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Are Obama backers connected with fake Twitter accounts?

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    Brad Blakeman and Leslie Marshall weigh in on Congress’s call for the White House to respond

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-- of course there's been tremendous movement afoot.

Two stiffen.

Gun control.

Measures both within the states and several have and the federal government.

And Washington has really been blitzed.

With -- all kinds of emails in and Twitter messages and so forth.

The now would appear that is some of -- down -- fake.

And -- put up on the screen.

Representative Steve Stockman.

Of texas'.

Comment he says I call on the president to denounce.

This phony -- campaign and release all internal White House communications regarding his anti gun.

Political campaign.

Off.

Brad.

You know when you begin to dig into this there is apparently evidence that these Twitter accounts.

Have no fool hollow words.

That are flooding Washington and lawmakers in -- of where they they have.

No followers and they were created.

Literally hours before the messages were sent does that suggest to you.

As some sort of conspiracy.

To.

Phony up.

The anti -- senate.

-- there's no doubt about it and whether it was directed by the White House or worst tolerated by the White House.

There's certainly fingerprints of former White House officials on there there's no doubt about it we've seen it today a breaking story where his former senior staff of starter -- -- once -- -- And basically selling access to the White House so I put nothing past these folks -- accounts.

Have been notorious.

In in trying to be crew back -- trying to credible why is that that's a word.

They -- there issues.

Certainly there incredible we know that now.

And there argument on gun control is incredible you know -- the Rahm Emanuel rule of don't let a good.

A crisis -- -- exploited.

And the president is is.

Is right in in calling for a look.

Back at the laws we have on gun control.

There's no question about it and we should have be having a discussion but we should have the discussion avoid.

Mental health because a lot of these tragedies can be linked to access to guns by illegal -- owners and mental health.

Let's say he think innings -- done on this issue federally this year or not.

Well first I wanna say -- agree with mental health than ninety billion that's not just about guns and it is a very comprehensive.

Approach that we need to take.

And multi fasten it.

-- with regard to Twitter on knowing that you guys gonna ask me about this today.

I wanted to go look at what's happened in the past 24 hours on my own personal Twitter account.

Do you want to know how many people that watch me on television and don't agree with me create an account.

Have no followers say something nasty that I looked into it.

Pro gun as well as anti gun.

Pro choice as well as pro life.

That this is this is very common I don't blame the White House for this.

This is what happens in the world of viral media and social networking that -- -- right now in 2013.

And this happens for every issue.

On every side and whenever anybody gets out there right now the -- gun control and you'll find many people on the right.

Who are not people maybe it's one person and they have fifty Twitter account for opening closing and have no dollars and all of no one is very very -- yeah.

Yeah -- you guys are great thank you so much for being with us -- -- from Los Angeles Brad -- In Washington in -- DC -- -- thanks so much --