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BREAKING: Dept. of Justice hired anonymous, partisan Democrat bloggers to bolster image [& troll FR]
Muffled Oar ^ | 10/2/09 | Isaac Muzzey

Posted on 10/02/2009 7:02:18 AM PDT by mudblood

The Department of Justice has hired a team of partisan Democrat campaign bloggers to work at the Department.....Tracy Russo is one such blogger from the campaign of John Edwards. The unit is housed in the Office of Public Affairs....They are also tasked with posting anonymous comments, or comments under pseudonyms, at newspaper websites with stories critical of the Department of Justice, Holder and President Obama....“There is clearly a designed effort to rebut stories that are exposing the Holder Justice Department as more political than the last. We’ve seen a change in the pattern of anonymous emails we receive and comments posted at our paper’s webpage.”

(Excerpt) Read more at muffledoar.blogspot.com ...


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To: Jeff Head; Sub-Driver; Buckhead; OKSooner; SandRat; honolulugal; Killing Time; NVDave; Beowulf; ...
The unit is housed in the Office of Public Affairs. Not only is the Department of Justice Blog Squad going to reach out to nontraditional media like TPM Muckraker or the Muffled Oar, but they are also tasked with placing anonymous comments at conservative leaning blogs such as the Free Republic.

Buckhead - is there anything that can be done?

61 posted on 10/02/2009 8:43:08 AM PDT by GOPJ (MSM BIAS: the most grossly obvious facts can be ignored when they are unwelcome. George Orwell)
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62 posted on 10/02/2009 8:44:29 AM PDT by BP2 (I think, therefore I'm a conservative)
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To: Fred Nerks; LucyT; null and void
The unit is housed in the Office of Public Affairs. Not only is the Department of Justice Blog Squad going to reach out to nontraditional media like TPM Muckraker or the Muffled Oar, but they are also tasked with placing anonymous comments at conservative leaning blogs such as the Free Republic.

ping

63 posted on 10/02/2009 8:44:44 AM PDT by GOPJ (MSM BIAS: the most grossly obvious facts can be ignored when they are unwelcome. George Orwell)
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To: mudblood; Jet Jaguar; NorwegianViking; ExTexasRedhead; HollyB; FromLori; ...
Thanks for the heads up combat boots!

The list, ping

64 posted on 10/02/2009 8:48:50 AM PDT by Nachum (The complete Obama list at www.nachumlist.com)
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To: GOPJ; All

http://www.linkedin.com/in/tracyrusso

Tracy J. Russo
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Tracy J. Russo’s Summary

Tracy Russo currently directs the new media strategy at the United States Department of Justice. Prior to joining the Justice Department she formed Russo Strategies, LLC, a progressive political consulting firm that specialized in new media strategies. She is well known for her online outreach work and her ability to integrate online communications and new media opportunities with all aspects of traditional campaigns and organizations.

During the presidential primary, as the Chief Blogger and Deputy Director of Online Communications for the John Edwards campaign, she directed and executed an online communications and outreach strategy. She also helped to develop and execute an aggressive online fundraising strategy and mobile media plan. Her work has been routinely praised as the best in the field.

Prior to joining the Edwards campaign, Russo worked at the DNC. She has advised Democratic candidates and state parties on ways to enhance their online communications and outreach capacities and effectively connect with the progressive blogosphere.

Russo is the founder of WIPT, Women in Politics and Technology, an all women, member-driven organization that seeks to connect women working at the crossroads of politics and technology, provide support and resources to women in these industries and, encourage more women, especially young women, to enter the fields of politics and technology.

She has been a featured speaker at the YearlyKos Convention, the Take Back America Conference and the Center for American Progress' Internet Advocacy Roundtable and Personal Democracy Forum. In addition, she has trained hundreds of individuals at home and abroad in the best practices of online engagement in partnership with a variety of organizations, including the DNC, DLCC, EMILY's List, Campaigns and Elections Magazine, and the New Organizing Institute and George Washington University.

Tracy J. Russo’s Specialties:

Online Communications, Blogging, Organizing, Event Planning, Management, Media Relations, Public Relations, Strategic Communications Planning, New Media, Digital Media, Communications, Planning, Social Networks, Mobile, Online Media


Tracy J. Russo’s Experience

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    March 2008Present (1 year 8 months)

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    Women in Politics and Technology

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    March 2007Present (2 years 8 months)

    Women in Politics and Technology is an organization designed to connect, empower and encourage women working at the crossroads of politics and technology.


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65 posted on 10/02/2009 8:54:07 AM PDT by BP2 (I think, therefore I'm a conservative)
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To: pissant; MrsLilac

Not surprised they are doing it.

I am surprised (and happy) they were found out so soon. I’m also skeptical that this will go any further than conservative sites and commentators.

I’ll watch this until I see something other than a blog post I can send on to the local TV and radio stations.


66 posted on 10/02/2009 8:59:09 AM PDT by AZ .44 MAG (A society that doesn't protect its children doesn't deserve to survive.)
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To: Owl_Eagle

Thanks for the PING. It’s a slow-motion train wreck.

This is our country!


67 posted on 10/02/2009 9:01:32 AM PDT by Rutles4Ever (Ubi Petrus, ibi ecclesia, et ubi ecclesia vita eterna!)
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To: BP2; maggief

If I am reading this right, the DOJ has hired (is paying) trolls and posers on FR and other sites.


68 posted on 10/02/2009 9:03:52 AM PDT by Protect the Bill of Rights
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To: null and void

Sure tempting, isn’t it.


69 posted on 10/02/2009 9:07:32 AM PDT by LucyT
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To: BP2

No worries, Obamanoids like Obie are devoid of logic, common sense and an IQ higher than their age. They however do well at misdirection, half-truths, and outright fraud, right out of the Acorn/Liberal handbook and the results of being brainwashed as children or born mentally defective. To liberals, the end justifies the means. No responsibility, no accountability, no punishment and no ethics or morals. Ah a fine bunch of losers.


70 posted on 10/02/2009 9:14:45 AM PDT by rolling_stone (no more bailouts, the taxpayers are out of money!)
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To: mudblood

I agree with several other posters here. Sunlight is the best disinfectant. Spread it around the net. Force them to publically deny it, which will functionally be the same as them admitting it for most people (Bismarck’s Law - “Never believe anything until it has been officially denied).


71 posted on 10/02/2009 9:23:24 AM PDT by Senator John Blutarski (The progress of government: republic, democracy, technocracy, bureaucracy, plutocracy, kleptocracy,)
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To: mudblood

At least they can CREATE A FEW JOBS!!!!


72 posted on 10/02/2009 9:25:16 AM PDT by alrea (Protect your gang from arrest and prosecution by working for the Democrat party.)
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To: mudblood; Owl_Eagle; Sam's Army; Darksheare; pissant; najida; r-q-tek86; blackie; Rightly Biased; ..

CHECK THIS CRAP OUT...PING!!!!


73 posted on 10/02/2009 9:33:21 AM PDT by Jersey Republican Biker Chick (You cannot help the wage earner by pulling down the wage payer.)
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To: LucyT; null and void

PING

Remeber Lucy I questioned that poster who you thought was/is a lawyer. Well read the post below from this thread.

“WHOA — this is not right — and I bet there are some LEGAL and codified ethical breeches with this as well!
This is PROPAGANDA, just like the National Endowment for the Arts scandal, by our own government against the First Amendment — and MORE SPECIFICALLY, by our Justice Department which should be politically-neutral.

Here’s the whole text:

Anonymous DOJ Blogger Campaign Attacks Media and Critics Exclusive News from the Muffled Oar

The Department of Justice has hired a team of partisan Democrat campaign bloggers to work at the Department. The Muffled Oar has learned this decision was treated with a great deal of skepticism both inside the career ranks at the Department but also among some Obama loyalists who expressed concern that such a decision would lend itself to the growing appearance that the Holder Justice Department is more political than the Bush Justice Department was ever accused of being. Tracy Russo is one such blogger from the campaign of John Edwards. The unit is housed in the Office of Public Affairs. Not only is the Department of Justice Blog Squad going to reach out to nontraditional media like TPM Muckraker or the Muffled Oar, but they are also tasked with placing anonymous comments at conservative leaning blogs such as the Free Republic.
They are also tasked with posting anonymous comments, or comments under pseudonyms, at newspaper websites with stories critical of the Department of Justice, Holder and President Obama. One conservative editor recently told the Muffled Oar that they have noticed a significant increase in the number and aggressiveness of comments to stories critical of the Holder Justice Department. “There is clearly a designed effort to rebut stories that are exposing the Holder Justice Department as more political than the last. We’ve seen a change in the pattern of anonymous emails we receive and comments posted at our paper’s webpage.”

One shivers at the thought of a team of Department of Justice Bloggers anonymously trolling the web to spin the message of a President. It is particularly terrifying when those same anonymous government employees at the Department attack media outlets and newspapers anonymously. How much longer before the Blog Squad operates in the open to intimidate political opponents and critics?

I KNEW it seemed the tone of some of the postings on Free Republic had changed very recently! We need to contact the author and get more proof. If it all pans out, I smell another Obama scandal — and possibly lawsuit — in the works ...”


74 posted on 10/02/2009 9:41:59 AM PDT by stockpirate ("I came NOT to bring peace but a sword." - Jesus Christ)
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To: GOPJ; maggief; stephenjohnbanker; Grampa Dave; Just mythoughts; hoosiermama; marstegreg; ...
....housed in the Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs..... the Dept of Justice Blog Squad is also tasked with placing anonymous comments at conservative-leaning blogs such as FreeRepublic......to make us look more extreme than we are. Jim should seriously consider suing the Federal Government - this is a private site...

Who are they kidding? These loathsome govt creeps will stick out like a sore thumb on FR ...... among all of us good guys.

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75 posted on 10/02/2009 9:44:58 AM PDT by Liz
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To: Liz
IT is NOT difficult to spot the faux ‘conservatives’ attempting to entice remarks in reaction to illegitimate actions of a bunch of liars and thieves.
76 posted on 10/02/2009 9:51:27 AM PDT by Just mythoughts
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To: pissant

“Is that the fat chick from Wilson Phillips?”

Howdja guess??


77 posted on 10/02/2009 9:54:11 AM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (Pray for, and support our troops(heroes) !! And vote out the RINO's!!)
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To: BP2; pissant; GeronL; GOPJ; maggief; stephenjohnbanker; Grampa Dave; Just mythoughts; ...
One shivers at the thought of Dept of Justice Bloggers anonymously trolling the web to spin the President's message.....it's particularly terrifying that those same anonymous government employees attack media outlets and newspapers anonymously. How much longer before the Blog Squad operates in the open to intimidate political opponents and critics? I smell another Obama scandal — and possibly lawsuit — in the works ...

They shred the Constitution as if it were a used Kleenex.

MEMO TO THE OVOMITONS : The Founders knew there would be aggressive, lowlife powermongers like this admin, who would creep into our govt.

That is why the US Constitution is intended to RESTRAIN the government.

78 posted on 10/02/2009 9:58:17 AM PDT by Liz
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To: stockpirate; rxsid; pissant; Fred Nerks; null and void; george76; PhilDragoo; Candor7; GOPJ; BP2; ..
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One shivers at the thought of a team of Department of Justice Bloggers anonymously trolling the web to spin the message of a President. It is particularly terrifying when those same anonymous government employees at the Department attack media outlets and newspapers anonymously.

Check out #74.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/2353325/posts?page=74#74

79 posted on 10/02/2009 10:03:19 AM PDT by LucyT
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To: stockpirate

In my opinion it’s psyops warfare against we the people.


80 posted on 10/02/2009 10:05:17 AM PDT by cripplecreek (Seniors, the new shovel ready project under socialized medicine.)
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