Saturday, November 01, 2008

The Wingnutosphere in a Nutshell

From Ace of Spades HQ:

Again, whether this is real or hoax, we damn well need to act like it's true (because it is) and get out there.

Ace of Spades, if you've lost track, is CPAC Blogger of the Year. The above was evidently posted by one of his co-bloggers, but I think you take my point.

If you'd rather not risk your sanity by clicking, I will summarize for you. No, no. Don't thank me. I'm just indulging one of my morbid fascinations.

The above blockquote refers to the latest shiny object, a blog post on RedState.com, claiming to be an email from "Anonymous_14," purportedly written by an Obama campaign worker, who claims to have previously been a Hillary campaign worker, "all the way to the bitter end. And believe me, it was bitter," who, after moving to the Obama campaign after the primaries, "was still bitterly loyal to Hillary."

She reports that Obama knows his "only chance is to foster disorganization, chaos, despair, and a sense of inevitability among the Republicans." She discusses "our misinformation networks," the "spirited campaign … to infiltrate many pro-Hillary sites and discredit them," the "more disorganized, but genuine effort" that has "been made to sow doubts among the unapologetically right wing sites such as redstate.com," and other techniques that are "all part of the poll-skewing process." She reveals that Joe the Plumber "scares us more than anything" and Sarah Palin, lack of support among Hillary voters, and the Bradley effect are "what the Obama campaign already knows are their weak links."

"Our internal polling" is next, revealing that Obama has "next to no chance" in a long list of swing states (all of which pollster.com shows Obama leading by anywhere from 2% to 13%). We move then to the current VP scuttlebutt --- "Obama actually went against the advice of his top advisors," all of whom recommended Hillary but were "overruled" by Michelle, and now it is unanimously agreed that Biden "has been a disaster."

And then there's Ayers and other "radical connections," for which the Obama campaign has secret plans to combat, which leads to [hold on tight now]: "McCain has wisely not harped on this in recent weeks." And of course the big finish, which will shock, shock you: "What I do know is that I will not be voting for Obama this time around."

Yeah. All the subtlety of a 2x4 between the eyes, i'n'it? And yet the wingnuts are on it like rabid, starving weasels.

Once more, and this time with feeling and much added emphasis:

Again, whether this is real or hoax, we damn well need to act like it's true (because it is) and get out there.

Where's the purple crayon font when you need it?

(h/t: Teh Sadlys)



[Added] And speaking of rabid weasels, do you think they are on this over at Flowbee's House of Hate? Does a bear poop in the pine trees?

I just spoke with both Lynette Long and Larry Johnson. Lynette is redoubling her original verification of this post. Regardless, as Larry Johnson points out, this post has INTERESTING and VALID POINTS TO MAKE … for heaven’s sake don’t get bogged down by the source or where else you think you saw it. That doesn’t matter.

Of course it doesn't.

Further reading on Flowbee here and here.

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