BREAKING: Dept. of Justice hired anonymous, partisan Democrat bloggers to bolster image [& troll FR]

Muffled Oar ^ | 10/2/09 | Isaac Muzzey

[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.”

[GOPJ]

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?

[BP2]

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[GOPJ]

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

[Nachum]

Thanks for the heads up combat boots!

The list, ping

[BP2]

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

Tracy J. Russo

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• New Media at U.S. Department of Justice
• President at Russo Strategies, LLC
• Founder at Women in Politics and Technology

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• Deputy Online Communications Director at John Edwards for President
• Online Communications at Democratic National Committee
• Online Communications Director & Finance Director at Ciro D. Rodriguez for Congress

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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

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Tracy J. Russo’s Experience

• New Media

  U.S. Department of Justice

  (Government Agency; Law Practice industry)

  May 2009 — Present (6 months)

• President

  Russo Strategies, LLC

  (Political Organization industry)

  March 2008 — Present (1 year 8 months)

• Founder

  Women in Politics and Technology

  (Political Organization industry)

  March 2007 — Present (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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[AZ .44 MAG]

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.

[Rutles4Ever]

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

This is our country!

[Protect the Bill of Rights]

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

[LucyT]

Sure tempting, isn’t it.

[rolling_stone]

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.

[Senator John Blutarski]

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).

[alrea]

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

[Jersey Republican Biker Chick]

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

[stockpirate]

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 ...”

[Liz]

....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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[Just mythoughts]

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.

[stephenjohnbanker]

“Is that the fat chick from Wilson Phillips?”

Howdja guess??

[Liz]

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.

[LucyT]

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

[cripplecreek]

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