Obama campaign launches 'Truth Teams' to fight misinformation

[monovillage]

You win the unfortunate choice of words contest with that one. You're right. It takes quite an imagination to conclude that a sitting elected official running for office trying to organize citizens to voluntarily counter misinformation is Orwellian.

Poor President Obama, if you don't help him fight lies about his administration he'll be powerless against the mean people that spread misinformation. Please send him $100 so he can fight for truth, justice and the American way.

 

[woolfe9999]

Poor President Obama, if you don't help him fight lies about his administration he'll be powerless against the mean people that spread misinformation. Please send him $100 so he can fight for truth, justice and the American way.

Or [insert name here of any other candidate for any office who is asking for donations].

None of this is remotely Orwellian.

 

[monovillage]

Or [insert name here of any other candidate for any office who is asking for donations].

None of this is remotely Orwellian.

You're right, it's only a solicitation for campaign funds, it's not a thoughtcrime.

 

[Thump553]

Paranoid hysteria must cause memory loss, because Candidate Obama did exactly the same thing in 2008.