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Richard Cochrane is trained in chemistry and metallurgy but is far more interested and practiced as a political and fund raising consultant, writer and amateur historian. He grew up in a Navy family and with his two younger brothers carried on its 500+ year tradition of naval service to Great Britain and the USA then enjoyed a career with one of the largest advertising and public relations agencies working with numerous Fortune 500 companies and many of America's premier educational institutions. He maintains friendships and acquaintanceships around the world. He lives in Santa Barbara, California.

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Fighting the “Fight the Smears” Smear.

June 13th, 2008 • Richard Cochrane
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The Smear backfires with misquote!

Smear the smear

Senator Barack Obama’s new web venture “Fight the Smears” is an ostensible effort to combat some dark smear campaign he contends has been launched against him with truth. Turns out a key “smear” is itself a distortion and involved branding longtime political pundit Roger Stone a sleaze.

The Obama website says Stone said he had “credible evidence that some indelible record exists” of a tape of Michelle Obama using the term “whitey.” In fact the transcript from Geraldo Rivera, ‘GERALDO AT LARGE,’ on FOX shows what Stone said was “there’s a buzz, which I believe now to be credible, that some indelible record exists” of a tape of Michelle Obama using the term “whitey.” Stone point out he never used the expression “credible evidence.”

The Obama website attacks Stone saying, “Proven GOP sleazemeister Roger Stone says he has “credible evidence that some indelible record exists” of a tape of Michelle Obama using the term “whitey. ” Because the Obama website doesn’t include source citations it appears to be false and misleading, and this needs to be corrected and more attention paid to the truth if the venture is to be credible. Obama is almost certain to find himself issuing yet another of his patent disclaimers and pushing another hapless soul under the bus.

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  1. Comment by R on 14 June 2008:

    I am going to fight all the way for ObAma he should be bringing up Keating five
    and that JohN MccaIN VOTED TO IMPEACH CLINOTN
    WHEN mCCAIN HAD A FFAIR WHEN HIS WIFE WAS ILLi WILL BE PRESSING
    oBaMA WITH ALL THE LIES BY THE FAR RIGHT WACCOS
    C TO COME OUT WITH THE INFO ABOUT mccAIN AND EVERY ONE SHOULD READ THE BOOK 1001 REASONS NOT TO VOTE FOR jc’
    HENRYU

  2. Comment by richard cochrane on 15 June 2008:

    R- Use spell check and don’t drink before you post.

  3. Pingback by Point of View - Political Forum - US & World Political Discussion Forums on 16 June 2008:

    [...] need to be adults and professional at all times. Here is an example of what I am talking about: Fighting the “Fight the Smears” Smear. | Hypocrisy [...]

  4. Comment by cpabooks on 30 September 2008:

    Richard Cochrane- very funny remark. I needed the laugh as I am getting more and more frustrated by the pass that MSM has been giving Obama. Any news on the Michelle Obama rant? I hope Phillip Berg is successful in his lawsuit. David Kernell’s connection with the Obama campaign?

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