Posted on 10/17/2017 12:59:45 PM PDT by PJ-Comix
The mainstream media has recently gotten all excited over the discovery that the Russians purchased $100,000 worth of Facebook ads during the 2016 election season. Of course, almost any rational observer would realize that $100,000 is mere chump change in the grand scheme of things during a campaign in which many millions were spent on ads and commercials.
One person who made a very detailed analysis as to the absurdity of the Russians influencing the U.S. election via those Facebook ads is quite surprising considering his background. It is former 2008 Hillary Clinton campaign chief stragegist Mark Penn who in the October 15 Wall Street Journal mocked the notion of Russian influence via Facebook ads in You Can’t Buy the Presidency for $100,000:
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People are missing the point. These “ads” aren’t to change minds, they are to dupe the people who already have a certain belief.
It took the Russkis ONLY 100 grand to beat Clintoon? ROTFL! 2020 is going to be a snap. Clintoon needs to go back to wandering through the woods pimping selfies from unsuspecting “supporters”. Twenty five bucks a pop.
If Putin swung the election to Trump with a $4700.00 Facebook ad buy, he really IS an EEEEEEEVIL SOOOOOOOPER GENIUS!!!
I don’t even believe FB when they claim Russians bought political ads. They probably found some ad bought by some low-level volunteer somewhere with the name of “Ivan O’Brien” and said “Aha!!! This guy sounds Russian.... we have something here!!”
I agree...the Tech giants are just following the party line that Russia stole the election. They know nothing happened
We keep hearing about these Russian ads but I’ve yet to see one anywhere.
Mark Penn made me FAINT because he was so honest!!
He may faint when he realizes his next taxi ride just pulled into Ft. Marcy Park. ;-)
This is how stupid THEY think we are:
It only takes $100,000 to sway “us”?
Gee, I had no idea we were such a cheap date?
LOL!! Permanent faint!
Can you imagine how cold your blood would run when the car took that exit off the freeway?
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