When I first heard the Obama campaign was launching a web site just to deal with the false rumors circulating about the candidate, I wasn’t too sure. After all, the conventional wisdom when you’re, say, writing a letter to the editor to refute some dumbass thing someone else said is that you should not repeat the dumbass thing all over again. You should simply tell your side without giving more ink to theirs.
But I have to say, I like fightthesmears.com. It does a nice job of blowing the false rumors out of the water while providing positive information about the candidate. It even invites you to forward any bogus emails you’ve received to watchdog@barackobama.com.
The site just launched so there’s not a lot of material yet but something tells me it will be pages and pages and pages long by November. Unfortunately.
When I attempt to click on the link, http://www.fightthesmears.com, I get a dialog box that asks me if I want to download something. I’m at work and it could be the crazy computer system here. Has anyone else had this problem?
Garry, do you by any chance work for the GOP?
No. Really, when I click on that link it gives me a dialog box that asks me if I want to “Save” the file or “Cancel”. I am at work and cannot “Save” files from the internet because of security restrictions on our computers. It does not open a new window nor go to the website. Are you sure you inserted the link properly when you posted this story? I’ll try it when I get home. For the record, I am as progressive as you ,Trish. I was just backing Hillary because I thought she had a better chance of beating McBush but now I am supporting Obama.
I was just funnin’ you, Garry. I’m in Macland so I don’t always see things the same as people on other computers but the link is working for me. If it turns out it’s tripping off a spam blocker, you should let the Obama folks know. And I didn’t know you were on the HRC team but so were some of my best friends so it’s all good.
Trish, I’ll try it again when I get home. If it’s still not working I’ll let them know. If it doesn’t work for me at home on my Dell with Windows XP I’ll know something is wrong with that website.
I actually was a John Edwards supporter until he dropped out, then Hillary and now Obama. I really think he will make a great president. Woe unto us though if McSame is elected.