Professor Looks for First Link in E-Mail Chain About Obama(Tracks Down Free Republic Commenters With WaPo’s Help)
A Princeton professor angered over the “lies” made by the Swiftboat vets and the Obama emails, researched and tracked down commenters on the Free Republic. DanielleAllen lurked around the Free Republic site, analyzing freeper comments and selecting her main suspects. With the help of WaPo,
her suspected commenters were tracked down for questioning. WaPo article convicts the commenters lying about Obama and insinuates guilt without providing proof. Will WaPo show equal attention to tracking down members of the kos community expressing controversial ideas about McCain or George Bush? (oh- silly me.)
What’s disturbing about this situation is their decision to act as the Internet’s Secret Police. Will democrats begin using academic and media resources to intimidate anti-Obama commenters by publishing their real names?
This is an early round in an effort to silence the anti-Obama internet discussion