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beastie boy

(9,231 posts)
Thu Mar 12, 2020, 03:08 PM Mar 2020

Just pulled this flyer out of my mailbox. WTF??? [View all]

It was an unsigned, undated, unmailed and otherwise unidentified sheet of paper printed in plain text and just stuffed in my mailbox by hand. First, excerpts from the content:

Hi neighbor,

I write this note regarding the upcoming New York democratic primary.

Like many of you, I've been closely watching the primary unfold. In particular, I've been paying attention to Joe Biden's public appearances for the past six months or so. And what I see brings me an acute sense of worry.

I'll never forget when my grandmother first started showing symptoms of Alzheimers. Small details of memory loss were brushed aside at first: forgetting what she had done the day before, taking longer than usual to recall my name, etc. It wasn't until several months later when symptoms worsened that we realized that these instances were the early signs of a deeper, more tragic problem.

It brings me no joy to say that I intuitively recognize these symptoms in Joe Biden.


snip...

I am not a doctor, but I know what it is that I see in Joe.

Many of us know and love people with Alzheimers/dementia.It's a brutal, unforgiving and tragic illness. From the bottom of my heart I hope Joe receives the treatment he needs. But I can't sit back and watch a candidate with symptoms that are all too familiar to me to become the guy we pitch up against Trump. Trump will be, and has already shown himself to be, merciless and offensive about Biden's increasingly apparent memory issues. The Joe Biden of 4 years ago could trounce Trump. But running the current Joe Biden against Trump would be handing easy prey to a bully.

I simply ask that you consider the risk of not only Joe's electability, but his overall ability.


Now, the WTF part: This shit is so patently provocative, it could only be the product of a troll farm. I live in Max Rose's district, the part of it that is made up of a quirky mix of staunch conservatives, liberal old-timers and lots of young people moving in. My first impulse, given the author's references to the Democratic primary and author's grandmother, was to attribute this pamphlet to a young supporter(s) of a certain Democratic candidate whose campaign is in a slump. Then I thought, nah. This shit is too stupid to take at face value. So I am not discounting the possibility of a Repub troll farm trying to undermine Biden and make it appear like Bernie deserves credit for it.

Has anyone in Brooklyn received anything that resembles this shit?
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
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Really disgusting. delisen Mar 2020 #1
This message was self-deleted by its author showblue22 Mar 2020 #2
that's true.... getagrip_already Mar 2020 #13
Thank you . showblue22 Mar 2020 #23
Seeing as the report is from South Brooklyn, musette_sf Mar 2020 #14
I wouldn't be so sure of that. Aquaria Mar 2020 #49
I doubt it. Turin_C3PO Mar 2020 #15
Can you prove the statement you just made ??? SamKnause Mar 2020 #22
They peddled this stuff all last week. showblue22 Mar 2020 #25
Show me the proof. SamKnause Mar 2020 #26
Look at the account Briahnna retweeted. Also Bernie on fox showblue22 Mar 2020 #28
You have zero proof that anyone from Bernie's campaign put that in anyone's mailbox. SamKnause Mar 2020 #30
She's tweeting it putting it to his supporters to do whatever... showblue22 Mar 2020 #32
That' right! They are that foul showblue22 Mar 2020 #29
not making excuses for Sanders supporters stopdiggin Mar 2020 #34
report it to USPS handmade34 Mar 2020 #3
Indeed it is. dewsgirl Mar 2020 #5
Yes. This! hlthe2b Mar 2020 #10
+1 2naSalit Mar 2020 #18
If there's no stamp or cancellation.... SergeStorms Mar 2020 #27
Uh, not quite. Aquaria Mar 2020 #38
Also... Aquaria Mar 2020 #39
From the USPS website: SergeStorms Mar 2020 #50
Donald Segretti did this kinda' shite in 1972 DonaldsRump Mar 2020 #4
Chris Cillizza on CNN.com today writes about how Trump Sloumeau Mar 2020 #6
Let's put Joe and Don through a series of tests SCantiGOP Mar 2020 #20
I like to remind the traitor party putzes Aquaria Mar 2020 #31
Damn, that's harsh SCantiGOP Mar 2020 #46
I think that person was violating federal law. Jeebo Mar 2020 #7
Yes it is PatSeg Mar 2020 #11
This former postal worker can assure you that it is indeed against federal law. Aquaria Mar 2020 #35
Sounds like a Bernie Bro. Now they want free mail. lol. n/t zackymilly Mar 2020 #37
Someone committed a federal crime jberryhill Mar 2020 #8
Sounds like something Karl Rove would do PatSeg Mar 2020 #9
Yep. Or even trump or other Russian stooges. nt Kahuna7 Mar 2020 #12
The weird thing is, mine wasn't mailed out. It was just stuffed in the mailbox, no envelope or beastie boy Mar 2020 #17
Federal crime Green Line Mar 2020 #19
Report it to your local Postal Station. Aquaria Mar 2020 #36
Yes. Send to the Postsl Inspectors via your post office marybourg Mar 2020 #40
Going in person will work better. Aquaria Mar 2020 #43
I realized that after I commented PatSeg Mar 2020 #42
Infuriating. badhair77 Mar 2020 #16
So, did you call the Dem Party/your reps to tell them about this? irisblue Mar 2020 #21
I think this should be my next step. They can handle it far better than I could beastie boy Mar 2020 #24
Great idea, irisblue! Cha Mar 2020 #48
How Dispicable to get Anonymous Propaganda Cha Mar 2020 #33
If you have a local Nextdoor Neighborhood app to your email, you might address it there... Hekate Mar 2020 #41
This is okay as far as improving awareness Aquaria Mar 2020 #45
Yep. There are things the recipient can do. I only mentioned one. Hekate Mar 2020 #47
Rat Fucking worthy of Lee Atwater. BlueIdaho Mar 2020 #44
Putin's propaganda is starting early this year. It took until August for the "Hillary's sick" lie Hassler Mar 2020 #51
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