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Clinton Is Fighting the Troll Wars With a Million Dollar Super-PAC Campaign
Gizmodo ^ | 05/10/2016 | Matt Novak

Posted on 05/10/2016 12:17:39 PM PDT by apillar

If we’ve learned anything from this election cycle it’s that American politics gets the messiest when it’s online. And the Clinton campaign has decided that it wants to fight fire with fire when it comes to online trolls. The Clinton camp has built their own troll army using roughly $1 million of super-PAC funds. The only question remaining: Is this open coordination of online campaigning even legal?

As the Los Angeles Times reports, a super-PAC called Correct the Record has hired a legion of “former reporters, bloggers, public affairs specialists, [and] designers” to go after anyone online who is critical of Hillary Clinton. And it’s a well-funded effort. According to Correct the Record, it’s “engaged” with roughly 5,000 people online so far.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: clinton; fundingtheleft; hillary2016; superpacs
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To: Stentor
Did you ever dance with Soros in front of an owl effigy in the pale moonlight?

Not sure.. there were a couple-few dead owls on poles at the time but I was looking at more interesting stuff...

41 posted on 05/10/2016 2:27:11 PM PDT by humblegunner (NOW with even more AWESOMENESS)
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To: Luircin

Click the Pic!

42 posted on 05/10/2016 2:37:26 PM PDT by humblegunner (NOW with even more AWESOMENESS)
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To: humblegunner

Okay, so first you demanded evidence and reasoning.

I give you evidence and reasoning: Their behavior coincides with the behavior of paid trolls. I told you this multiple times. You never even addressed my points, and you still haven’t, other than nitpicking at how I phrased them.

So we started this latest round with your high-and-mighty proclamations about me that I have blatantly disproven. I gave you everything you asked for. You claimed I didn’t; I showed you I did. Then you moved the goalposts, AND ignored my arguments. Good for you; you’re good at using logical fallacies!

I thought you were going to make dinner. Am I really that fun to fight with?


43 posted on 05/10/2016 2:45:16 PM PDT by Luircin (Stomp Hillary, build wall, stop Islam. Any of the above are good reasons to vote. Trump 2016)
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To: Luircin
I gave you everything you asked for. You claimed I didn’t; I showed you I did. Then you moved the goalposts, AND ignored my arguments. Good for you; you’re good at using logical fallacies!

Now you're channeling my ex-wife.

Well done.

44 posted on 05/10/2016 2:48:28 PM PDT by humblegunner (NOW with even more AWESOMENESS)
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To: humblegunner

Well, all arguing aside, I donated last week, and it’ll be monthly donations soon enough, once the steady paycheck in the future is assured and not just probable.


45 posted on 05/10/2016 2:53:05 PM PDT by Luircin (Stomp Hillary, build wall, stop Islam. Any of the above are good reasons to vote. Trump 2016)
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To: Luircin

Cool.
Don’t let Ninja Trolls hijack your efforts.

They all evil and shizzle.


46 posted on 05/10/2016 2:58:07 PM PDT by humblegunner (NOW with even more AWESOMENESS)
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To: humblegunner

Yay. Ad hominem—attacking me instead of the evidence—on top of all that.

Look. All flamewars and insults aside now.

In the end, the reasoning I provided to you is enough for me (ME, let me emphasize; this is MY opinion) to believe that there are paid trolls among us.

You obviously don’t like the reasons I provided, or maybe there’s something emotional in your posts on this thread that you don’t feel like sharing. It’s not my business; I probably shouldn’t care.

Whatever; you’re allowed to have an opinion too.


47 posted on 05/10/2016 2:59:02 PM PDT by Luircin (Stomp Hillary, build wall, stop Islam. Any of the above are good reasons to vote. Trump 2016)
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To: humblegunner

Yes they are; they hang out outside my windows at night and try to make drunk posts when I go to the bathroom.


48 posted on 05/10/2016 3:06:27 PM PDT by Luircin (Stomp Hillary, build wall, stop Islam. Any of the above are good reasons to vote. Trump 2016)
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To: Luircin

Fine, I’m just sayin’...

You can’t go around saying that everyone who disagrees
with you is a disciple of Satan or whatever without any
kind of evidence.

That’s just stupid and harms your credibility.


49 posted on 05/10/2016 3:09:37 PM PDT by humblegunner (NOW with even more AWESOMENESS)
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To: apillar

The Rat Troll Armies have been around since Obama first ran for office.


50 posted on 05/10/2016 3:11:12 PM PDT by kaehurowing
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To: HiTech RedNeck

I think they’re already here. Anybody who uses words like “Bushie” and “neo-con” in the same sentence is suspect to me.


51 posted on 05/10/2016 3:11:53 PM PDT by virgil (The evil that men do lives after them)
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To: Nifster

I hope the Viking Kitties have been staying in shape.


52 posted on 05/10/2016 3:12:23 PM PDT by kaehurowing
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To: justlurking

Remember this: “Correct the Record”.

If you encounter a pro-Hillary astroturfer, ask them if they work for that PAC. Or, you can work the accusation into your post.

Be sure to point out that it is illegal for a PAC to coordinate with the candidate’s campaign.


I actually just ask them what they are being paid. Actually, $7 an hour seems pretty low for a leftist troll. Shouldn’t they be getting at least $15 as a minimum wage?


53 posted on 05/10/2016 3:16:33 PM PDT by kaehurowing
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To: kaehurowing
I actually just ask them what they are being paid.

How awesome of you, assuming that anyone who disagrees with you is paid to do so.

I figure you must be a dumbass for free. How about them apples?

54 posted on 05/10/2016 3:28:27 PM PDT by humblegunner (NOW with even more AWESOMENESS)
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To: humblegunner

Several on your list are alive and well. Reinstated?

I’m wondering why ernbatavia got the zot. Easy going guy.


55 posted on 05/10/2016 3:50:31 PM PDT by Graybeard58 (Crooked Hillary's going down and I aint talkin about, on Huma.)
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To: Graybeard58

Seems like a few were only time-outs.
Like to get the mind right and such. Who knows.

I fully understand not tearing down our nominee.
I don’t understand awarding him infallible status..
but prior to the actual election I can deal with that.


56 posted on 05/10/2016 3:56:13 PM PDT by humblegunner (NOW with even more AWESOMENESS)
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To: humblegunner

How much do you get paid per hour?


57 posted on 05/10/2016 4:05:44 PM PDT by kaehurowing
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To: kaehurowing
How much do you get paid per hour?

One million dollars.

58 posted on 05/10/2016 4:13:02 PM PDT by humblegunner (NOW with even more AWESOMENESS)
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To: humblegunner

lol...


59 posted on 05/10/2016 6:35:21 PM PDT by TomServo
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To: freepersup

Some are in the penalty box, some quit posting.


60 posted on 05/10/2016 7:03:23 PM PDT by kiryandil (To the GOPee: "Giving the Democrats the Supreme Court means you ARE the Democrats.")
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