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Where in the world (Update: Astroturf vid segment added)

By Michelle Malkin  •  September 24, 2008 09:01 AM

I’m scheduled to appear on Fox at around 10:15am-ish Eastern. They want me to recap the anti-Palin astroturfing investigation by the Jawas. The latest from Rusty Shackleford is here. Ray Robison weighs in here and here. Ace of Spades: “I think they’re lying.” Jay Tea at Wizbang: “Some enquiring minds don’t want to know.”

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Update: Here’s the vid.

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  1. #1
    On September 24th, 2008 at 9:05 am, navywife91 said:

    Help us, Michelle Malkin. You’re our only hope.

    Looking forward to seeing you.

  2. #2
    On September 24th, 2008 at 9:09 am, nativeaz08 said:

    Good luck, Michelle!! We can’t let Rusty and crew’s excellent investigative work drop into the deep abyss. Kudos to FOX to for helping to bring this story to the forefront.

  3. #3
    On September 24th, 2008 at 9:10 am, airbrush101 said:

    Thank You for your service Michelle …and for being out there on the front lines.

  4. #4
    On September 24th, 2008 at 9:10 am, et said:

    Michelle if the subject comes up; McCain says no Wall Street Executive should be paid more than the highest paid government employee. Now is this a pay cut for the executives or a pay raise for government employees?

  5. #5
    On September 24th, 2008 at 9:12 am, aunursa said:

    I’ve been wondering what’s happened to this potential bombshell. When Rathergate broke four years ago, the MSM picked it up in less than a day.

  6. #6
    On September 24th, 2008 at 9:16 am, Anita said:
  7. #7
    On September 24th, 2008 at 9:17 am, oldcollegeguy1980 said:

    Thumbs up Michelle.

  8. #8
    On September 24th, 2008 at 9:19 am, Anita said:

    On September 24th, 2008 at 9:16 am, Anita said:
    Bring it if you could -
    Chris Rock To Bill Clinton: ‘Hillary Lost!’

    He insults Sarah Palin too!

  9. #9
    On September 24th, 2008 at 9:25 am, Goldwater Knight said:

    I’ll miss it. Maybe It’ll be on Fox website later in the day.

  10. #10
    On September 24th, 2008 at 9:28 am, swmbo said:

    o/t I wish Sarah Palin’s name would stay out of his mouth.

    Tell them how angry we are Michelle. We are ANGRY

  11. #11
    On September 24th, 2008 at 9:31 am, NJ-Aviator said:

    I’ll check it out. Give em hell!

  12. #12
    On September 24th, 2008 at 9:32 am, MDH3 said:

    I wish I could watch. Go, Michelle!

  13. #13
    On September 24th, 2008 at 9:35 am, Lindsay said:

    Go, Michelle, GO!

  14. #14
    On September 24th, 2008 at 9:38 am, Laree said:

    Obama’s Birth Certificate has problems.

    Well now genealogist are looking at the Birth Certificate the official document that was posted for Obama, and it has problems. You know this is very sloppy, I wonder who uploaded this version of Obama’s birth certificate. This one has been tampered with or photo shopped. Back when Obama was born in 1961 his father’s race would not be designated “African” it would have been designated “Negro” so why was this document offered up as proof of Obama’s U.S. citizenship. This is what genealogist do they look at a document in this case a vital record: Birth, Marriage and Death and go over it this one is not passing the smell test.

    http://sarah-palin-2008.blogspot.com/2008/09/has-obamas-real-birth-certificate-ever.html

  15. #15
    On September 24th, 2008 at 9:49 am, ArizonaNeanderthal said:

    On September 24th, 2008 at 9:10 am, et said:

    Michelle if the subject comes up; McCain says no Wall Street Executive should be paid more than the highest paid government employee. Now is this a pay cut for the executives or a pay raise for government employees?

    I believe that he said No Executive should be paid more than a government employee while that company was using Federal Bailout Money. Am I wrong?

  16. #16
    On September 24th, 2008 at 9:52 am, Little Ma said:

    Thank you, Michelle, for your clear voice of sanity!

    I’ll be watching. You go, girl!!!

  17. #17
    On September 24th, 2008 at 9:55 am, pueblo1032 said:

    Interesting NEWS this AM… CAMPBELL BROWN, crack JOURNALIST, whining that the MSM does not have access to PALIN… Stating she is from ALASKA, and a tough WOMAN, and can handle anything HERSELF… Isn’t this the same MSM who behooved her to stay at home and take care of her FAMILY??? Now they are CHASTISING the MC CAIN CAMP for denying MSM free reign over SARAH…

  18. #18
    On September 24th, 2008 at 10:00 am, Harris said:

    Michelle,

    Send me a shout-out when you are on Fox.

    Thanks

  19. #19
    On September 24th, 2008 at 10:04 am, Politicalguano said:

    You want conspiracy theories? Two years ago, Ohioan Tom Noe was targeted by the Dems because he was a big $$$ contributer to the Republicans. He was awarded a big investment deal by the Ohio bureau of workers comp (OBWC)- he spent some on himself but made over $5 million for the state despite their efforts to blow his investments. Next it was revealed that a senior afro-american democrat on the OBWC investment committee awarded a contract to the afro-american “investor” who was “in a relationship” with his daughter and that $220 million was GONE in an overseas bank. ALL OF IT GONE! Noe got 18 years, the afro-azzhole got less than 8 years in jail. The money went…..perhaps to the Obama campaign and its friends to be able to make movies and bribe journalists? Almost no reporting on the money and no work on tracing where it went. That in itself is prima facie evidence it went to the dems.

  20. #20
    On September 24th, 2008 at 10:10 am, CleanGuy said:

    Astrotufing? I’d rather they brought you on for a good bailout rant!

  21. #21
    On September 24th, 2008 at 10:13 am, nlebou said:

    Give em hell Michelle. Wish I could watch. I have to go make more $$$$ to support illegal aliens, anchor babies, all of Jose’s extended familia, CEOs etc., etc., etc.

  22. #22
    On September 24th, 2008 at 10:17 am, TexasEngineer said:

    Watching it now. Clear and laying out the facts. Love it.

  23. #23
    On September 24th, 2008 at 10:18 am, JDinTX said:

    Just watched it on Fox. You did a great job.

  24. #24
    On September 24th, 2008 at 10:21 am, lgm said:

    It seems like the Alaska Republican Party is one of those Palin hating astroturf organizations. They’re the ones demanding an investigation of troopergate.

    Will you mention that McCain’s top campaign staff were working for Fannie and Freddie until the very end?

    When will Palin be strong enough to take an unscripted press conference? Maybe that pit bull really is a little yapping chihuahua. She’s afraid to go in the ring with the big dogs.

  25. #25
    On September 24th, 2008 at 10:22 am, DesertLover said:

    Great job Michelle … always a pleasure to see you on FNC in the mornings …

    sure wish they would give you your own show … that’s the “hope and change” I could go for …

    have a great day …

  26. #26
    On September 24th, 2008 at 10:25 am, Mister P said:

    It seems like the Alaska Republican Party is one of those Palin hating astroturf organizations. They’re the ones demanding an investigation of troopergate.

    Didn’t she go after the Republican cronies. Of course they are going after her. I just wish OBAMA would go after the Chicago political cronies. Maybe he doesn’t because he is one of them.

  27. #27
    On September 24th, 2008 at 10:28 am, Harris said:

    That was OK, I guess.

    (Maybe I’m a little sore about not getting my shout-out.)

  28. #28
    On September 24th, 2008 at 10:29 am, nativeaz08 said:

    Help us, Michelle Malkin. You’re our only hope.

    Navywife, we must all do our civic duty. Do as the bots do … send the info out via email and ask they do the same. Emails spread faster than wildfires. Post links on leftwing web sites too.

  29. #29
    On September 24th, 2008 at 10:30 am, NJ-Aviator said:

    lgm said:

    It seems like [I have nothing positive to say about my inexperienced, terrorist loving candidate B. Hussein Obama... so I'm going to spout lies about republicans].

    There ya go. I fixed it.

  30. #30
    On September 24th, 2008 at 10:36 am, Marshall Russ said:

    When I read about this on Jawa it seemed to me that it could be a trial balloon in anticipation of a deluge late October early Nov. It’s like the terrorists that test for weakness in a security system. Rathergate came close to swinging the election to Kerry in 04′. If it had not been debunked by the sharp people on the bloggs it could have been too late. And once Kerry got elected it would have been just one more smear that he would have denied. We could have had a Kerry Administration. And we think things are bad now!

  31. #31
    On September 24th, 2008 at 10:40 am, Michelle Malkin said:

    Astrotufing? I’d rather they brought you on for a good bailout rant!

    I’ll be on Neil Cavuto’s show later today to talk about illegal immigration and the mortgage mess. Scheduled to appear around 4:45pm Eastern-ish.

  32. #32
    On September 24th, 2008 at 10:40 am, Marshall Russ said:

    lgm, you must shred the NYT and eat it for breakfast. Powerline has the debunking of the story and the fact that the NYT can’t even check their stories against the public record.

  33. #33
    On September 24th, 2008 at 10:47 am, Marshall Russ said:

    M.Malkin, I hope you pound the fact that the Democrats were clearly the ones blocking any reform. Barney Frank and Chris Dodd et.al are not being called out on this to the degree they should.

  34. #34
    On September 24th, 2008 at 10:54 am, nativeaz08 said:

    I look forward to watching you on Neil, too! Great job this morning!!

  35. #35
    On September 24th, 2008 at 10:55 am, nativeaz08 said:

    FOX should devote an entire hour for Michelle … every day … until the election. :-)

  36. #36
    On September 24th, 2008 at 10:57 am, nlebou said:

    I agree Marshall, but there is enough blame to go around. We need solutions NOW and not from the crooks who are responsible.

  37. #37
    On September 24th, 2008 at 10:59 am, ArizonaNeanderthal said:

    nativeaz08
    FOX should devote an entire hour for Michelle … every day … until the election. :-)

    And after the election

    the other nativeaz :-)

  38. #38
    On September 24th, 2008 at 11:05 am, sambo said:

    lgm said:
    Maybe that pit bull really is a little yapping chihuahua.

    we know who the yapping chihuahua is!

  39. #39
    On September 24th, 2008 at 11:09 am, Summernite said:

    Thank you Michelle for your shout out on Fox regarding Rusty’s work on this investigation. I just read on his site that you would be on Fox this Morning, I wish I could have seen it. Rusty and his team did a hell of a job investigating this sham. It was big on Monday, as it was a Must read on Lucianne’s site all day.
    Again, thank you for keeping this at the top of Today’s issues. This is way too important to be lost in the abyss of daily and weekly news feeds.

  40. #40
    On September 24th, 2008 at 11:43 am, DBNinKY said:

    The Great Equivocator burps:

    They’re the ones demanding an investigation of troopergate.

    It’s a sign of support: they know she’s innocent with nothing to hide; opening the matter to public scrutiny exposes the opposition’s hypocracy and helps Palin! Besides, it’s Democrat legislatures and congresses that try to obfuscate and hide the miss doings of their same-party Chief Executives, not Republicans.

    Will you mention that McCain’s top campaign staff were working for Fannie and Freddie until the very end?

    Will you acknowledge that Obama has Fan&Fred’s former CEO’s Jim Johnson and Franklin Raines - the instigators of this financial boondoggle - on his team?!

    When will Palin be strong enough to take an unscripted press conference?

    First off, you have no proof or idea that she was ever scripted, except that you’re naive enough to believe what the MSM wants you to believe; second, are you saying Democrats are never scripted? Third, when she crushes Biden in the debate next week, and she will, your side is still going to say she was scripted, so it’s a no-win situation whether she was scripted or not.

    She’s afraid to go in the ring with the big dogs.

    So what do the “ladies” of NOW have to do with it?

  41. #41
    On September 24th, 2008 at 12:04 pm, NJ-Aviator said:

    Michelle Malkin said:

    Astrotufing? I’d rather they brought you on for a good bailout rant!

    I’ll be on Neil Cavuto’s show later today to talk about illegal immigration and the mortgage mess. Scheduled to appear around 4:45pm Eastern-ish.

    Excellent.

  42. #42
    On September 24th, 2008 at 12:13 pm, pdv said:

    DBNinKY said: She’s afraid to go in the ring with the big dogs.

    So what do the “ladies” of NOW have to do with it?

    So why would you want to insult my dogs good looks by comparing them to the ladies of NOW

  43. #43
    On September 24th, 2008 at 12:15 pm, nativeaz08 said:

    And after the election
    the other nativeaz

    There aren’t many of us left here! Glad to “meet” another.

    Are you volunteering at GOP headquarters? I’m way out in East Mesa … was glad to hear they re-opened the eastside office (Gilbert/Univ).

  44. #44
    On September 24th, 2008 at 12:17 pm, sandyb said:

    Michelle,

    Please, please, please, bring up the fact that Sarah Palin managed a $9 billion (?) surplus for her state. If we haven’t gone commie by election day, I think the fact that she knows how to manage $$ versus Odumpo/Bidet will carry lots of weight with undecideds.

  45. #45
    On September 24th, 2008 at 2:01 pm, CleanGuy said:

    Excellent piece. Thanks for posting the vid.

    #31
    Woohoo! You go!

  46. #46
    On September 24th, 2008 at 2:54 pm, AlohaGuy said:

    I’ll be on Neil Cavuto’s show later today to talk about illegal immigration and the mortgage mess. Scheduled to appear around 4:45pm Eastern-ish.

    I hope you have a camera at home and don’t have to keep running off to the local Fox affiliate…

  47. #47
    On September 24th, 2008 at 3:40 pm, rsb1 said:

    The video clip shown on Fox is different from the one Jawa was tracking…

  48. #48
    On September 24th, 2008 at 3:49 pm, rsb1 said:

    Specifically, the Fox News clip of the anti-Palin smear ad is a cleaned up version. So why are there two versions of a smear ad that was being astroturfed if it was just a lone guy playing with video equipment? Where did the Fox News clip come from?

  49. #49
    On September 24th, 2008 at 8:25 pm, zorro said:

    On September 24th, 2008 at 10:40 am, Michelle Malkin said:

    Astrotufing? I’d rather they brought you on for a good bailout rant!

    I’ll be on Neil Cavuto’s show later today to talk about illegal immigration and the mortgage mess. Scheduled to appear around 4:45pm Eastern-ish.

    I missed your appearance on Cavuto, did Allah grab it (I hope)??

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