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McCain incentivizing supporters to comment on blogs
Politico ^
| 5/21/08
| Jonathon Martin
Posted on 05/21/2008 11:40:52 AM PDT by 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.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: blogs; freestuff; justsaynotomccain; lowrentwhores; mccain; mccainshills; mccaintruthfile; mugs; nowaymccain; propaganda; prostitution; screwmccain; soldsoulforfreemug; teamjuanshills
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To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
Followed all three of those links, have dealt with two of those creeps and I completely agree with your assessment.
81
posted on
05/21/2008 2:51:52 PM PDT
by
Grunthor
(Juan agrees with Ted Kennedy on Amnesty, Gore on GW & says Hillary'd be a good POTUS)
To: Grunthor; TommyDale; indylindy; Liz
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.”
;-)
82
posted on
05/21/2008 2:53:58 PM PDT
by
calcowgirl
(Schwarzenegger and McCain are trying to castrate the elephant)
To: Dawnsblood
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.
83
posted on
05/21/2008 2:54:22 PM PDT
by
LadyNavyVet
("No more of those candidates who are pledged to the same goals as our opposition ..." Ronald Reagan)
To: NeilGus
They are posting here, most have been by Bobj aka bj.
84
posted on
05/21/2008 2:55:22 PM PDT
by
stockpirate
(Typical bitter white person, not voting for McCain.)
To: TADSLOS
“Sympathizers”
Where have I heard that word used in that manner before?
Oh now I remember, “Communist Sympathizers”
85
posted on
05/21/2008 3:00:25 PM PDT
by
stockpirate
(Typical bitter white person, not voting for McCain.)
To: Dawnsblood; calcowgirl
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.
86
posted on
05/21/2008 3:01:48 PM PDT
by
TigersEye
(Berlin 1936. Olympics for murdering regimes. Beijing 2008.)
To: LadyNavyVet
McCains 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 suspectTeam Juan has no one to blame but themselves, on this one.
Act like one; earn the reputation of one. ;)
87
posted on
05/21/2008 3:02:34 PM PDT
by
KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
(If McCain really CAN "win without conservatives," then why do you care if I vote for him or not?)
To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
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.
88
posted on
05/21/2008 3:06:23 PM PDT
by
LadyNavyVet
("No more of those candidates who are pledged to the same goals as our opposition ..." Ronald Reagan)
To: LadyNavyVet
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.
89
posted on
05/21/2008 3:06:23 PM PDT
by
dforest
(I had almost forgotten that McCain is the nominee. Too bad I was reminded.)
To: indylindy
"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.
90
posted on
05/21/2008 3:12:32 PM PDT
by
LadyNavyVet
("No more of those candidates who are pledged to the same goals as our opposition ..." Ronald Reagan)
To: Dawnsblood
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.
91
posted on
05/21/2008 3:28:55 PM PDT
by
taxesareforever
(We'll never forget Matt Maupin and his service to our country.)
To: LadyNavyVet; Liz; calcowgirl; Grunthor; indylindy; AuntB; TADSLOS
92
posted on
05/21/2008 3:32:40 PM PDT
by
KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
(If McCain really CAN "win without conservatives," then why do you care if I vote for him or not?)
To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
Here are a few of McCain's new bloggers:
93
posted on
05/21/2008 3:37:51 PM PDT
by
calcowgirl
(Schwarzenegger and McCain are trying to castrate the elephant)
To: Dawnsblood
“John McCain is a Darn Nice Guy”—quick, where’s that from?
94
posted on
05/21/2008 3:39:56 PM PDT
by
Mamzelle
(Time for Conservatives to go Free Agent)
To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
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.
95
posted on
05/21/2008 3:40:11 PM PDT
by
TADSLOS
(The GOP death march to the gravesite is underway.)
To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
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.
96
posted on
05/21/2008 3:41:30 PM PDT
by
calcowgirl
(Schwarzenegger and McCain are trying to castrate the elephant)
To: calcowgirl
"Free coffee mugs?!? OH, BOY -- !!!"
97
posted on
05/21/2008 3:41:46 PM PDT
by
KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
(If McCain really CAN "win without conservatives," then why do you care if I vote for him or not?)
To: Dawnsblood
What about those of us who think you are a schmuck, Senator?
98
posted on
05/21/2008 3:41:46 PM PDT
by
Doohickey
(SSN-681; SSN-671; SSN-669; SSN-712)
To: calcowgirl
Will work for McCain blog points!
99
posted on
05/21/2008 3:43:15 PM PDT
by
TommyDale
(I) (Never forget the Republicans who voted for illegal immigrant amnesty in 2007!)
To: TommyDale
How did I know that you would know where to find that pic?
ROFL!
100
posted on
05/21/2008 3:47:07 PM PDT
by
calcowgirl
(Schwarzenegger and McCain are trying to castrate the elephant)
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