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Kadie

(15,369 posts)
Tue Oct 30, 2012, 10:13 PM Oct 2012

President Barack Obama Targeted By Anonymous Hate Text Messages

President Barack Obama Targeted By Anonymous Hate Text Messages
Posted: 10/30/2012 9:57 pm EDT Updated: 10/30/2012 10:03 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 [email protected] that made the inflammatory claim: "Obama supports homosexuality and its radical social agenda. Say No to Obama on Nov 6!"

MIke Madden tweeted one for [email protected] that declared "Re-electing Obama puts Medicare at risk."

Attorney Pater Saharko tweeted that he got a message from the same address that read: "Obama is using your tax dollars to fund Planned Parenthood and abortion. Is that right?"

more...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/30/barack-obama-hate-text-messages_n_2047136.html


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Sam Stein
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https://twitter.com/samsteinhp


Sam Stein ?@samsteinhp
latest text message: "Obama believes killing children is a right until the umbilical cord is cut."

Sam Stein ?@samsteinhp
Another text reported: ""Obama denies protection to babies who survive abortions. Obama is just wrong"








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President Barack Obama Targeted By Anonymous Hate Text Messages (Original Post) Kadie Oct 2012 OP
Twitter probably found out who it is, and already sent the info to the Secret Service. Panasonic Oct 2012 #1
Is it really anonymous when you know who did it? jenw2 Oct 2012 #2
If these tweets sway anyone's votes.... JohnnyRingo Oct 2012 #3
 

Panasonic

(2,921 posts)
1. Twitter probably found out who it is, and already sent the info to the Secret Service.
Tue Oct 30, 2012, 10:14 PM
Oct 2012

That tweeter is about to learn the real meaning of hate crimes.

 

jenw2

(374 posts)
2. Is it really anonymous when you know who did it?
Tue Oct 30, 2012, 10:20 PM
Oct 2012

Good to see Huffpo back up and running after the storm!

JohnnyRingo

(18,624 posts)
3. If these tweets sway anyone's votes....
Tue Oct 30, 2012, 10:27 PM
Oct 2012

Then they're too stupid to find their way to the polls next Tuesday anyway.

I'd think most people would be more upset with the unwanted spam than the content, and that includes those on the right.

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