Reply #168: I think coordinated troll attacks are more than a possibility.

[Hansel]

Tom Hartman mentioned on his show the other day that one of the righties who used to call his show all of the time join the military. Before he left for Iraq, he called Tom and told him he had been paid by wealthy people supporting Republicans to call his show and post on Progressive blogs to create chaos and promote divisions. I'm sure DU is large enough that they see it as worth putting their money into.

I'm sure some of it is from these paid trolls who have figured out this pushes buttons here, causes divisions, and generates a tremendous amount of anti-Obama's presidency rhetoric. The hyperbole and dichotomy of thought seem to be clues. Right wingers have a certain way of viewing the world that predisposes them to lean right. It's not too difficult to spot those with that thought process. Of course some of them could be ex-Republicans who support Obama now. I doubt there are many of them though.

At this particular time when public emotion is so raw is the best time for these folks to be on the boards. This is an extremely important moment in time and Obama is about to take a sharp turn from the way Republicans have done things. If the trolls can erode support for him, the chances of that happening dwindle. There is too much at stake for them not to be doing this.