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RandySF

(58,884 posts) Thu Oct 18, 2012, 01:38 PM Oct 2012

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Website Counting Down to ‘October Surprise’ Has the Internet Guessing

No one is quite sure who's behind a mysterious new website promising "an October Surprise that will change the 2012 election," but that hasn't stopped people from guessing.

So far, very little has been revealed besides a claim that one of the candidates "isn't being honest," which is no surprise.

However, the person or persons behind the site say the content that will be unveiled at precisely 5:30 PM ET on October 22nd has been verified by a "rock solid" source and is "irrefutable."

Among the most popular speculations currently being floated are Romney's elusive tax returns or something damning involving President Obama and Libya.

The former stems from the suggestion made by some that one of the blurry "teaser documents" posted online resembles a tax form, and another possibly features a Massachusetts State letterhead.

http://gawker.com/5952875/website-counting-down-to-october-surprise-has-the-internet-guessing?utm_campaign=socialflow_gawker_twitter&utm_source=gawker_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow

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Website Counting Down to ‘October Surprise’ Has the Internet Guessing (Original Post) RandySF Oct 2012 OP

I hope it is about Romney. hrmjustin Oct 2012 #1

Top left looks like tax forms. The rest look like state letterheads. JaneyVee Oct 2012 #2

I bet it's Mitt Romney's tax returns! ZM90 Oct 2012 #3

Is this the same douche running non-stop panic ads on Sirius XM? Atman Oct 2012 #4

A couple of the documents look like they've been heavily redacted...interesting to say the least. nt OldDem2012 Oct 2012 #5

It's registered in Arizona tarheelsunc Oct 2012 #6

Meaningless. Chan790 Oct 2012 #17

I hate this crap.... nc4bo Oct 2012 #7

If you have a bombshell of a "surprise", why waste time hyping it when people are already voting? gkhouston Oct 2012 #8

Well, it's timed for release just before the final debate. RandySF Oct 2012 #9

The first one is a tax form. craigmatic Oct 2012 #10

My favorite comment under the article reflection Oct 2012 #11

What could there be about Pres Obama and Libya?? cbdo2007 Oct 2012 #12

By Oct 22nd almost a third of the people will have already voted... Bandit Oct 2012 #13

FARK people think its a Rickroll Ruby the Liberal Oct 2012 #14

The site has been registered since 2004. Here's what it looked like in that Blue Meany Oct 2012 #15

Oct 22nd AmericanCrotchroad Oct 2012 #16

No countdown? LP2K12 Oct 2012 #18

Apparently, it's a hoax. MineralMan Oct 2012 #19

Could Drudge be working overtime again? Armstead Oct 2012 #20

hrmjustin

(71,265 posts)

1. I hope it is about Romney.

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Thu Oct 18, 2012, 01:43 PM

Oct 2012

JaneyVee

(19,877 posts)

2. Top left looks like tax forms. The rest look like state letterheads.

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Thu Oct 18, 2012, 01:50 PM

Oct 2012

ZM90

(706 posts)

3. I bet it's Mitt Romney's tax returns!

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Thu Oct 18, 2012, 01:50 PM

Oct 2012

Atman

(31,464 posts)

4. Is this the same douche running non-stop panic ads on Sirius XM?

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Thu Oct 18, 2012, 01:51 PM

Oct 2012

Jesus, every other ad on Sirius is for some scammer proclaiming how he foretold every major economic disaster since the dot.com burst. Hell, I did, too. Just look at the DU archives of my posts. Housing bubble, Wall Street collapse, gold...yup...I posted all of 'em here on DU. But this douche on Sirius swears he's been right about everything, so you'd better BUY HIS BOOK, quick! I'm sure he's doing quite well. Just another scammer.

OldDem2012

(3,526 posts)

5. A couple of the documents look like they've been heavily redacted...interesting to say the least. nt

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Thu Oct 18, 2012, 01:53 PM

Oct 2012

tarheelsunc

(2,117 posts)

6. It's registered in Arizona

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Thu Oct 18, 2012, 01:54 PM

Oct 2012

http://www.networksolutions.com/whois-search/octsurprise.com

Maybe an ex-McCain aide? Oh boy!

Chan790

(20,176 posts)

17. Meaningless.

Reply to tarheelsunc (Reply #6)

Fri Oct 19, 2012, 12:34 PM

Oct 2012

It's registered in AZ b/c "GoDaddy" is HQed there. All anonymous (see: domains by proxy) registrations of sites hosted by GoDaddy are listed as in AZ. The actual site owner could be anywhere.

nc4bo

(17,651 posts)

7. I hate this crap....

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Thu Oct 18, 2012, 01:56 PM

Oct 2012

Well alright - I hate not knowing. Omaha Steve has a surprise too but at least he hinted it was a seat going from red to blue. Hey OS:hi

This thing here, all we know is that the website will somehow be raking in a few Benjamins for the next few days.

Grrrrrrrrr..................

gkhouston

(21,642 posts)

8. If you have a bombshell of a "surprise", why waste time hyping it when people are already voting?

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Thu Oct 18, 2012, 01:57 PM

Oct 2012

This is more likely to be the October Yawn or October Uncontrollable Giggles.

RandySF

(58,884 posts)

9. Well, it's timed for release just before the final debate.

Reply to gkhouston (Reply #8)

Thu Oct 18, 2012, 01:58 PM

Oct 2012

craigmatic

(4,510 posts)

10. The first one is a tax form.

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Thu Oct 18, 2012, 02:00 PM

Oct 2012

reflection

(6,286 posts)

11. My favorite comment under the article

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Thu Oct 18, 2012, 02:00 PM

Oct 2012

is probably the one that is most likely to be true.

"President Obama hasn't been honest with you America. He's been keeping the LOW, LOW PRICES OF BETTY'S GROCERY OUTLET ALL TO HIMSELF. JUST LOOK AT THESE FANTASTIC DEALS [LINK]!! "

cbdo2007

(9,213 posts)

12. What could there be about Pres Obama and Libya??

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Thu Oct 18, 2012, 02:16 PM

Oct 2012

Bandit

(21,475 posts)

13. By Oct 22nd almost a third of the people will have already voted...

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Thu Oct 18, 2012, 02:26 PM

Oct 2012

Early voting starts tomorrow in my state.

Ruby the Liberal

(26,219 posts)

14. FARK people think its a Rickroll

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Thu Oct 18, 2012, 02:30 PM

Oct 2012

I'd copy the post, but it has several links to what they are trying to prove:

http://www.fark.com/comments/7386664/80101695#c80101695

Blue Meany

(1,947 posts)

15. The site has been registered since 2004. Here's what it looked like in that

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Thu Oct 18, 2012, 04:43 PM

Oct 2012

election cycle (from the Internet Archives):

http://web.archive.org/web/20040922055845/http://www.octsurprise.com/

AmericanCrotchroad

(20 posts)

16. Oct 22nd

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Fri Oct 19, 2012, 12:30 PM

Oct 2012

I'm really looking forward to this. I think.

LP2K12

(885 posts)

18. No countdown?

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Fri Oct 19, 2012, 12:39 PM

Oct 2012

All I see is a message that it's a rick roll?

"Sorry folks. Did NOT expect this level of interest. Apologies! Jokes! Vote!

Sorry for the most predictable rick roll ever."

MineralMan

(146,317 posts)

19. Apparently, it's a hoax.

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Fri Oct 19, 2012, 12:45 PM

Oct 2012

www.octsurprise.com now says it's a Rickroll. Bogus.

Armstead

(47,803 posts)

20. Could Drudge be working overtime again?

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Fri Oct 19, 2012, 12:46 PM

Oct 2012

Another of his well-timed "exposes" or someone imitating him?...Like Obama once used the word redistribution or that he is Black.

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