http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/dirtytricks/ en-us Sun, 19 Apr 2009 11:44:21 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2232690/posts Gordon Brown is today engulfed in crisis after a key aide resigned and the Tories threatened legal action over explosive leaked emails discussing how to smear senior Conservatives, including David Cameron's wife, Samantha, with rumours about their private lives. Damian McBride, one of the prime minister's closest advisers, quit over his exchange with the Labour blogger Derek Draper, in which the two discussed setting up a website to air scurrilous allegations about opponents, including unfounded allegations about affairs between leading opposition MPs. The idea was still being actively discussed until a fortnight ago, the Observer has learned. ..... Among the... The Observer http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2232690/posts#comment Sun, 19 Apr 2009 11:44:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2211485/posts The story has made the rounds of Washington, D. C., as an example of Rahm Emanuel’s unforgiving approach to politics. Emanuel, now President Obama’s chief of staff, once mailed a dead fish to a pollster because Emanuel believed a polling mistake helped cost his candidate the election. [snip] Emanuel was the top staff member at the committee charged with electing Democrats to the House. [snip] So after the campaign, Emanuel told the New Yorker, he had a company that specializes in unusual forms of revenge send the fishy message to the pollster. [snip] The Buffalo News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2211485/posts#comment Sat, 21 Mar 2009 15:46:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2177845/posts When Michael Steele ran for Maryland's open U.S. Senate in 2006, his backers hired 300 mostly poor African-Americans from Philadelphia -- most if not all of them unemployed, many of them homeless -- fed them doughnuts and then packed the crew onto Trailways buses for an Election Day trip that would make a bit of political history. The buses, which were draped in banners for Steele and Maryland Gov. Robert Ehrlich, headed across the state line into Maryland, where the day laborers were dispatched to predominantly African-American neighborhoods of the city of Baltimore and populous Prince George's County. They spent... Madistan.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2177845/posts#comment Wed, 4 Feb 2009 01:50:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2168345/posts WASHINGTON, (christiansunite.com) -- Today leaders of the Susan B. Anthony List responded to the recent discovery of a plot by liberal internet activists to attack www.teamsarah.org , a community dedicated to advancing the values that Sarah Palin represents in the political process: "Team Sarah recently uncovered a plot by liberal activists to frame our community for harboring hate speech and bigotry," said Emily Buchanan, Executive Director of the Susan B. Anthony List and Team Sarah Site Administrator. "Liberal extremists at www.somethingawful.com concocted a plot to join Team Sarah under false pretenses and intentionally provoke our members by posting incendiary and... Christians Unite http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2168345/posts#comment Tue, 20 Jan 2009 22:06:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2124958/posts OAKDALE — At least two Spanish-language ballots were pre-marked for Barack Obama at a rural Oakdale precinct Tuesday morning, causing election officials to confiscate and inspect all the blank ballots. "I consider this extremely serious," said Lee Lundrigan, Stanislaus County clerk and registrar of voters. "We've sent an additional person to the precinct, and everyone is now watching each other." The incident happened about 9:20 a.m. at the River Oak Grace Community Church polling place on Rodden Road just north of Oakdale. Hector Parra, who doesn't speak English, was handed a Spanish-language ballot, which he took to the voting station.... The Modesto Bee http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2124958/posts#comment Tue, 4 Nov 2008 20:26:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2120435/posts We know that the MSM is actively working as the PR department for the Obama campaign and to elect DemoRats across the country at every level so the issue isn't will they do something to try to damage McCain rather what will they do. They tried it against Bush and they are more desperate them ever. Let's break it down by Print: NT Times, Newsweek, Time, and then all other print media. Broadcast: one lump other than NBC and it's child MSNBC and then the interent: take your pick. Personally I think each type of media will try something and... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2120435/posts#comment Fri, 31 Oct 2008 05:13:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2118207/posts Toledo police clerk charged in Joe The Plumber snooping case; Update: Snooper was doing a favor for a reporter; Joe may sue By Michelle Malkin • October 28, 2008 04:49 PM Scroll for updates… Just in: The Toledo Police Department confirms that one of its records clerks has been charged with performing an unlawful search of Joe The Plumber’s records. That makes two Ohio government employees identified in the snooping case. (Obama donor Helen Jones-Kelly, director of the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, approved a separate search. More are being investigated.) WNWO reports: Toledo Police have confirmed that... Michelle Malkin http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2118207/posts#comment Wed, 29 Oct 2008 04:10:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2119153/posts Tax, welfare info also sought on McCain ally A state agency has revealed that its checks of computer systems for potential information on "Joe the Plumber" were more extensive than it first acknowledged. Helen Jones-Kelley, director of the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, disclosed today that computer inquiries on Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher were not restricted to a child-support system. The agency also checked Wurzelbacher in its computer systems to determine whether he was receiving welfare assistance or owed unemployment compensation taxes, she wrote. Jones-Kelley made the revelations in a letter to Ohio Senate President Bill M. Harris, R-Ashland,... Columbus Dispatch http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2119153/posts#comment Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:45:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2118352/posts Imagine that tens of thousands of mailers were sent out to potential identity thieves with your social security number on it, as well as your wife's. If you're Republican Congressman Bill Sali (R-Id.) you needn't imagine. The Idaho Democratic Party, desperate to knock off the Conservative stalwart, sent out a copy of a tax lien that Sali had against him twenty years ago with his social, as well as his wife's, exposed on the mailer. According to the Spokesman Review, State Democratic Executive Director Jim Hansen defended the ad saying, "He's a public figure, it's a public document. If he... Renew America http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2118352/posts#comment Wed, 29 Oct 2008 11:48:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2117860/posts The last time "plumbers" were as prominent in national politics as accidental celebrity Joe "the Plumber" Wurzelbacher, they were a team of political operatives caught breaking into Democratic headquarters at the Watergate Hotel. This time, however, it may be the real plumber whose privacy is being invaded: Ohio's inspector general is investigating why Wurzelbacher's records in several government databases were accessed shortly after he became the official everyman of the 2008 presidential race. ... read more ars technica http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2117860/posts#comment Tue, 28 Oct 2008 20:45:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2117246/posts Her Excuse? "Oh, We Always Do That" Confirmed: Max Donor to Obama Ace Of Spades HQ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2117246/posts#comment Tue, 28 Oct 2008 09:33:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2115902/posts OK so a lot of people, including myself and even the McCain campaign itself, were punked by Ashley Todd. Not good. And yes we've had a lot of posts on this subject, but let me add one more and trust me, there is a payoff at the end: From the Post-Gazette: Once she had told the story to police, "she told lie after lie and the situation compounded to where we are right now," said Lt. Kraus. He added that Ms. Todd showed no remorse for her actions but was angry with the media, saying they blew the story out... AOL Political Machine http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2115902/posts#comment Sun, 26 Oct 2008 21:39:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2115498/posts Rudy Giuliani suggests Obama campaign illegally accessed Joe Wurzelbacher's records. McCain Campaign Insinuates Joe the Plumber's Private Records Were Illegally Breached as "Political Retribution" by the Obama Campaign, Compares it to Watergate The Columbus Dispatch reports that "state and local officials are investigating if state and law-enforcement computer systems were illegally accessed when they were tapped for personal information about 'Joe the Plumber,'" the nickname of Joe Wurzelbacher. ABC NEWS http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2115498/posts#comment Sun, 26 Oct 2008 06:43:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2114402/posts <p>A McCain campaign volunteer made up a story of being robbed, pinned to the ground and having the letter "B" scratched on her face in a politically inspired attack, police said Friday.</p> <p>Ashley Todd, 20-year-old college student from College Station, Texas, admitted Friday that the story was false and was being charged with making a false report to police, said Maurita Bryant, the assistant chief of the police department's investigations division. Police doubted her story from the start, Bryant said.</p> Associated Press O http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2114402/posts#comment Fri, 24 Oct 2008 20:11:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2114282/posts A Pittsburgh police commander says a volunteer for the McCain campaign who reported being robbed and attacked near a bank ATM in Bloomfield has confessed to making up the story. Police say charges will be filed. More details to follow. http://kdka.com/KDKA http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2114282/posts#comment Fri, 24 Oct 2008 17:39:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2112332/posts Leroy C. McLaughlin finished his workday on Friday and was cooking dinner when a family member phoned. The 4-foot-by-8-foot Barack Obama campaign sign that McLaughlin had posted in the front yard of his Chesterfield County home was gone. A Confederate flag hung in its place. Surveying the scene that night, McLaughlin, 78, a Baptist minister and an Army veteran who lived to see the first black person nominated to a major-party ticket, had a message for whoever left the flag, viewed by many as a symbol of racial oppression: "I love you, and God does, too." That same night, someone... Richmond Times-Dispatch http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2112332/posts#comment Wed, 22 Oct 2008 17:48:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2112251/posts There's a minor brouhaha in Detroit, Michigan. It all started when John McCain announced that he was giving up on Michigan. Since then, one pizza restaurant has decided that it will give away a free pizza to anyone who brings them a McCain-Palin sign. The result: People (teenagers) stealing signs from people's yards to get free pizza. By the way, the owner of the pizza joint does not hide the fact that she is a Barack Obama supporter. My Fox Detroit http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2112251/posts#comment Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:20:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2111246/posts DFU NOTE: Hundreds of signs have been stolen at 30 per day for 10-15 days. I spoke with the Warren, MI police and they say that no one has made police reports. Wouldn't it be interesting if the McCain camp gave out signs to 1000 people, who all showed up demanding pizza? HERE IS THE STORY ON VIDEO Restaurant Offers Free Pizza for McCain Signs Some say Salvatore's Pizzeria in Warren is sending wrong message Last Edited: Tuesday, 21 Oct 2008, 8:28 AM EDT Created: Monday, 20 Oct 2008, 11:13 PM EDT Some say a Warren restaurant's tempting offer is... detroit news 2 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2111246/posts#comment Tue, 21 Oct 2008 16:17:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2109653/posts Earlier in the week, disgraced former CBS anchor Dan Rather told attendees of Time Warner's Politics 2008 Summit that the press “has been in a defensive posture for some time,” that pressure from conservatives has led to “self-censorship” and that journalists should be “Fiercely independent and even ornery from time to time.” ... Um, this would be the same Dan Rather who exercised self-censorship in his fawning interview with Saddam Hussein in 2003 - whom he knew wouldn't hesitate to pull out his sidearm and shoot him between the eyes while the camera was rolling if he got pissed off... The Stiletto Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2109653/posts#comment Sun, 19 Oct 2008 20:13:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2105582/posts NEW YORK In a lenghty account of a Sarah Palin rally in Scranton, Pa. today, the local paper, the Times-Tribune, relates that at 1:25 p.m. just before she arrived, a candidate for Congress stepped on stage: "Chris Hackett addressed the increasingly feisty crowd as they await the arrival of Gov. Palin. "Each time the Republican candidate for the seat in the 10th Congressional District mentioned Barack Obama the crowd booed loudly. "One man screamed "kill him!'" http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2105582/posts#comment Tue, 14 Oct 2008 21:18:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2099807/posts A new TV ad from Planned Parenthood opens with a rape victim named Gretchen talking about how she was raped. "I just didn’t think it would happen to me," she says. "I was drugged and raped." The narrator then says, "Under Mayor Sarah Palin, women like Gretchen were forced to pay up to $1200 for the emergency exams used to prosecute their attackers." But a Planned Parenthood spokesman told PolitiFact that Gretchen was not from Wasilla, the Alaska town that sought reimbursement for rape exams, and had not been assaulted there. "She is a rape survivor, but she is not... Houston Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2099807/posts#comment Tue, 7 Oct 2008 19:38:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2098966/posts ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama counterattacked on Sunday against a new Republican tactic by saying rival John McCain was more interested in a smear campaign than fixing the U.S. economy. The Obama campaign unveiled an ad hitting McCain as one of the "Keating Five" senators who met federal regulators on behalf of a California savings and loan institution that collapsed in 1989. The ad faults McCain as unwilling to regulate the financial industry. With McCain losing ground in opinion polls, a campaign strategist was quoted as saying the Republican presidential candidate needed to "turn the page" on... yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2098966/posts#comment Mon, 6 Oct 2008 21:09:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2098533/posts Obama's Dirty Trick Barack Obama likes to talk about his refusal to engage in the negative politics of the past but his campaign tactics have hit a new low when it comes to truth. I am certainly one who understands the pugilistic nature of politics and the need for hardball messaging that drives voters into your column. These messages must have some arguable interpretation of the facts. When John McCain's campaign put a lame TV ad up on the Internet that charged that Senator Obama favored sex education for kindergarteners, the media was swift to decry the Arizona Senator's drop... Stonezone. com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2098533/posts#comment Mon, 6 Oct 2008 11:15:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2087689/posts That this is what Obama meant by "taking the gloves off". Especially given the timing of the video's release -- during the brief period when Obama trailed McCain in the polls, and when most of McCain's sudden surge was attributed to the popularity of Sarah Palin. The Jawa Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2087689/posts#comment Mon, 22 Sep 2008 14:48:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2086748/posts US Presidential Campaign Hacktivism: first Palin, now O'Reilly by Davey Winder Sunday, 21 September 2008 !Visitors to the conservative Fox News reporter Bill O'Reilly's website might be forgiven for thinking all was as normal. Yet more than 200 of its paid subscribers details have been posted in public after the site was hacked, apparently in retaliation over comments O'Reilly made following the Sarah Palin email hack. The US Presidential election trail was always going to be a dirty one. The notion of an open and transparent campaign really is sweet, but laughable. Things have started to get really muddy this... IT Wire (Aus) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2086748/posts#comment Sat, 20 Sep 2008 22:11:19 GMT