McCain Campaign Soliciting Trolls to Invade Web Site Forums

[chicagoexpat]

Wonder why there's so many threads here promoting the Republican causes -- y'know, like

* stirring up how the Clintons hate Obama (Or Obama fans hate the Clintons)

* Raising false issues in Obama's strategy or ads ("Look! Why does Obama have an ad that says he wants to blow out the sun?")

* Throwing up the Republican side of things "in the interests of Democratic debate" (think, the Freeper line on the current economic crisis -- and attacks on anyone who tries to support Obama, Pelosi, Reid on these issues)

* Etc., etc., etc.

Well, as the Republicans lose more & more standing across the board, these trolls from states that McCain has given up on have more times to invade other sites & follow the McCain strategy:

From Huffington Post:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/05/20/mccain-campaign-comment-t_n_102696.html

Wishing you could be a campaign surrogate, but don't have a national platform? Do you find blogging your own opinions tedious? Wish you could have someone tell you what to think during this political season? Well look no further than John McCain's new blog outreach!

That's right; the McCain camp wants to recruit online supporters and activists to serve as comment trolls. From their website:

Help spread the word about John McCain on news and blog sites. Your efforts to help get the message out about John McCain's policies and plan for the future is one of the most valuable things you can do for this campaign....Select from the numerous web, blog and news sites listed here, go there, and make your opinions supporting John McCain known. Once you've commented on a post, video or news story, report the details of your comment by clicking the button below.

Now, don't worry if you've never heard of a blog, or never written a comment, or heck, even used a computer. Because not only does the campaign tell you on which blogs to comment -- Redstate for right-wingers, Daily Kos for progressives (sorry HuffPo fans, we didn't make the list) -- it will even tell you what to say! Just click on the Blog Interaction page for "Today's Talking Points."

You might be thinking, "What's in it for me?" As a matter of fact, for every comment the McCain verifies, you will awarded McCain Action Center. Which is important, because in Fantasy Land 2013, those things will replace the dollar as American currency.

[Clio the Leo]

1. Do they not realize there's an election going on.....

..... ummmm ...... maybe solicit folks to phone bank instead? I dont think McCain understands the concept of Karma.

[knowledgeispwr]

3. Shhhhhhh....

Don't give them any ideas that might actually work! :rofl:

[OhioChick]

2. No surprise here....

I've seen an influx of trolls around here as of late.

[beachmom]

4. That post is from MAY! Old story.

[chicagoexpat]

9. Still valid, especially when u see the trolls here giving the Freeper line on the econ. crisis

We go to their site to see them have a fit, u don't think they like to stir things up here?

W/ the willing handmaidens of chaos giving out their line

[NYC_SKP]

5. Yep, you earn "points" for posting to blogs... through JohnMcCain.com

http://www.johnmccain.com/ActionCenter/BlogInteract/BlogInteract.aspx

Tell The Web

Help spread the word about John McCain on news and blog sites. Your efforts to help get the message out about John McCain's policies and plan for the future is one of the most valuable things you can do for this campaign. You know why John McCain should be the next President of the United States and we need you to tell others why.

Select from the numerous web, blog and news sites listed here, go there, and make your opinions supporting John McCain known. Once you’ve commented on a post, video or news story, report the details of your comment by clicking the button below. After your comments are verified, you will be awarded points through the McCain Online Action Center.

Featured Blogs:

Red State
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Jeff Emanuel
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Daily Kos
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[rainbow4321]

6. Action Center?? Last time I looked it was quite the NONaction center

Did a search for stuff within my zip code....there was a small handful of first debate watching parties being held at different people's private homes. That was it. Nothing else.
Zoom over to Obama's local event search, type in my zip, oh gosh , look at that, 50+ activities to pick from (within a 15 mile radius of my zip) organized by the grassroot folks around here: phone banking, block walks, TONS of voter registration drives, debate watching parties (some in homes, some in restaurants/sports bars..including the one I went to that had 180-185 people signed up to attend).

Maybe Mclame needs to rename his with "Troll Action Center", especially since Tweety called him a TROLL on national TV after the last debate.

McTroll and his Trollettes!!!

[BuyingThyme]

7. Note to people reading this incredibly stupid OP:

The poster's objective is to make you believe that the DUers who have come out against corporate bailout are trolls who were sent here to destroy Barack Obama.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x4138038

[chicagoexpat]

8. no, DU'ers like u have no qualms linking arms w/ the most rabid right wing elements

who would destroy Obama by any means necessary.

[BuyingThyme]

10. The most rabid right-wing elements are in the White House.

You know -- the people with whom you've linked arms.

After all these years, how is it that you somehow missed that?

[chicagoexpat]

11. Hardly, You don't read much outside ur own musings, that's clear

[BuyingThyme]

13. Can't you come up with a response that is more than a muffled fart sound?

[Name removed]

15. Deleted message

Message removed by moderator. Click here to review the message board rules.

[Patiod]

12. There are people of good faith on both sides of the bailout

My guess is that the freepers are undergoing the same splits and arguments

[chicagoexpat]

16. The road to hell is paved w/ people of "gd faith" lining up w/ the right wing "for the right reason"

[Patiod]

21. I haven't been paying attn to DU on this particular issue

Which side to I have to be on to be lining up with the right wing, and which side is lining up with "us"?

If the Republicans change their tack, do I have to switch my opinion?

Because God forbid I'd be on the "wrong" side, rather than reading the economists and other folks I trust (Friedman, Buffet, friends who work in the money industry and live and breathe this stuff every day) and coming to my own conclusions.

[mitchum]

14. There are quite a few

[Honeycombe8]

17. Ha! It hasn't been very successful, has it? nt

[chicagoexpat]

22. U don't read many threads on DU, do u? THEY'RE HEEERRREE!!!

Why do u think trolls pop up w/ disingenuous questions and "concerns" so much?

[A-Schwarzenegger]

18. Bring back that ratings system I hated so much!

[nc4bo]

23. heh. nt

[Heather MC]

19. This is great news, we can post the daily talking points

and then read along to them when we hear them on TV or see them hear in DU

[saltpoint]

20. When they try to scale the castle walls, we'll drop vats of salmon jello

on them.

"All along the watchtower..."

[LunaSea]

24. ;-)