OK Now This is just too much! Hillary PAC pays for trolls to try and defame Bernie!

[Maraya1969]

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/4/21/1518537/-Clinton-SuperPac-Admits-to-Paying-Internet-Trolls


Citing “lessons learned from online engagement with ‘Bernie Bros,’” a pro-Hillary Clinton Super PAC is pledging to spend $1 million to “push back against” users on Twitter, Facebook, Reddit and Instagram.
Correct the Record’s “Barrier Breakers” project boasts in a press release that it has already “addressed more than 5,000 people that have personally attacked Hillary Clinton on Twitter.” The PAC released this on Thursday.

The PAC was created in May of last year when it was spun off from the American Bridge SuperPAC, which is run by longtime Hillary and Bill Clinton supporter David Brock. Brock also founded the left-wing media watchdog website Media Matters for America.

Some Bernie Sanders-supporting users on Reddit already started to notice the changes on Thursday afternoon.
“This explains why my inbox turned to cancer on Tuesday,” wrote user OKarizee. “Been a member of reddit for almost 4 years and never experienced anything like it. In fact, in all my years on the internet I’ve never experienced anything like it.”

Correct the Record, which has received $5 million this campaign season and has spent almost $4.5 million of it, according to OpenSecrets.org, outlined its strategy against “swarms of anonymous attackers” in a press release.

EDIT: I found out this "Bernie bros" is pretty bad but Sanders has nothing to do with it.

[artyteacher]

1. yeah...

good....
We need to fight the Karl Rove trolls among us. Also where do I sign up?

[artyteacher]

18. your point... ?

My significant other told me about this place.

[Maraya1969]

19. We know your significant other.

[artyteacher]

24. do ya?

So do I. LOL

[revmclaren]

29. Are you not the BSer who posted this gem?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=1544971

"BERNIE OR BUST. EAT SHIT DINOS" For the curious. Glass houses and all that. Soon to be PPRed Bernie Bob!

[CorporatistNation]

48. What Should You Expect From This "Outfit?"

Ethics is not a strong point of these klowns!

[Jitter65]

2. Why should Bernie be the only to put trolls to work? nt

[G_j]

6. Link?

[Maraya1969]

35. This is so sad. DU has always maintained a special type of integrity by insisting that people

substantiate their claims.

Now we get people just making things up and it OK?

I am still waiting for some sort of proof that Bernie Sanders had paid trolls, well not really because their is no proof and it is a completely ridiculous statement that only lazy thinking would believe.. Apparently it's OK now to just make this kind of crap up.

[puffy socks]

44. Bernies "messngers" a.k.a. "paid trolls"

https://gobling.wordpress.com/2016/03/19/buying-the-revolution/

[Maraya1969]

47. NO. Those are not trolls. I can spot trolls easily and so can every other honest person

[Baitball Blogger]

74. Trolls are not difficult to spot on a discussion board.

Sometimes it's just comes down to their very narrow topic of interest.

[PowerToThePeople]

3. Just click on their profile

DU tracks history pretty well, it is easy to tell who the new (possibly paid) trolls are.

New profiles with lots of posts. Old profiles that did not start posting until very recently. Transparency pages showing on new accounts. There are several signs.

[litlbilly]

7. It really is pretty obvious who they are. Not fooling anyone really.

[rbrnmw]

69. says the person who has an interesting history themself

[Maraya1969]

8. WOW! They come out like roaches! And a common technique I see from Rethugs is to accuse the other

of what they are doing. (Like now saying Bernie using trolls...........nothing about that matches anything that this man has said or done in his 40 some years in politics.)

[PowerToThePeople]

11. It is a Rovian tactic.

Brock is a renown Repuke and acts the part well.

[Fairgo]

56. Maybe it's HRC's jobs program

Image fluffing could be a permanent job. Too bad they will all be outsourced to India.

[ReRe]

37. Sort of like "blaming the victim"

It's a prime trait of sociopaths.

[NewImproved Deal]

77. Exactly.

Judging by the low quality of the Clinton Machine's Trolls on this site...

[link:|

[revmclaren]

32. You now have 5 hides Bernie Bob.

Do you REALLY want people to check YOUR background here Bernie Bob?

[frylock]

60. 2 for posting publicly availble profile details.

How the fuck is that worthy of a hide?

[frylock]

59. How in hell is posting people's profiles garnering hides?

[treestar]

64. Obviously trying to deflect with making it about the poster

And not the post content. WHO rather than what.

[Skwmom]

4. So they are paying to fight back against some of their own paid trolls?

Does anyone really think all of those Bernie Bros are actual Bernie supporters?

[BernieforPres2016]

9. It's a circular firing squad

Are they going to have code words to let each other know they're on the same sleazy team?

[Maraya1969]

36. I don't remember you being this way in the past. Maybe you can post a link that shows Bernie

supporters are PAID to be trolls.

[Fumesucker]

46. DU has had several C to S "switchers" who convinced no one who didn't want to be convinced

I wouldn't be entirely surprised if we saw one or two more either. I don't think anyone is getting paid but people will play strange games on the internet.

[BernieforPres2016]

5. Perfect totalitarian strategy for Hillary

Publicly announcing that her campaign is going to pay trolls to try to shut down people who dare to tell the truth about what she is.

She actually thinks she can put free speech on the internet back in the bottle. It shows how clueless she and her dirty tricks team are.

[salinsky]

10. Dammit ...

... and this whole time the Bernie Bros have been doing it for free!

[All in it together]

12. Oh well no pay, but it's fine, I consider it volunteering for Bernie . . .

And working against MSM misinformation and ignoring much of what's happening.

And trying to communicate with other people . . .

[salinsky]

14. You're right ...

... they're overpaid.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

58. Free? No, it's been costing me money to be a BernieBro!

$27 at a time.

[salinsky]

61. Still overpaid ... nt

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

62. Yes, I'm overpaid getting Social Security.

Clinton will somehow fix it so my Social Security is reduced.

Chained price indexing should help, as well as means-testing.

[SFnomad]

13. Pays for trolls? More like people to fight the lies, half truths and out of context spin told by

the BS surrogates and cheerleaders. This is a good thing and will be good practice for them for when the real experts at lies and scorched Earth politics of the RepubliCONs take aim at the Democratic nominee ... Secretary Clinton.

[SFnomad]

20. Do you have a point? Yeah, didn't think so n/t

[nolabels]

30. I am no math expert, but only 17 posts in the prior EIGHT YEARS........

But SIX HUNDRED AND NINETY SOME in the last three months is not a little peculiar?

I have no points for those who think they are pointless

[SFnomad]

34. You should look in the mirror and introduce yourself to the pointless one

I see the other posts where you did the exact same thing were hidden ... and then you rushed to mine to self delete before it got voted off too. LOL.

[nolabels]

45. I just put up two sets of mirrored closet doors in the back bedrooms, how did you know?

It's must just be something to do with sparkling reputation that anonymity brings

The thing is you just don't know sometimes. The idea i would plot and carry out some kind vendetta against another person's persona in an anonymous forum seems preposterous to me, but if you wish to elaborate how i did any of it, is okay with me. I am keen to listen to anyone when they are giving out information that might concern.

Last time i looked being curious about strange numbers was not against the rules here at DU. It just seemed like kind of strange thing to me.

I have been around here since 2002 and seen all kinds, so not too much surprises

[Broward]

21. I hope it at least puts food on the table.

[Buns_of_Fire]

31. Probably not at a penny a post (or whatever Brock's paying).

But I think every post enters them in a drawing to win exclusive dumpster-diving rights after the next million-dollar fundraiser/dinner. And a FREE autographed 8x10 glossy suitable for framing (supplies limited, frame not included, please include 14.95 S&H).

[pinebox]

22. Right is that why

there's 13 minutes of Hillary lying?
Tell us more. Or is YouTube now a RW source?

[Broward]

26. "It is difficult to get a man to understand something

when his salary depends on his not understanding it."

[SFnomad]

23. When President Obama was a candidate, he had paid Rapid Response Teams to combat the lies, etc

I never heard any of the "progressives" complain about it then. Of course, now that Secretary Clinton is doing it, it's a bad thing ... how very typically Republican of those "progressives".

[Maraya1969]

39. Clinton's people are acting like Rethugs. That is the problem

[SFnomad]

41. No, they're combating people that are acting like Rethugs ... n/t

[Bluenorthwest]

75. Acting like a Republican:

[SFnomad]

79. Yeah, just like the way your acting right now ...

by just posting half-truths. Because if you only read what you posted, you wouldn't know ....

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/03/11/hillary-clinton-apologizes-for-praising-nancy-reagans-response-to-hivaids/

"While the Reagans were strong advocates for stem cell research and finding a cure for Alzheimer's disease, I misspoke about their record on HIV and AIDS," Clinton said in a statement. "For that, I'm sorry."

[mindwalker_i]

25. The talking point for "explaining" this is to "counter harassment"

So it's playing on the well-worn idea that all Bernie supporters are misogynist men - a.k.a. BernieBros - that are harassing poor Hillary and her supporters.

Hillary supporters have a persecution complex that would make a Christian blush!

The conclusion? Hillary doesn't have any positions worth promoting so instead, she buys trolls to harass Bernie suporters. For a couple bucks. This kind of proves the Reddit posts recently from former paid supporters.

Bottom line: Hillary would make a terrible president.

[HooptieWagon]

27. I'm shocked that there's paid trolling in this establishment!

[Pisces]

28. There's a lot of paid trolls on this site for Bernie, the Repubs might be paying for them,

But they are here none the less.

[Maraya1969]

40. Maybe you could substantiate what you just said?

[Faux pas]

33. And,

the dirty tricks continue. It's that kind of sh*t that we the people don't like about her.

[BreakfastClub]

38. It doesn't say she hired trolls. It says she hired people to counter the intense lies

that are constantly bandied about the internet about her. I'm glad she did this because it means she has learned from her 2008 campaign. She's doing a much better online job this time around.

[2pooped2pop]

43. name the lies

[Lucinda]

50. Hillary isnt involved in this. But I am glad it's being done.

[2pooped2pop]

42. par for her

[lagomorph777]

49. There seem to be a lot of them on DU

but based on the quality of their posts, I think Clinton Super PAC is being seriously ripped off.

[Califonz]

51. I think it's on Reddit, mostly

in the politics and sandersforpresident subreddits.

I've got so many Hillbots on ignore I have no idea how bad the problem is here at DU.

[MFM008]

52. am I supposed to be paid for my support?

WHERE IS MY CHECK??

crap.

[ret5hd]

57. No, you COULD have been paid...

but you decided to do it for free.

[Fairgo]

53. Manufactured consent

Greetings fellow students!

[Bill USA]

54. they are welcome to come on here to debunk all the shit Repubs "for" Berniie spread here.

maybe some of it is from actual Bernie supporters. I can't tell the difference looking at their posts.

[NurseJackie]

55. Beating Bernie at his own game ...

... must be frustrating for ya.

[PCPrincess]

63. Hillary Supporters Are Really On the Defense

Wow! Not only defensive, but such rationalizations! One thing that always bewilders me is the thought that some of the extremely spiteful, demeaning, and downright bullying comments to supporters of Mr. Sanders could possibly be posted by people who are responsible for bringing up little people. I'm so frustrated and ashamed sometimes at the behavior of human beings. We are old enough to vote, to give birth, to drink alcohol, and yet, we can't even maintain a minimum level of maturity when discussing politics.

[noamnety]

65. This was the tipping point for me

that made me put seemingly half of DU on ignore. I'm sure there are a few Hillary supporters who are sincere in their beliefs, but I'm not interested in spending my free time reading paid advertisements for her.

Knowing that the posts in support of her are being paid for, and not even necessarily by people who believe what they are posting but just folks who need the money, calls into question the credibility of every pro-hillary poster. So I just trashed them all.

I've been on DU since forever, it seems ... but I'm feeling like I'm going to have to phase it out. I'd rather spend more time outside relaxing than sit here reading shitposts that Brock paid for.

[Deb]

66. she has to pay them?

[Lil Missy]

67. so, pushing back against personal attacks and outright lies means "defame bernie"??

I think you are making shit up.

[OhZone]

68. Bernie Sanders employs online trolls via Revolution Messaging. They are still hiring.

Want to be a paid troll for the Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign? You are in luck. Revolution Messaging is still accepting applicants.

The gig: You will work directly with Revolution Messaging staff to assist clients in shaping, maintaining and evolving their online presence in a niche technology market during an election year. Interns will get direct, hands-on experience with cutting edge digital targeting tools that are vital in the campaigns of today and tomorrow in a fast-paced political environment. This is a paid internship.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/4/22/1518673/-Bernie-Sanders-employs-online-trolls-via-Revolution-Messaging-They-are-still-hiring

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Oh well! ha

[postatomic]

70. No one is being paid to troll.

I basically get the same messaging that this new program provides. The main purpose is to counter posts like this, which are completely deceiving.

Again, and I'll type slowly.....No.One.Is.Being.Paid.to.Troll

[sufrommich]

72. They know that,but it's a great excuse for throwing

around baseless and paranoid accusations.

[postatomic]

73. Do they?

You're probably correct. I forgot I'm in the GDP sewers.

[NorthCarolina]

71. This has been going on awhile. It's been evident on DU for a LONG time. nt

[Octafish]

76. With her record, she's got to pay Trolls to ''Correct the Record.''

War on Iraq. Check.
War on Honduras. Check.
War on Ukraine. Check.
War on Syria. Check.
War on Libya. Check.

Let banksters go. Check.
Cash check from UBS. Check.

How much does it take to sell one's integrity?

[jcgoldie]

78. This is bullshit

Here I am working for free.

[Blue_Tires]

80. What's wrong with fighting fire with fire?

I'm just surprised it took this long...