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Tim Russo of Blogger Interrupted

The Man Behind ‘The McCain-Palin Mob’



By K. Daniel Glover Newsbusters.org A Barack Obama supporter in Ohio with deep roots in Democratic politics -- and a 2001 sex-related felony conviction to his name -- is behind two new confrontational videos that bait ignorant people into calling Barack Obama a terrorist.

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The first video was released Wednesday and has gone viral. It currently has more than 1.1 million views on YouTube. Part II went online a day later and is well on its way to viral status, with more than 145,000 views. The John McCain and Sarah Palin supporters in the videos are characterized as “The McCain-Palin Mob.” The videos selectively feature voters who, upon being asked antagonistic questions, make some outrageous statements about Obama. One voter said, "I think he's a one-man terrorist cell." Another said the Democratic presidential nominee has "the bloodlines" to be a terrorist because of his Arab names, and a third called Obama "a domestic terrorist." The videos feed into the current liberal media narrative that McCain-Palin supporters are unhinged. At least two high-profile journalists, Andrew Sullivan of The Atlantic and Steve Benen of Washington Monthly, already have linked to one of the videos. Great Britain's The Guardian also has quoted lines from it. With all of the blog and MSM chatter about angry McCain-Palin crowds, odds are good that the videos will get more attention. The media may not be as eager to tell the public about the man behind the camera, however. His name is Tim Russo of Blogger Interrupted. More...


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