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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Confessions from a Hillary Shill [View all]Aerows
(39,961 posts)326. So are you saying that you personally believe that this does not go on?
Because considering the cash many firms rake in doing exactly this (and have for over a decade and a half), specializing in different tactics, and working for various industries, political campaigns and marketing pushes tells a different story.
You don't make money if what you are doing is ineffective.
I couldn't imagine doing something so soul-draining, cynical and deceptive, but plenty of folks are desperate enough to do so.
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"Scripts to follow", that's the way the Corporate Republicans work, isn't it? The orders
Cal33
Nov 2015
#291
It seems Republicans pay many to post in forums. Many years ago I was new to the computer,
Cal33
Nov 2015
#296
Nice try but when you side with the billionaires that can buy anything they want, you
rhett o rick
Nov 2015
#112
The Koch brothers must be trying to help Bernie, because they're already running Hillary attack ads.
pnwmom
Nov 2015
#230
The Koch brothers are good friends of the Bush Crime Family. Of course the
rhett o rick
Nov 2015
#232
Probably nothing. Thinking that everyone else is just like you could be a mistake.
Cal33
Nov 2015
#297
I'm glad I find you amusing, too. Smiling and laughing are among my favorite things. Your ageist
merrily
Nov 2015
#30
If I said Hillary Clinton was the sexagenarian senator from NY would I be ageist?
DemocratSinceBirth
Nov 2015
#36
A descriptor that you made a point of using two posts in a row? As if any DUer needed that
merrily
Nov 2015
#39
I always felt bad for because she was clearly smart enough to go to college and beyond....
DemocratSinceBirth
Nov 2015
#141
So if someone called him "the septuagenarian Semitic Senator" that would be even better?
Jim Lane
Nov 2015
#181
Whoa...cool! if a septuagenarian Semitic Senator picked a peck of pickled peppers, how
PatrickforO
Nov 2015
#269
I couldn't count the peppers. I had to watch the wood that the woodchuck was chucking. (n/t)
Jim Lane
Nov 2015
#313
They will see I made no accusations. You are being silly. They will see that too!
Elmer S. E. Dump
Nov 2015
#199
I literally couldn't care less what you and your associates think of me.
DemocratSinceBirth
Nov 2015
#207
I saw someone pretending to be black. I spoke out immediately. It was not a Hillary fan.
bravenak
Nov 2015
#221
It seemed to me the clear implication was that I was trying to masquerade as black.
DemocratSinceBirth
Nov 2015
#242
I got a kick out of your description in post number 5 about your reaction to thinking about
A Simple Game
Nov 2015
#121
Bernie has of much chance of wresting the nomination from Hillary as I have of wresting the...
DemocratSinceBirth
Nov 2015
#55
I literally couldn't care less what you and your associates think of me.
DemocratSinceBirth
Nov 2015
#201
I am so confident of my assertion that I would literally bet my life on it...
DemocratSinceBirth
Nov 2015
#86
Floyd was something like a 1-30 favorite. Berto was like a 60-1 dog...
DemocratSinceBirth
Nov 2015
#317
If someone were to bet the appropriate sum I would literally bet my life on Hillary.
DemocratSinceBirth
Nov 2015
#332
I find it so amazing that people just believe whatever they find on the intertubes
snooper2
Nov 2015
#74
See Reply 154 snooper2. And given the posts on this board we've been reading for a long, long
merrily
Nov 2015
#156
I think we need to remember this when we respond to some members here
passiveporcupine
Nov 2015
#109
Yes, but if it's only $100 a week, I would see it as my duty to help them up their income.
merrily
Nov 2015
#153
Also, it would drain money from the Clinton campaign or her dark-money SuperPAC. (n/t)
Jim Lane
Nov 2015
#185
Meh. Drop in the bucket. I want to help my fellow DUers earn their weekly C note out of altruism.
merrily
Nov 2015
#193
You are too kind...I'd tell them to get a real job that produced something of value
Demeter
Nov 2015
#287
Yes. And it doesn't matter if the reddit duck was a duck or a genius Bernie supporter from the jump.
merrily
Nov 2015
#307
That's the website with sub forums dedicated on how to rape women, right?
DemocratSinceBirth
Nov 2015
#13
At DU as well! And, when they change their story, I believe both stories. Schrödinger!
merrily
Nov 2015
#306
From what I've read here (and 'over there') so far ....... sounds about right. nt.
polly7
Nov 2015
#14
Was this Sanders supporter paid to write this or was it out of the kindness of their heart. lol.
NCTraveler
Nov 2015
#18
I clicked to hide dantex and got hit with a malware alert, what's up with that?
litlbilly
Nov 2015
#31
Their "posting guidelines" aren't just familiar, they're in black & white in this forum.
RiverLover
Nov 2015
#41
Riddle Me This - How Many HRC Agents Are Plying Their Trade On DU As Paid Disruptors
cantbeserious
Nov 2015
#58
The trolls on this site are obvious and are what the "ignore" feature was designed for
corkhead
Nov 2015
#61
I've had a number of hides here, feeling that something was stinking up the place
Trajan
Nov 2015
#62
Those wacky, delusional, disconnected from reality attacks never seemed organic to me. The never
GoneFishin
Nov 2015
#69
Pushing sexism, like forcing Sanders to say Secretary Clinton, all the shouting.....
Thinkingabout
Nov 2015
#79
The moderators removed the post because there was no proof that the person ever
Persondem
Nov 2015
#80
There's a boatload of those here. We all know who they are. The usual suspects.
in_cog_ni_to
Nov 2015
#104
Fucking gross, but not really surprising. Hillary will do or say ANYTHING to win.
AzDar
Nov 2015
#108
I don't think it's a case of trust as much as being a follower of tough authoritarian leadership.
rhett o rick
Nov 2015
#113
From Reddit? The same forum that hosts gamergate, jailbait, and other sundry sub-fora?
Tarc
Nov 2015
#126
I'm still waiting for my cheque. In the meantime, I would give this more credence if the person
Metric System
Nov 2015
#135
this was from May--which actually lines up with the chronology the person saying
MisterP
Nov 2015
#177
I suspect that many of the Hillary supporters on DU and Daily Kos are paid trolls
Bernblu
Nov 2015
#152
Or maybe they're paid Bernie trolls who are instructed to appear to be paid Hillary trolls, but to
NurseJackie
Nov 2015
#155
What strikes me about this thread is how quick the Hillary crowd is to trash Reddit.
beerandjesus
Nov 2015
#175
/r/SandersForPresident deleted this because they couldn't verify the identity of the source
Maven
Nov 2015
#191
Conservative dirt bags are just following their lead - poison Democrats in order to make themselves
whereisjustice
Nov 2015
#216
& women who falsely accuse men of bad sexual behavior/ethics will set us back 50 years....
whereisjustice
Nov 2015
#217
Her imaginary Grandparents would say they raised her better. Her real ones? Who knows.
whereisjustice
Nov 2015
#305
Wow, 160 Recs over something removed from the source because it was unsubstantiated.
MohRokTah
Nov 2015
#218
This anonymous confession belongs in the old True Confessions magazine. It has as much credibility.
pnwmom
Nov 2015
#223
yes it was interesting to see how frantically unhinged this post made some people.
m-lekktor
Nov 2015
#247
Plausible doesn't necessarily equate to true. The question I have is "Why is it plausible at all?"
eridani
Nov 2015
#273
Ugh this thread does not look good for Bernie supporters on DU. Very gullible, CT-ish, forming
seaglass
Nov 2015
#279
Thanks to Le Taz Hot for getting out and telling us about what's going on when it's
Cal33
Nov 2015
#294