Comments on: The “Keep Duncan” Effort http://skepticians.com/2008/12/the-%e2%80%9ckeep-duncan%e2%80%9d-effort/ by James Richardson Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:19:50 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Patrick Bell http://skepticians.com/2008/12/the-%e2%80%9ckeep-duncan%e2%80%9d-effort/comment-page-1/#comment-142 Patrick Bell Wed, 10 Dec 2008 11:34:23 +0000 http://skepticians.com/?p=419#comment-142 As someone who has investigated numerous smear artists and other cyber-sleuths, I have to wonder if this wasn't a bit over-done. Somehow, this site comes out of nowhere, and stirs the pot--which smells of an inside the Beltway job. The way "research" is presented also smacks of some opposition research memo, amateurish or not. Could it be, perhaps, that the site is actually run by someone connected to another candidate for RNC chairman? How easy to pin this to Mike Duncan, but if you visit the site, it's apparent that no serious Duncan supporter would create such an attack site--it would poorly reflect on Duncan. So there's my theory. As someone who has investigated numerous smear artists and other cyber-sleuths, I have to wonder if this wasn’t a bit over-done.

Somehow, this site comes out of nowhere, and stirs the pot–which smells of an inside the Beltway job. The way “research” is presented also smacks of some opposition research memo, amateurish or not.

Could it be, perhaps, that the site is actually run by someone connected to another candidate for RNC chairman? How easy to pin this to Mike Duncan, but if you visit the site, it’s apparent that no serious Duncan supporter would create such an attack site–it would poorly reflect on Duncan.

So there’s my theory.

]]> By: Fact finder http://skepticians.com/2008/12/the-%e2%80%9ckeep-duncan%e2%80%9d-effort/comment-page-1/#comment-139 Fact finder Wed, 10 Dec 2008 03:27:19 +0000 http://skepticians.com/?p=419#comment-139 I called Paskett and he denies any involvement or knowledge of this. He also claims this isn't his address. I called Paskett and he denies any involvement or knowledge of this. He also claims this isn’t his address.

]]> By: Timothy M Paskett's phone number http://skepticians.com/2008/12/the-%e2%80%9ckeep-duncan%e2%80%9d-effort/comment-page-1/#comment-137 Timothy M Paskett's phone number Wed, 10 Dec 2008 01:04:05 +0000 http://skepticians.com/?p=419#comment-137 By: The Anonymous Smearing Must Stop | NextGenGOP.com | The Future of the Republican Party http://skepticians.com/2008/12/the-%e2%80%9ckeep-duncan%e2%80%9d-effort/comment-page-1/#comment-135 The Anonymous Smearing Must Stop | NextGenGOP.com | The Future of the Republican Party Tue, 09 Dec 2008 22:47:31 +0000 http://skepticians.com/?p=419#comment-135 [...] James Richardson (@JamesRichardson) has done some excellent investigative research, outing Timothy M. Paskett of St. Paul, Minnesota as the owner of the “Keep Mike [...] [...] James Richardson (@JamesRichardson) has done some excellent investigative research, outing Timothy M. Paskett of St. Paul, Minnesota as the owner of the “Keep Mike [...]

]]> By: Ali A. Akbar http://skepticians.com/2008/12/the-%e2%80%9ckeep-duncan%e2%80%9d-effort/comment-page-1/#comment-133 Ali A. Akbar Tue, 09 Dec 2008 22:12:15 +0000 http://skepticians.com/?p=419#comment-133 I see a future post "Doing Duncan's Dirty Deeds" I see a future post “Doing Duncan’s Dirty Deeds”

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