Obama goes Orwellian.

In a rather un-surprising move (considering that he's been doing it for months), Barack Obama has officially released the hounds to 'counter the smears'.

While he has received much internet fanfare for his 'Fight the Smears' website (which, ironically, addressed Michelle's 'whitey' video first), there hasn't been as much attention paid to the tactics that Obama is condoning that his lackeys use.

'TexasDarlin', blogging for No Quarter USA writes:

Will the team of Internet thugs be ramped up to continue to bully, intimidate, threaten, "out," and hack lawful bloggers exercising freedom of speech and expression? Because that’s what they have been doing. Just open the tab at the top of this site called Team Obama Hate Messages, which I cannot update fast enough with all the messages I receive. And read this blogger’s post called Barack Obama Condones Coordinated Internet Harrassment By His Thugs.

Of course, the mainstream media, such as TIME are not exploring this angle. Probably because they have NO IDEA how Obama’s Internet thugs currently operate. I notice that TIME did not bother to interview Larry Johnson of No Quarter, who they mention, or any other supposed offending bloggers for their story. Typical for this election. Turn an Obama for America press release into a "news story" and call it a day.

Luckily, I myself have yet to run up against any of this 'opposition'. Perhaps I'm not making enough noise.

But, it strikes me as somewhat Orwellian that Obama sends out his thugs to keep questions from even being asked, and to keep 'smears' (read: pointing out facts) about his campaign from taking root in the public discourse.