This may the dumbest conspiracy theory I've seen yet.

[sufrommich]

http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2016/04/hillary-clintons-super-pac-taking-a-page-from-vlad.html?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link




I know if I was going to secretly pay online trolls,the first thing I'd do is issue a press release.





Here's the actual press release....oh,the humanity!!


http://correctrecord.org/barrier-breakers-2016-a-project-of-correct-the-record/

[GreatGazoo]

1. It was exposed so they did a limited hangout (after the fact)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limited_hangout

[sufrommich]

2. .....

[GreatGazoo]

8. Glad you agree.

The Daily Beast reports that Clinton SuperPac “Correct the Record” is openly admitting to spending $1 million to hire fake online Hillary supporters to swarm social media sites like Reddit and counteract Sanders' [actually existent unpaid] enthusiastic supporters' points about Hillary in the interest of “unity”. Barf.

Couple quick things: first, there have been a number of diaries claiming to “have switched from Bernie to Hillary” lately, and some of them have been from recently created accounts with no record of pro-Sanders remarks or diaries. More such people have populated the comment sections of such diaries, and someone is reccing them despite what I judge to be their incredible lack of helpful information. That is just a fact, and my opinion about said fact. Second, if one wanted to make the case that there were a vast Clintonian conspiracy behind that rash of new accounts and diaries, this is certainly what one might consider corroborating evidence. Note the SuperPac has already spent $4.5 million on God knows what. So let's be honest this could have been already happenening, and now they believe they have more or less locked up the nomination and so are getting more belligerent/open about it. Third, note that Sanders-supporting diaries tend to still dominate the rec list day in, day out, and that Sanders has no Super Pac. We are on to your presumptive corporate shilling, in other words. Not that we can prove it. What I'm saying is that this is why I have donated so much money to Bernie, because he is a candidate whose message, strategy and tactics are all above board. I.e. What they appear to be. He has gotten this far without steroids. Paid or not, Clinton supporters are welcome aboard.

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

And then there's THIS -- Hillary Clinton bought over one million fake Twitter followers:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3214432/Hillary-Clinton-revealed-million-fake-Twitter-followers-presidential-hopeful.html

[sufrommich]

11. Yes,a Sanders supporter on Daily Kos believes the conspiracy.

Color me shocked.

[pat_k]

9. "modified limited hangout" from Nixon era is what pops in my head.

Same thing of course, but adding the "modified" makes it so much more "nixon-ish" somehow.

[nichomachus]

3. There have been far dumber ones

Just check the Hillary Group for the last month.

[NurseJackie]

4. There have been so many, it's actually pretty hard to decide which one is the absolute dumbest.

[sufrommich]

5. I know,but this one is especially dumb. nt

[NurseJackie]

6. It's that special kind of "Blue Ribbon" dumb.

[Lucinda]

7. I'm glad CTR is going to do this.

Hope they keep it civil and blanket the web with some truth.

[4139]

10. So how much do you get paid per post?

[sufrommich]

12. I'm still in negotiations.

[4139]

16. Let me know, Putin if your out there same for you, I could use some $:)

[Buzz Clik]

13. That insanity has been posted here at least twice today.

The desperation is so thick you need to hack your way through with a machete.

[sufrommich]

14. Somehow I'm not surprised. nt

[quickesst]

15. I just handed out...

... three of these. I could have handed out a lot more but I'm trying to wean them from the goofy. They keep this up, and the republicans are going to start getting jealous.

[ismnotwasm]

17. I cannot abide conspiracy theory politics.

This is a great example why. Hillary supporters fight back against on-line abuse? Well documented abuse that has been brought up over and over? It must've a secret plot to..well I don't know what exactly..tell the truth? Not sure.