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"Obama is going to take away your guns" (by spying on online gun transactions).

"Obama is going to make it illegal to speak out against abortion" (by spying on anti-abortionists).

"Obama is going to make religion illegal" (by spying on your church e-mails).

"Obama is going to shut down the Tea Party" (by spying on their emails).

"Obama is going to criminalize anti-Obama criticism" (by spying on Facebook).

Raise money and run ads in red states associating Nancy Pelosi with the whole scheme.

These sound out there (and are), but: 1) there is a grain of truth embedded in each one; 2) they speak viscerally to things people care about; 3) they will get an emotional reaction.




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