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Anti-Obama Bloggers Say They Were Silenced

Submitted by Fozzie, Aug 5, 2008 10:10

Thank you Anna Phillips for writing this story. When I tell family and friends that the Internet is a "battleground" in this presidential election, they are totally unaware of what has been going on with the continuing electronic attacks on anti-Obama/pro-Hillary/pro-McCain bloggers.


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If you think that's bad, just wait until the democrats reinstate the Fairness Doctrine. The whole net will be 'policed'... [MORE]

Chester Riley 

Aug 23, 2008 18:34

I have been bumped off other sites because my posts are being looked at like spam! ABC and a few... [MORE]

James Ryan 

Aug 23, 2008 17:13

I'd like to add that Google has a major spam problem, their index is getting crush by political spam, and... [MORE]

Eric 

Aug 6, 2008 17:08

The extreme liberals are trying to suppress the right to free speech and the freedom to express what a person... [MORE]

george 

Aug 6, 2008 11:20

Figures...nothing new and should not surprise anybody. [MORE]

Kydso 

Aug 6, 2008 10:01

Yeah. You think it's just a spam filter. How about all the anti-Obama videos that are "no longer available?" Just... [MORE]

Willie 

Aug 6, 2008 08:57

It is a simple request. If Obama is qualified to be president as an American citizen just produce proof to... [MORE]

JC 

Aug 6, 2008 00:44

Does anyone know if McCain critics have experienced the same thing? With our economy in such dire staights, we should... [MORE]

Carl 

Aug 5, 2008 23:50

I wonder how many anti-McCain blogs have fallen victim to Google's "overzealous spam filter." None, you say? [MORE]

Kurtiss 

Aug 5, 2008 21:52

Google has blocked my conservative anti-Obama blog as of yesterday, August 4, two days after they claimed to have fixed... [MORE]

Angel Artiste 

Aug 5, 2008 21:29

Nothing was said about pro-Obama blogs being blocked and marked as spam. Is it just the anti-Obama blogs? Hummmm? [MORE]

will Thomas 

Aug 5, 2008 21:03

"... an overzealous antispam filter was responsible for the blocks." Tee-hee. Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean that somebody isn't... [MORE]

Bob Williams 

Aug 5, 2008 20:05

This is a quick comment for Mitchell Langbert: Obama already published his birth certificate! [MORE]

Steve W 

Aug 5, 2008 19:36

I would like to comment on this matter, but I fear that Obama and the Obamanistas will seek to silence... [MORE]

Jacque Bauer 

Aug 5, 2008 19:15

No suprises there. Google have had a number of dust-ups ocurr because how thy heavy-handedly conduct business regarding matters of... [MORE]

Darryl 

Aug 5, 2008 18:17

I discontinued using Google over a year ago, not even in my favorites. Yahoo! search engine is just as good... [MORE]

Paul Scipio 

Aug 5, 2008 18:11

I find it curious regarding the allegation regarding Google's censoring of anti-Obama comments. On several occasions I have either sent,... [MORE]

cluelessinky 

Aug 5, 2008 17:09

Do you have any idea how many blogger accounts were mistakenly marked as spam? A number of completely non-political blogs... [MORE]

Michael 

Aug 5, 2008 16:38

The Internet needs no baby sitters. [MORE]

james andrews 

Aug 5, 2008 16:36

This happens all the time. All for free speech, unless that speech disagrees with their way of thinking. [MORE]

Eric 

Aug 5, 2008 16:31

Seems the Constitution is getting in the way of a lot of people and corporations now a days. Remember Ron... [MORE]

acsht@erinet.com 

Aug 5, 2008 16:30

Our local daily newspaper has started blocking anti-Obama comments in their comments section on the web. It seems to me... [MORE]

DaveinRockford 

Aug 5, 2008 15:27

Not only blogs, but opinions on books. Amazon.com has been tossing out legitimate negative comments on Nancy Pelosi's books. Over... [MORE]

SK 

Aug 5, 2008 15:12

I'm sorry to all the conspiracists out there but it's pretty normal for spammers to be shut down. It is... [MORE]

JK 

Aug 5, 2008 15:01

Bill M, Obama's birth certificate is invalid in my opinion. He needs to go DOH/HI and get another one. It... [MORE]

lisa 

Aug 5, 2008 14:53

This was a Google computer problem. Many non-politcal blogs were affected. [MORE]

perk 

Aug 5, 2008 14:24

Conservative blogs are being blocked all over the web. Just try posting a comment on Daily Kos if you in... [MORE]

derekgeldenhuys 

Aug 5, 2008 14:19

Yes, there is a great deal of blocking is going on in blog sites. Their comments "submit to review," usually... [MORE]

migtex1234 

Aug 5, 2008 14:06

Many "bloggers" appear to be paid employees of some organization, who pop up in different forums. We are drowning in... [MORE]

MikeB 

Aug 5, 2008 13:30

It is not just Goggle that this has been occurring on. I had a yahoo account at a site called... [MORE]

Calvin 

Aug 5, 2008 13:23

Hmmm... exact same excuse as last time when they had supposedly identified the problem and it wouldn't happen again. Pretty... [MORE]

DJH 

Aug 5, 2008 13:13

Sounds like a First Amendment issue. Didn't realize Google was so interested in the Obama-nation. [MORE]

johnny833 

Aug 5, 2008 12:50

It's funny how everyone wants Obama to show his birth certificate when John McCain was not even born in the... [MORE]

Bill M 

Aug 5, 2008 12:49

I was on Politico.com leaving unfavorable comments on an article about Obama and Rev. Wright. There were a lot of... [MORE]

dianeremarx 

Aug 5, 2008 12:38

A lot of blogs were marked as spam, not just those against Obama, etc. There was an apologetic statement issued... [MORE]

aziza 

Aug 5, 2008 12:08

I examined the "fake birth certificate" story. Sen. Obama's birth certificate, as it is posted online and available on the... [MORE]

Hordac the Refuser 

Aug 5, 2008 12:02

"I don't like what you are saying, therefore you have no right to say it." Apparently, the first amendment applies... [MORE]

joe schmo 

Aug 5, 2008 12:01

I was a consistent blogger on the DNC Party builder blog site, learning about our Democratic nominee, researching information, listing... [MORE]

Betty 

Aug 5, 2008 12:01

I have found that many people who hold liberal views are intolerant of any view but their own and they... [MORE]

Michael Sturm 

Aug 5, 2008 11:57

Why people think that domestic oil will be cheaper than foreign oil is beyond me. If talking about drilling drives... [MORE]

Chris 

Aug 5, 2008 11:36

I had my blog market as spam during the same time period. [MORE]

Devil's Advocate 

Aug 5, 2008 11:32

Everyone is spouting "Change! Change!" along with Obama... is the silencing of dissenting views the kind of change that people... [MORE]

Patti Kay 

Aug 5, 2008 11:18

I know of several pro-Obama blogs that were afflicted with this. Even one of the most prominent right-wing bloggers, Instapundit,... [MORE]

Steve M. 

Aug 5, 2008 11:14

This is an Obamination! Welcome to the new world order. [MORE]

NH Dad 

Aug 5, 2008 11:11

It's just as bad on youtube. They are basically one big ad for him. And I'm not just talking about... [MORE]

mia 

Aug 5, 2008 11:09

My music blog was filtered out by the automated Google anti-spam filter because of its html links to other sites.... [MORE]

Francisco 

Aug 5, 2008 11:06

I have a pro-Obama blog and a non-political blog and both have been flagged in the past as potential spam... [MORE]

Kevin 

Aug 5, 2008 10:26

I'd say that about 90% of my comments about Obama get silenced when I post them on the Internet. [MORE]

The One 

Aug 5, 2008 10:23

This is interesting because iGoogle also censored the DrudgeReport.com on their site last Thursday. Basically what Google did was remove... [MORE]

xinunus 

Aug 5, 2008 10:15

Thank you Anna Phillips for writing this story. When I tell family and friends that the Internet is a "battleground"...

Fozzie 

Aug 5, 2008 10:10

I've often find that posting opinions that contrast more fashionable political ideas — global warming, Obama — often are not... [MORE]

Bill 

Aug 5, 2008 09:55

Google says "Sorry" but I think they like the Chinese way and we will see more and more accidental blocking... [MORE]

lpwillms 

Aug 5, 2008 09:01

Go figure. All that is necessary is to look at Communist China and their posture toward the Internet during the... [MORE]

Gregg B 

Aug 5, 2008 08:48

Comcast Blogs are also using a heavy hand to silence anti-Obama posters. [MORE]

p.southwick 

Aug 5, 2008 08:43

I have set and re-set source messages from the Senator McCain campaign and others, but they keep getting marked as... [MORE]

fuelman 

Aug 5, 2008 07:19

They shouldn't worry about being left in the dust. I receive an inordinately disproportionate number of anti-Obama e-mails. That isn't... [MORE]

Horsebeans 

Aug 4, 2008 22:49

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