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The Obama Administration Trolls
Townhall.com ^ | April 17, 2014 | Carol Platt Liebau

Posted on 04/17/2014 8:10:08 AM PDT by Kaslin

Someone in the lefty press is catching on.

Slate's John Dickerson points out that the Obama administration routinely "trolls" the GOP -- that is, deliberately misstates information about matters of public concern in order to keep what they consider favorable topics foremost in the public mind. Dickerson uses the topic of the "wage gap" as one example; I would use the topic of voting rights as another. In other words, the president and his administration are giving the press and the people purportedly factual information that they actually know is untrue as part of a deliberate strategy.

As Dickerson points out, there is something breathtakingly cynical about this approach. Not only is it wrong, it degrades the office of the presidency, and undermines whatever trust Americans still have in their elected officials -- a troubling phenomenon for a democratic republic.

Although his successors will reap the whirlwind, President Obama has obviously decided he doesn't care: The strategy is perfect to foment unrest and agitation by keeping low-information voters in a perpetual state of indignation against the GOP, and thus at least incrementally increases the chances that turnout among Democrat groups won't be as low this fall as many fear.

But it may also explain why, as Katie noted below, 60% of Americans think their President is lying to them about things that matter. After all, they're not stupid, and perhaps the President ultimately will come to realize that seeking to exploit fear powered by ignorance isn't really the best strategy for a leader to choose.

As with so many of his other policies, by choosing this course, the President is sacrificing the long-term good of this country for his own, short-term political objectives. Sad. And destructive.


TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: demagogues; obama; obamalies; obamatrolls
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To: Kaslin

“60% of Americans think their President is lying to them”.

And/but they like it. Besides, Geo Bush lied more. All politicians lie. 0bama just tells cooler lies.


21 posted on 04/17/2014 10:04:56 AM PDT by Attention Surplus Disorder (At no time was the Obama administration aware of what the Obama administration was doing)
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To: afraidfortherepublic

I have some kin he worked in the upper levels of the GWB campaigns. They are tight lipped; but some tidbits were most interesting!
Trolls! Organized, paid and volunteer are legion. Both sides.

Mention FR and the eyes light up! They were quite familiar with FR.

More then a few interlopers in this neck of the woods!


22 posted on 04/17/2014 10:06:00 AM PDT by DUMBGRUNT
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To: Attention Surplus Disorder

Prove it that President Bush lied more.


23 posted on 04/17/2014 10:38:59 AM PDT by Kaslin (He needed the ignorant to reelect him, and he got them. Now we all have to pay the consequenses)
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