If a group of Dem computer nerds are manipulating Google, absolutely it should be investigated, althought it is hardly a violation of election laws.
But at worst, it is moving stories up in Google, and not creating false stories. I dont find it nearly as despicable as directly trying to influence voters with false information like the letter to hispanic immigrants in Calif...and not nearly as serious as flaws in the actual ballots or equipment.
Edit: (the next day)
I changed my mind....forget the investigation.
Let this "despicable"
battle of Google Bombs rage on!
Quote:
From the "Right Wing News"
Republican Googlebomb #2 Of 2: Operation YouTube!
Ok, let's talk about Googlebombs.
First of all, let's do an update on the first Googlebomb that went live on the morning of the 23rd. It's 3 days later -- which isn't very long -- and so far, 11 of the links to our first 45 targets have made it into the top 20. One of them. however, was a Wikipedia entry, which was already in there. So, I think actually, we've gotten 10 out of 45 in there so far -- and that number should increase over the next few days.
On the left, they had 52 targets and 18 made it in the top 20. However, 5 of them were Wikipedia entries, which were almost certainly in the top 20 anyway. Also, there tend to be a lot more negative articles about Republican candidates in the top 20 to begin with, so when you break it down, we're probably running about even.
http://www.rightwingnews.com/archive..._22.PHP#006685
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Hopefully, this silliness will keep these passionate partisans on both sides from doing real harm in the last week before the election.