Anti-Obama texts traced to conservative activist

The spate of unsolicited anti-Obama text messages that have hit hundreds of cellphones in recent days appears to be the work of conservative activist Jason Flanary and his Virginia-based communications firm, ccAdvertising.

The anonymous texts were sent from email addresses rather than other phones — a loophole in spamming and autodialing laws that the FCC is considering closing.

Neither Flanary, a failed 2011 candidate for Virginia’s state Senate, nor anyone at ccAdvertising immediately returned telephone calls seeking comment on Wednesday. The firm’s website lists clients including Grover Norquist’s powerhouse advocacy group Americans for Tax Reform, as well as Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) and Rep. Kay Granger, (R-Texas). CcAdvertising has also worked with McDonald’s and Burger King, according to the client list.

They included “Obama stole $716 Billion in Medicare. We cant [sic] trust Obama to protect our seniors,” “VP Biden mocks a fallen Navy Seal during memorial. Our military deserves better,” and “Obama believes killing children is a right until the umbilical cord is cut.”

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