More on Pink Postcards « DelawareLiberal.Net

OK, so I am the geek around here, so I need to step up. Here is what I have found laying around here relative to the FSP post about the Protack-”GOP Vision” connection.

I am looking through our logs and can confirm a connection. The IP address in question has had several posts originate from it, including Protack’s. There are also posts that came from “betterdealfordelaware” (not Protack) and “GOP Vision.” At one point, on July 3rd the following posts were made on this blog from the same IP address:

So if these two are not the same person, they passed each other in the doorway at 11AM on the 3rd.

Protack also has posted from the same IP as early as June 25th and was preceded in posting by betterdealfordelaware starting on June 19th.

So I start digging a little more and see that the name on the betterdealfordelaware posts isn’t Protack, but one Jason O’Neill. Hmmm. Where have I seen that name? Oh yeah, I just challenged his assertion over on FSP that you couldn’t track people by IP addresses.

So…GOPVision, Jason O’Neill (as betterdealfordelaware) and Protack are all posting from presumably Mike’s house (the IP jives with a FIOS customer). Mike denies the charge, and Jason O’Neill (as himself) jumps in and speaks as a security expert to cast doubt on FSP’s investigation.

Sounds like it is time to change the locks at the Protack house. I cannot comment about the language or meta information in the posts and its relationship to the pink postcards, but at best this seems like astro-turfing by some of Mikes closest friends.

Sock Puppets, Pink Postcards & The Conscience of the GOP « First State Politics Says:

August 8, 2007 at 7:29 am

[...] Aug 7th, 2007 by Dave UPDATE: Please see this Delaware Liberal post by LiberalGeek, who has discovered some similar evidence. [...]

jason330 Says:

August 8, 2007 at 7:31 am

Geek –

As far as the language and meta information is concerned, Mike P’s response over at aFSP makes a good point. The cards thing does not fit with his modus operandi. He runs and puts his ass on the line – now he is going to go through all of that AND write racists postcards? it does not add up.

Nancy Willing Says:

August 8, 2007 at 8:28 am

I have always figured that Protack was the above – (with the outside chance it is one of his kids (?) since they are in the right age bracket to take things into their own hands so to speak) – remember the entire Smyrna internets slurs/lawsuits affair was dumped on the mayor’s kid.

August 8, 2007 at 8:30 am

By which I meant to continue in that Mike Protack does not fit in at all as the pink card courier.

Protack for Governor Says:

August 8, 2007 at 8:43 am

Nancy,

Please.

Our oldest son is a 4th year Medical Student and is married. He is a bit busy these days with his new wife and school.

Our youngest son is high school senior who likes cars, girls and as little work as possible in that order.

Unless my wife is hiding something that is all the kids I have.

Thanks

Disbelief Says:

August 8, 2007 at 8:51 am

Well, the option of bringing in the computers for an examination is on the table.

Yes, I understand that is obtrusive and outrageous, but if done, and the computers are clean, think of the red faces over at FSP, not to mention you can be morally smug to the other GOP leadership for the rest of their lives.

liberalgeek Says:

August 8, 2007 at 9:03 am

My working theory is that Mike has some friends of dubious integrity. I am going at this with the hope and belief that this is being done without Mike’s knowledge and approval. Further, I am skeptical of the link between the posts and the postcards.

I am definitely in the “inconsistent with what I know about Mike Protack” camp.