Why, if it isn’t an invitation to narc on your neighbor. That pretty much sums up the content of Attackwatch.com, the latest Barack Obama attack website on GOP candidates like Mitt Romney and Rick Perry along with commentator Glenn Beck.
The site’s stated purpose is to “Get the facts. Fight the smears.” So I thought to myself, well, gee, that “fight the smears” line sure sounds familiar. Indeed it was. I talked about this same thing back in 2008, when I saw “smear” as the new buzzword. I guess Barack thinks we have short memories.
Back then, some of the topics of conversation were his birth certificate (of course), campaign finance, Bill Ayers, his religious faith, and ACORN. But this time he’s attacking others by name.
Yet I notice there’s one topic of conversation he can’t avoid discussion on: our dreadful economic circumstances. Can he say unemployment is lower now than when he took office? No. Can he say fewer people are on food stamps now than when he took office? No. How about gasoline prices – are they lower now? Nope. Three key indicators of economic health, three bad results, three facts. Try and smear me on those, Mr. President.
But I’m cheered to report the page has already sprung some great parodies. So there is hope for us, at least until Obama takes over the internet. Or is that just another smear?
And now for something competely different (sort of): Today I got another fun e-mail from Obama campaign asking me to donate $10 and get a car magnet. As Deputy Campaign Manager Julianna Smoot says:
When people see us out in the neighborhood showing support with our clothing, our dog leashes, our cars, or our water bottles, it starts conversations. You might get a chance to tell someone why you’re supporting the President, and maybe even convince someone to sign up to volunteer.
Now, honestly, an Obama dog leash? Wouldn’t that be considered animal cruelty?
As for a car magnet, why would I want to kill my car’s resale value like that?
Then again, I suppose one could see this as an intelligence test of sorts – if they have something with Obama 2012 on it, well…let’s hope they’re not reproducing, right? Go to an unemployment line with items like that and the only conversation that may start is derisive laughter. They may run off to volunteer – for Rick Perry.
I guess that’s the way things are these days in Obama’s America. Maybe this article can make the AttackWatch website; that would be a badge of achievement for me.
