAO!

ExJon Jon G.
#AttackWatch There’s a new Twitter account making President Obama look like a creepy, authoritarian nutjob: @AttackWatch
13 hours ago
Retweeted 100+ times

WendyGav
WendyGAv WendyGav
#attackwatch Gibson Guitars are 100% American made..have DOJ raid them..oops u did that already
34 minutes ago

Torrey M. Spears
torreymspears Torrey M. Spears
#AttackWatch I’m missing about 500 million dollars invested in some sort of solar energy company that’s gone bankrupt. Help? #tcot #p2

[Minutemen]

http://www.attackwatch.com/

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

Festivus4All Art Vandelay
I saw a 400 lb woman at the store buying a giant tub of ice cream w/ food stamps. I thought we were all supposed to eat peas? #attackwatch
1 minute ago

LMAO!

[listenhillary]

iowahawkblog David Burge
Dear #AttackWatch: you keep using that phrase “community organizing.” I do not think it means what you think it means.
2 hours ago

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“Cats R us”!

[kevkrom]

@trch822 t bone
I just saw several white people. The #seesomethingsaysomething” videos show likely terrorists are white middle class #attackwatch

@Luc256 Luc256
#AttackWatch my son would like to know where he can file a report for the theft of his future? #allyourObamabelongtous

@CHOWSTL Craig Lueschow
ATTN: #attackwatch There is a man at 1600 Penn. ave giving weapons to drug cartels so they can murder federal law enforcement agents.

@KRenner2 KRenner
Dear #AttackWatch, I heard that ‘lawmakers are looking for answers’ regarding Solyndra. Is that allowed?

[cuban leaf]

—And how would they disprove any ‘smears/misinformation’ anyway.—

Exactly. You really cannot do much of that in a tweet. One liners are good for slinging mud, but pretty poor for deflecting it.

And that is why I don’t take Twitter seriously.

[IM2MAD]

I hope someone asks Obama if the Jobs Bill will be on the internet for 3 days.

[listenhillary]

charitystartsat carol
Hey #AttackWatch - There are marxists and communists taking over our Country - please help

[all the best]

Thanks for the Wynn tip. I took care of it. You are a true patriot.

[TribalPrincess2U]

Please keep us up on these. I won’t give them my name.

Gut I really really need the laughs today altho it
hurts cause had hernia repair yesterday.