Wed Oct 31, 2012, 12:33 AM
Hissyspit (40,095 posts)
President Barack Obama Targeted by Anonymous Hate Text MessagesLast edited Wed Oct 31, 2012, 12:37 AM USA/ET - Edit history (1)
Source: Huffington Post
Michael McAuliff President Barack Obama Targeted By Anonymous Hate Text Messages Posted: 10/30/2012 9:57 pm EDT Updated: 10/30/2012 10:16 pm EDT WASHINGTON -- A sting of vitriol-laden text messages hit voters' phones Tuesday night, blasting President Barack Obama with anti-gay attacks and false claims. In what appeared to be a coordinated campaign of cell phone text mail or text messages, one Virginia voter received one from the address sms@votegopett.com that made the inflammatory claim: "Obama supports homosexuality and its radical social agenda. Say No to Obama on Nov 6!" - snip - New York Times reporter Jonathan Weisman tweeted that his 13-year-old daughter also got a text. "Obama denies protection to babies who survive abortions. Obama is just wrong,"; said the message from sms@gopmessage.com. HuffPost's Sam Stein also got a message, declaring"Seniors cant afford to have 4 more years of Obama budget cuts to Medicare." Some of the messages did not seem well-targeted. Jennifer Cryer tweeted that she got one from sms@obamaliesett.com that said: "Stop Obama from forcing gay marriage on the states. Your vote is your voice." Cryer used her voice, and answered back, saying "I'm gay, you fucking douchebags." Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/30/barack-obama-hate-text-messages_n_2047136.html
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25 replies, 4501 views
| Author | Time | Post | |
| Hissyspit | Oct 2012 | OP | |
| Thekaspervote | Oct 2012 | #1 | |
| msanthrope | Oct 2012 | #10 | |
| Scuba | Oct 2012 | #18 | |
| otohara | Oct 2012 | #2 | |
| Rincewind | Oct 2012 | #11 | |
| AAO | Oct 2012 | #20 | |
| azurnoir | Oct 2012 | #3 | |
| Kurovski | Oct 2012 | #7 | |
| azurnoir | Oct 2012 | #15 | |
| Kurovski | Oct 2012 | #22 | |
| Glitterati | Oct 2012 | #13 | |
| azurnoir | Oct 2012 | #14 | |
| 1ProudAtheist | Oct 2012 | #4 | |
| SoapBox | Oct 2012 | #5 | |
| neversaydie | Oct 2012 | #8 | |
| joesdaughter | Oct 2012 | #6 | |
| These Eyes | Oct 2012 | #9 | |
| muriel_volestrangler | Oct 2012 | #17 | |
| These Eyes | Oct 2012 | #21 | |
| spiderpig | Oct 2012 | #12 | |
| sakabatou | Oct 2012 | #16 | |
| Anthony McCarthy | Oct 2012 | #19 | |
| lindysalsagal | Oct 2012 | #23 | |
| KatyBR | Nov 2012 | #24 | |
| Adenoid_Hynkel | Nov 2012 | #25 |
Response to Hissyspit (Original post)
Wed Oct 31, 2012, 12:35 AM
Thekaspervote (168 posts)
1. Don't read it.. Don't talk about!! Let it die!!!
Response to Thekaspervote (Reply #1)
Wed Oct 31, 2012, 02:47 AM
msanthrope (16,511 posts)
10. Nope. Track it back to the GOP, from whence it came. nt
Response to Thekaspervote (Reply #1)
Wed Oct 31, 2012, 05:39 AM
Scuba (26,789 posts)
18. WTF? Are you kidding?
Response to Hissyspit (Original post)
Wed Oct 31, 2012, 12:55 AM
otohara (21,605 posts)
2. They're Good At Hate
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never quite seen anything like it in my lifetime!
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Response to otohara (Reply #2)
Wed Oct 31, 2012, 03:24 AM
Rincewind (868 posts)
11. I predict that
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during the 2016 campaign, or 2020 at the latest, gop rallies will end with the crowd chanting " Death to America ".
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Response to Rincewind (Reply #11)
Wed Oct 31, 2012, 09:29 AM
AAO (1,506 posts)
20. Yeah, the only ones left standing will be the freaking Phelps Family.
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Response to Hissyspit (Original post)
Wed Oct 31, 2012, 12:58 AM
azurnoir (26,706 posts)
3. oh my but they're getting desperate
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but this will backfire IMO because most of those who use texting tend to be younger and hopefully more well informed I don't know of many seniors who are into texting,
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Response to azurnoir (Reply #3)
Wed Oct 31, 2012, 01:23 AM
Kurovski (33,249 posts)
7. i was thinking the same thing. it's a very strange campaign.
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I live in a senior neighborhood, you are correct. i know one person who texts, out of about 30 whom I know do not.
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Response to Kurovski (Reply #7)
Wed Oct 31, 2012, 04:21 AM
azurnoir (26,706 posts)
15. most of the seniors I know don't text and a few won't use a computer either
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but my standard for what's senior keeps getting upward, every time I have birthday
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Response to azurnoir (Reply #15)
Wed Oct 31, 2012, 03:15 PM
Kurovski (33,249 posts)
22. A lot of computer users here, i'll give you that. (nt)
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Response to azurnoir (Reply #3)
Wed Oct 31, 2012, 04:12 AM
Glitterati (1,151 posts)
13. Does age 60 count?
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I use my phone more for texting than for phone calls.
You must when you have a 17 yr. old at home, though. |
Response to Glitterati (Reply #13)
Wed Oct 31, 2012, 04:19 AM
azurnoir (26,706 posts)
14. ask again me in four years
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'cause then I'll be 60 too
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Response to Hissyspit (Original post)
Wed Oct 31, 2012, 01:00 AM
1ProudAtheist (267 posts)
4. Racist Bigots
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Only know one way of acting. Zebras cannot change their stripes. Consider the source, and assign it the proper attention....(none).
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Response to Hissyspit (Original post)
Wed Oct 31, 2012, 01:01 AM
SoapBox (5,828 posts)
5. Yup...very desperate scum.
Response to SoapBox (Reply #5)
Wed Oct 31, 2012, 01:27 AM
neversaydie (57 posts)
8. not just scum... POND SCUM!!
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Response to Hissyspit (Original post)
Wed Oct 31, 2012, 01:21 AM
joesdaughter (191 posts)
6. Conspiracy
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Fox calling it a Democratic Party False Flag operation, 3, 2,....
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Response to Hissyspit (Original post)
Wed Oct 31, 2012, 02:36 AM
These Eyes (365 posts)
9. I received one of these texts tonight...
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From sms@politicsett.com about seniors and cuts to medicare. I don't know what ticked me off more -- the lie or that I couldn't respond.
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Response to These Eyes (Reply #9)
Wed Oct 31, 2012, 05:14 AM
muriel_volestrangler (65,375 posts)
17. Why couldn't you respond?
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Or did you just mean you know no real-life person will ever bother reading the repsonses?
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Response to muriel_volestrangler (Reply #17)
Wed Oct 31, 2012, 01:46 PM
These Eyes (365 posts)
21. I checked to see if there was a website associated with the text msg and couldn't find one.
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I assume they just purchased a ton of cell phone #s and sent out this junk. I didn't want to respond and give them the opportunity to capture my information.
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Response to Hissyspit (Original post)
Wed Oct 31, 2012, 03:42 AM
spiderpig (7,411 posts)
12. That's their style, alright.
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Nothing but hate and divisiveness.
I have never seen a nastier Repuke campaign in my 61 years. And that includes Tricky Dick. |
Response to Hissyspit (Original post)
Wed Oct 31, 2012, 04:43 AM
sakabatou (29,108 posts)
16. Ach, even some of the comments are ill
Response to Hissyspit (Original post)
Wed Oct 31, 2012, 08:02 AM
Anthony McCarthy (507 posts)
19. My guess is college Republicans
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Though I would suspect it's with some kind of corporate money behind it. You know, like the Chinese government pays people a few pennies for each pro-government message they post. Republicans sold the country to Red China, one of the greater ironies of the post-war period.
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Response to Hissyspit (Original post)
Wed Oct 31, 2012, 09:50 PM
lindysalsagal (1,808 posts)
23. Probably local yokuls, not from the campaign
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No rational person thinks this will help a campaign: This something a desperate child would do: Cultist behavior.
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Response to Hissyspit (Original post)
Thu Nov 1, 2012, 12:31 AM
KatyBR (55 posts)
24. My husband got one of these in VA too! Can AT&T sell cell phone numbers?
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I thought our phone numbers were anonymous....my husband got one of these anti-Obama hate text messages last night.
But his phone number is a D.C. number (even though he lives in VA). I don't think these texts are random....And I've heard AT&T is supporting Romney (his provider). |
Response to Hissyspit (Original post)
Thu Nov 1, 2012, 12:35 AM
Adenoid_Hynkel (11,608 posts)

