Here you are.... I KNEW they would nuke it, so I put a copy on my blog. Here's the text with the letter to techpresident.com
Tuesday, May 01, 2007
5.01.01 What happened to the Obama profile?
Current mood: disappointed
Friends,
Many of you are probably wondering what happened to the Obama profile. The campaign, with the help of Myspace, have seized control of the profile without my consent, and are using it to refer traffic to a new profile they created. I have been blocked from having access to the profile. The campaign will probably have a different perspective on the events leading up to this, but until my personal profile is deleted, I'm going to take a stand on this. I believe what they did is just wrong, and someone should say something.
Here is an email I sent to Micah at techpresident.com. Any questions, let me know:
Thanks Micah,
I want to be careful about this, but also I think it's unfair that they deleted this community when they could have left it up as an unofficial fan site as it has been for the last two and a half years. The campaign may say that this was my decision, and this is not true.
I did want to be paid, if we were to continue working together . This was not an attempt to use this profile for commercial purposes. This was an attempt to keep working my ass off on this profile, for Barack Obama, and for the enormous community of supporters on Myspace.
Since January, as you may know, and as many in the Myspace community know, I've been working on the page around the clock. I started this profile in November of 2004 and it grew steadily since then. In January and February the media started to notice, and I began to work even harder because I reallized what an impact the Myspace could really have.
People were actually registering to vote, making contributions, asking questions, putting banners on their pages, etc. I know this because I constantly received emails about this, and I replied to every single one to thank them or point them in the right direction if they needed more information.
The campaign got involved in February and although at first it was very exciting, it quickly became clear that they just had no interest in me or my involvement. They only wanted to take control of the profile and get on with it. I bit the bullet for a while and kept working for the good of the campaign, but they quickly went from passive aggressive, to aggressive, and then eventually just rotten and dishonest.
For the past few weeks, the campaign decided it would be better if they just took control of the profile and we decided to try to come to some agreement. By this time, I didn't have quite as much respect for the campaign guys, and frankly felt like I was just being used. They knew about this profile the entire time, and really just waited until it got enough media coverage and friends request so they could step in and bully me out of it.
The last few weeks were just insane. They kept scheduling phone conferences with me, I would wake up early that day after barely sleeping the night before, I'd take time off work, etc. and each after another would be postponed at the last minute. This went on for weeks.
It got to the point where I didn't feel comfortable turning the profile over to the campaign unless they paid for it. This was largely symbolic. The same campaign that inspired me to work so hard to build this community, the same campaign whose underlying message stresses "the power of the individual to have an impact on politics", was constantly downplaying my role in this, bullying me, and a couple of other things that were just rotten and dishonest (specifically in connection with Myspace, and the campaign quashing a recent NPR interview about the profile).
In a conversation with Chris from the campaign last week or the week before, Chris suggested a one-time fee to transfer over the profile to them and that they discus
As a Republican - Bill Richardson is the ONLY Democrat I consider to be a worth opponent... and can handle the troubled times we will be facing in the next decade. And yes, he's 1/2 Mexican. And I still like what he has to say. If it comes down to McCain or Richardson, I'm picking the Dem.
And you are a monster for lying in such a gruesome fashion. And you know precisely NOTHING about my personal life. FWIW, he was injured flying an F-18 during the FIRST Gulf War in 1991. Not that you care, because you are an egotistical jackass who likes to make assumptions about what he does not know about. So go screw yourself in your delusions - and may you be the first on the firing line of failure.
You are correct - and there was no wagging the dog - LOL, it was straight UP trying to distract from his lying-cheating scandal... but that's ok. At least he did something, even if it was a whole 8 missiles. And no, you're wrong about them destroying a whole lot of anything - according to Saddam's papers (that have been translated since they were captured), the only damage done was to infrastructure already damaged since 1991.
How can you find out the truth from Arabs that lie to throw their own wives under the bus? You can't trust terrorists, and you can't negotiate with them. And before you even go there - if Saddam wasn't supporting terror, why was he writing 25,000 dollar checks to the surviving families of every Palestinian homocide bomber? Why was he working with Al-Zarqawi to form a terrorist organization right in downtown Baghdad?
The truth is being ignored by everyone who can make a difference - those who only are serving their own agenda. Fortunately, I have enough sense to do my own legwork, and I expect the same out of every single one of my fellow Americans. I'm so frequently disappointed though. I have no problem with people who disagree with me, as long as they have done their own research and factfinding to DEVELOP that strength. Too bad the next generation is so dumbed down by reality television, they don't know what reality is anymore.
Then why do they lie, why do they continue to sell lies, and why don't they tell the truth about how good our troops really are doing on the ground? Because Steve Capus is a money-grubbing idiot who really doesn't care about anything other than the bottom line ratings - as proven by his stunts in the last three weeks. Sorry, don't buy it... and I was proven 100% correct during the Democratic debate last night. You're welcome to your opinion, though, seeing how you don't know anything about which you base that opinion on.:)
Yes, and though the execution sucked, thank you RUMSFELD, we still had reason, and were right to go. And Cheney committed no impeachable offense. NONE. Especially since CLINTON was saying the same damn things right up until the Bush Administration took office! (as has been documented by at least 3 other posters on this article)
No, I support our military, no matter the cost. Period. That isn't about being patriotic, it is in my blood and bones. And that includes all those who have served past and present. I'm sorry that you can't see that when the Commander in Chief makes orders.. they are bound to follow. Bush hasn't given one iota about his legacy - only that of the future of American citizens. And maybe because I've been exposed to the hate and murderous ways of those who kill for not believing the way they do - but I know that if we don't stop it now, it will consume my children. As it consumed so many other innocents in cities around the world.
LOLOLOLOLOL. Uh no. I actually know I got visitors because of comments left. How lovely. And, well, if you had - you might change your opinion. But no... I ain't a troll. LOL. I've far too much of a life for that. And no, dear... I'm most assuredly a female. Hence, the husband reference?? But, I suppose with a name like Kelly - as is your ID - I suppose it could be gender-ambiguous. I forgot, 98% of the participants here are boys. Funny that. And believe me, I get nothing out of my blog, except to know that I'm distributing antithesis to the crap that spewed by people like Dennis Kucinich.:D
You're a nice girl Kelly, but you're truly blinded such that you can't see. And yes, my mind is made by the blood of my husband's wounds from the first and second go-round's in Iraq. And if you think Iraq wasn't preparing to ally with Al-Qaeda, then you truly can't see the forest for the trees. Where were your brother & sister stationed in Iraq, and at what points in the war? It could make all the difference in their stories. I had Marines on the ground in Tal-Afar that took it back from Al-Qaeda. The same Marines that my friend T saved lives and limbs in. I had Marines on the ground in Fallujah that took it back from the insurgency, twice. Don't tell me that we haven't done good there and gained ground there, the peace shows the difference.
Do you truly not understand why we fight???? Perhaps you should read this from an Arab-German journalist in today's Der Speigel. Yankees, Don't Go HOME! Do you not understand that the civilians in Iraq need us there far more than we want to be there??? I mean - if you had family serving on the ground there, then they should be able to tell you how much we are needed. Who else is going to stop the mass murders of the Shiites and Sunnis by their opposing factions? LOL - not Saudi Arabia.
I gave Miss Kelly the appropriate link to my blog where I have all of the links to both successes and failures in Iraq. She didn't bother going, and neither did you.
As for 'intent' - aiding and abetting the enemy in a time of war sure as hell is sedition at the very least in my book, and both Pelosi and Kucinich are guilty of that by their own admission - negotiating with known terrorists against the advice of the commander in chief... puh-lease.
Sorry, I do think they are both flaming liberals, as proven by their records found at both the Washington Post and Thomas.gov. I thought people could look that up on their own... but no, I have to hold hands - something I'm not inclined to do to big adults like yourselves.
LOL. Yeah... ok. What reality do you live in again? The successes are reported, in BBC Media, in Der Spiegel. In the Air Force Times. By my friends and loved ones stationed on the ground in Iraq. But no... we can't have troops talking to the media. We are making *far* more successes than you know... and if the Democrats would quit all their blunderbussing, we might actually be ABLE to start leaving in 2008 due to the successes we have gained, but no. The insurgents are feeding on the animosity and diversions, which is why we must continue to stand our course and be there for the people who have suffered far more at the hands of their own brethren than by any number of US or Allied munitions.
But then, you'd have to listen to something other than George Soros owned media outlets (each one you recommended) to get that... you might actually have to buy dinner for someone in uniform that bled for your right to stick your head in the proverbial sand and be spoonfed whatever you wish to believe. But again... he's proud and happy to have done so. (not that it matters, but my husband served 2 tours in Iraq, my best friend is a medic attached to a Marine division, and oh, my two new neighbors just got out from their third tour - you don't need to tell me what is really going on... I KNOW.)
When the stories of the successes and threats towards our soldiers and people are deliberately left unreported - yeah, that's the domination of the liberals in our country. Pray tell, just what successes have you heard reported on mass American media in the last 2 years?
Making assumptions will get you nowhere. I do not watch Fox. I do not watch CNN. I do not watch NBC. I do not watch CBS. I do my own research and think for myself and research my own conclusions, and expressly AVOID soundbites that are so taken out of context. Unlike most American children, I *was* taught to think critically. Unlike the social morass that is the education system today. Again... product of the socialist left.
You have them.:) Look at their records. Plain and simple enough. Oh, but wait... I forget, you're blinded by your own bias!
I'm not trying to get into a pissing match... I'm a girl, I'll win. (we pee more) Simply saying, step outside your blinder box and look at different perspectives, not the ones you're being spoonfed by the leftists running the media outlets of this country, as proven by the Al Sharpton shakedown of the media.:)
Though it may be... I do not agree, and I've done far more research into the military aspects of this. The facts disagree with the media reports, because it doesn't suit the media's need for ratings. I've links to these facts all over my blog if you would like to drop in and take a look...http://jhohanna.livejournal.com/tag/iraq. Including links to the actual translation documents of the Saddam Hussein regime discussing utilizing them on US troops. Not to mention the Plamegate controversy that was all for naught - and obtaining yellowcake was attempted by Iraq in 1999. Again, those links exist and are all over the place for those who chose to look.
A referendum under oath to get all of this out in the open would be a good thing, but it would not serve any benefit to the American people. It would create a nasty atmosphere for the remaining 18 months of lame - ducketry that we have to contend with.
Please don't misunderstand me, I am in in no way a Cheney or Bush apologist. I have enough reasons to hate them of my own - but the War on Terror, Iraq, Afghanistan and the ongoing fight against Islamofascism have NOTHING to do with that.:)
Oh, and Dennis Kuchinich. They are merely playing the same old same old game our parents beat the shit out of us for playing with them, only they are doing it on a national scale - Divide and Conquer. Um, never forget the districts they represent are the most liberal in our country, as are their constituents. Nancy Pelosi does nothing but serve her own interests, and has done a damn good job demonstrating it. Not that the media discusses it.:P
And for what? To capitulate to the enemy and sell the American people out to the illegals that infiltrate our country at an ever increasing rate? Don't make me laugh. Some of us actually care about the future.
I couldn't agree with you more, Kelly. And I do agree that King Shrub & Crew have done some rather nasty things during their time in office.... but impeachment? It won't get a whole lot of anywhere.... look at the hell it put us through with Clinton. We should be smarter to learn from our mistakes (hey, maybe then we would have avoided Iraq, or at least quite the disaster it has become - if the asshats in charge had been other than the same idiots who ran Vietnam into the ground).
I may not like what some have to say, but I will still and forever fight to the death to defend their right to say it.:)
Seriously - check your facts. Bush wasn't in charge in 1998.:D Clinton was, and Clinton was saying and doing all the same things since 1995 against Iraq that Bush got pushed through. You *REALLY* need to check your history. Oh, and it was the Italians that allegedly manipulated the 'yellowcake' information.. which in fact, was not manufactured at all, but accurate and true according to Sadaam's henchman himself... I don't 'spect you actually read Slate, though.
Nah, this is just the media showing that they know what a blowhard Kuchinich is. No one seems to remember what a crackpot his 2004 Presidential campaign was... I do. And I remember how soundly blown out of the water he was when he tried to do this very same thing then.:) It's just to grab attention. And the media knows it won't work.
PS: I ain't tryin' to be snarktacular - just pointing out that there are as many of us out here with the opposite opinion that fight just as hard. I respect your opinion and your strength to voice it. But you simply must realize that there are a LOT of people on the other side of the fence too, that are just as activist.:)
And what about US that choose to call our Congressmen to do exactly the OPPOSITE!!! Flaming liberals are clearly trying to destroy our country, and this is just another glaring example of that. And yes, I have already mailed and faxed all four of my government representatives about this witchhunt, which is nothing more than a media play to get poor little Dennis Kuchinich some very badly desired attention. Just like everything else the liberal left pulls. PLEASE NOTE: The huge distinction between my statements - I never once used the term Democrat or Republican. Just Liberal.
Actually, I just wrote in my blog that I WOULD pay a subscription to some of the stations I listen to if it would keep them on the air. Of course, that infrastructure is probably going to be made cost prohibitive very shortly.:*(
Thank you bockelboy for posting this. I have been keeping tabs on the CERN for a very long time, from the groundbreaking to today - and I really really really want to see this become a success. I really hope that it's not derailed. *snerk* I made a funny.:P I studied particle physics, but could never afford to go to school for it, so I became an IT GeekGrrrl instead. Something I could do without school anyways.:P But after the *horrible* SA blog here: http://blog.sciam.com/ - it's good to see some positive and ACCURATE information out there. I'm waiting for the 24th with baited breath!:)
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*roflmao* This is great. So great I snorted hot coffee. Didn't do much for me, though. :P
:D Should he be in the evidence chain?
Reminds me of the episode of NCIS where the Roomba policy-es the brass from the murder.
As a Republican - Bill Richardson is the ONLY Democrat I consider to be a worth opponent... and can handle the troubled times we will be facing in the next decade. And yes, he's 1/2 Mexican. And I still like what he has to say. If it comes down to McCain or Richardson, I'm picking the Dem.
And you are a monster for lying in such a gruesome fashion. And you know precisely NOTHING about my personal life. FWIW, he was injured flying an F-18 during the FIRST Gulf War in 1991. Not that you care, because you are an egotistical jackass who likes to make assumptions about what he does not know about. So go screw yourself in your delusions - and may you be the first on the firing line of failure.
You are correct - and there was no wagging the dog - LOL, it was straight UP trying to distract from his lying-cheating scandal... but that's ok. At least he did something, even if it was a whole 8 missiles. And no, you're wrong about them destroying a whole lot of anything - according to Saddam's papers (that have been translated since they were captured), the only damage done was to infrastructure already damaged since 1991.
How can you find out the truth from Arabs that lie to throw their own wives under the bus? You can't trust terrorists, and you can't negotiate with them. And before you even go there - if Saddam wasn't supporting terror, why was he writing 25,000 dollar checks to the surviving families of every Palestinian homocide bomber? Why was he working with Al-Zarqawi to form a terrorist organization right in downtown Baghdad?
The truth is being ignored by everyone who can make a difference - those who only are serving their own agenda. Fortunately, I have enough sense to do my own legwork, and I expect the same out of every single one of my fellow Americans. I'm so frequently disappointed though. I have no problem with people who disagree with me, as long as they have done their own research and factfinding to DEVELOP that strength. Too bad the next generation is so dumbed down by reality television, they don't know what reality is anymore.
Then why do they lie, why do they continue to sell lies, and why don't they tell the truth about how good our troops really are doing on the ground? Because Steve Capus is a money-grubbing idiot who really doesn't care about anything other than the bottom line ratings - as proven by his stunts in the last three weeks. Sorry, don't buy it... and I was proven 100% correct during the Democratic debate last night. You're welcome to your opinion, though, seeing how you don't know anything about which you base that opinion on. :)
Yes, and though the execution sucked, thank you RUMSFELD, we still had reason, and were right to go. And Cheney committed no impeachable offense. NONE. Especially since CLINTON was saying the same damn things right up until the Bush Administration took office! (as has been documented by at least 3 other posters on this article)
No, I support our military, no matter the cost. Period. That isn't about being patriotic, it is in my blood and bones. And that includes all those who have served past and present. I'm sorry that you can't see that when the Commander in Chief makes orders.. they are bound to follow. Bush hasn't given one iota about his legacy - only that of the future of American citizens. And maybe because I've been exposed to the hate and murderous ways of those who kill for not believing the way they do - but I know that if we don't stop it now, it will consume my children. As it consumed so many other innocents in cities around the world.
LOLOLOLOLOL. Uh no. I actually know I got visitors because of comments left. How lovely. And, well, if you had - you might change your opinion. But no... I ain't a troll. LOL. I've far too much of a life for that. And no, dear... I'm most assuredly a female. Hence, the husband reference?? But, I suppose with a name like Kelly - as is your ID - I suppose it could be gender-ambiguous. I forgot, 98% of the participants here are boys. Funny that. And believe me, I get nothing out of my blog, except to know that I'm distributing antithesis to the crap that spewed by people like Dennis Kucinich. :D
You're a nice girl Kelly, but you're truly blinded such that you can't see. And yes, my mind is made by the blood of my husband's wounds from the first and second go-round's in Iraq. And if you think Iraq wasn't preparing to ally with Al-Qaeda, then you truly can't see the forest for the trees. Where were your brother & sister stationed in Iraq, and at what points in the war? It could make all the difference in their stories. I had Marines on the ground in Tal-Afar that took it back from Al-Qaeda. The same Marines that my friend T saved lives and limbs in. I had Marines on the ground in Fallujah that took it back from the insurgency, twice. Don't tell me that we haven't done good there and gained ground there, the peace shows the difference.
Do you truly not understand why we fight???? Perhaps you should read this from an Arab-German journalist in today's Der Speigel. Yankees, Don't Go HOME! Do you not understand that the civilians in Iraq need us there far more than we want to be there??? I mean - if you had family serving on the ground there, then they should be able to tell you how much we are needed. Who else is going to stop the mass murders of the Shiites and Sunnis by their opposing factions? LOL - not Saudi Arabia.
I gave Miss Kelly the appropriate link to my blog where I have all of the links to both successes and failures in Iraq. She didn't bother going, and neither did you.
As for 'intent' - aiding and abetting the enemy in a time of war sure as hell is sedition at the very least in my book, and both Pelosi and Kucinich are guilty of that by their own admission - negotiating with known terrorists against the advice of the commander in chief... puh-lease.
Sorry, I do think they are both flaming liberals, as proven by their records found at both the Washington Post and Thomas.gov. I thought people could look that up on their own... but no, I have to hold hands - something I'm not inclined to do to big adults like yourselves.
LOL. Yeah... ok. What reality do you live in again? The successes are reported, in BBC Media, in Der Spiegel. In the Air Force Times. By my friends and loved ones stationed on the ground in Iraq. But no... we can't have troops talking to the media. We are making *far* more successes than you know... and if the Democrats would quit all their blunderbussing, we might actually be ABLE to start leaving in 2008 due to the successes we have gained, but no. The insurgents are feeding on the animosity and diversions, which is why we must continue to stand our course and be there for the people who have suffered far more at the hands of their own brethren than by any number of US or Allied munitions.
But then, you'd have to listen to something other than George Soros owned media outlets (each one you recommended) to get that... you might actually have to buy dinner for someone in uniform that bled for your right to stick your head in the proverbial sand and be spoonfed whatever you wish to believe. But again... he's proud and happy to have done so. (not that it matters, but my husband served 2 tours in Iraq, my best friend is a medic attached to a Marine division, and oh, my two new neighbors just got out from their third tour - you don't need to tell me what is really going on... I KNOW.)
When the stories of the successes and threats towards our soldiers and people are deliberately left unreported - yeah, that's the domination of the liberals in our country. Pray tell, just what successes have you heard reported on mass American media in the last 2 years?
Making assumptions will get you nowhere. I do not watch Fox. I do not watch CNN. I do not watch NBC. I do not watch CBS. I do my own research and think for myself and research my own conclusions, and expressly AVOID soundbites that are so taken out of context. Unlike most American children, I *was* taught to think critically. Unlike the social morass that is the education system today. Again... product of the socialist left.
You have them. :) Look at their records. Plain and simple enough. Oh, but wait... I forget, you're blinded by your own bias!
:)
I'm not trying to get into a pissing match... I'm a girl, I'll win. (we pee more) Simply saying, step outside your blinder box and look at different perspectives, not the ones you're being spoonfed by the leftists running the media outlets of this country, as proven by the Al Sharpton shakedown of the media.
Though it may be... I do not agree, and I've done far more research into the military aspects of this. The facts disagree with the media reports, because it doesn't suit the media's need for ratings. I've links to these facts all over my blog if you would like to drop in and take a look...http://jhohanna.livejournal.com/tag/iraq. Including links to the actual translation documents of the Saddam Hussein regime discussing utilizing them on US troops. Not to mention the Plamegate controversy that was all for naught - and obtaining yellowcake was attempted by Iraq in 1999. Again, those links exist and are all over the place for those who chose to look.
:)
A referendum under oath to get all of this out in the open would be a good thing, but it would not serve any benefit to the American people. It would create a nasty atmosphere for the remaining 18 months of lame - ducketry that we have to contend with.
Please don't misunderstand me, I am in in no way a Cheney or Bush apologist. I have enough reasons to hate them of my own - but the War on Terror, Iraq, Afghanistan and the ongoing fight against Islamofascism have NOTHING to do with that.
Nancy Pelosi.
:P
Period.
Oh, and Dennis Kuchinich. They are merely playing the same old same old game our parents beat the shit out of us for playing with them, only they are doing it on a national scale - Divide and Conquer. Um, never forget the districts they represent are the most liberal in our country, as are their constituents. Nancy Pelosi does nothing but serve her own interests, and has done a damn good job demonstrating it. Not that the media discusses it.
And for what? To capitulate to the enemy and sell the American people out to the illegals that infiltrate our country at an ever increasing rate? Don't make me laugh. Some of us actually care about the future.
I couldn't agree with you more, Kelly. And I do agree that King Shrub & Crew have done some rather nasty things during their time in office.... but impeachment? It won't get a whole lot of anywhere.... look at the hell it put us through with Clinton. We should be smarter to learn from our mistakes (hey, maybe then we would have avoided Iraq, or at least quite the disaster it has become - if the asshats in charge had been other than the same idiots who ran Vietnam into the ground).
:)
I may not like what some have to say, but I will still and forever fight to the death to defend their right to say it.
*cough* *splutter*
:D Clinton was, and Clinton was saying and doing all the same things since 1995 against Iraq that Bush got pushed through. You *REALLY* need to check your history. Oh, and it was the Italians that allegedly manipulated the 'yellowcake' information.. which in fact, was not manufactured at all, but accurate and true according to Sadaam's henchman himself... I don't 'spect you actually read Slate, though.
Seriously - check your facts. Bush wasn't in charge in 1998.
Nah, this is just the media showing that they know what a blowhard Kuchinich is. No one seems to remember what a crackpot his 2004 Presidential campaign was... I do. And I remember how soundly blown out of the water he was when he tried to do this very same thing then. :) It's just to grab attention. And the media knows it won't work.
PS: I ain't tryin' to be snarktacular - just pointing out that there are as many of us out here with the opposite opinion that fight just as hard. I respect your opinion and your strength to voice it. But you simply must realize that there are a LOT of people on the other side of the fence too, that are just as activist. :)
And what about US that choose to call our Congressmen to do exactly the OPPOSITE!!! Flaming liberals are clearly trying to destroy our country, and this is just another glaring example of that. And yes, I have already mailed and faxed all four of my government representatives about this witchhunt, which is nothing more than a media play to get poor little Dennis Kuchinich some very badly desired attention. Just like everything else the liberal left pulls. PLEASE NOTE: The huge distinction between my statements - I never once used the term Democrat or Republican. Just Liberal.
Actually, I just wrote in my blog that I WOULD pay a subscription to some of the stations I listen to if it would keep them on the air. Of course, that infrastructure is probably going to be made cost prohibitive very shortly. :*(
Thank you bockelboy for posting this. I have been keeping tabs on the CERN for a very long time, from the groundbreaking to today - and I really really really want to see this become a success. I really hope that it's not derailed. *snerk* I made a funny. :P I studied particle physics, but could never afford to go to school for it, so I became an IT GeekGrrrl instead. Something I could do without school anyways. :P But after the *horrible* SA blog here: http://blog.sciam.com/ - it's good to see some positive and ACCURATE information out there. I'm waiting for the 24th with baited breath! :)
ROFLMAO. Best Post EVAH! Just had to say that.
:P
Or am I horribly lost because I actually *got* your post?
Gotta love j o b s e c u r i t y! :D