Attack Watch, We Hardly Knew Ye
Last week just after Victor Davis Hanson posted his take on Obama's AttackWatch.com, I e-mailed him to thank him and to ask how long he figured 'til they took the site down. My guess was that it wouldn't last more than one week. Victor suggested two.
But Jim Geraghty, who's been diligently watching Attack Watch, noticed that the site hasn't updated nor tweeted for over a week now.
The creators and managers of the Obama campaign web site “ATTACK WATCH” have not Tweeted since September 14, and the last “Attack File” was posted September 12....
...By ceasing to do any work, the “Attack Watch” team has now joined the ranks of 14 million other Americans under Obama’s economic policies.
The Daily Caller's Jim Treacher chimes in:
Missing, presumed dead...That must mean it worked. There are no more attacks on Obama, everybody. Yay!
You were a good friend, Attack Watch, and we’ll all miss you.
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May '10
Re: Attack Watch, We Hardly Knew Ye
Even the Obama folks respond to derisive laughter. Wish Obama was equally effected.
Edited on Sep 23, 2011 at 11:50amMay '10
Re: Attack Watch, We Hardly Knew Ye
:D :D :D :D :D :D
May '10
Re: Attack Watch, We Hardly Knew Ye
Stuff like this makes it clear that the failed president Obama resembles most is not Carter, but Nixon.
Oct '10
Re: Attack Watch, We Hardly Knew Ye
Can someone verfiy that Attack Watch was real from the get go ?
Never made sense, then again...
Mar '11
Re: Attack Watch, We Hardly Knew Ye
My greatest disappointment will be all the fantastic parodies of this site that would have been done if it had been around longer.
Now, we will miss out on all of that witty repartee.....
Oct '10
Re: Attack Watch, We Hardly Knew Ye
Then again is right!
AttackWatch served its intended purpose, just like the legion of other websites this Administration has created and also abandoned within days. Every single one is a vehicle for collecting names and emails, just as every texting "opportunity" is designed to gather those all-too-elusive cell phone numbers -- and campaign gold. Even Obama's official White House website started out diverting visitors to pages designed to make it look like you needed to "register" for access -- till another potentially illegal Axelrod email scraping operation came to momentary light.
The folks now so thoroughly enjoying the AttackWatch demise and the media gurus calling it a misstep have completely missed the point! Contra the current backslapping, they helped make AttackWatch a success by raising its profile.
Jun '10
Re: Attack Watch, We Hardly Knew Ye
When I first heard about the website I went on and joined (primarily to get on their email list so I could see what they were saying).
Never received a confirming email or anything else since. Maybe they have the talent to smell out a Trojan Horse conservative--but it sounds like they've quietly closed up shop.
If I start receiving fundraising emails from the left I'll know it was just a name collection ploy.
Edited on Sep 23, 2011 at 1:02pmOct '10
Re: Attack Watch, We Hardly Knew Ye
JM Hanes
Then again is right!
AttackWatch served its intended purpose, just like the legion of other websites this Administration has created and also abandoned within days. Every single one is a vehicle for collecting names and emails, just as every texting "opportunity" is designed to gather those all-too-elusive cell phone numbers -- and campaign gold. Even Obama's official White House website started out diverting visitors to pages designed to make it look like you needed to "register" for access -- till another potentially illegal Axelrod email scraping operation came to momentary light.
The folks now so thoroughly enjoying the AttackWatch demise and the media gurus calling it a misstep have completely missed the point! Contra the current backslapping, they helped make AttackWatch a success by raising its profile. · Sep 23 at 12:56pm
To use an analogy of going fishing, the bait never remained in the water very long to catch anything. Poor casting skills factor in as well.
Oct '10
Re: Attack Watch, We Hardly Knew Ye
wilber forge
To use an analogy of going fishing, the bait never remained in the water very long to catch anything. Poor casting skills factor in as well.
And flyfishers would be using worms if catching fish fast were the objective. This is more like phishing. Administration websites like AttackWatch rely on the first flush of interest. They may have collected more chaff than usual this time, but email is cheap, so it doesn't really matter if they're still raking in wheat as well.
Oct '10
Re: Attack Watch, We Hardly Knew Ye
JM Hanes
wilber forge
To use an analogy of going fishing, the bait never remained in the water very long to catch anything. Poor casting skills factor in as well.
And flyfishers would be using worms if catching fish fast were the objective. This is more like phishing. Administration websites like AttackWatch rely on the first flush of interest. They may have collected more chaff than usual this time, but email is cheap, so it doesn't really matter if they're still raking in wheat as well. · Sep 23 at 2:51pm
Agreed, the volumes of chaff gathered should have E at the end in another spelling variation. Wishfull thinking...