New Obama motto: Yes, We Spam!

By Michelle Malkin  •  July 29, 2011 04:21 PM


The King of Spamalot

The social media-amusement of the day from D.C. involves the White House campaign to spam House and Senate Republicans on Twitter.

You can see it in real time on the Barack Obama Twitter account.

Here’s a screen grab to give you an idea of what it’s all about:

The whole thing seems to have backfired — as Republican pols report they are gaining followers on Twitter, libs report Obama’s account is losing followers, and spam jokes and complaints from all sides abound.

There’s your social media genius at work: Twitter-spamming the Future!

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  1. #1
    On July 29th, 2011 at 4:27 pm, max said:

    Spam… the other pinko meat…

  2. #2
    On July 29th, 2011 at 4:35 pm, FilAmWIguy said:

    Here in Wisconsin, the SPAM attacks are going personal. Apparently, the White House is directing their rapid followers to call every household in Wisconsin, especially in the Madison area. If you don’t agree with them, they act like Hiraghm on a Palin rant and hang up.

    I wonder if any of them learned of the 10:1 ratio rule. For each person, they have 10 people they directly influence. How does attacking voters in a swing state help?

  3. #3
    On July 29th, 2011 at 4:40 pm, flmom said:

    Businesses that have the power to escape their clutches are doing so.

    You should have issued a spurt alert, that was too funny!

  4. #4
    On July 29th, 2011 at 4:42 pm, flmom said:

    Oops, wrong quote, I’ll try again:

    If you don’t agree with them, they act like Hiraghm on a Palin rant and hang up.

    You should have issued a spurt alert, that was too funny!

  5. #5
    On July 29th, 2011 at 4:54 pm, JHSII said:

    FilAmWIguy said #2

    How does attacking voters in a swing state help?

    Those of us who remember Irish Rose and Bill Grand LMAO at this!! :lol:

  6. #6
    On July 29th, 2011 at 4:55 pm, JHSII said:

    sigh…Bill Grant :lol:

  7. #7
    On July 29th, 2011 at 4:57 pm, Art Fold said:

    It’s going to be interesting to watch this clown when he has his total meltdown.

  8. #8
    On July 29th, 2011 at 4:59 pm, happyscrapper said:

    I wonder if any of them learned of the 10:1 ratio rule. For each person, they have 10 people they directly influence. How does attacking voters in a swing state help?

    Well, it sure helps the Republicans. They are really pissing us off. And being in-your-face-pushy won’t ingratiate them to the dems either. It’s like high-pressure salesmen. You know how popular they are! Keep it up Obama. Maybe you can get your approval down to 20% by the next election. I know you can do it!!

  9. #9
    On July 29th, 2011 at 5:00 pm, Speakup said:

    Just use..

    Spenditol

  10. #10
    On July 29th, 2011 at 5:01 pm, TigerLady said:

    It’s going to be interesting to watch this clown when he has his total meltdown.

    The Lame Stream Media will protect him and we’ll never see it. Wouldn’t it be grand if we could? I’d pop some corn and sit back and enjoy the show!

  11. #11
    On July 29th, 2011 at 5:09 pm, peteee said:

    so now obama golfs and spams? too bad he can’t do the job he was elected to do.

  12. #12
    On July 29th, 2011 at 5:17 pm, prendad said:

    Obama: WE WILL ATTEMPT NO POLITICAL DIRTY TRICK BEFORE WE THINK OF IT!

  13. #13
    On July 29th, 2011 at 5:24 pm, DanMan said:

    It’s going to be interesting to watch this clown when he has his total meltdown.

    I’m thinking that Hitler meltdown video has another theme…

  14. #14
    On July 29th, 2011 at 5:24 pm, GladzKravtz said:

    Do Hobbits even tweet???

  15. #15
    On July 29th, 2011 at 5:26 pm, Dexter Alarius said:

    It’s going to be interesting to watch this clown when he has his total meltdown.

    I like this new WH correspondent that Fox has. He can really make Jay Carnal look like an idiot.

  16. #16
    On July 29th, 2011 at 5:29 pm, Marshall_Will said:

    Isn’t this what lame-o 18 year olds do when they can get a date w/ a certain girl? Any girl!?

    Then when she [appropriately] flat turns you down and tells you to flake off, take to cyber-world and ‘slam’ her in front of her/your friends! Yeah… that’s the ticket?

    Remember guys, that’s Ask, Slander, Ask, otay?

  17. #17
    On July 29th, 2011 at 5:30 pm, Hangfire said:

    Barry a Hobbit? Nah.

    Smurf? You bet.

  18. #18
    On July 29th, 2011 at 5:30 pm, MarcoPolo said:

    There’s a whole bunch of us that reported him as s spammer. :)

  19. #19
    On July 29th, 2011 at 5:33 pm, zorro said:

    This administration is pathetic. And that’s their strong suit…

  20. #20
    On July 29th, 2011 at 5:45 pm, SignPainterGuy said:

    Hangfire #17,

    I think of Barry as more of a Snarf: one who farts in the bathtub and bites the bubbles !

  21. #21
    On July 29th, 2011 at 5:46 pm, plymouthacclaim said:

    On July 29, 2011 at 02:01 pm, TigerLady said:

    It’s going to be interesting to watch this clown when he has his total meltdown.

    The Lame Stream Media will protect him and we’ll never see it. Wouldn’t it be grand if we could? I’d pop some corn and sit back and enjoy the show!

    Yeah, that’s what the LibMedia is doing with Fast & Furious. Omiting, ignoring, and distorting.

  22. #22
    On July 29th, 2011 at 5:48 pm, ArizonaNeanderthal said:

    On July 29th, 2011 at 5:33 pm, zorro said:

    This administration is pathetic. And that’s their strong suit…

    Watching Bob Beckle on The Five-FoxNews–pathetic seems to be endemic. Pathetic could apply to FoxNews too; except for Neal Cavuto ALL the shows have the same five or six “Special Guests” night after night with Juan McCain Williams leading the pack.

    But if anyone can hack into Bambi’s Twitter account send Whiner’s Wiener pic and call it a Sweet Tweet.

  23. #23
    On July 29th, 2011 at 5:51 pm, zorro said:

    Agreed Arizona. I DVR Fox when Michelle is on (Weds Hannity and Thurs Fox and Friends). I’ll watch Special Report every now and then but that’s it.

  24. #24
    On July 29th, 2011 at 5:52 pm, plymouthacclaim said:

    On July 29, 2011 at 02:30 pm, Hangfire said:

    Barry a Hobbit? Nah.

    Smurf? You bet.

    That refers to a tweet from our Hostess.

    RT @michellemalkin Hang tough, #teaparty friends. You’re getting to be a hobbit with me… ;)

  25. #25
    On July 29th, 2011 at 6:07 pm, old goat said:

    I’ve yet to read the Hobbit (and live in a household of middle earth fans) but guess I’d best. I gladly accept the name Hobbit if it means I have the ability to budget and slash through fraud, waste and corruption.

  26. #26
    On July 29th, 2011 at 6:10 pm, Hangfire said:

    On July 29th, 2011 at 5:48 pm, ArizonaNeanderthal said:
    Watching Bob Beckel on The Five-FoxNews–pathetic seems to be endemic.

    I’d rather wet-kiss Paris Hilton’s chihuahua than watch that bastard for 5 minutes.

  27. #27
    On July 29th, 2011 at 6:11 pm, plymouthacclaim said:

    On July 29, 2011 at 02:52 pm, plymouthacclaim said:

    On July 29, 2011 at 02:30 pm, Hangfire said:
    Barry a Hobbit? Nah.

    Smurf? You bet.

    That refers to a tweet from our Hostess.

    RT @michellemalkin Hang tough, #teaparty friends. You’re getting to be a hobbit with me… ;)

    The Boss posted this link on another thread: http://www.redstate.com/absentee/2011/07/28/photoshop-contest-one-does-not-simply-mock-into-mordor/

  28. #28
    On July 29th, 2011 at 6:11 pm, plymouthacclaim said:

    On July 29, 2011 at 02:52 pm, plymouthacclaim said:

    On July 29, 2011 at 02:30 pm, Hangfire said:
    Barry a Hobbit? Nah.

    Smurf? You bet.

    That refers to a tweet from our Hostess.

    RT @michellemalkin Hang tough, #teaparty friends. You’re getting to be a hobbit with me… ;)

    The Boss posted this link on another thread: http://www.redstate.com/absentee/2011/07/28/photoshop-contest-one-does-not-simply-mock-into-mordor/

  29. #29
    On July 29th, 2011 at 6:34 pm, rambler said:

    All his Chicago training is showing.

  30. #30
    On July 29th, 2011 at 7:13 pm, Dave Turson said:

    There’s your social media genius at work: Twitter-spamming the Future!

    David Plouffe is the hand behind Spamalot — he’s the White House twitter-screen fiend.

  31. #31
    On July 29th, 2011 at 7:29 pm, Soul said:

    I should be back at it next week. Even if I have an answer, which is looking decent at this time, I realize I have a long recovery road ahead.

    It always surprises me to learn of others that learn of my hobby. It made me laugh, so thought to say thanks to my favorite DJ. You crack me up. And I about ran off the road! Personally, I always liked The Specials song Ghost Town.

  32. #32
    On July 29th, 2011 at 7:31 pm, frontierguy said:

    Twitter and social networks were cool when the 20 somethings were paying attention. They aren’t watching anymore, they are at the club saying, what debt ceiling? Oh snap, that is my jam playing, time to hit the dance floor with my glow sticks.

    This is just the same ol, same ol. Nothing new here, well except the people who identify with the tea party are watching.

  33. #33
    On July 29th, 2011 at 7:31 pm, happyscrapper said:

    On July 29th, 2011 at 5:45 pm, SignPainterGuy said:
    I think of Barry as more of a Snarf: one who farts in the bathtub and bites the bubbles !

    Man, that takes me back to the 50′s!!

    On July 29th, 2011 at 7:13 pm, Dave Turson said:
    There’s your social media genius at work: Twitter-spamming the Future!
    David Plouffe is the hand behind Spamalot — he’s the White House twitter-screen fiend.

    David Plouffe is another regressive who makes me gag. He is a real smart-ass.

  34. #34
    On July 29th, 2011 at 7:32 pm, letget said:

    I don’t think happyscrapper is going to be all that thrilled bho slamed her spam! MN is the state that makes spam, if I recall correctly. happy, do your thing girl! If any human opens a tweet or whatever from bho or team, you probaly will get hundreds of spams for $!
    L

  35. #35
    On July 29th, 2011 at 8:07 pm, tre said:

    Scum
    Posing
    As
    a
    Man

  36. #36
    On July 29th, 2011 at 9:01 pm, FilAmWIguy said:

    So will they set up their own SPAM Museum?

    Are there more than 12 varieties?

    Hey Happy, is Austin, MN in Bachmann’s district?

  37. #37
    On July 29th, 2011 at 9:34 pm, bjc said:

    *But muslims don’t eat Spam; Oh wait, the other spam! ;)

  38. #38
    On July 29th, 2011 at 10:19 pm, Republicanvet said:

    On July 29th, 2011 at 5:30 pm, Hangfire said:

    Barry a Hobbit? Nah.

    Smurf? You bet.

    Ghetto Smurf.

  39. #39
    On July 29th, 2011 at 10:22 pm, Republicanvet said:

    So if Urkel’s campaign is running this, is this being run out of the WH?

    How is that not a violation of the law?

  40. #40
    On July 29th, 2011 at 10:46 pm, happyscrapper said:

    On July 29th, 2011 at 9:01 pm, FilAmWIguy said:
    So will they set up their own SPAM Museum?

    Are there more than 12 varieties?

    Hey Happy, is Austin, MN in Bachmann’s district?

    Just as the mosquito is our State Bird, so is SPAM our State Food.

    Austin is not in Michele Bachmann’s district. She is in the northern suburbs and Austin is south.

    FYI…we have been stocking up on food and have a nice pantry down the basement. We have about 20 cans of SPAM, including bacon flavored. Yum! I know how to fix SPAM many many ways! All this talk of SPAM reminds me that I have never been to their facility! It would be a nice little day trip and I think we will have to do that this summer. I hear they give free samples!

  41. #41
    On July 29th, 2011 at 11:17 pm, Whirled Peas said:

    On July 29th, 2011 at 5:30 pm, MarcoPolo said:

    There’s a whole bunch of us that reported him as s spammer. :)

    I saw on Fox news crawler O’Mulligan lost 37,000 followers when he made the ‘impassioned’ plea. HAHAHAHAHAAA! What a maroon!

  42. #42
    On July 29th, 2011 at 11:23 pm, mrt721 said:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anwy2MPT5RE

  43. #43
    On July 29th, 2011 at 11:32 pm, Whirled Peas said:

    On July 29th, 2011 at 10:46 pm,

    happyscrapper said:

    FYI…we have been stocking up on food and have a nice pantry down the basement. We have about 20 cans of SPAM, including bacon flavored. Yum! I know how to fix SPAM many many ways! All this talk of SPAM reminds me that I have never been to their facility! It would be a nice little day trip and I think we will have to do that this summer. I hear they give free samples!

    I used to be a fan of Spam, being former military. I loved Spam and eggs, Grilled Spam and cheese sannies, plain Spam and cheese sannies that were sloppy with Mircul Whoop. Spam omelets and oh so many other Spam recipes.

    What ruined me on it was the ‘less salt/less fat’ version aka Spam Lite.

    If I wanted less fat or less salt, I’d buy a ham hock and a meat grinder and make my own spam. It’s just easier to buy the canned (FULL FAT, FULL SALT)version. I tend to get cranky when someone tells me how much/what to eat.

  44. #44
    On July 30th, 2011 at 12:15 am, cabrerski said:

    On July 29th, 2011 at 11:32 pm, Whirled Peas said:
    On July 29th, 2011 at 10:46 pm,
    …I tend to get cranky when someone tells me how much/what to eat.

    Me (burp!) too. “More cheese, grommit!” (hat tip to rogue cheddar)

  45. #45
    On July 30th, 2011 at 1:08 am, FilAmWIguy said:

    On July 29th, 2011 at 10:46 pm, happyscrapper said:

    It would be a nice little day trip and I think we will have to do that this summer. I hear they give free samples!

    My parents went there on one of their vacations. You get 2 cans of the not as common varieties.

    They can travel. I’m busy changing diapers.

  46. #46
    On July 30th, 2011 at 1:10 am, FilAmWIguy said:

    On July 29th, 2011 at 11:32 pm, Whirled Peas said:

    If I wanted less fat or less salt, I’d buy a ham hock and a meat grinder and make my own spam. It’s just easier to buy the canned (FULL FAT, FULL SALT)version. I tend to get cranky when someone tells me how much/what to eat.

    Shall I spare you my humor this time?

    “I’d buy a ham hock and a meat grinder…:

    “I tend to get cranky…”

    Too easy.

  47. #47
    On July 30th, 2011 at 1:25 am, yaymm said:

    Wow, I recall back in WWII when my wayward mom was seeing a wayward restaurant owner, that Spam was a real treat. It was like having a pork roast, only smaller and shaped different! Funny, I still like the stuff, but cannot bring myself to buy it. Too many better alternatives I guess.

  48. #48
    On July 30th, 2011 at 9:00 am, GladzKravtz said:

    My Hobbit comment #14 was ‘sarc’ because many of the tweets asked Republicans to contact their Representative and ask them to compromise. Since many of us Repubs are TP-Hobbits, I was trying to be funny.
    Oh well … better luck (for me) next time.

  49. #49
    On July 30th, 2011 at 9:50 am, happyscrapper said:

    My Mom used to plop a chunk of SPAM into an oven dish, score it, put cloves across the top, a little mustard/honey sauce and bake it. Easy. That brings up almost as many memories of my Mother’s cooking as burnt pot roast (which I loved, by the way).

  50. #50
    On July 30th, 2011 at 10:23 am, wckelly60 said:

    I’m still surprised people use Twitter. You’re posting text messages. Really telegrams.

    Then again, I don’t text. I don’t own a smart phone (although I’ve owned computers for 25 years). No Facebook. I don’t need to be THAT connected with people I don’t know.

    Sorry Michelle, I just don’t see the appeal of this fad, although I do find it amusing that 40K people stopped following Dear Leader.

  51. #51
    On July 30th, 2011 at 11:07 am, happyscrapper said:

    On July 30th, 2011 at 10:23 am, wckelly60 said:

    I’m with you! My daughters have been hounding me to get Facebook. I don’t WANT.IT! They tell me I am out of touch and wouldn’t I love to hear from old friends, etc? Well, I have enough friends to keep up with now! And Twitter? Why? I am way too verbal for Twitter. You have to limit your words. I have no idea how to do that!!

  52. #52
    On July 30th, 2011 at 11:27 am, rplat said:

    I seriously believe that this incompetent joker can’t even spell leadership. Thank you enlightened voters . . . you really stuck it to us this time.

  53. #53
    On July 30th, 2011 at 12:01 pm, martin.musculus said:

    I, too, have very fond memories of spam… and also made my acquaintance with it as a GI.

    WPeas, you don’t have to buy the lowfat version! I for one am thankful for it — ever since surgery & chemo I haven’t been able to tolerance large amounts of fat in my food.

    And I *dearly* love Spam(tm)!

    Its almost 30yrs, I’m still waiting for this “temporary” side effect of rearranging my innards to subside. I’m beginning to think Ol’Doc Wing had a different idea of “temporary” [grin]

  54. #54
    On July 30th, 2011 at 1:16 pm, happyscrapper said:

    The low fat version isn’t as tasty, but of course, we knew that. Fat is always better! Unfortunately. :cry:

  55. #55
    On July 30th, 2011 at 1:23 pm, stuckinIL4now said:

    Hey Owhatsyerface, SPAM THIS:

    Oafflictedone, Oawfulone, OANTImessiah,

    Obamaroon, Obammunist, Obamoron, Obamyrant, Obastalinmao, Obiteme, Obitter, Oblahblahblahyadayadayada, Oblockhead, Oblooper, Obluffer, Oblunder, Obomber, Obominable, Oboorish, Oboring, Obrainless, Obumbler, Obummer, Obungler,

    Obutthead, Obuttin, Obuttout,

    Obysmal, Odismal, OmakeusneedPeptobismal,

    Ocallous, Ocatastrophic, Ocheerless, Ochurlish, Oclueless, Ocold-blooded, Ocontemptible, Ocorrupt, Ocranky, Ocrappy, Ocruel, Odeplorable, Odespicable, Odetestable, Odestructive, Odisgraceful, Odoleful,

    Odraba, Odreary, Odullasdishwater,

    Oelitist, Oeternalcampaigner, Oextravagant,

    Ofarthestleftistofthefarthestleftists,

    Ofeeble, Oflagrant&foul, Oflub-up, Ogloomy, Ogrumpy, Ohapless, Ohumdrum, Ointransigent, Olackluster, Oliar, Olousy, Omeager, OMingtheMerciless, Omiserable, Omuffa, Onasty, Onaysayer,

    Oh NO-NO, NO, NO–NO, NO-NO-NO-NO

    Ooppressive, OPalpatine, Opaltry, Opathetic, Opetty, Opetulant, Opitiful, Oplatitude,

    OReidiculous

    Oreprehensible, Orotten, Oruthless, Osadistic, Oscrama, Oshameful-Oshameless, Oslacker,

    Osoincompetent, Osoinsignificant, OsoNOTcivil, OsoNOTvisionary,

    Osorry, Ospend&spend&spend&spendful, Ospiteful, Ostubborn, Osubversive, Osullen, Osurly, Oterrible, Otiresome, Otragic, Otrainwreck, Otrivial, Ounbelievable, Ounethical, Ounreasonable, Ounscrupulous, Ouseless, Ovainglorious, Ovengeful, Overzealous, Ovicious, Ovile, Owanton&wicked, Oweary, Oworthless, Owretched,

    Oworstpresidentever

    Owetrillionsthenquadrillionsthenquintillionsthen … googols …

    Oh, just shut up!
    Oh, just get lost!!

    Oh what great fun!! is an online Thesaurus that would be Outlawed
    in the not-at-all United States of Obama.

  56. #56
    On July 30th, 2011 at 2:31 pm, Collateral Damage said:

    Ya know, I think I’d rather have the “Jackass-In-Chief” playing golf or b-ball. At least he can’t f… anything else up!!!

  57. #57
    On August 1st, 2011 at 12:02 pm, Badger40 said:

    On July 29th, 2011 at 4:27 pm, max said:
    Spam… the other pinko meat…

    Thread winner!

  58. #58
    On August 1st, 2011 at 5:52 pm, Teddy Kennedy said:

    Errah;
    Hope and Change are fading away, oh oh oh Spammy, My little Spammy, I’d walk a million miles For one of your smiles,
    My Spammy! Oh oh oh…

  59. #59
    On August 1st, 2011 at 6:43 pm, oil can harry said:

    Don’t make light of SPAM. Along with the JEEP the M1 GARAND and a lot of true great generals, “the one” is wearing the can that helped us win WW II.

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