Help! Don't know what to do

[blogslut]

I think I just found out something really stinky about a presidential candidate. I'm not sure what to do. If I ask their campaign, then what I found might get hidden away. I'm pretty darn sure of what I found but I am not willing to swear my life on it. It could be something done by an outside party but, well....what would you do?

[Uben]

1. Well.....

......I would tell me what it is so I could give you better advice!

[blogslut]

3. nope. not ready for that

Maybe I'm being dramatic but I think this is reeeeaaally stinky.

[taterguy]

2. What does it smell like?

That's the first question you should ask

[blogslut]

4. It smells like Rove

That kind of stinky

[taterguy]

5. Fortunately I've never smelled Rove

What does he smell like?

[Uben]

7. Go to a "Port-a-Potty"

.....stick your head in the hole........take a deeeep breath!

[blogslut]

8. Like dirty politics

Any more silly questions?

[taterguy]

13. What's your socially unacceptable profession?

Feel free to PM me if you don't want the whole world to know

[blogslut]

14. Vist the site in my profile

That will give you a clue.

[mwb970]

10. I've seen piles of Rove on the sidewalk where people walk their dogs.

But I've never actually bent down to smell the stuff!

[Blackhatjack]

6. If it smells like Rove then you have correctly identified the 'stinky' smell...n/t

[Blackhatjack]

9. So Is This the Political Campaign Version of 20 Questions?? LOL

[blogslut]

12. Look, I can post what I found here

But I would rather this be handled by people who will take it seriously. I am a nobody who works in a socially unaccepted profession.

[Perry Logan]

11. If it applies to Hillary, you should 1) grotesquely exaggerate it and 2) repeat it endlessly.

[zalinda]

15. I guess it would depend on whether you

like or dislike the candidate. If it is an attack on another candidate, contact that person's campaign office. Be sure to be able to back up the data.

zalinda

[blogslut]

16. That is what I am considering

But I am also wondering if this something that should go to a news source.

[Uben]

30. Maybe you were set up!

this sounds like something Rove would do. Put something out there in a very discreet manner, knowing someone would find it, and hope they would act on it! Be very, very, sure you are not falling victim to a hoax!

[blogslut]

36. That's why I'm not telling on here

:hi:

[DCKit]

17. I'd tell ME first....

Then we'd decide which paper to sell the info to.

[blogslut]

21. I don't want to sell anything

I just want this dirty trick to be known and if it isn't a dirty trick, I want that known as well.

[Blackhatjack]

18. Does it involve an animal, a vegetable or a mineral? n/t

[DCKit]

19. You mean "A dead girl or a live boy."

[blogslut]

20. It involves the Interwebs

n/t

[Blackhatjack]

23. 'Interwebs' ??? Inside the the webs?? You got me there... I never knew they existed.

[zalinda]

27. Going to the media is iffy

You would have to be very careful who you talked to, and then they may not think it is worth anything. I can't give you any specific advice, since I don't know the details. There are only 2 journalists that I would trust with this and that is Keith Olbermann and Rachel Maddow. Thom Hartmann would be a third choice as he isn't considered a journalist.

We also have our own lala rawraw who works/owns http://rawstory.com . You can PM her and see if you have something worth while.

zalinda

[blogslut]

28. I forgot I could PM her

Thanks for that reminder. :)

[Blackhatjack]

22. Without telling us what it is, HOW did you come into possession of this information?

[blogslut]

25. I pay for a service that provided the info

A thread somewhere on DU inspired me. It involves using a tool that comes in handy for a person who works on the net.

[Blackhatjack]

29. Hmmm... so this is publicly available info? You just have to use a tool you pay for to access it?

Sounds very interesting. I just wonder if the person to be affected by this already knows about it through their own anti-opposition research.

Most candidates today not only do oppo research on their opponents, but on themselves as well to head off potentially embarrassing information coming to light and blindsiding them. That way they are prepared in advance to address it if it surfaces.

[blogslut]

31. Not exactly public

But sort of. Like I said, hey wait a minute, let me check something...

[Blackhatjack]

33. Whistling and waiting... I love mysteries! n/t

[blogslut]

35. Actually, it can be found without paying

But one has to be looking.

Granted, this could be the doing of an outside party, but if it's an outside party, then BOTH candidates should know.

[Blackhatjack]

39. Hmmmm..."BOTH candidates..." Now we are getting somewhere!

Are both candidates members of the same Political Party? How if so, can you give us an 'R' or 'D'? Or would that give away too much? LOL

[blogslut]

40. Yes. both candidates are D's

Now I am going to sleep on this. Literally.

[Blackhatjack]

24. Are You the Only Person Who Knows About This?

If others know about it, it will likely find its way to the light of public disclosure without you having to do anything.

[blogslut]

26. Well, the people responsible know

But as far as I can tell, nobody else does or it would be all over the blogs.

[Blackhatjack]

32. This IS National Politics... I would not be surprised at anything you learned. I'd be suspicious ...

... if this is the type of information that others would most likely have already discovered but there is nothing in the MSM about it.

Lots of disinformation is 'planted' to spark a response from 3rd parties.

[blogslut]

37. I do have suspicions of a third, outside party

And that's even stinkier!

[Bitwit1234]

34. I don't know which candidate it is about but

I think if it was true, some body in the MSM would have found out by now and it would be all over the papers and news. So I would think it was planted. And I sure would stay clear.

[OneGrassRoot]

38. I'm not so sure about that....

it seems lies are plastered everywhere and the truth remains hidden in corporate media nowadays.

[Buzz Clik]

41. The first thing I'd do is ask people at DU what to do. Have you tried that?

[blogslut]

43. I'm going to take a nap

I will do what I will do.

[Buzz Clik]

45. I heartily approve on both counts.

[FlyingSquirrel]

48. You are too funny. nt

[Ganja Ninja]

42. One word - Blackmail!

:evilgrin:

[walldude]

44. Can you prove it? Is it a fact?

If it's a fact then it must come out. No matter who the candidate is. Sure you''ll get flamed if it's a Dem but would you rather spend the rest of your life wondering?

[tekisui]

46. If you got it, others probably have it.

And in time everyone will have it. If it could hurt the Dems in a GE, I think you should carefully check it out. Contact the campaigns directly to see if it is legit.

[Buzz Clik]

47. I think we can leave blogslut alone now. She's received a lifetime supply of worthless advice.

I certainly consider my ditty as worthless as any.

[Blackhatjack]

49. If it has anything to do with 'diapers' or 'a wide stance' I would be skeptical about the source...

... that is usually the domain of the Repubs.

[blogslut]

50. UPDATE

Took a nap. Got perspective. I called the office of the Dem candidate that I thought should know and you know what? They were totally aware of it! They knew all about it and the possible reasons for why this dirty trick was going on. I feel so much better. :)