McCain Campaign: Comment Trolls Wanted

Wishing you could be a campaign surrogate, but don't have a national platform? Do you find blogging your own opinions tedious? Wish you could have someone tell you what to think during this political season? Well look no further than John McCain's new blog outreach!

That's right; the McCain camp wants to recruit online supporters and activists to serve as comment trolls. From their website:

Help spread the word about John McCain on news and blog sites. Your efforts to help get the message out about John McCain's policies and plan for the future is one of the most valuable things you can do for this campaign....

Select from the numerous web, blog and news sites listed here, go there, and make your opinions supporting John McCain known. Once you've commented on a post, video or news story, report the details of your comment by clicking the button below.

Now, don't worry if you've never heard of a blog, or never written a comment, or heck, even used a computer. Because not only does the campaign tell you on which blogs to comment -- Redstate for right-wingers, Daily Kos for progressives (sorry HuffPo fans, we didn't make the list) -- it will even tell you what to say! Just click on the Blog Interaction page for "Today's Talking Points."

Just look at today's gem, entitled "Time For Solutions:"

John McCain will put the national interest ahead of partisanship, he will work with anyone who sincerely wants to get this country moving again. If John McCain is elected President, the era of the permanent campaign will end. The era of problem solving will begin.

You might be thinking, "What's in it for me?" As a matter of fact, for every comment the McCain verifies, you will awarded McCain Action Center. Which is important, because in Fantasy Land 2013, those things will replace the dollar as American currency.

Comments

[justfine]

You forgot what I consider the absolute best part of the appeal:

"The web, blog and news sites listed here are a sample of political sites that you may post comments on. The content of these sites is not controlled by the McCain campaign and may contain offensive material. Please use your discretion in visiting these sites."

I'm pleased that HuffPo missed the cut.

[CocteausTwin]

Pssst! They already abound here.

[j0em0mma]

yup, thicker than flies

[LisainNYC]

Laughing. Out. Loud.

[oldwiseone]

I urge you to vote for McCain. It is time that those who deserve to accumulate riches are able to achieve their dreams. . Here are the main points of our program. . Liberating "free" enterprise or private enterprise from any bonds imposed by the government (the state) no matter how much social damage this causes. Greater openness to international trade and investment, as in NAFTA. Reduce wages by de-unionizing workers and eliminating workers' rights that had been won over many years of struggle. No more price controls. All in all, total freedom of movement for capital, goods and services.
CUTTING PUBLIC EXPENDITURE FOR SOCIAL SERVICES like education and health care. REDUCING THE SAFETY-NET FOR THE POOR, and even maintenance of roads, bridges, water supply -- again in the name of reducing government's role. Of course, we don't oppose government subsidies and tax benefits for business.

DEREGULATION. Reduce government regulation of everything that could diminsh profits, including protecting the environment and safety on the job.

PRIVATIZATION. Insure the sale of state-owned enterprises, goods and services to private investors. This includes banks, key industries, railroads, toll highways, electricity, schools, hospitals and even fresh water.

ELIMINATING THE CONCEPT OF "THE PUBLIC GOOD" or "COMMUNITY" and replacing it with "individual responsibi­lity." Pressuring the poorest people in a society to find solutions to their lack of health care, education and social security all by themselves -- then blaming them, if they fail, as "lazy

[AMJordan]

To make this work, you need to use a lot more capital letters. Act like you're hitting your capslock key randomly or something.

BARACK OBAMA WORKED FOR ADOLF HITLER AND RUDOLF MENgLIE WHEN HE ESXCAPED WITH THE SOLIVETS AND SNUCK OVER THE WALL INTO HAWAII!!!

But beyond that, pretty good shot.

[GBecker]

and little, none, or inappropriate punctuation, too. Drop out vowels at random. See ginnypooperscooper above.

[AurigaRa]

McCain

Never passed by a bootstrap.­...

[rmetz74]

He should set up a little recruiting table right here on HuffPo :)

[buckygreen]

Do their sock puppets get separate checks I wonder? Neo would turn into a multi-personality corporation.

[buckygreen]

LOL Speaking of transparently stupid trolls, kbar shows up right on cue.

Besides their amazing stupidity, they can also be identified by their little rat tails, their awful stench, and the bright yellow streak down the middle of their backs.

[qdog112]

I thought communicating with the enemy was APPEASEMENT!

[LadyAva]

Oh no you didn't! LOL!!!

[relikx]

First McCainSpace and now this.

I'm sure it was a Republican who invented spam, their grasp on the tubes would be funny if it wasn't so damn annoying.

[AMJordan]

It took him THIS long to figure it out? Next thing he'll tell us that the sky is occasionally blue and that the ocean is wet.

[EspritDeVoltaire]

We should all have pity for these poor wretches who have nothing better to do with their lives than spread disinformation. We should all work toward helping them quit their disgusting self abuse and return them to something as close to normalcy as possible. I'm sure with assistance they might yet become decent people with lives worth living, as hard as that is to believe, seeing them as we do now.

If I had to lurk in the darkness of the Internet spreading propaganda for an organization which at heart did not serve the interests of myself or anyone like me, I should certainly hope someone would come to my aid with intervention before I debased myself further in public. Have compassion for these poor brain dead social rejects.

[buckygreen]

I have the same amount of compassion for trolls as I would for termites eating my house or an infestation of rabid rats.

[EspritDeVoltaire]

Put yourself in their place. If you were publicly scorned as an idiot everywhere you went because you were cowardly, delusional and offensive in manners, wouldn't you perhaps become as warped as these poor souls who degrade themselves and cheapen what is left of their character by trolling?

[LadyAva]

How typical. The McCain camp have to tell their troll bots what to think because his supporters are too dense to think for themselves. Also, he needs to keep them appraised of his current platforms seeing as he changes them so often. Sadly. this is what politics has come down to on the Reich...Wh­ile I don't believe Dems are the panacea for the incredible harm done to this country, they are better than the senile, spineless McTwit and a 3rd Cheney/Rove term! Besides, we do have some great Dems representing us, like Kucinich and Edwards, so I have hope. It's all I cling to, that and my list of 800 numbers for my representatives in the senate and congress.

Please Dems, enough with the BS infighting. Let's attack the real problem in America, neoconservatism and the sorry state of the nation. You Hillary and Barack supporters need to stop acting like spoilt brats! I admire your passion for your chosen candidates, but enough with the sleazy attacks already. Let's think big picture.

Oh and for all of you who will vote for this McTurncoat if your Dem candidate isn't elected, you really are lower than all the republican scum combined and should leave politics to the smart and pragmatic. I personally will support Obama or Clinton, whoever gets the nomination, and, as is my custom, will hold his/her feet to the fire. Maybe together, we, the people, can make a difference.

[olivia]

BRING
THEM
ON

[buckygreen]

Good luck with that my friend. If the trolls that occasionally pollute this site are any indication, theyre not going to help you much.

They are so transparently stupid you can spot em from a mile away.

[BetterDeadthanRedState]

That's right! That was a lot easier than thinking up stuff myself.

[BetterDeadthanRedState]

John McCain will put the national interest ahead of partisanship, he will work with anyone who sincerely wants to get this country moving again. If John McCain is elected President, the era of the permanent campaign will end. The era of problem solving will begin.

[DesertLight]

That HAD to be a sarcasm.

[BetterDeadthanRedState]

LOL, No it was a cut and paste of today's talking points, geez, didn't you read the article?

[BetterDeadthanRedState]

Easiest ten bucks I ever made.

[j0em0mma]

Then why has he flip-flopped on every single issue that was ever important in this regard?

* McCain criticized TV preacher Jerry Falwell as “an agent of intolerance” in 2002, but has since decided to cozy up to the man who said Americans “deserved” the 9/11 attacks. (Indeed, McCain has now hired Falwell’s debate coach.)

* McCain used to oppose Bush’s tax cuts for the very wealthy, but he reversed course in February.

* In 2000, McCain accused Texas businessmen Sam and Charles Wyly of being corrupt, spending “dirty money” to help finance Bush’s presidential campaign. McCain not only filed a complaint against the Wylys for allegedly violating campaign finance law, he also lashed out at them publicly. In April, McCain reached out to the Wylys for support.

* McCain supported a major campaign-finance reform measure that bore his name. In June, he abandoned his own legislation.

* McCain took a firm line in opposition to torture, and then caved to White House demands.

* McCain gave up on his signature policy issue, campaign-finance reform, and won’t back the same provision he sponsored just a couple of years ago.

* McCain was against presidential candidates campaigning at Bob Jones University before he was for it.

* McCain was both for and against state promotion of the Confederate flag.

* And now he’s both for and against overturning Roe v. Wade.

http://www.thecarpetbaggerreport.com/archives/9111.html

[LiberalRebel2]

The era when RRRRRREAL MENNN can walk around feeling totally free to call their wifes and Gril friends "C**ts". WHen the problem solving will start by trying to find out where the heck our armies are, in which country that is. And when making a stroll down the market will be a beautiful and casual walk with several aerial gunships hover above each citizen and Helipcopters with mniniguns secure the middle realm from mortars and a smaller group of a battalion is ring ciculing each and every child per se on their way to school. WHen flying super vehicles will toss around the sky with bio fuel friendly imaginary engines and when the west will meet the east and the CCCR for once will disband and..What? that has already happened? who are you to tell me while I day dream..you C**nt!

[ccmd]

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