by Mike Dorning
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.--Has the Barack Obama press office caught a computer virus?
As usual, the Obama press office sent out an email this morning to reporters around the country under the subject header "Barack Obama Public Schedule." Only this time, instead of the candidate's schedule for the day, the email was a pitch for a telephone service provider.
Update:
The Obama campaign issued a statement this afternoon from a contractor, iContact, explaining that iContact accidentally sent out an email intended for a different client to the Obama press list. The company blamed a bug in its computer system.
"iContact has Obama for America as a client. The morning around 9am iContact experienced a sending issue in which clients had content from the wrong client go out to their lists. The message Obama for America sent to their press list at 9am this morning was affected by this bug. Obama for America is not in any way buying, selling, or sharing email addresses, or sending unsolicited email. iContact is a permission-based email service provider. We are blogging about updates at http://www.icontact.com/blog/.” said Ryan Allis, CEO of iContact.
See today's email below:
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From: Obama For America [mailto:media@barackobama.com]
Sent: Mon 1/21/2008 9:06 AM
To: Dorning, Mike
Subject: Barack Obama Public Schedule Monday, January 21 - Tuesday, January 22
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Comments
I'll connect the dots for the reporter:
There's no computer virus here. TNCI is owned by Steven Belkin, a megabucks Obama contributor who's undoubtedly on Obama's email list. The Obama campaign somehow picked up an email from this contributor and, I presume accidently, sent it out.
Posted by: Bruce | January 21, 2008 12:27 PM
Maybe its the Senator's new wealth redistribution program?
Posted by: Terry | January 21, 2008 12:30 PM
cut-and-paste errors will be the downfall of us all. :-)
Posted by: Tom J | January 21, 2008 2:20 PM
Obama or Hillary would be a virus for this country, but consider this, so would McCain.
McCain might have been a patriot at one time, but he abandoned that completely when he supported the amnesty bill with none other than Ted Kennedy.
He also abandoned that when he sought to betray our constitutional rights with McCain-Feingold.
Look at the left wingers he teams up with. Not only that, but he is planning on having LIEBERMAN, the pro-infanticide left wing running mate of AL GORE, to be his running mate.
Now here's the question... how do we beat him?
Here's the answer: Vote for Mitt Romney! Romney is the only chance to beat McCain. Do not split the anti-McCain vote. You must vote for Romney or you will make the mistake conservatives did in SC by voting for both Huckabee and Thompson.
Posted by: Rubystars | January 21, 2008 2:24 PM
Wait. I thought Swamp WAS Obama's press office.
Posted by: Biggdawg | January 21, 2008 2:45 PM
Maybe your friends in the Obama campaign are just trying to tell you something, Mike.
Posted by: Jeff | January 21, 2008 3:39 PM
The American people are really tired of Hillary's whining! To Sen. Clinton, please stop your whining it is NOT making you a very persuasive candidate. You are acting like a sore loser.
In spite of the negative news on Sen. Obama this week, he continues to show the American people how a president should conduct oneself in a crisis. He did it again brilliantly on Tuesday. Sen. Clinton, you need to take some pointers from Sen. Obama. You don't show the mannerism of someone who's been in office for 35 years - not that you did anything substantial according to recent news.
Posted by: broadcast | March 21, 2008 11:45 AM