Okay, I admit it, I was wrong. Earlier today, in a post called “Astroturfing or Ratfucking” I put forth the theory that accusations of wrongdoing by agents aligned with the Obama campaign were being manufactured by the other side. My reasoning was simple, no one would be stupid or inept enough to bungle a simple operation so badly. I was wrong.
The Jawa Report claimed that an anti-Palin ad was produced by a firm associated with David Axelrod, Obama’s “Astroturfer in Chief.” “Astroturfing” is the art of using phony grassroots support to give the impression of real grassroots support, or, the Obama campaign in a nutshell. How could any organization ratfuck the country as well as Axelrod and friends have with the Obama presidential run, then turn around and make such a Bush League play?
Anyway, turns out the Jawa Report was right. The video producer, Ethan Winner of Winner & Associates, sent them an e-mail admitting culpability. The full text is available at the highlighted link, but here’s the gist:
The following is in response to questions I have received regarding the post on the Jawa Report website.
I produced and posted on the Internet the video entitled “Sarah Palin: A Heartbeat Away.”
The idea for the video was mine. No one paid me to produce it. The only out-of-pocket cost will be the fee for the voice-over narrator, which I will pay personally when I receive an invoice. Contrary to the allegation in the Jawa Report, the voice-over artist has never done any work for the Obama campaign. I retained her through a talent agency based solely on the quality of her voice.
Neither the Obama campaign nor any independent political action committee has had a connection with the making and/or posting of this video. Just like the thousands of Americans who have posted videos on the Internet regarding the current Presidential campaign, I produced this video as an expression of my right to free speech, which is guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution.
Sorry, Obama supporters, your guy’s team is even more pitiful than I gave them credit for. See what I get for trying to be objective? That’s it, from now on, no matter what, your guy sucks.
PUMA
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