Clinton's Internet Troll Campaign Against Bernie Sanders Is A New Low

[Purveyor]

A political organization supporting Hillary Clinton is planning to take on Bernie Sanders, one social media account at a time. Twitter, Facebook, and others might soon get even nastier if that’s still possible for the 2016 election cycle.

Correct the Record, a hybrid-PAC supporting Clinton, announced a task force called Barrier Breakers 2016. The purpose is to “correct” online commentary, according to the announcement.

“While Hillary Clinton fights to break down barriers and bring America together, the Barrier Breakers 2016 digital task force will serve as a resource for supporters looking for positive content and push-back to share with their online progressive communities, as well as thanking prominent supporters and committed superdelegates on social media.”

It goes on to explain that the task force will be staffed with “former reporters, bloggers, public affairs specialists, designers, Ready for Hillary alumni, and Hillary super fans” ready to push back against Clinton’s attackers on Twitter, Facebook, Reddit, and Instagram.

Or as the New York Daily News explained, the group is “an online mob of paid trolls designed to attack any and every person who says one cross word about Hillary Clinton on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Reddit, or elsewhere.”

The political group says it has put $1 million behind its fight for the comments section. Bernie Sanders campaign has said they’ve spent approximately $0 for online commentary so far.

Read more at http://www.inquisitr.com/3033052/clintons-internet-troll-campaign-against-bernie-sanders-is-a-new-low/#gbu7bOlu1JldIqRZ.99

[hrmjustin]

1. How dare people defend Hillary online.

[NurseJackie]

4. I know! The absolute NERVE of some people! Can you imagine? How dare they?

It's absolutely disgraceful!

[Loudestlib]

10. Yep

The getting paid is the disgraceful part.

[nolawarlock]

50. ^^^^^^ This forever!!!!

Nobody said it like Bette!

[savalez]

17. Yeah, only bernie supports are allowed be on the internetz!

[Unicorn]

18. So you defend trolls and their bullying?

How typical - a Hillary supporter defending things a progressive should be against.

[hrmjustin]

22. Defending Hillary is not bullying. Try again.

[Unicorn]

26. We're talking about the troll acts currently going on.

Try again.

Oh, but forget it. Your on ignore for defending this crap.

[hrmjustin]

28. You can ignore me all you like but you have not shown how this is bullying.

[Matt_in_STL]

38. They posted pornography to the Facebook pages supporting Sanders

Then they reported the pages based on pornographic images and had the pages taken down. Shall we assume you are okay with that tactic?

For some reason I am sure you are.

[hrmjustin]

40. Are you saying that was Correct the Record?

[Matt_in_STL]

42. I am saying it was very well coordinated.

Take from that what you will.

[hrmjustin]

43. Can you offer proff that it was CTR or are you just reaching?

[Matt_in_STL]

44. Can you show me where I said it was?

I can wait.

[hrmjustin]

46. Very cute.

You know what you were doing.

[Matt_in_STL]

47. I was pointing out that you defend trolls who posted pornography and alerted

Nothing more.

[hrmjustin]

48. No I never defended that behavior.

What I am defending is CTR correcting lies against Hillary.

But you knew that and you were trying to make me look bad.

Thats ok, I forgive you.

[truedelphi]

56. Those of us folowing all of the corruption involved with HRC's campaign

Have many indications. Including felonious activity regarding vote counts.

No matter what we say, you would say it was not "proof" so all I can say is that if what is happening to Bernie was happening to Hillary, Bernie would be facing charges.

BTW, fellow Bernie supporters, here is the skinny on what to do if you think things are being "adjusted" away from Bernie and for HRC:

Justice.org continues to collect affidavits in an effort to document our cause for election changes, with both immediate and long term goals and they are seeking our help. You can and should report violations to the Sanders Campaign : Bernie wants you to call 347-379-4298 FIRST!!!
That's Bernie's Voter Protection Hotline
and/or e-mail [email protected] but do not stop there, report also to Justice.org.
In the days leading up to and throughout Election Day, Civil Rights Division staff members will also be available by telephone to receive complaints from citizens in all states and jurisdictions nationwide related to possible violations of the federal voting rights laws (toll free 1-800-253-3931 or 202-307-2767) or TTY (202-305-0082). In addition, individuals may also report such complaints by fax to 202-307-3961, by email to [email protected] and by a complaint form on the department’s website: www.justice.gov/crt/about/vot/.

[hrmjustin]

58. So basically you have no proof it came from CTR.

[truedelphi]

70. "NO proof" only means we don't have definitive proof - it doES NOT mean that

There are no indications that CTR should be absolved.

[hrmjustin]

75. Let me know when you have proof it was them.

[hrmjustin]

103. I don't approve of bullying. My point if you were paying attention is that CTR is correcting lies.

[truedelphi]

148. Your mentality is very reminiscent of the sick mentality of Tricky Dickie supporters./

"Watergate is just a small bump in the road; once he is elected, it will all go away."

And for quite a while, it looked like they were right. Then came that glorious day in August of 1974 when the helicopter took off from the White House lawn.

Anyway, as long as reports keep popping up, I will remain firmly convinced that HRC should be indicted not only for her release and discussion of classified material, but also for her letting Brock do things such as are detailed in this article:

http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2016/04/clintons-internet-supporters-allegedly-using-porno.html

[hrmjustin]

149. I won't tell you my opinion of you.

I doubt you care as you know your opinion of me means nothing to me.

[lagomorph777]

102. Wow, you are very protective of CTR.

Interesting.

[LanternWaste]

57. An allegation cowering behind implication.

"Take from that what you will..."

An allegation cowering behind implication.

[Matt_in_STL]

60. I imply that Hillary supporters used pornography and bullying tactics

And they have admitted it. Either you are okay with it or you are not. Which are you?

[emulatorloo]

128. That's been debunked. Did not happen

[Arneoker]

116. Is that reason that you are not thinking logically?

Because you aren't. Because one or a few Hillary supporters do despicable crap doesn't mean all Hillary supporters are okay with that.

[Matt_in_STL]

121. Sorry, if "BernieBros" were used to paint all Sanders supporters

You are just as responsible for HillPorn.

[tex-wyo-dem]

79. Paying trolls to defend Hillary is "support" as fake...

As a $3 bill. Pathetic...mirrors the candidate.

[truedelphi]

147. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ n/t

[LAS14]

111. Hang in there, hrmjustin!!! We need more folks like you on the internet. nt

[scscholar]

125. But attacking us for not being...

pro-Hillary enough is bullying.

[hrmjustin]

126. Yes that would be bullying.

[TM99]

129. If you are defending Bros for Hillary

that have been confirmed to be behind the porn allegation, then yes, you are defending trolling and bullying.

[hrmjustin]

130. I am not defending the porn bit. I am defending CTR.

[TM99]

133. Who in the fuck do you think

coordinates all of this?

David Brock's CTR is the grey area SuperPAC that coordinates all of it.

You remember Brock, right? He called Hill a little bit nutty and a little bit slutty.

I can not believe y'all support this SOB. It is truly mind-boggling.

[hrmjustin]

136. When you have proof it is him you let me know.

[TM99]

137. Did you ever read Blinded by the Right?

If not, read it fucking right now.

That is OUR proof.

[hrmjustin]

138. When you have proof you let me know.

[TM99]

139. Can't answer the question can you?

Did you read it?

If not, then you are willfully putting your head in the sand and accepting the vile bastard Brock as an acceptable surrogate.

GW had Rove. Hillary has Brock. Isn't that special!

[hrmjustin]

140. I know the book and I have not read it. I have no love for Brock.

But you have no proof it was him.

[TM99]

141. We are done.

You trouble me.

[hrmjustin]

142. Because I say you have no proof Brock did this?

Wow you are something else.

[TM99]

143. Because evidence is all around you

and you refuse to see for the sake of your support of Clinton.

That is cult of personality like behavior and it is troubling when I see otherwise compassionate and intelligent people fall into that trap.

[hrmjustin]

144. You don't like him so you assume he did this.

That is disturbing.

[TM99]

145. Ask yourself why anyone would like Brock.

[hrmjustin]

146. Well when you get actual proof you let me know.

[AgingAmerican]

21. They are trolling

"Neener! Neener! Neener!" isn't a defence

[hrmjustin]

24. Trolling is in the eye of the boholder

[AgingAmerican]

25. Trolling is trolling

To disrupt is to troll

[hrmjustin]

27. Correcting lies is not trolling.

[AgingAmerican]

31. The point of trolling isn't to correct anything

The point is to harass and derail civil discourse.

[hrmjustin]

32. Which is not what they are doing.

but you knew that.

[AgingAmerican]

35. It's exactly what they are doing

And you admit they are trolls.

[hrmjustin]

36. I know you think defending Hillary is trolling but in the real world it is not.

[AgingAmerican]

49. They are child-porn spamming groups on facebook

The bizarre world of 'Defending Hillary'

[hrmjustin]

55. Are you saying Correct the record is doing thaT?

[AgingAmerican]

63. And you gleefully support their bizarre efforts

How to 'support' Hillary, by David Brock

1. Create fake accounts

2. Establish that they are Bernie supporters by making them tweet about Bernie

3. Harass journalists and influencers in their @ mentions

4. Have other elites/influencers quote tweet these fake accounts and say they are hurting Bernie’s brand

5. Post child-porn to Sanders facebook groups

6.Establish a narrative that Bernie’s supporters are all racist, sexist young males who harass people online.

7. Make it more difficult for Sanders to expand his coalition by tainting the view of said coalition for women, people of color, and anyone who just doesn’t like online harassment/bullying.

[hrmjustin]

67. You are not answering my question. Do you have proof it was CTR?

[AgingAmerican]

71. They admit it

Hillary is channeling Putin

[hrmjustin]

73. NO. They did not admit to sending porn to Sanders FB groups.

[AgingAmerican]

76. They admit harassing Sanders supporters online

And child-porn is their chosen MO.

[hrmjustin]

78. Provide proof.

[AgingAmerican]

80. In the pudding...

http://correctrecord.org/barrier-breakers-2016-a-project-of-correct-the-record/

[hrmjustin]

90. Ok so you have no proof. Thanks

[polly7]

82. Child-porn??

FFS.

I hope the FBI or whoever takes care of this sort of crime is on it. Or maybe Facebook itself starts these things off?

[AgingAmerican]

84. Posted up by new accounts with perhaps one friend

And no history. A million dollars buys a lot of sleeze, doesn't it Hillary?

[polly7]

86. Yeah, that does seem like brand new trolls then.

I hope they're not too hard to track down. Hopefully ...... prison, next.

[silvershadow]

114. The definition of political terrorism as I understood it to be in regards to the war on terror. nt

[lagomorph777]

104. Relax HRM - nobody here is going to send CTR to jail; we don't have access to that kind of evidence.

However, you may need to worry about Facebook's ability to trace posts.

[hrmjustin]

106. I hope FB does trace it back.

[silvershadow]

110. +1

[athena]

132. Where is the evidence for your claims?

How to 'support' Hillary, by David Brock

1. Create fake accounts

2. Establish that they are Bernie supporters by making them tweet about Bernie

3. Harass journalists and influencers in their @ mentions

4. Have other elites/influencers quote tweet these fake accounts and say they are hurting Bernie’s brand

5. Post child-porn to Sanders facebook groups

6.Establish a narrative that Bernie’s supporters are all racist, sexist young males who harass people online.

7. Make it more difficult for Sanders to expand his coalition by tainting the view of said coalition for women, people of color, and anyone who just doesn’t like online harassment/bullying.

Please provide evidence that this comes from David Brock and not you.

It's pretty bad to make something up and then put someone else's name to it.

[Purveyor]

93. They are using 'child-porn'? Hope somebody has dropped a

dime to the FBI if that is the case. Many years in prison for such acts if it is happening.

[silvershadow]

115. Even if they didn't, they could still go after them under the terrorism laws. nt

[ljm2002]

83. So flooding Facebook pages with porn...

...in order to get the pages taken down, is promoting civil discourse?

Who knew.

[hrmjustin]

92. No it is not but you have no proof it was CTR.

[ljm2002]

96. For months we have heard things like...

..."I will never vote for him because of his nasty supporters."

Well now the shoe's on the other foot, and you gotta wear it.

[hrmjustin]

98. Ok well when you have proof who did it you let me know.

[athena]

135. Please stop repeating false accusations that have been debunked.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/04/26/an-elaborate-hillary-clinton-facebook-conspiracy-with-coordinated-attacks-and-porn-no-just-a-glitch.html

Theories on Sanders’s primary subreddit and Facebook pages quickly popped up, accusing Hillary Clinton supporters of a coordinated effort with a SuperPAC to report the Sanders pages for threats of violence and child pornography until the pages went down.

Some news organizations appeared to back some of the theories.

...

But Facebook—and now even the affected pro-Sanders groups themselves—say that the real problem was merely a database error that affected more pages than just Sanders-leaning community pages.

[creeksneakers2]

153. Amazing how

nobody notices this post.

[ljm2002]

81. And how dare they post kiddie porn...

...to take down an opponent's Facebook pages!

No, really.

[demmiblue]

85. Disturbing that some find these tactics acceptable.

[hrmjustin]

94. No one here said that sending porn was acceptable.

[silvershadow]

117. But political terrorism is? nt

[hrmjustin]

118. How would you define that?

[silvershadow]

120. It is defined under the terrorism laws. From my limited understanding they would at least be

treading on thin ice with that kind of sick, sick harassment.

[truedelphi]

152. Well we are talking about the campaign people working for a woman

Who has consistently lied on just about every policy matter she has ever participated in, from her vote on the IWR, her views on Fracking, her ties to Wall Street, etc.

And not only that, she is being investigated by the FBI for a release or discussion of classified materials that she should not have shared with Blumenthal. Indictment could very well be part of her future.

IF the stench of Hillary's lies doesn't bother them (I guess the money is pretty good) then why should it surprise us that child pornography got planted.

http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2016/04/clintons-internet-supporters-allegedly-using-porno.html

[hrmjustin]

91. Do you have proof it was CTR?

[ljm2002]

95. Does that matter?

It clearly was Hillary supporters -- HillaryBros, if you will -- who proceeded to brag about it on Twitter.

Facebook has acknowledged what happened -- a concerted attack on Bernie-supporting pages.

Sanders has taken heat for months for what his supporters, his "BernieBros" are supposedly guilty of.

Hillary's turn.

[hrmjustin]

97. Yes it matters. We don't know who did it.

And it is not like this doesn't happen to other groups. A group I belong to on religion gets spammed with porn all the time.

There are creepy people out there.

Claiming CTR did it without proof is not right.

[frylock]

99. Sad that it takes money to motivate people to do that.

[hrmjustin]

100. You know that is not true.

[frylock]

108. No, I dont.

[hrmjustin]

109. whatever.

[frylock]

112. Z formation

[Arneoker]

119. I think that he doesn't know it is true.

And there is no particular reason to think that it is true.

[northernsouthern]

127. Exactlt!

Why would people have a problem with million dollar campaigns paying for a Machiavellian style of false propaganda to subvert the will of the people!

[oldandhappy]

2. and this is what we can expect going forward

[trumad]

3. Show me proof Hillary is behind this...

[AgingAmerican]

19. No need to

Cat is out of the bag.

[moriah]

39. Then show proof they are actually paying any individuals to shill.

Until someone finds the job app for getting money for sharing out the countermemes CTR has created and distributed to vocal Hillary supporters encouraging them to share, I can't believe this announcement was suggesting anything other than they're spending another million on things they've been doing for ages.

Aka, spam Hillary's supporters inboxes with "OMG Brocky, look at that article. It is SO bad. It's like those GOP guys. I love Hillary and I can't lie...."

[AgingAmerican]

53. They already admit it

They are spamming facebook groups with child porn and you defend it

[moriah]

61. I apologize for asking you to bear with me and share that proof (job application) since...

... I have missed it, but if you have the time, I'd be grateful.

I'd also appreciate any proof that Correct the Record is associated with the site that claimed responsibility for those attacks against groups supporting Bernie.

Remember that in the world where this ad wasn't from Bernie but instead a GOP-funded PAC, as was this one seemingly attacking Bernie, I have little trust for people doing things that just damage Democrats being actual Democrats.

[AgingAmerican]

65. They admit it

And you support it

[moriah]

69. I don't support it at all, but again, can you please link to this admission?

I am trying to be exceptionally civil here to demonstrate an example, but calling me a supporter of posting child pornography isn't civil at all.

[AgingAmerican]

74. This...

This certainly explains why 50% of Clinton supporters come online with the EXACT same canned message all at once and spend so much time and harassing Sanders sympathizers.

[moriah]

77. If there was a link in that, it didn't make it.

And until you can provide said link, I'm going to move on to discussions with others. Have a great day!

[frylock]

107. Statement from B4H Leadership

Bros4Hillary (B4H) was created as a way to provide a positive and supportive community for supporters of Hillary Clinton to gather, and as a direct response to the hateful and divisive rhetoric used by other campaigns during this election cycle. Our mission statement is about inclusiveness and tolerance, and we pride ourselves on our diverse membership and the unity through diversity we aim to achieve. We have not and do not approve of or condone harmful or offensive rhetoric or harassing behavior targeting supporters of any other candidate in the race. We have repeatedly and officially condemned such words and behaviors.

Last night, a former member by the name of Casey Champagne decided to engage in harassing behavior toward Facebook groups of Bernie Sanders and posted about it in the B4H Facebook group. As stated above, this was not promoted or supported by the leadership of B4H, nor were we immediately aware of this conduct. We removed the offending posts and member as soon as possible. While our leadership team of administrators tries to catch every questionable post and comment, with over 7,000 members and on a 24-hour posting cycle, some fall through the cracks. We rely on members to “flag and report” harmful, offensive, or trolling behavior, and apologize to the groups that were affected. This member acted on his own authority, is not a part of our leadership team, and does not represent our ideals or our opinions.

To wit: Bros4Hillary is NOT defunct, as reported today by the DailyKos. We temporarily changed our privacy settings after being flooded by online attacks from external members who were upset by Mr. Champagne’s behavior. We will go “live” again shortly and are excited about what is to come. We are growing every day. Our members have made over 20,000 calls across the United States, raised thousands of dollars, and are now apart of creating a ground campaign in California. We thank all of our members for their incredible contributions and regret that the actions of a few would spoil the work of the many. Any media inquiries regarding this incident or any other Bros4Hillary content may be made to: [email protected]. Thank you.

http://www.bros4hillary.com/statement-from-b4h-leadership/

[moriah]

122. Thanks for that link, it's going to help another OP.

[trumad]

51. So you don't have any?

tick-tock tick-tock

[AgingAmerican]

54. Brock has already admitted it

[trumad]

87. Let me see a link that proves Hillary is involved

Prove it to me.

[AgingAmerican]

89. Brock has already admitted it

http://correctrecord.org/barrier-breakers-2016-a-project-of-correct-the-record/

[trumad]

124. Still haven't seen the link that says Hill was involved.

[trumad]

123. Prove to me Clinton ordered that.

Show it!

[Skwmom]

5. They have been playing games for months.

[NewImproved Deal]

6. Judging from the Former First Lady's apologists on this thread...

The Clinton Machine needs to invest in a better class of Troll...

[link:|

[Zorra]

8. The whole campaign is the cheesiest charade ever seen in American politics. nt

[Unicorn]

20. +1. And they've invented new lows.

[azurnoir]

11. K&R great post

[felix_numinous]

12. If it were legal they would shut down open forums

that disagreed with them. They could easily enact parts of the Patriot Act.

[Purveyor]

13. She will know no bounds if, god forbid, she is elected. eom

[Broward]

15. She's dangerous, nt.

[AgingAmerican]

14. Astro turf

Just like the Tea Party

[JoePhilly]

16. More tin foil hat nonsense.

But hey ... whatever helps Bernie fans sleep after tonight's defeat.

[JSup]

23. I'm not sure...

...how we get from "positive content and push-back" to "trolling".

I don't see "trolling" or "aggressive posting" anywhere in the announcement.

[Unicorn]

29. Kick.

[moriah]

30. All I wanna know is where the job apps are.

Until someone shows me a place to apply, I can't believe this announcement is anything more than saying they're spending more cash on things CTR has been doing for ages....

Aka, spam Hillary's supporters inboxes with "OMG Brocky, look at that article. It is SO bad. It's like those GOP guys. I love Hillary and I can't lie...."

[Dem2]

33. Announcing this was like tossing chum into the ocean

It's too funny. And the slander against Hillary has been spewed unabated on reddit for months now. The place is literally a sewer that's been taken over by Bernie and Trump trolls. It's amazing that a group even considered to fight back against what seems like an insurmountable object.

[underthematrix]

151. Well the good news is the average voter isn't following the presidential race on

social media. There's nothing you can do about the crazy and ignorant except to encourage your family, friends, and neighbors to register to vote and then vote. Not just in 2016 but every two years. Most voters understand HRC is the MOST qualified candidate ad we're so lucky that she will be the DEM nominee. She will help us take back the House and Senate, maybe some gov ships and state houses. This election is really EVERYTHING. If HRC wasn't your first choice, lick your wounds and let's keep it moving. We're gonna need everyone out there doing their part.

[ymetca]

34. The candidate herself might be likened...

... to a paid troll. That's kinda been Bernie's contention all along...

[Unicorn]

66. +1. With an underlined for _paid_

[felix_numinous]

37. This aggressiveness online is a hard tack to the right

if the only way to win is to drown out the truth, then it is the only way to rule. Leadership inspires and empowers people to support them, while rulership rewards those who are willing to follow right or wrong.

[LonePirate]

41. I thought Watergate was a political low. Oh how wrong I was. Internet trolling is much worse!

[Unicorn]

64. And, it's actually bullying.

[seabeyond]

45. As long as Sanders continues to have US Uncut, and Bipartisan and a few others, no Sanders has the

right or are sitting in a position to complain about Clinton.

[Unicorn]

62. BS.

[seabeyond]

72. Total BS, I agree. That can't get an honest headline for anything.

[nolawarlock]

52. I can't wait to get my million dollars!

I told that Hillary she best give me the whole million. All those other paid trolls got nothing on me!

[stonecutter357]

59. Time to primary BS and his bro's.

[LanternWaste]

68. This will be as serious as the allegations that Sanders' Facebook groups were targeted for deletion.

This will be as serious as the allegations that Sanders' Facebook groups were targeted for deletion. These constant allegations or martyrdom are an effective political tactic, though.

[salinsky]

88. Bernie has paid $16 million to Revolution Messaging ....

.... and, they're still hiring.

But, they only pay $10.10 per hour.

Why does Bernie support slave wages for his trolls??

What happened to that $15 minimum wage??

[LAS14]

113. Thanks for the info!

[amborin]

134. sure is a sign of a desperate, horrible campaign

[NuclearDem]

150. Bernie's Internet trolls work for free.

Isn't that right, Segami?

[applegrove]

154. If they stop the dehumanization of Hilary, they are welcome in my eyes.

Nobody is attacking Bernie every time somebody says something good about him. And I know this because I say good things about him all the time.