Was it ever found out who was behind that vile Obama email that was sent

Peregrine Took

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Tue Jan-22-08 03:54 PM
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Was it ever found out who was behind that vile Obama email that was sent

out to about everyone who has a computer in the last month?

Sheesh - I'm still getting it and when I do I correct it asap. I, also, request the original sender pass MY email on to everyone they sent it to.

That was quite a massive chain letter and I imagine it originated with some really insidious group -whoever they are.

If the source is still unknown I wonder if it could ever be determined??

I'm for Edwards but I hate right wing screeds.

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Deep13

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Tue Jan-22-08 03:57 PM
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1. You mean the one about O being a closet Muslim?

I don't think we know who was behind it specifically and doubt we ever will. I still don't know who sent leaflets to my postal mail box in 2004 describing Kerry as a traitor.

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Peregrine Took

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Tue Jan-22-08 04:08 PM
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5. Ya, that was the one. I imagine it will never go away.

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niyad

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Tue Jan-22-08 04:01 PM
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2. I have only gotten it once, and sent a "reply all" from urban legends, with instructions to NEVER

send me garbage like that again.

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niyad

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Tue Jan-22-08 04:03 PM
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3. if the posters are lazy, and didn't bother to clean up the email addy's, you

can always scroll down to the original of that particular post (no guarantee it is the originator of that despicable piece of garbage, but at least the first person to start it on the go-round you got) and write them with the debunking info.

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2rth2pwr

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Tue Jan-22-08 04:08 PM
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4. Could have been the Obama camp, just as likely as any other

theory. He has the huge email list, and it would kill two birds with one stone.

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Peregrine Took

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Tue Jan-22-08 04:11 PM
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6. I don't understand why he would send it about himself. Do you mean to

de-fuse those issues in the beginning rather than further into the campaign? I'd never thought of that. I guess I'm more naive than I thought.

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2rth2pwr

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Tue Jan-22-08 04:17 PM
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8. Defuse and especially in the primary, the Dems won't take attacks

against a candidate based on sex, race, religion- draw support as a victim of low and false accusations. The second benefit is to discredit the other campaign(s).

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Deep13

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Tue Jan-22-08 04:11 PM
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7. You mean squash the rumor before it starts? nt

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