Utah Army National Guard Intelligence Officer reportedly authors chain email defaming Obama

[NYCGirl]

From John Aravosis at Americablog

http://www.americablog.com/2008/07/utah-army-national-guard-intelligence.html

UPDATE: I got a copy of what is alleged to be the email. The email is signed CPT Jeffrey S. Porter.

The entire thing was a lie, signed in this guy's name. Obviously, someone could have faked this guy's name in an email, but according to the NY Daily News, the guy exists, and they seem to think he wrote it. The new chain email claims, incorrectly, that Obama blew off the troops waiting to shake his hand at Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan so he could shoot hoops instead (was the alleged Intell Officer trying to imply a racist smear against Obama as well? You know those black guys and their basketballs...). In any case, the Army came out and denied the veracity of the email - Obama didn't shoot hoops, and he did greet the troops - but screw that, where is the denial from the Intell guy? I want to see him declaring that he didn't write the email and that it's factually untrue. If our spy didn't offer the anti-Obama smear, then wouldn't you think the military would have mentioned that right at the beginning of their denial?

Just as importantly, if the author of this phony smear is an Army intelligence officer - read: a US spy - then there is some serious potential illegality with him using his professional disinformation spycraft in an attempt to influence an American election. Remember, it was just yesterday that State Department employees in Berlin were told not to dare show up at Obama's speech, lest they appear to be weighing in on our elections. So how do you think a US spy using his spy talents to influence our elections falls under the rules?

Then again, can you blame the guy? His boss, the Pentagon chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, decided to weigh in on behalf of John McCain this past weekend on TV, so big surprise one of this underlings got the message, nudge nudge wink wink. Oh, guess what, I just googled my own blog and found that this week wasn't the first time Joint Chiefs Chairman Mullen tried to influence the US election on behalf of John McCain. Check this out. Mullen was concerned, you may recall, about us having elections at all during a war. Uh huh. And he was especially concerned that we might have to change strategy next year in Iraq, and that such a change might not go well - again, nudge nudge wink wink - if someone else, oh I don't know who, becomes president and doesn't want to stick with the Bush-McCain plan for the 100 years war in Iraq. Not naming names here, but I'm guessing the guy who's going to make all the bad changes is a fan of basketball.

[writes3000]

1. I pray they nail his ass. I want him to be humiliated and dealt with. n/t

[liberal N proud]

2. Utah, Army, Intelligence

Army Intelligence is an oxymoron.

Army Intelligence Officer is just a moron.

I can say this because I have two brothers who are retired military intelligence. Trust me they are morons.

[Tesla]

3. I got the same e-mail today,

Thanks for helping me prove it wrong right away!

[islandmkl]

4. my own equally "personal" email i used yesterday:

Hello everyone:

I know you all saw the picture of John McCain in the golfcart with President Bush 41. I was working in the golf club kitchen when they were there. I thought it would be neat to see the ex-President and the Republican nominee up close. When I attempted to go outside on my break and see the two gentlemen, I was told to stay inside. Some guy in a dark suit said that I had no business going toward the area that McCain and Bush were socializing with everyone. I stated that I was a patriotic American that just wanted to see some of our leaders in person. I was told that they were not interested in any interaction or contact with someone as myself. While we were standing outside the kitchen door, here came the President and McCain in the golf cart!! I was so excited that I yelled out "Hey! Mr. President! Mr. McCain!" The President stopped the golf cart and looked over at McCain. They both frowned, and then John McCain said toward me "Could you just get out of the way. We are trying to get to the clubhouse. Get off the cart path." Then the President floored the cart and sped off. The guy in the dark suit told me to get back inside 'right now'. About ten minutes later, my boss came in and said I was fired. I was escorted off the property, and my boss told me to never come back. All I wanted to do was give some attention to two American leaders. I just thought you might want to know the truth.

signed,
XXXXXXXXXXXX
Just a good American



yeah, it's a fake, but my fake sounds more real than that rw asshole's...and speaks to the same low common denominator....

[ellie]

6. Nice!

I may use this, OK?

[islandmkl]

7. feel free....

maybe it will end up on snopes some day...

[sakabatou]

5. Army intelligence

What a maroon.

[catgirl]

8. I can't even bring myself to read the email

I can just imagine...