Yet Another Web Site

(from the depressing milestone dept.)

Since January 16, 2006, over 210,000 attempts to post comment spam to this site have been logged. That’s 10,000 spam comments since September 26, 2008 and more than 70 times the number of legitimate comments posted to this web site since June, 2001.

(from the depressing milestone dept.)

Since January 16, 2006, over 200,000 attempts to post comment spam to this site have been logged. That’s 10,000 spam comments since August 31, 2008 and more than 68 times the number of legitimate comments posted to this web site since June, 2001.

(from the depressing milestone dept.)

Since January 16, 2006, over 190,000 attempts to post comment spam to this site have been logged. That’s 10,000 spam comments since July 29, 2008 and more than 67 times the number of legitimate comments posted to this web site since June, 2001.

The McCain campaign thinks sending spam is a good idea…

From: “Rick Davis, McCain Campaign Manager” <ecampaign@gop.com>
To: <ME>
Subject: Did you watch Saturday’s forum with Rick Warren?

Why would I waste my time watching a snake oil salesman?

Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:47:26 -0400 (EDT)

Dear Supporter,

Supporter? WTF makes you think I’m a supporter?

The reviews are in from Saturday’s Saddleback Civil Forum on the Presidency, moderated by Pastor Rick Warren. The critics agree - John McCain’s straight talk emerged as the big winner of the night.

The critics agree - which critics? Keep in mind, the mainstream media will consider any appearance where John McCain doesn’t crap himself (metaphorically or literally) a success.

After watching both candidates answer the same set of questions, it’s become clear why Senator Barack Obama has run away from debating John McCain and refused joint town hall meetings. Senator Obama dodged answering the toughest questions. But John McCain gave straight and direct answers to Rick Warren and the entire audience about issues like national security, personal faith and values, education, taxes, energy, and the Supreme Court.

Oddly enough, it was Obama who faced a potentially hostile audience at Warren’s civil forum. McCain, the so called maverick, pretty much told the audience what they wanted to hear. And how about that cone of silence?

The bottom line is that John McCain will put our country before his own self interest. He has done so his entire life. And that is why it is so important we do everything we can right now to elect John McCain as the next President of the United States.

The bottom line is that John McCain will put our country before his own self interest. - He will? Would he, for example, give up one of his nine houses for his country. Would he give up traveling by private jet?

Will you join our campaign today by following this link to make an immediate contribution before our fundraising deadline on August 31st? Your financial support is needed now more than ever.

If McCain needs money, maybe he should dip into his wife’s fortune…

I won’t mince words. Senator Obama has a financial edge over our campaign right now. He raised $51 million in July alone. And Sunday, he raised $7.8 million from Nancy Pelosi and her friends in San Francisco. This is money he will use to spread misinformation and distortions of John McCain’s record.

Senator Obama has a financial edge over our campaign right now — Rick it’s called the free market, being a good Republican you should be familiar with how it works.

he raised $7.8 million from Nancy Pelosi and her friends in San Francisco — Rick, are you saying San Franciscans aren’t real Americans and should not have a say in who the next President should be?

This is money he will use to spread misinformation and distortions of John McCain’s record — <sarcasm>And your campaign will not distort Obama’s record or resort to negative campaigning.</sarcasm>

We must raise money today to fight back against these distortions. We must have the financial ability to spread the messages and ideas John McCain shared at the Saddleback forum. Will you help elect John McCain as our next president by making an immediate donation of $25, $50, $100, $250, $500, $1,000 or $2,300? As always, your support is greatly appreciated. Thanks.

I have a policy of never doing business with spammers.

Sincerely,
Rick Davis
Campaign Manager

We must raise money today to fight back against these distortions. We must have the financial ability to spread the messages and ideas John McCain shared at the Saddleback forum. Will you help elect John McCain as our next president by making an immediate donation of $25, $50, $100, $250, $500, $1,000 or $2,300? As always, your support is greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Please do your part to elect John McCain by making a donation right away - before our August 31st deadline. Thank you.

Paid for by John McCain 2008

Apparently, McCain is so desperate for money, he’s resorting to using spam to raise money.

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Akin thinks sending spam is a good way to keep his constituents informed…

Subject: Congressman Akin Fights High Gas Prices; More
From: Congressman Todd Akin <todd.akin@houseenews.net>
Reply-To: 1999884940.12611.142@houseenews.net
Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2008 16:48:30 -0700 (PDT)

Dear Friends,

[self serving crapola deleted]

I can’t believe this empty suit is essentially running unopposed…

Received this spam from John McCain again…

From: “John McCain” <JohnMcCain@JohnMcCain@wkimailer.com>
Reply-To: JohnMcCain@wkimailer.com
To: <ME>
Subject: Paving The Path to The American Dream
Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 13:19:04 UT

The rest of this piece of spam was identical to this spam from John McCain.

(from the depressing milestone dept.)

Since January 16, 2006, over 180,000 attempts to post comment spam to this site have been logged. That’s 10,000 spam comments since June 5, 2008 and more than 66 times the number of legitimate comments posted to this web site since June, 2001.

Another lottery scam gets past the spam filter…

From: Lottery Lott <lottery.lott@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: lottery.lott@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:41:36 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: LOTTERY WINNER CONGRATULAIONS TO YOU

CONGRATULAIONS — This moronic scammer can’t even be bothered to use a spell checker.

***********************************
WE-DAY/24/07/2008
LUCKY No: 887-13-865-37-10-83‏
De : LOTTERY HOUSE
Envoyé : dim. 09/12/07 02:50
Répondre à : uklottery_onlinepaymentoffice@ymail.com)
À :

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As is typical with these stupid scammers, this one couldn’t even be bothered to generate unique numbers.

(1) FULL NAME
(2) FULL ADDRESS
(3) NATIONALITY
(4) DATE OF BIRTH
(5) OCCUPATION(6) TELEPHONE NUMBER
(7) SEX(8)
WINNING EMAIL Best Of Luck,Caroline Bryan.Uk National Lottery.

But there’s more…

More spam from John McCain…

From: “John McCain” <JohnMcCain@coppermail-usa.com>
To: <ME>
Subject: Paving The Path to The American Dream
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:56:40 UT

Dear Small Business Owner,

Small Business Owner? I suppose in way I could be considered a small business owner, but there’s no way you would know that.

I had the opportunity to speak with many of your peers at the National Federation of Independent Business. I was honored to be in the company of so many men and women, like you, who represent the best of American enterprise.

the best of American enterprise - Unlike John McCain who attained success by marrying a wealthy beer baroness…

In this very tough time for our economy and for our workers and families across our country, job creation among small businesses is crucial. I know that, more than anything else, small businesses are what make the American economy run. You’re the ones who take the risks, often with little start-up money and nothing to fall back on. You are the engines of innovation in this country. For women, for immigrants and for people of every background, small businesses are the path to success and to the American dream.

Universal health care would help small business more than just about anything else…

As president, my goal is to get our economy running at full strength again. I believe this starts by supporting small businesses across America. And, in order for me to succeed in my efforts I need your financial support today.

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Paid for by John McCain 2008

This message was sent to you because you’ve agreed to receive information from WKI Masterfile and our partners.

For the record, I’ve never agreed to receive information form WKI Masterfile or any of your partners.

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More Republican spam:

From: “John McCain” <ecampaign@gop.com>
To: <ME>
Subject: Putting My Country First
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: multipart/alternative;
boundary=”—-=_NextPart_F41_72961840.98E30F03″
Message-Id: <20080710091302.825ED1F1783@sm2.presidentialvictoryteam.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 05:13:02 -0400 (EDT)

My Friends,

I am often asked why I want to be President of the United States. And my answer is that I believe in the greatness of this nation as a beacon of goodwill throughout the world. I believe each and every one of us has a duty to serve a cause greater than our own self-interest.

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If John McCain were actually “aware of the Internet,” he’d know that spamming is no way to win votes.

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