Obama Campaign Collecting GOP Emails

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**Frazzled**

Its inssssiiiiiiiddddddiouuuuuusssssss.....

I'd just be annoyed someone's passing out one of my emails.

http://www.whitehousedossier.com/2011/12/14/obama-campaign-collecting-republican-emails/

Obama Campaign Collecting GOP Emails
by Keith Koffler on December 14, 2011, 10:13 am

The Obama presidential campaign is launching an effort to collect Republican email addresses by inviting its supporters to submit information about their Republican associates to the Obama 2012 website.

The effort could help the Obama campaign build a database that would enable it to target Republican voters during the general election campaign. But, more perniciously, it could also become part of an Democratic effort to influence Republican primary voters to select a candidate Democrats think Obama could most easily defeat.

The Democratic National Committee last month released a video that seemed designed to damage Mitt Romney, the GOP candidate feared most by the Obama campaign.

The Obama information collection effort is cast under the mischievous guise of asking Obama supporters to “have a little fun at the expense of a Republican in your life” by signing them up to get an email from the Obama campaign ribbing them for having “inspired” the Obama supporter to donate.

The result, however, is that the Obama campaign gets a new trove of Republican email addresses that it could never have collected through voluntary submissions.

From the Obama website:

Who inspires you to give?

This holiday season, we’re giving you a chance to have a little fun at the expense of a Republican in your life by letting them know they inspired you to make a donation to the Obama campaign.

Simply enter their name and email address below. Then, we’ll send them a message letting them know they inspired you to donate.

Thank you for supporting this campaign, and happy holidays.

Important: By making a donation today, you’ll be automatically entered for a chance to have dinner with Barack and Michelle Obama. By clicking on the “Submit” button below or otherwise participating in the promotion, you agree to be bound by these Official Rules and represent that you satisfy all of the eligibility requirements.

The effort is being supported by emails from the campaign to members of the vast Obama 2012 email list urging them to participate.

One message, from Deputy Campaign Manager Julianna Smoot, also invites donors to buy something from the Obama 2012 store for their Republican friend.

Really want to fire up your GOP friends? Buy them a gift from the 2012 store. I recommend the birther mugs — they get the message across pretty well.

The email was sent Tuesday. If the Obama supporter sends the gift directly to their Republican friend, then the campaign has a new personal address for its database.

**Shadowseer_Kim**

Ahhh the old "report on your friends and neighbors" routine. where have I heard of this tactic before.

Disturbing, but not suprised.

**Jihadin**

possible Night of knives opener?

**SilverMK2**

You're guns can't save you now! [bwahaha]

**Frazzled**

Jihadin wrote:possible Night of knives opener?

Except of course, all those redstaters clinging to their religion and their guns have, well, guns.

**AustonT**

This warms the cockles of my heart, Barack Obama and his long history and reaching out to the Republicans. It's just hard to feel the heater when I'm in the back of the car.

**Jihadin**

Double Taps authorised

**Medium of Death**

**LoneLictor**

Ohhhh noez! Obama is reading the letters sent out by Republicans! Clearly only Republicans are allowed to read those! Ohhh noez!

I'm sure there are Republicans who like to learn Democratic stances and opinions.

**ShumaGorath**

I think what I gleaned from this is that you read some really trashy websites.

http://www.whitehousedossier.com/2011/12/13/obama-5-minutes-late-press-conference/

This sounds like it's written by a disgruntled conservative member of a local news stations whitehouse coverage team.

**Frazzled**

I notice you're not actually disputing it.

**ShumaGorath**

Frazzled wrote:I notice you're not actually disputing it.

Disputing what? That they're collecting Email addresses? Or the tinfoil hate conspiracy about controlling the already totally fethed republican primary which looks like an episode of Family Guy without any whitehouse interference? I'd dispute the second part, but the website's wacky enough to do that job for me.

What? Is Obama gonna send out a letter saying that voters should reeaaaallly give Bachman another look? Maybe that's why he was late to the press conference.

**AustonT**

LoneLictor wrote:Ohhhh noez! Obama is reading the letters sent out by Republicans! Clearly only Republicans are allowed to read those! Ohhh noez!

I'm sure there are Republicans who like to learn Democratic stances and opinions.

Not much of a reader are we?

**Frazzled**

ShumaGorath wrote:
Frazzled wrote:I notice you're not actually disputing it.

Disputing what? That they're collecting Email addresses? Or the tinfoil hate conspiracy about controlling the already totally fethed republican primary which looks like an episode of Family Guy without any whitehouse interference? I'd dispute the second part, but the website's wacky enough to do that job for me.

What? Is Obama gonna send out a letter saying that voters should reeaaaallly give Bachman another look? Maybe that's why he was late to the press conference.

So you're not disputing it. Thats like the 4th post yuou've made trying to obfiscate it. Are you disputing the Obama campaign is trying to get Republican emails?

**ShumaGorath**

Frazzled wrote:
ShumaGorath wrote:
Frazzled wrote:I notice you're not actually disputing it.

Disputing what? That they're collecting Email addresses? Or the tinfoil hate conspiracy about controlling the already totally fethed republican primary which looks like an episode of Family Guy without any whitehouse interference? I'd dispute the second part, but the website's wacky enough to do that job for me.

What? Is Obama gonna send out a letter saying that voters should reeaaaallly give Bachman another look? Maybe that's why he was late to the press conference.

So you're not disputing it. Thats like the 4th post yuou've made trying to obfiscate it. Are you disputing the Obama campaign is trying to get Republican emails?

It's a bull gak article from a conspiricists website that exists specifically to imply a conspiratorial theory about an unlikely and frankly illogical event that you want to believe. I'm not obfuscating gak. That's a long article and about the only part of it that I'm not saying is worthy of a darwin award is the part at the beginning where they state the only thing that isn't pure supposition.

This is now my third post calling this article some form or another of shameful. I'm not even at four yet.

**Frazzled**

ShumaGorath wrote:
Frazzled wrote:
ShumaGorath wrote:
Frazzled wrote:I notice you're not actually disputing it.

Disputing what? That they're collecting Email addresses? Or the tinfoil hate conspiracy about controlling the already totally fethed republican primary which looks like an episode of Family Guy without any whitehouse interference? I'd dispute the second part, but the website's wacky enough to do that job for me.

What? Is Obama gonna send out a letter saying that voters should reeaaaallly give Bachman another look? Maybe that's why he was late to the press conference.

So you're not disputing it. Thats like the 4th post yuou've made trying to obfiscate it. Are you disputing the Obama campaign is trying to get Republican emails?

It's a bull gak article from a conspiricists website that exists specifically to imply a conspiratorial theory about an unlikely and frankly illogical event that you want to believe. I'm not obfuscating gak. That's a long article and about the only part of it that I'm not saying is worthy of a darwin award is the part at the beginning where they state the only thing that isn't pure supposition.

This is now my third post calling this article some form or another of shameful.

Again, are you disputing the Obama administration is attempting to gather Republican emails?

EDIT: I went to the Obama website and tracked to the same thing this article reported.

https://donate.barackobama.com/page/contribute/o2012-your-inspiration-nd?source=20111213_js_misc&utm_medium=email&utm_source=obama&utm_campaign=20111213_js_misc

Who inspires you to give?

This holiday season, we're giving you a chance to have a little fun at the expense of a Republican in your life by letting them know they inspired you to make a donation to the Obama campaign.

Simply enter their name and email address below. Then, we'll send them a message letting them know they inspired you to donate. (Don't worry—we won't hold on to any of their information.)

Thank you for supporting this campaign, and happy holidays.

**ShumaGorath**

Frazzled wrote:
ShumaGorath wrote:
Frazzled wrote:
ShumaGorath wrote:
Frazzled wrote:I notice you're not actually disputing it.

Disputing what? That they're collecting Email addresses? Or the tinfoil hate conspiracy about controlling the already totally fethed republican primary which looks like an episode of Family Guy without any whitehouse interference? I'd dispute the second part, but the website's wacky enough to do that job for me.

What? Is Obama gonna send out a letter saying that voters should reeaaaallly give Bachman another look? Maybe that's why he was late to the press conference.

So you're not disputing it. Thats like the 4th post yuou've made trying to obfiscate it. Are you disputing the Obama campaign is trying to get Republican emails?

It's a bull gak article from a conspiricists website that exists specifically to imply a conspiratorial theory about an unlikely and frankly illogical event that you want to believe. I'm not obfuscating gak. That's a long article and about the only part of it that I'm not saying is worthy of a darwin award is the part at the beginning where they state the only thing that isn't pure supposition.

This is now my third post calling this article some form or another of shameful.

Again, are you disputing the Obama administration is attempting to gather Republican emails?

I think I see why your'e not a mod anymore. You want me to highlight the three times now that I haven't disputed it? Can I highlight things that don't exist? Do you want me to start speaking in double negatives? Do you need me to crayon this?

**Jihadin**

Are you disputing the Obama campaign is trying to get Republican emails?

Shuma...drink some coffee...you walked right into it

**ShumaGorath**

Jihadin wrote:
Are you disputing the Obama campaign is trying to get Republican emails?

Shuma...drink some coffee...you walked right into it

I walked into it the moment I logged into this forum.

**AustonT**

I still have no idea what you two are going on about.

**Frazzled**

ShumaGorath wrote:
Frazzled wrote:
ShumaGorath wrote:
Frazzled wrote:
ShumaGorath wrote:
Frazzled wrote:I notice you're not actually disputing it.

Disputing what? That they're collecting Email addresses? Or the tinfoil hate conspiracy about controlling the already totally fethed republican primary which looks like an episode of Family Guy without any whitehouse interference? I'd dispute the second part, but the website's wacky enough to do that job for me.

What? Is Obama gonna send out a letter saying that voters should reeaaaallly give Bachman another look? Maybe that's why he was late to the press conference.

So you're not disputing it. Thats like the 4th post yuou've made trying to obfiscate it. Are you disputing the Obama campaign is trying to get Republican emails?

It's a bull gak article from a conspiricists website that exists specifically to imply a conspiratorial theory about an unlikely and frankly illogical event that you want to believe. I'm not obfuscating gak. That's a long article and about the only part of it that I'm not saying is worthy of a darwin award is the part at the beginning where they state the only thing that isn't pure supposition.

This is now my third post calling this article some form or another of shameful.

Again, are you disputing the Obama administration is attempting to gather Republican emails?

I think I see why your'e not a mod anymore. You want me to highlight the three times now that I haven't disputed it? Can I highlight things that don't exist? Do you want me to start speaking in double negatives? Do you need me to crayon this?

A simple "no" would have worked.

**ShumaGorath**

Frazzled wrote:
ShumaGorath wrote:
Frazzled wrote:
ShumaGorath wrote:
Frazzled wrote:
ShumaGorath wrote:
Frazzled wrote:I notice you're not actually disputing it.

Disputing what? That they're collecting Email addresses? Or the tinfoil hate conspiracy about controlling the already totally fethed republican primary which looks like an episode of Family Guy without any whitehouse interference? I'd dispute the second part, but the website's wacky enough to do that job for me.

What? Is Obama gonna send out a letter saying that voters should reeaaaallly give Bachman another look? Maybe that's why he was late to the press conference.

So you're not disputing it. Thats like the 4th post yuou've made trying to obfiscate it. Are you disputing the Obama campaign is trying to get Republican emails?

It's a bull gak article from a conspiricists website that exists specifically to imply a conspiratorial theory about an unlikely and frankly illogical event that you want to believe. I'm not obfuscating gak. That's a long article and about the only part of it that I'm not saying is worthy of a darwin award is the part at the beginning where they state the only thing that isn't pure supposition.

This is now my third post calling this article some form or another of shameful.

Again, are you disputing the Obama administration is attempting to gather Republican emails?

I think I see why your'e not a mod anymore. You want me to highlight the three times now that I haven't disputed it? Can I highlight things that don't exist? Do you want me to start speaking in double negatives? Do you need me to crayon this?

A simple "no" would have worked.

**Frazzled**

Excellent. Now that we've gotten that out of the way. Have you put me on the list yet Shuma? Should I expect the re-education police or just a nice computer virus?
EDIT: If the re-education police come can you get them to help me type better?

**AustonT**

Frazzled they have to hire them first.
http://www.goarmy.com/careers-and-jobs/browse-career-and-job-categories/legal-and-law-enforcement/internment-resettlement-specialist.html

**Frazzled**

Do they get to wear the cool sunglasses and body armor?

**ShumaGorath**

Frazzled wrote:Excellent. Now that we've gotten that out of the way. Have you put me on the list yet Shuma? Should I expect the re-education police or just a nice computer virus?
EDIT: If the re-education police come can you get them to help me type better?

**AustonT**

I suppose it's a matter of personal preference.

**Frazzled**

ShumaGorath wrote:
Frazzled wrote:Excellent. Now that we've gotten that out of the way. Have you put me on the list yet Shuma? Should I expect the re-education police or just a nice computer virus?
EDIT: If the re-education police come can you get them to help me type better?

**AustonT**

Shuma: mod alert:( creepy)

**ShumaGorath**

AustonT wrote:Shuma: mod alert:( creepy)