GOP Rep: Obama Activists Push Gun Control With Fake Twitter Accounts

'Obama's anti-gun campaign is a fraud' says Rep. Steve Stockman

Obama's supporters are alleged to have used fake Twitter accounts to bombard Congress members with pro-gun control tweets.

That's according to Rep. Steve Stockman (R-TX), whose accusation has been backed up by conservative bloggers. The suspicious activity was first spotted by Twitter user @defendWallSt, who noted that tweets with the #WeDemandAVote hashtag were coming from brand-new accounts with no followers and no other tweets.

Rep. Stockman noted that the tweets he received came from accounts with only one follower: Brad Schenck, Obama's former digital strategist.

Stockman claims the messages are the work of "Obama's anti-gun activists" who are perpetrating a "scam" similar to flogging "male enhancement pills." He's called on the president to condemn the spurious tweets, Fox News reports.

"Obama's anti-gun campaign is a fraud," Stockman said, turning the rhetorical dial up to 11. "The White House has some explaining to do. To what extent is the White House involved in this attempt to defraud Congress?"

GOP congressmen Michael Grimm and Adam Kinzinger are being "flooded with similar messages," according to the National Review. In total 16 Congress members have received the tweets - 9 Dems and 7 Republicans.

Stockman made headlines recently for bringing Ted Nugent to the State of the Union, and announcing that he'd impeach President Obama if the POTUS took executive action on guns. (Obama did, and Stockman didn't.)

Via Fox News.

Does this astroturf gun control push reflect badly on Obama?

[MadAmerican]

Obama will do anything to push his socialistic views.

[zachsquatch]

Did you know that you can donate your wedding gifts, money that would be used for charitable donations, or the funds for you dog food to Obama? http://www.barackobama.com/news/entry/the-oba...

[Sonny]

I think I will wait and see if this turns out to be true or yet another one of those famous fake stories that the far right puts out there...Everyone then gets all upset----and then we all find out that it was as fake as a three dollar bill...

[MadAmerican]

@Sonny Sure and the democrats have never done anything wrong????

[BossTweed]

Nothing is beneath the MSNBC crowd. I have bee forced face the fact that we can
Never Over estimate the Orwellian Obama Machine.

[Sonny]

@MadAmerican By the way---I'm not a Democrat...But to your point, I have never said that at all...But its just that I remember so many of this stuff from the far right---I've just learned not to jump to any conclusions when something like this comes out, until all the facts are in. That's all.

[Vance1]

he'd impeach President Obama.......Good lets get this process started!!!!

[zachsquatch]

If they haven't done it by now, it'll never happen.

[Vance1]

@zachsquatch
I know and its a shame

[Mike_Monacelli]

There was actually a little blip in the news that the GOP house has submitted paperwork to start impeachment hearings for Obama on March 11th. I doubt it'll go very far though.

http://weeklyworldnews.com/politics/45122/oba...

[Zazziness]

@zachsquatch They're held up by the fact Mr. Obama has done nothing to be impeached over.

[Sonny]

@zachsquatch And........There's not legitimate reason FOR it to happen.....

[DARSB]

Texas really must have a sense of humor at election time. There's this guy, Senator Cruz and my old favorite, Louie Gohmert. Comedy gold.

[harold_lloyd]

"On January 3, 2013, Gohmert broke ranks with the House leadership to nominate outspoken Florida Representative Allen West for Speaker of the House, even through West lost had his bid for re-election in November 2012 and was no longer a member of Congress"

I used to think Florida had cornered the market on idiots, but I feel better now.

[frigginhell]

No mention of his calling those who support gun control as they've been victimized by guns "useful idiots and props" for Obama to push his agenda. Because, of course any person who's been victimized by gun violence should agree 100% with his point of view and not support any type of legislation on gun control. If they did then they're idiots and sheep being led by Obama. Of course this is old news. He said this to Ted Nugent days ago. Water under the bridge.

[zachsquatch]

I don't know and I don't care. I do have an issue with the Tweet mentioned in the article though. The issue is that background checks are already conducted through FFL dealers. What the government is proposing is that a central database of background checks be constructed. I am against that. It's not the government's business what guns I purchase without just cause. If they want to produce a warrant to my gun dealer and gain access to their files, that's fine, but free reign? No sir. If you don't see how such information can detrimentally be used against citizens, your logic is too far gone. Unfortunately, we have too many idiots in Congress that don't know or understand the whole scope of the universal background check system. Also, they're wanting to make it a felony for a private individual to sell a gun without conducting a background check first. It's all stupid.

[NTBFW]

You are 100% right. And that's the most dangerous thing he has proposed.

[ZombieMedic]

BINGO, first registration, then confiscation. That is the only reason there is for registration. New York and California have already been doing this.

[g4me]

Like the GOP has never done anything like this?

[NTBFW]

If they have tell me how that makes this right?

[Knuckleballer]

Blind allegations are a ploy of those without legitimate argument... when did the GOP do it?

[g4me]

@Knuckleballer Does the term "rhetorical statement" mean anything at all to you?

[Knuckleballer]

@g4me Yes..... does the term "busted" mean anything to you? My statement stands regardless your attempt to spit the hook.

[g4me]

@Knuckleballer Your post is just a perfectly adorable, charming, textbook example. Thank you for playing, Vanna will give you your consolation prize as you leave the stage.

[justapirate]

Until such time as Obama will denounce it then I would have to say he gave someone a pat on the back for the idea. I;m already torqued that his former campaign assets are being applied to sway politics. I haven't heard him denounce that, either.

[marine1]

Obama is nothing more than a chicago political pimp.

[Sonny]

@marine1 LOL...Damn, Marine, ole buddy---Don't you think that's a bit harsh?!?--LOL!

[marine1]

@Sonny ..... :-)

[Politic-n]

@marine1 That's putting it nicely.

[WVMountYouNear]

@marine1: I'm right beside ya...

[PNWest]

Who cares? Nothing that was done is illegal, unethical or immoral. For all we know people pissed of at the GOP created these accounts just to give the GOP hell for being in favor of gun violence.

[Yank]

Creating multiple twitter accounts to make it seem like more support for gun control isn't unethical or immoral?

[PNWest]

@Yank No - stupid and ineffective but not unethical or immoral. No more than the Tea Baggers that repeatedly called to vote up Sarah Palin's daughter when she was on that dancing show. What is immoral is disenfranchising legal voters, something the GOP does quite often.

[No_Bama]

Well then, shouldn't we give the Democrats hell as well for being in favor of taking away our Constitutional rights, destroying America and the Constitution itself? Why do you hate America and freedom so much? "How often do you beat your wife?"

[Yank]

@PNWest you are now comparing dancing with the starts to gun control? You don't consider creating these fake accounts in an attempt to deceive as immoral or unethical? Adaptive morality of the progressive left at play

[Litdes]

As long as we're making unfounded allegations, I accuse the congressman's staff of making these tweets.

[No_Bama]

"The suspicious activity was first spotted by Twitter user @defendWallSt, who noted that tweets with the #WeDemandAVote hashtag were coming from brand-new accounts with no followers and no other tweets.

Rep. Stockman noted that the tweets he received came from accounts with only one follower: Brad Schenck, Obama's former digital strategist."

Apparently you don't understand the definition of "unfounded".

[Heavy-Fed]

EVERYTHING about Obama is a fraud!!!!

[tomincali]

and ever dirty thing he does is excepted and expected form his peasant followers.

[metre]

"according to Rep. Steve Stockman (R-TX),

"Obama's supporters are alleged to have used fake Twitter accounts to bombard Congress members with pro-gun control tweets."

Which is TOTALLY inexcusable since only the Anti-gun control, PRO Gun Rights supporters are allowed to use fake Twit(ter) accounts (and other obnoxious methods like endless emails, texts, phone calls, etc) to "bombard" members of Congress!! according to Rep. Steve Stockman (R-TX)

[Grubby]

Obama will stop at nothing, so we need to be prepared to stop at nothing to stop Obama.

[Politic-n]

Obama is all about the SPAM bots online. What a phony this guy is, and an unabashed liar.

[harold_lloyd]

Where did they learn about this nefarious trick? Imagine the nerve, trying to pretend to be a grass roots movement.

I thought the Republicans had a patent on that.

[GedankPol]

I wish I could say I'm surprised. But I am not. We've noticed that polls on Gun Control/Assault Weapons Ban on www.topix.com/forum/albuquerque have been skewed by out-of-town "voters". Though NM is heavily Democrat, its Democrats like their guns; they have elected Republicans for mayor of their largest city and their governor. The volume of voters on polls was unbelievably high even though the web site only averaged between in the low teens to highs of 50 visitors at a time. Senator Feinstein's false allegations that one in five police officers killed are killed with assault weapons; lies about the impact of the original Assault Weapons Ban of 1994; and now this make me think these folks would sell their souls to the devil to achieve any goal, no matter how unAmerican it might be. I am tremendously disappointed in this President and his Nixon-style tactics and underlings.

[DrFunkenstein]

this ex-homeless scumbag dopehead is working hard to get his name out there in the crazy crowd. First he claims he's going to impeach Obama if he makes any executive orders about guns and doesn't do it then he brings Ted Nugent as his date to the State of The Union speech. This guy wants to have a job of Fox News more than he wants to make sweet sweet love to Ted Nugent while Glenn Beck watches.

[joshinAZ]

I love everyone bringing up Ted Nugent at the SOTU, but nobody cares that Jay-Z, a self-professed gangster, drug dealer and murderer, is hanging with the Obamas on a regular basis.

[AceLuby]

Our last President was a self professed drunk and cocaine addict... your point?

[joshinAZ]

@AceLuby Bush has been out of office for 5 years now, get over it.

[AceLuby]

@joshinAZ So you don't have a point. Thanks.

[joshinAZ]

@AceLuby 'Bush did it' is literally all I just heard from you. I just find your(the lefts) hypocrisy a tad disgusting. Making a big deal about 'Uncle Ted' being there when the Jigga-Man, who got famous for rapping about gangbanging, murdering and selling drugs, is A-OK with you.

[BelinKS]

It has Obama's fingerprints all over it! I've said it before, I'll say it again! Obama will do anything to get his way!!

[norezen]

Hahahaha this would be the FIRST tactic I would use if I was ever elected or wanted to be elected to public office. I would spam twitter, facebook, any kind of forum like politix with tons of accounts all in agreement making it appear as though to be contrary to my position would be contrary to the consensus. Peer pressure on steroids.

[AMSCountryboy]

Hahahaha keep it up dumbasses! Do you crazy people really think you can win on this issue anyway? We gun owners love our guns more than you anti gun people love to make believe that a gun ban would solve anything.

[jessejaymes]

Who cares it he found ONE that was fake. I guarantee you there are a million fake twitter accounts in both parties "lobbying" for their side. Which is yet another good reason to Re-Elect Nobody 2014

[Hireman]

Actually, they found many... Even according to this article. But I agree, if the GOP doesn't already do this, they will.