Cristi Adkins and a Clumsy Smear or Two

Guest post by: m,p, & gs
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Before we go much further, I'd like to post a background reminder:

On 15 May, as previously noted on Yes To Democracy, the Republican National Committee registered the website, “ClintonsforMcCain.”

Cristi Adkins joined an online Hillary Clinton Meetup group on 16 May.

On 5 June, Sarah Lai Stirland from Wired published the story, “In Appeal to Angry Clinton Voters, Republicans Prep ClintonsforMcCain.com.” Prior to this date, Stirland had emailed the RNC a series of questions about the "ClintonsforMcCain" site. The RNC did not reply to Stirland's emails.

On 4 June, the day before Wired posted Stirland's story, a fresh site, “Clintons4McCain,” appeared. This is Adkins's site. (T. S. reminds me to remind you, reader, that Adkins also met with Senator McCain earlier this summer).

Because of the RNC's involvement with "ClintonsforMcCain," many have been suspicious about "Clintons4McCain" and view Adkins as a GOP "operative." Adkins denies that she’s Republican; however, she’s employing some questionable tactics in supporting her preferred candidate, Senator Clinton.  In actuality, rather than actively support either Clinton or McCain, she prefers to actively smear Senator Obama.

In my previous entry, I posted information regarding Cristi Adkins’s possible involvement in creating and/or propelling various anti-Obama websites, including two sites dedicated to smearing the presumptive Democratic nominee. One site presents him in caricature with horns, a red, smeared minstrel mouth, and a swastika lapel pin. The other site promised to publicize the long unsubstantiated claims of a man who claims to have indulged in narcotic and sexual activities with Senator Obama. These and other websites, registered to a “Jonathan Davis,” which appears to be the pseudonym of Michal P. Donovan, emerged beginning 26 May. The “Coalition Against Anti-Christian Rhetoric,” or “CAACR,’ also appeared about this time. The group's vehemence alarmed much of the public--both liberals and conservatives--after it released an anti-Obama commercial, consisting of manipulated footage from an Obama speech, in Montana and South Dakota just prior to the states' primaries. As a result of the outrage, the group's advertisement, and its site, vanished quickly. Therefore, we only have records of mainstream media and bloggers mentioning the organization. However, we do know that Mike Donovan acted as “contact” for the group should anyone desire information.         

The first message about CAACR appeared on 9 May at a site dedicated to the idea that Barack Obama is the anti-Christ from the Book of Revelations: 

 

caacrdotcom said... 

If you are a Christian you need to see this video...
go to www.caacr.com
if the clip is gone, request to view it from the founding members.

Obama may not be the antichrist, but is most definately spewing anti christian language to Muslim groups as posted by Muslim Bridges...      

May 9, 2008 7:26 PM

As CAACR is long time down, it’s impossible to confirm anything about this particular video. It isn't the clip used in Montana and South Dakota, however, as that ad relied on audio. The ad discussed at the "Obama as anti-Christ" site appears to adapt from Obama’s letter to the organization Muslim Bridges, a group whose stated purpose "is to Build Bridges - to promote Peace and Dialogue through Proactive Interactions at individual and organizational levels." 

Ten days later, someone called "Founding Fathers" alerts posters to the website and video while visiting Fox’s website for Greta Van Susteran:

 

Founding Fathers
May 19th, 2008 at 10:29 pm 

Obama is continually attempting to subdue our voices so that he can obtain a subtle ‘control’ over the masses. Yet, not so subtle is his anti-christian values.
Please log onto http://www.caacr.com and weigh in on his speech where he speaks in front of a group, Muslim Bridges.

He states that this is no longer a Christian nation…
Then he mocks us for believing in Angels…
And, he tells the Muslim Bridges group that we ’stone our children’ and ‘endorse slavery’

And the more he can get us to ‘lay off his wife’ the more he can get us to cling to our religion.

Go to http://www.caacr.com and find out more.
Go to the Presidential Rhetoric page…

   

Again, as the website is down, we can only go by what the poster says about it. In alluding to Obama’s “subtle ‘control’ over the masses,” “Founding Fathers” touches on one of Cristi Adkins’s most favored arguments: that Obama employs mass hypnosis to sway voters to support him.

At this point, CAACR chose to extend its message beyond the internet and sets about creating a commercial to air in

South  Dakota

and

Montana

. Cristi Adkins, who was involved in setting up “Count All Votes” and “Votergate 08,” issues a plea for funds on the Hillary Clinton Meetup site. The subject refers to a “NOBAMA” ad in the works:

From: cristi adkins
Sent on: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 3:30 PM
New Ad Donations: Please send inquiries to [address removed]

There is a new ad circulating brought to the attention of Count All Votes.org and they have asked me to request donations for this ad to appear before the June 3 primaries in S Dakota and Montana. If you are in favor of a NOBAMA ad, support democracy, national security and want to see the right nominee in the DNC, please contact [address removed] and find out how you can contribute to this ad. It is a last ditch effort to show the real Obama before the voters go to the poll on Tuesday.

Thanks      

When a contributor expresses interest in viewing the ad, Adkins responds with the following message (sent May 29, 8:49 am): 

The ad is in it’s final stages…I’ll forward your message to the Founding Fathers of the PAC

Thanks

From: [address removed] [mailto:[address removed]] On Behalf Of [redacted]
Sent: None
To: [address removed]
Subject: Re: [hrclinton-32] NOBAMA television ad

I sent them an email.
I would like to see the ad.

While the messages neglect to mention CAARC, we can confirm that “Count All Votes” did not release a television commercial, but a few days later, the CAACR ad, which had been “in it’s [sic] final stages” on 29 May, was broadcast in Montana.

Here is the CAACR television ad.

Shortly after the ad aired, Adkins brought the media response to her fellow Meetup group members' attention:

Top NBC Montana story

                   

From:	cristi adkins
Sent on:	Tuesday, June 3, 2008 5:50 AM

NBC Montana led with the ad as their top story. Here is a link to the written copy.  VERY interesting….

http://www.keci.com/montana_news.php?id=f12e3f481f1721651eabf2b9cecfd6e4      

Ad: www.caacr.com/News.html
 

We have evidence then, that Adkins was both aware and supportive of the ad. Recall, as well, that immediately after the ad aired, CAARC encountered some pretty severe fallout (for MSM examples, see here, here, and here. For blog examples, Google the group's name). Consequently, Mike Donovan, who had been scheduled to appear on the Neil Cavuto show to discuss CAACR, was disinvited:   

RE: [hrclinton-32] Neil Cavuto Drops Obama Bomb Monday June 2, 4 PM Fox News

                       

From:	cristi adkins
Sent on:	Monday, June 2, 2008 1:53 PM

 

I called the Cavuto show myself and they said they will not be interviewing Mike Donovan of the Caacr.com because of problems with the ad. I asked her if there would be any other information revealed today and she said she’d call me back…no word yet

 

That’s what I know at this time.

And this despite Adkins’s call for prayers, or, at least, a “higher consciousness” to aid Mike Donovan the night before his planned Cavuto appearance.   

Now, take a listen once more to the CAACR television ad.
Next, please visit this website and listen to welcome page's voiceover. Unless my hearing is quite mistaken, it’s the same voice.

It belongs to Cristi Adkins’s husband, Burke Allen (Burke Allen Adkins).

While Adkins poses as the victim of "Obama bloggers," of undeserved attacks and accusations, consider her record of participating in smear jobs in mind. Adkins and Donovan, and, quite likely, a few other Virginians, have consistently targeted Obama with some of the ugliest smears available; if one item doesn't effectively stir the voting public, they sweep it under the rug and move on. The only outrages they haven't covered yet are drugs, gay sex, and murder. Oh, wait. . .nevermind.

My guess is that this league of Virginian tricksters shall continue apace until November, so get ready folks. They'll get dirtier the closer we get to the end of the election season.

UPDATE: An anonymous reader has posted a comment in which he asserts that he was Adkins' videographer for the CAACR commercial. Please read his post at mpandgs (and, if you respond to it, please be courteous).

UPDATE 2: Adkins appeared on a radio program tonight to announce that she was unable to attract media attention to Larry Sinclair, and so she will not be pursuing the Sinclair angle in attacking Obama.

Comments

[Christina]

Not to mention Cristi Adkins and her NLP bullshit. This is too freakin' weird!

[polo]

http://themitchandnanshow.com/?p=365

Check the pic of her and her husband.

What's with all these loser porn m'stashs??

[David]

Not on subject, but you should see the confusion, pandering, praise and panic at Greta Va Susteren's blog in the Carl Rove thread regarding his picking Hillary as Obama's runningmate.

Oh, the fangs of the phonies and dead-enders are starting to show and the mutual arrangment between the two might be at the end of the honeymoon.

Gotta keep your sense of humor. ;)