Eh, you know what...

[EarlG]

Maybe this doesn't deserve the attention I'm giving it.

Sorry guys...

[TheDonkey]

1. fightthesmears.org redirects to Obama's site

[EarlG]

4. Unfortunately it doesn't

[hokies4ever]

22. All of the youtube links on that site are RickRolls

[mohc]

5. No fightthesmears.com does

The .org sight is a sad "parody" site.

[cbayer]

6. I just went to it, and it does not.

This is what it says at the top of the page:

"This Site Is Just a Parody and for those who take it seriously you shouldn't be voting in the first place."

[TheDonkey]

10. gottcha, not a good move

on Obama's part. Could be a common mistype.

[LTR]

12. fightthesmears.org redirects to the parody site

Which looks identical to Obama's site (copyright violation?):

http://www.fightthesmears.org /

Fightthesmears.com redirects to Obama's site:

http://www.fightthesmears.com/

[stellanoir]

2. whaddaya expect from the "family values" crowd. . .?

ughhh

good get though

hope they crash soon

[dolo amber]

3. Now EarlG, it takes all kinds of illiterate, racist, drooling homunculi to make up

this great big beautiful world we live in.

[babylonsister]

13. Word! And a great one

that is, used perfectly!

homunculi-a diminutive human being.

If only I could remember that!

[cbayer]

7. Is this covered under the cyber-squatting laws?

It seems to me it would be. If so, and the site is being used to defame the owner of the original site, I believe the penalties are quite serious.

[harun]

20. Probably but it might take some time to resolve. (n/t)

[blogslut]

8. Never heard of this guy

Or his crappy affiliate program. I'll keep my eye out. If I run across him, I'll kick his ass in my day job.

[phrigndumass]

9. Could "Kevin Martin" be another alias for "Jeff Gannon" ?

Or perhaps a (gulp) stage name? It could happen!

[sufrommich]

11. Ah the internets....

Angel on one shoulder,devil on the other.

[wyldwolf]

14. I would NEVER suggest that everyone continuously hit that site until it exceeds bandwidth

That would be mean.

[slinkerwink]

16. oooh, great idea. Is that possible?

[wyldwolf]

17. noooooo.... (wink wink)

[KittyWampus]

15. what is the difference between parody and libel?

[MelissaB]

18. If you click the links on that site you get

Rick Rolled.

[MattBaggins]

19. Nice job Earl

was this just a clever way to rick roll all of us?

[hokies4ever]

21. I think it was

In his defense, it does look like a hitjob on Obama until you click on the youtube links.

[janx]

23. The only reason he did that was that he was too lazy to

provide any other content. By the time anyone clicks on those links, the damage is done.

[hokies4ever]

24. You know you like the RickRolls

Don't try to pretend like you don't like them.

[xclusive]

25. I'm The Webmaster of FightTheSmears.org

Hello, My name is Kevin. I go by the name Xclusive on the boards. I am not for Mccain and i've email Ms. Obama to let her know it was nothing personal. I made the joke to share with a few friends and never intended for it to go on the news. I'm a bit of a political junkie and i'm also a prankster by nature. I also love my country. I've slammed Bush anytime it was waranted and I am very sad that he's ruined the country in many ways. So don't think you know me by just a joke website. I'm going to have a Mccain website in a few days that will be also of a silly nature. I registered it right around the time I got this domain this morning. I'm a family man that loves my country and just wanted to set the record straight her since everybody is going overboard. If you have any questions please feel free to ask away.
-Kevin

[rug]

26. I think Dole is behind his ProjectBoner.com link.

[EarlG]

27. Locking

See OP (and post #25).