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(19,768 posts)
Sat Jan 7, 2012, 03:29 PM Jan 2012

Politco article points to Huntsman camp as being behind attack vid rather than Paul and supporters.

That video purported to be an ad or simply a vid from Paul and or his campaign and or his supporters melled like a dirty trick from the start.

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And in an analysis commissioned by Ron Paul’s presidential campaign, the web consulting firm CanDo.com presents a different hypothesis: that supporters of Huntsman’s campaign posted the video in an attempt to trigger a backlash against Paul.
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But at the very least, there’s reason to doubt whether the video actually came from a Paul supporter. The YouTube account on which it was posted, NHLiberty4Paul, has no other videos attached to it and was created on the same day the video was posted. So was a corresponding Twitter account.

Paul fans also have seized on YouTube analytics that show Huntsman’s campaign site, jon2012.com, linked to the video a day before it was picked up on Facebook, Gawker, RedState and elsewhere.

The CanDo.com analysis addresses those points and concludes: “After researching the available evidence, we believe it is likely that the video came from a source within or closely tied to the Huntsman Campaign.”

http://www.politico.com/blogs/burns-haberman/2012/01/paul-analysis-floats-huntsman-video-link-spokesman-109958.html
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Politco article points to Huntsman camp as being behind attack vid rather than Paul and supporters. (Original Post) Skip Intro Jan 2012 OP
just me, maybe, but I don't trust politico on anything. rurallib Jan 2012 #1
+1 baldguy Jan 2012 #2
If I were a bettin' man, I'd bet on Karl Rove virtualobserver Jan 2012 #3
It does have that Rove smell. wandy Jan 2012 #7
The ad is a sword that cuts multiple ways- here is a Santorum version of the ad virtualobserver Jan 2012 #10
I must admit, I thought of this myself justiceischeap Jan 2012 #4
Paul campaign denies it was them. tammywammy Jan 2012 #5
it comes down to credibility Enrique Jan 2012 #6
Huntsman would gain media attention and sympathy while creating a backlash against Paul. What would Skip Intro Jan 2012 #9
What would be the point? Huntsman isn't competing for Paul voters. Bonhomme Richard Jan 2012 #8
much to do about nothing.... madrchsod Jan 2012 #11
 

virtualobserver

(8,760 posts)
3. If I were a bettin' man, I'd bet on Karl Rove
Sat Jan 7, 2012, 03:41 PM
Jan 2012

This creates confusion, and ultimately benefits Karl's chosen candidate,the Mittster.

wandy

(3,539 posts)
7. It does have that Rove smell.
Sat Jan 7, 2012, 03:59 PM
Jan 2012

I don't old Karl and his overloards have picked their puppet as yet,, but,, can you realy belive Rove is going to stay out of this?
If he can stur up enough trouble here ore their, why not?

 

virtualobserver

(8,760 posts)
10. The ad is a sword that cuts multiple ways- here is a Santorum version of the ad
Sat Jan 7, 2012, 04:15 PM
Jan 2012


The ad will offend non-racists concering the content, while the content will hurt Hunstman among racists

St. Mitt will sit above the fray and laugh.


justiceischeap

(14,040 posts)
4. I must admit, I thought of this myself
Sat Jan 7, 2012, 03:42 PM
Jan 2012

That Huntsman was behind it... because it's a good way to get your name out there all the while attempting to hurt an opponent. If I were going to engage in dirty politics, this is what I'd do. That said, I'd also do it so they couldn't link it back to me but that's just me.

tammywammy

(26,582 posts)
5. Paul campaign denies it was them.
Sat Jan 7, 2012, 03:44 PM
Jan 2012

That's what that article is basically still staying.

"Miller categorically denied that the former Utah governor or his staff had any involvement in producing or posting the video, calling that suggestion “offensive.” He pointed out that the Huntsman campaign website has a page that aggregates tweets related to Huntsman; if a user had been reading that Twitter feed at the time the video was posted and the user clicked on it, that could explain the referral."


It seems much more likely that an overzealous Paul supporter created the video. I don't think it came from the Paul campaign nor Huntsman.

Enrique

(27,461 posts)
6. it comes down to credibility
Sat Jan 7, 2012, 03:53 PM
Jan 2012

there's no way to know who made the video, but here's a couple of questions...

Do I believe Ron Paul is capable of doing this? Absolutely, no question about it.

Do I believe Jon Huntsman would make a video like this, using his own kids like this? Seems unlikely. Why would he do it? What would he gain from it? And again, his own kids?

Skip Intro

(19,768 posts)
9. Huntsman would gain media attention and sympathy while creating a backlash against Paul. What would
Sat Jan 7, 2012, 04:04 PM
Jan 2012

Paul gain?

Bonhomme Richard

(8,992 posts)
8. What would be the point? Huntsman isn't competing for Paul voters.
Sat Jan 7, 2012, 04:03 PM
Jan 2012

He's closest to Romney in the political spectrum....Unless......he is after "on the fence" Paul voters that don't like Romney.
Convoluted.

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