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NOAH KUNIN IS JERK BLOGGER WHO ILLEGALLY VIEWED KENNEDY’S ADS
By Michael B. Brodkorb | September 20, 2006
This jerk apologizes to Klobuchar's campaign for "placing the organization under inappropriate scrutiny", but he doesn't apologize for illegally viewing Kennedy's ads:
"At a hastily called press conference late Wednesday, Noah Kunin, who maintains the liberal blog www.blanked-out.com, revealed that he uncovered the ad. He said he was at the Web site of Kennedy media consultant Scott Howell, looking for previously aired examples of his work. Kunin said he typed the word 'Allen' into a field at the site, seeking the ads of Howell client U.S. Sen. George Allen, which led to several more links that ultimately brought up the Kennedy ad." Source: Associated Press, September 21, 2006
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Who is Noah Kunin?
"Noah began his academic career far away from politics in the research lab. At the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, he studied genetics and earned an internship at the National Science Foundation. The events of September 11, 2001, inspired Noah to rethink his course of study. He switched his major to Political Science and actively participated in several campaigns, including the re-election campaign for Senator Paul Wellstone.
In early 2004, Noah volunteered with GOTV efforts in South Dakota during the primaries. He became reenergized and looked for opportunities to continue working on the presidential campaign. Noah found GCI, which was enough to get him to postpone graduation. And, he moved to San Diego to direct our street canvassing operations.
Noah has so far enjoyed everything about directing the office, especially the process of building an efficient, effective team. The San Diego office, along with GCI's other offices in CA, have recruited over 100,000 donors for the DNC - a number that will keep growing until Election Day." Source: Grassroots Campaigns
CLIENTS
Grassroots Campaigns, Inc. was founded in December of 2003, and by April of 2004 had opened offices in 40 cities throughout the country. By July 2004 we had over 2,000 staff knocking on doors and talking to voters on behalf of the Democratic National Committee. With continued work on behalf of MoveOn PAC in October, we added a volunteer force of 50,000 individuals canvassing their neighborhoods in 17 of the most hotly contested swing states of the 2004 Presidential Election. Building activism at the grassroots level is central to our mission - and we will continue this work through 2006, 2008 and beyond.
Past and current GCI clients include:
* The Democratic National Committee
* MoveOn.org Political Action
* Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
* The Center for American Progress
* Working America
* People For The American Way
* Yes on C&D (Colorado Referenda)
* Forests Forever
* The Media Fund
* Common Cause
* ACORN
* Pennsylvania Coordinated Campaign
* Washington Coordinated Campaign
* Amnesty International
Source: Grassroots Campaigns
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September 20th, 2006 at 11:28 pm
You need to further explain “illegal” If it was illegal, under what statute?
September 20th, 2006 at 11:55 pm
MB,
Until the ad is released to the public, it’s just work product. No? It may never see the light of day, or be released in that form.
You can’t take somebody’s croquet set just because they left on the front lawn.
September 21st, 2006 at 12:21 am
Here’s another ad you can watch on Scott Howell’s site. Not illegal - it’s publicly accessible.
September 21st, 2006 at 2:43 am
Investigative Report coming soon on Minnesota Stories showing just how easy and legal it is to find campaign video ads on Scott Howell’s web site. They cleaned up the site tonight, but I was able to document the lack of security before they did that.
September 21st, 2006 at 5:32 am
[...] MDE has Amy Klobuchar’s jerk blogger’s bio up. (His name, not mine) [...]
September 21st, 2006 at 9:21 am
Michael-
Could you please provide me with a list of sites on the internet that are illegal for me to view.
The reason I don’t put all the contents of my hard drive on the internet is because I don’t want people looking at my stuff. When I DO put stuff on the internet, generally, it is so other people can see it.
Or, am I just being a jerk for pointing out how stupid your ad guy is?
September 21st, 2006 at 9:23 am
Just FYI. Grassroots Campaigns International — far from grassroots, it’s one of those well-funded grey area outfits. More like Astroturf.
And it’s also one of your more amusing hypocrites. While it fights for “social justice,” it’s been caught cheating its own employees out of minimum wage. It pays its door-to-door shakedown artists, excuse me, fundraisers, 30% of what they collect and a bonus of 17% more if they make quota. Given that the for-profit company has another rakeoff to pay its well-compensated execs in Boston, it’s probable that candidates are only seeing 5% to 10% of what the door-to-door dweebs like Noah are collecting.
More here:
http://www.thedailypage.com/features/docfeed/docs/document.php?intdocid=187
September 21st, 2006 at 9:24 am
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September 21st, 2006 at 10:08 am
Roving Reporter said on another thread: “So, five posts on the fact that Kennedy’s campaign leaked an ad to Klobuchar’s campaign…”
Where did you get this bit about it being leaked? Pulled out of your…?
RR in post #4 above:”Or, am I just being a jerk for pointing out how stupid your ad guy is?”
I’m vaguely recalling a recent episode when a GOP staffer was browsing the mutually shared network in D.C. and noticed the Democrats had unsecured their portion of if. The staffer promptly found memos pertaining to Democrat strategy for stalling judicial nominations for little reason than certain lobbying groups willed it. The Democrats howled then, the GOP prostrated itself in response. I supposed “Roving Reporter” thought the Democrats were “just stupid” then for leaving their files unsecured and the GOP staffer did nothing wrong?
September 21st, 2006 at 11:11 am
Roving Reporter, the “password” page makes it pretty clear that the pages behind it were not meant for public consumption. Hacking past web pages, while a venerated collegiate passtime, is still an intentional violation of privacy.
(”Allen”? HTF did Noah Kunin come up with “Allen”? The name “Allen” doesn’t belong to any of the parties identified in stories I’ve read on this, so the method Kunin used to get “Allen” will be interesting to learn. Somehow, “lucky guess” doesn’t pass the smell test.)
I bet you think you’re on the side of the good guys. Well, here’s a clue; good guys act like good guys, not like sleazy opportunists. Re-think.
September 21st, 2006 at 2:13 pm
Really. You don’t think holdong press confernces to tie a computer savvy blogger with a political opponent is opportunism?
Interesting. What color is the sky in Republicanland?
September 21st, 2006 at 3:29 pm
RR, non sequiter much?
September 21st, 2006 at 4:20 pm
MB:
There are a number of potential crimes here (presuming the facts pan out). They include 18 USC 1029 (fraudulent use of an access device); 18 USC 1030 (fraud related to computers); and 18 USC 2701 (unlawful access to stored communications).
RR:
There is a lot of information on the internet that is still considered private, for example my bank and phone records (probably yours too).
September 21st, 2006 at 6:13 pm
RR: Your going to be sadly disappointed, I got nailled for “hacking” into a computer that had the password written on the whiteboard in the room it was in(and I had legal access to the room). This was under CO law, but the feds have similar statutes. Kunin better get a good lawyer fast and shut up, probably too late now, as he’s just made the prosecutor’s case about lack of authorization.
September 21st, 2006 at 11:03 pm
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September 25th, 2006 at 9:25 am
[...] OFFENDING CAMPAIGN Rep. Charlie Bass (R-NH) Rep. Ben Cardin (D-MD) State Sen. Tom Kean Jr. (R-NJ) Atty Amy Klobuchar (DFL-MN) AGGRIEVED PARTIES NH blogs Blue Granite, NH-02 Progressive, The Yankee Doodler, Paul Hodes (D) campaign LG Michael Steele (R-MD campaign), Kweise Mfume, arguably Cardin, Jews Blue Jersey, Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) Rep. Mark Kennedy (R) campaign, GOP consultant Scott Howell ACCUSATION Bass House office secretly concern-trolled NH liberal blogs Staffer wrote too-revealing secret campaign diary as blog Kean campaign secretly concern-trolled BlueJersey Klobuchar employees viewed illegally-obtained forthcoming Kennedy TV spot THE ACCUSED Unknown Hill staffer(s) Now-former Cardin employee Ursula Gruber Kean flack Jill Hazelbaker, unknown staffer(s) MN blogger Noah Kunin, Klobuchar ex-flack Tara McGuinness INTERNET SLEUTH(S) NH bloggers MissLaura, Keener, Republic Not Empire Wizbang’s Kevin Aylward Blue Jersey’s Juan Melli N/A TROUBLESOME BLOG N/A Persuasionatrix N/A Blanked-Out SOCK PUPPETS IndyNH, IndieNH @ 143.231.249.141 N/A usedtobeblue, cleanupnj, AmadeusNJ @ 70.90.20.85 N/A MSM COVERAGE N/A Sun, Post, BET, AP Times, Record, Ledger, AP Pioneer Press, AP BLOG COVERAGE Daily Kos Mary Katherine Ham, Insider Politics, Washington Prowler, Red State, Rhymes With Right, Atlas Shrugs, Alabama Liberation Front, Soccer Dad, Jessica Cutler Daily Kos, Skippy, Steve Gilliard, Blanton’s And Ashton’s, MyDD, Pam’s House Blend, Kid Oakland, Beltway Blogroll, Blogometer Power Line, Kennedy vs. the Machine, MN Publius, Minnesota Democrats Exposed, Wizbang, Beltway Blogroll OUTCOME None yet Gruber fired Denials to NYT, AP, etc McGuinness fired, Kunin apologized, FBI may investigate REMAINING QUESTIONS Will the Bass campaign be pressed to admit or deny? Was Gruber a senior staffer or junior staffer? Will someone fess up? Maybe Hazelbaker? Why did Klobuchar camp wait to report it? Was it actually illegal? ONGOING? Maybe Maybe Yes Yes [...]
February 2nd, 2007 at 7:12 pm
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