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In reply to the discussion: Anonymous and the Supposed Hack. [View all]starroute
(12,977 posts)I'm unsure as to whether the acts described in the letter really happened or if it's a form of social engineering designed to scare the pants off Karl Rove and get him into hot water with his billionaire buddies.
But the letter itself has the distinct Anonymous flavor -- that air of having been written by someone who's spent far too much time reading comics and playing video games. I don't think the right has anybody who can fake that.
And here is a blog entry by Neal Rauhauser -- a figure with close Anonymous connections who either takes the letter completely seriously or is actively helping promulgate the joke:
https://nealrauhauser.wordpress.com/2012/11/18/why-rove-failed-to-deliver-ohio/
Though, for whatever it's worth, Rauhauser also links to threads here at DU -- once in the above link and at extensively at https://nealrauhauser.wordpress.com/2012/11/18/democratic-underground-coverage-of-the-protectors/
So if there is social engineering going on, perhaps it's being laundered or amplified through us.