Criminal BotNet Stumps for Ron Paul

[Cheney Killed Bambi]

This is pretty sad:

If Texas congressman Ron Paul is elected president in 2008, he may be the first leader of the free world put into power with the help of a global network of hacked PCs spewing spam, according to computer-security researchers who've analyzed a recent flurry of e-mail supporting the long-shot Republican candidate.

"This is clearly a criminal act in support of a campaign, which has been committed with or without their knowledge," says Gary Warner, the University of Alabama at Birmingham's director of research in computer forensics. "The question is, will we see more and more of this, or will this bring shame to the campaigns and will they make clear that this is not a form of acceptable behavior by their supporters?" Warner pointed to provisions of the federal Can-Spam Act.

http://www.wired.com/politics/security/news/2007/10/paul_bot

[Gman]

1. Why do I strongly suspect this is a planted fake story

or some real stretching of some vague opinion that is being spun as if it's a criminal indictment against Paul?

The RW hates Ron Paul. The RW plants fake stories all the time. A few of them grow legs. All the while, it's nothing more than the RW smear machine at work.

Until proven wrong, I think that's what's going on with this story.

[Benhurst]

2. I think you are right. And they will

be using similar tactics against our candidates in the general election.

[Cheney Killed Bambi]

4. Nice way

to avoid dealing with the FACTS and SUBSTANCE in the story. Just dismiss it as a fake without performing any work whatsoever. pffft.

[ConsAreLiars]

5. Probably because you didn't read the story.

Or maybe you are a true believer and the facts don't matter. What do you believe to be untrue, if anything, and why?

[rAVES]

3. Such rubbish....