Politico.com: Text hoaxes plague Obama VP plan

[tuvor]

CHESAPEAKE, Va. – By the time Barack Obama is ready to announce his vice presidential pick, will anyone believe him?

In recent days, as speculation and anticipation has mounted, so too have phony text messages declaring Obama’s supposed running mate – from Evan Bayh and Hillary Rodham Clinton to Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps.

It’s a cruel twist in a prolonged game of guessing that has put political junkies and Democratic supporters on edge since the campaign announced last week that it would disclose Obama’s choice through text messaging, which is expected to happen by Saturday.

In the absence of real information, pranksters have filled the gap with guidance from the website Wonkette – and maybe Howard Stern, too.

http://news.yahoo.com/story//politico/20080822/pl_politico/12704

[mcctatas]

1. Damn...

I don't even rate a hoax text!

[DianeG5385]

2. I haven't had a hoax text and I signed on day one

I think this is a fake news article from the fake news

[FrenchieCat]

3. Politico.com strikes again!

can't have anything the Obama campaign has imaginatively done be called brilliant, now could we?

What would we do without Politico.com? :shrug:

[tuvor]

5. Would you mind elaborating?

I don't know much about that source (I assumed some legitimacy since the story was via Yahoo), and I've seen them cited on DU.

[FrenchieCat]

6. Here you go!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x6151571

[tuvor]

7. Thanks, FrenchieCat.

Very much appreciated.

[bridgit]

4. a low level, fresh out of the box Donald Segretti would love to tinker with that 'plan'...

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