McCain incentivizing supporters to comment on blogs

Politico ^ | 5/21/08 | Jonathon Martin

[Dawnsblood]

John McCain's campaign is using their campaign website to encourage supporters to post supportive comments on political blogs, including the most well-known liberal site in the blogosphere. And to make things easier, they're including talking points with which sympathizers can use to get out the McCain message.

"Select from the numerous web, blog and news sites listed here, go there, and make your opinions supporting John McCain known," instructs the page.

McCain supporters are asked to send the details of their comment to the campaign, which in turn will verify it and then reward the supporter with "points" (assumedly to accumulate for McCain swag)

Among the "featured blogs" currently is Daily Kos, the well-read liberal blog run by Markos Moulitsas that frequently mocks and attacks Republicans such as McCain.

Asked about the effort to gin up online support, McCain spokesman Brian Rogers said, "We absolutely encourage our supporters to engage in this discussion."

As for the talking points, which currently link over to two recent McCain speeches, Rogers said they were "facts about John McCain and his record."

As close readers of Politico blogs and others know, Obama dominates both Clinton and McCain when it comes to drawing fervent online support.

[Grunthor]

Followed all three of those links, have dealt with two of those creeps and I completely agree with your assessment.

[calcowgirl]

Okay... so who has the pic of the Katrina dude with the bucket of beers.

I think he needs a new photoshop. “Will work for McCain blog points.”

;-)

[LadyNavyVet]

McCain’s campaign is stupid. The word is out on the blogs, which means it will be all over the news within a cycle or two. So everyone will know soon that McCain is paying posters to say nice things about him. Which will immediately make ANY McCain supporter on ANY website suspect, thus nullifying any real support McCain might have on the ‘net.

Way to go, McGenius.

[stockpirate]

They are posting here, most have been by Bobj aka bj.

[stockpirate]

“Sympathizers”

Where have I heard that word used in that manner before?

Oh now I remember, “Communist Sympathizers”

[TigersEye]

Send these links out and you will give people an excellent picture of McCain's policies and plans for the future based on his history of accomplishments and positions. I did.

Mccain's record.

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

McCain’s campaign is stupid. The word is out on the blogs, which means it will be all over the news within a cycle or two. So everyone will know soon that McCain is paying posters to say nice things about him. Which will immediately make ANY McCain supporter on ANY website suspect

Team Juan has no one to blame but themselves, on this one.

Act like one; earn the reputation of one. ;)

[LadyNavyVet]

Yep. He’s either not listening to his advisors (my guess, based on history) or he’s got some really clueless people working for him.

And, ya notice how none of the McCain shills are here telling us why this is a really great idea? Guess they’re too busy elsewhere earning new coffee mugs.

[dforest]

Let me say something nice about McCain and the McCainiacbots,

Talk all you like you ignorant liberal waifs. Won’t help you.

Admit it, you are like Mel Martinez, You are doing all that you can to make sure a Democrat wins.

Guess what? The McCainiacs actually are setting up a win for Barack Obama.

[LadyNavyVet]

"Let me say something nice about McCain and the McCainiacbots"

You need to go over to the McCain site now and see what you've won.

[taxesareforever]

John definitely won’t be asking to comment on conservative sites because he knows he will be eaten up on them for his liberal views.

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

Team Juan's paid online hooker squadron getting righteously pimp-slapped over at the Ace of Spades site, in the comments section. ;)

[calcowgirl]

Here are a few of McCain's new bloggers:

[Mamzelle]

“John McCain is a Darn Nice Guy”—quick, where’s that from?

[TADSLOS]

Comment 1: Collect enough and you can have your very own Mexican

LOL! Of course if you are a Mexican sympathizer you can collect amnesty with your points.

[calcowgirl]

ROFL! Some very clever comments over there:

• Can I trade those points for carbon credits so I can keep my SUV?

• McCain’s team consulted a Nigerian focus group and were assured of the success of this strategy.

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

"Free coffee mugs?!? OH, BOY -- !!!"

[Doohickey]

What about those of us who think you are a schmuck, Senator?

[TommyDale]

“Will work for McCain blog points!”

[calcowgirl]

How did I know that you would know where to find that pic?

ROFL!