Robot or -bot (Obamabot or O-bot; Paulbot)

The suffix “-bot” (for"robot”) is often added after a politician’s name to show deluded, robot-like followers. For the 2007-2008 U.S. presidential campaign, followers of Ron Paul were sometimes called “Paulbots” and followers of Barack Obama were sometimes called “Obamabots” or “O-bots.”
 
The “-bot” suffix in politics dates to at least October 1992, when listeners of conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh were called “Limbots.” A December 1992 post used the terms “Clintonbot” (after Bill Clinton). “Gorebot” (after Al Gore) and “Dembot” (after Democrat, probably with a nod to the older term “fembot”). To be called a political “-bot” is usually derogatory.
 
     
Urban Dictionary
Paulbot
Freedom and personal liberty loving online supporters of Ron Paul were given this name by close-minded individuals who only follow main-stream media’s propaganda and lies. The close-minded refuse to believe that Ron Paul has more support than landline phone polls reflect, and therefore any online entity that supports Ron Paul must be a ‘bot’. Fortunately for America there are millions of people who support the only hope for America’s future, Ron Paul.
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by V3n0M Sep 26, 2007
   
Urban Dictionary
Obamabot
A person who supports Obama and is willing to vote for him but doesn’t know a thing about him.
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by madmik1 Feb 4, 2008
 
Urban Dictionary
OBOT
One who blindly supports the policies of President Barrack Obama.
The millions of glassey eyed Obama supporters called OBOTS who walk the earth chanting “Yes We Can”!
by Poorme Jul 16, 2009
     
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From: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) (David E Joslin)
Date: 31 Oct 92 04:29:24 GMT
Local: Fri, Oct 30 1992 11:29 pm
Subject: Logic for Limbots (Was: If character isn’t an issue)
 
A lot of Limbots seem to have trouble with this tricky “if/then” construction, so let’s try to make this very, very simple.
 
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From: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) (Robert F. Alexander)
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 08:15:35 GMT
Local: Tues, Dec 15 1992 3:15 am
Subject: Re: Prediction: Limbaugh had hit his peak; He will soon fade out
 
So what are you…A Clintonbot…A Gorebot….a Dembot or just a stupid shit with too much time on your hands?
 
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From: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) (LARRY NEWLIN)
Date: Thu, 25 Nov 1993 04:50:52 GMT
Local: Wed, Nov 24 1993 11:50 pm
Subject: Libbots & Limbots
       
-> > Just another example of Limbots not being able to make a point themselve
-> > Didn’t Rush mention this just the other night on his show?
 
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From: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) (Dale M. Greer)
Date: 23 Feb 1994 22:46:24 GMT
Local: Wed, Feb 23 1994 5:46 pm
Subject: Re: Drug War, Dittoheads, and Limbots
 
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