Pro-Obama hashtag backfires on Twitter
By Alicia M. Cohn - 09/14/11 10:04 AM ET
www.thehill.com
A new Twitter hashtag designed to help fight misinformation against President Obama appears to have backfired in early use on Wednesday.
Some of these tweets are hilarious stuff.
thorninaz thorninaz
Hey #attackwatch, I saw 6 ATM’s in an alley, killing a Job. It looked like a hate crime!
WendyGAv WendyGav
#attackwatch Gibson Guitars are 100% American made..have DOJ raid them..oops u did that already
22 minutes ago
Torrey M. Spears
torreymspears Torrey M. Spears
#AttackWatch I’m missing about 500 million dollars invested in some sort of solar energy company that’s gone bankrupt. Help? #tcot #p2
crappleface Scott Ott
#AttackWatch Mr. Obama, someone’s trying to attack the economy to kill your reelection hopes. I think it’s an inside job. Be careful. #PJTV
People are calling our President the Fresh Prince of Bill Ayers, that's not allowed is it? #Attackwatch @AttackWatch
Ragnar Danneskjold
@RaDanneskjold Ragnar Danneskjold
Hey #AttackWatch: my drug cartel neighbors are clinging bitterly to sophisticated weapons. What? Obama gave them those guns? Never mind.
@Oxco Cheri
#AttackWatch @AttackWatch I still have to work and pay taxes,THAT IS NOT FAIR!! PLZ HELP! #tcot
@tweetin009 Firstname Lastname
Hi #attackwatch my lawn care guy is hiring. Is that a green job ?
A dog just left a shovel ready job in my front yard. PLZ HELP.
ExJon Jon G.
#AttackWatch There’s a new Twitter account making President Obama look like a creepy, authoritarian nutjob: @AttackWatch
13 hours ago
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WendyGav
WendyGAv WendyGav
#attackwatch Gibson Guitars are 100% American made..have DOJ raid them..oops u did that already
34 minutes ago
Torrey M. Spears
torreymspears Torrey M. Spears
#AttackWatch I’m missing about 500 million dollars invested in some sort of solar energy company that’s gone bankrupt. Help? #tcot #p2
Festivus4All Art Vandelay
I saw a 400 lb woman at the store buying a giant tub of ice cream w/ food stamps. I thought we were all supposed to eat peas? #attackwatch
iowahawkblog David Burge
Dear #AttackWatch: you keep using that phrase “community organizing.” I do not think it means what you think it means.
@Luc256 Luc256
#AttackWatch my son would like to know where he can file a report for the theft of his future? #allyourObamabelongtous
@CHOWSTL Craig Lueschow
ATTN: #attackwatch There is a man at 1600 Penn. ave giving weapons to drug cartels so they can murder federal law enforcement agents.
@KRenner2 KRenner
Dear #AttackWatch, I heard that ‘lawmakers are looking for answers’ regarding Solyndra. Is that allowed?
charitystartsat carol
Hey #AttackWatch - There are marxists and communists taking over our Country - please help
Ben
@WyattBEarp Ben
Should we report Democratic pundits to #AttackWatch for not tweeting good things about Obama’s American Jobs Act?
@Pedlar7 CW
#attackwatch I’d like to report the US Senate for not passing a budget for 800+ days. #HarryReid
@gailtalk gailtalk
RT @onzone203 @imstudwell @texasps I saw criminals running down the street armed w guns NOT provided by the Justice Dept #attackwatch
Bryan McCarthy
@outofstyle Bryan McCarthy
RT @jacksmith007 #attackwatch. Reporting on my neighbor who said the war in Afghanistan has not ended per #Obama campaign promise #MockObama
@teh_Dede Dede
Dear @AttackWatch someone requested 23,000 pages of Barack Obama’s emails .... oh wait..nevermind. #attackwatch
yorkcoolj Jason York
Hey #attackwatch, all these damn American flags I see flying everywhere seem like an insult to our dear leader.
1 minute ago
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Stephen Johannsen
vegetaover9000 Stephen Johannsen
#attackwatch. Nancy Pelosi says that for every dollar spent on Food Stamps, 1.73 comes back. How come the ghettos aren’t rich?
1 minute ago
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heather
CFHeather heather
I hear they are FORCING innocent shrimp to run on treadmills paid for by our tax dollars. #attackwatch
fullmtlpatriot: #AttackWatch I would like to report the theft of NY’s 9th Congressional District (& the Democrat Party’s mojo) by the GOP. 5 hours ago23retweet
depresseddarth: Obama launched a program to track attack threats. We had a similar program on the Death Star, but that didn’t stop Luke. #AttackWatch 2 hours ago57retweet
bradthor: Drawing a blank here.... What do you call a leader who encourages people to inform on neighbors, co-workers... Don’t tell me... #attackwatch
dloesch: So glad #attackwatch is here to dispel those unfounded attacks involving Solyndra, Gibson, Fast and Furious, Gulf moratorium, NBPP, etc. 10 hours ago108retweet
thorninaz: RT @CybTekSol Hey #AttackWatch I would like to report 7 states missing... reason unknown at this time. 9 hours ago11retweet
southbel: Dear #AttackWatch I’d like to report the Dos Equis guy. He’s claiming to be the most interesting man in the world. You told me Obama was! 3 hours ago18retweet
doc_0: If #AttackWatch goes down, please be patient! North Korean software takes a while to reboot! 2 hours ago11retweet
southbel southbel
Dear #AttackWatch We keep creating jobs in SC. They must be stopped. Oh wait, I forgot, you’re on top of that with the Boeing deal.
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