Hired? Maybe. They like to post the same story, but justify it because it’s the same story posted on 7 different blogs. OR they wait a day or two and spam with new threads.
I tend to think it’s more obsessive compulsion than Ted Cruz paying these mooks. Well, who knows really. I know the Santorum campaign monitors FR. Don’t think they had anyone posting for them ever.
You need to add another layer to your tin-foil hat.