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Decisive action against Obama's left-wing 'trolls'
WND ^ | November 25, 2012 | Jerome R. Corsi

Posted on 11/26/2012 8:14:10 AM PST by detective

WND Internet forum moderators have conducted extensive studies of leftist, pro-Obama “trolls” who post misinformation.

In the process, the moderators have blocked from WND forums participants who post abusive language aimed at angering or otherwise insulting forum members, WND authors, management and staff.

Trolls appear to perform a “disinformation” function typical of counter-intelligence efforts by intelligence agencies to confuse political enemies and refute or deflect opposing political views that are less susceptible to refutation by more traditional methods of debate and argumentation.

(Excerpt) Read more at wnd.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: obama; trolls
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Interesting article about paid trolls. People who are given the job title "Online Communications Associate" and are paid to go on websites and provide disinformation, personal insults and pro-Obama propaganda.

I have run into several people on FR who fit that description. I have seen people use name calling, personal attacks and no logic or reason to their conversation. I don't know if they were paid or not.

1 posted on 11/26/2012 8:14:18 AM PST by detective
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To: detective
“moderators have blocked from WND forums participants who post abusive language aimed at angering or otherwise insulting forum members, WND authors, management and staff.’

WND should prepare for the obligatory aclu lawsuit.

2 posted on 11/26/2012 8:19:19 AM PST by V_TWIN (obama=where there's smoke, there's mirrors)
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To: detective
This has been going on since AT LEAST 2008. Andrew Breitbart nailed them in this column published in the Washington Times in March 2009:

BREITBART: Online activists on the right, unite!

3 posted on 11/26/2012 8:19:54 AM PST by Timber Rattler (Just say NO! to RINOS and the GOP-E)
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To: detective

The devision and supporting of the weakest candidite (Romney) was clear evidence of this.


4 posted on 11/26/2012 8:20:11 AM PST by Jewbacca (The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem.)
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To: detective

There are plenty of “moderate” trolls working the forums as well. In fact they were starting a good many threads here at FR during the primary season.

They spent a lot of time being concerned about the conservative candidates.


5 posted on 11/26/2012 8:22:34 AM PST by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: Jewbacca

“The devision and supporting of the weakest candidite (Romney) was clear evidence of this.”

You may have a point here.


6 posted on 11/26/2012 8:23:43 AM PST by MichaelCorleone ('We the People' can and will take this country back...starting today.)
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To: Jewbacca
supporting of the weakest candidite (Romney) was clear evidence of this.
If he was the weakest, how did he win the nomination?
7 posted on 11/26/2012 8:32:21 AM PST by oh8eleven (RVN '67-'68)
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To: oh8eleven

Well in Michigan he tied Santorum but the state GOP changed the rules after the fact and gave the win to Romney.

That kind of thing helps.


8 posted on 11/26/2012 8:35:23 AM PST by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: cripplecreek
Well in Michigan he tied Santorum
But if he was the weakest, there shouldn't have even been a tie.
9 posted on 11/26/2012 8:38:16 AM PST by oh8eleven (RVN '67-'68)
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To: detective; Admin Moderator; Jim Robertson

Paid left wing trolls have been a problem on conservative sites* for well over a decade.

Many are very overt and don’t hide the fact that they are on a suicide mission to disrupt and cause problems.

Others are very covert and use nuances like “this worries me as a conservative” whenever their beloved left wing gets nailed/identified in lies or worse.

Some on this site are sleepers and only appear before elections to slander and lie about our candidates. They often have a good back up group that gets notified by pings or freepmail to join in the bashing fun.

*Before I joined FR, the paid pretend to be trolls had become a severe problem on another site. A conservativ IT guy apparently hacked the site and got the email addresses of the offenders.

Then, he sent copies of their emails to the owners of the companies they worked for managers if they worked for some form of government. I don’t know if they got fired. I do know that they stopped posting their poison, very quickly after their bosses or managers were notified.

Our mods do a good job with most of the disturbers. Often the disturbers are Zapped before the Viking Kitties sink their claws into the vermin.


10 posted on 11/26/2012 8:38:55 AM PST by Grampa Dave (Tagline space for rent to pay for some of my extra taxes the next 4 years!)
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To: cripplecreek
The media gave him Iowa, when it turns out Santorum took it. That part, the media didn't talk so much about. The perception was there.

In Virginia, the nomination rules blocked all but 2 candidates.

In Florida, who voted early, and was supposed to have half of its delegates not seated... well, that was just ignored.

Lots of hanky panky going on, not to mention Rove and machine badmouthing conservatives with the support of the MSM.

/johnny

11 posted on 11/26/2012 8:40:33 AM PST by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: oh8eleven

Nice diversion.

You may go now.


12 posted on 11/26/2012 8:41:28 AM PST by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: oh8eleven

“If he was the weakest, how did he win the nomination?”

Been away this year?

It was well covered here for months how establishment Republicans destroyed Romney’s competition.


13 posted on 11/26/2012 8:44:41 AM PST by treetopsandroofs (Had FDR been GOP, there would have been no World Wars, just "The Great War" and "Roosevelt's Wars".)
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To: JRandomFreeper
Both Santorum and Gingrich said essentially the same thing when they dropped out. The media had made their "Inevitable" choice and fundraising became impossible. After all, why donate to can candidate when another is perceived as the clear winner?

The Michigan Republican Party (MRP) Credentials Committee voted 4-2 last night to give Mitt Romney both of the state's at-large delegates, State Policy Committee Chair Mike Cox told MIRS today.

Cox was one of two "no" votes on the committee which met via telephone, along with attorney Eric Doster The "yes" votes included GOP National Committeeman Saul Anuzis, a Romney supporter, and MRP Chair Bobby Schostak.

That would put the delegate split at 16 for Romney and 14 for Rick Santorum, after each candidate won 14 delegates apiece in those divided by Michigan's 14 congressional districts.

As MIRS first reported on Wednesday, the MRP was delaying a final decision on the delegate split until after consulting with attorneys.

Cox said that according to the MRP rules, Santorum and Romney should each get one of Michigan's two at-large delegates based on their take of the popular vote.

"I supported Mitt, but the vote was clearly wrong," Cox said of the Credentials Committee. "It's kind of like Third World voting. We published rules and then we voted to change the rules."


Because The Narrative Cannot Survive A Rewrite
14 posted on 11/26/2012 8:45:00 AM PST by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: Syncro
You might find this enlightening.

/johnny

15 posted on 11/26/2012 8:45:12 AM PST by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: detective

These lefty trolls-for-hire are all over the place.

It’s so obvious that they’re paid by Media Matters or Move.On. They spew their pathetic little script of misinformation and righteous indignation. I used to get angry and want to respond. Now I just laugh.

But hey, it’s a job. Probably the only one these sad little trolls have ever had.


16 posted on 11/26/2012 8:51:00 AM PST by mojito (Zero, our Nero.)
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To: detective

The Raleigh News & Observer’s blogger Nazi’s are a great example of how “free speech” works in a libtard world. I’ve been kicked off their site about 10 times under various names for simply defending myself against people who engaged in name calling and personal attacks. I never “attacked” anybody unless they attacked me first. And I never used profanity. Yet the libtards I was counteracting would get a free pass for almost anything short of a death threat.

I once got kicked off for giving examples of the name calling and threats libs made against Michele Malkin. They absolutely will not tolerate the truth if it exposes the liberal mindset for intolerance and hate.


17 posted on 11/26/2012 8:51:29 AM PST by Lee'sGhost (Johnny Rico picked the wrong girl!)
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To: oh8eleven

He had outside help whose goal it was to promote the weakest candidate.

He also lied and slandered every other Republican candidate, but practically fellated Obama.


18 posted on 11/26/2012 8:52:41 AM PST by Jewbacca (The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem.)
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To: treetopsandroofs
It was well covered here for months how establishment Republicans destroyed Romney’s competition.
But, but, he was the WEAKEST. LOL ...
19 posted on 11/26/2012 8:53:25 AM PST by oh8eleven (RVN '67-'68)
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To: cripplecreek
Nice diversion. You may go now.
You can't argue the facts so I have to go? Gheeze, talk about weak. LOL ...
20 posted on 11/26/2012 8:55:51 AM PST by oh8eleven (RVN '67-'68)
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