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From: Brumar89	8/22/2009 3:29:38 PM
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White House Admits It Hired Firm to Spam Americans on Health Care Posted by Kim Priestap Published: August 22, 2009 - 1:27 PM As Ace notes, the White House's admission is so bad that the Friday afternoon data drop was still too much exposure, so it dumped the news today: The White House hired a private communications company based in Minnesota to distribute mass e-mails, helping to shed light on how some recipients received e-mails in support of President Obama's health care plan without signing up for them, FOX News has learned. The company, Govdelivery, describes itself as the world's leading provider of government-to-citizen communication solutions and says its e-mail service provides a fully-automated on-demand public communication system. It is still unknown how much taxpayer money the White House provides to Govdelivery for its services. The revelation comes after the White House acknowledged this week that people were receiving unsolicited e-mails from the administration about health care reform and suggested the problem was with third-party groups that placed the recipients' names on the distribution list. Republicans quickly pounced on the news. "This is yet another ominous chapter in the administration's rabid campaign to jam its radical health care scheme onto an unwilling public by any means necessary," Rep. Thaddeus McCotter of Michigan said in a statement. Govdelivery sent hundreds of e-mails from senior adviser David Axelrod asking supporters to help rebut criticism of Obama's health care plan circulating on the Internet. It also sent e-mails highlighting Obama's speech to the Muslim world in Cairo and the announcement of Sonia Sotomayor as a Supreme Court nominee. Several FOX News viewers complained they received these e-mails even though they had never requested any communication from the White House. The administration probably got those email addresses from the now closed down flag@whitehouse.com snitching effort. There's nothing this administration won't do to get its way. What's next, hiring ACORN to come to your house to harass you into supporting health care? wizbangblog.com White House Reveals Identity of Firm That Sent Unsolicited E-Mails on Health Reform The White House revealed to FOX News that it hired a private communications firm to distribute mass e-mails, including unsolicited spam to help sell President Obama's health care plan. ... foxnews.com

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