Wednesday 1 June 2016
Republican Claims Facebook Account Hacked After Racist Meme Posted
“It was hacked and somebody got into it, definitely.” Yes, definitely. definitely, right? Definitely. I say definitely. Story out of Delta, Colorado:
An overtly racist Internet meme — comparing President Barack Obama to 1950s movie chimpanzee Bonzo — that appeared to be shared on the personal Facebook page of the chairwoman of the Delta County Republican Central Committee was the result of hacking, committee members said last week.
The photo, allegedly posted to the Facebook timeline for committee chairwoman Linda Sorenson, shows former President Ronald Reagan bottle-feeding the chimp in a movie still. The accompanying text says, “I’ll be damned … Reagan used to babysit Obama.”
“This whole thing is a hoax. Someone got into the Facebook somehow,” said Vic Ullrey, vice chairman of the committee. “It was hacked and somebody got into it, definitely.”
When asked why Sorenson was the specific target of the alleged hacking — possibly a federal crime, if true — Ullrey said, “I have no idea,” later adding, “Just to damage the Republican Party, no doubt. … Just to make us look bad,” (You do that all on your own, buddy.) Cont.
Story from - The Daily Sentinel
Image from - The Daily Sentinel/Facebook
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