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Andy823

(11,495 posts)

17. What about the right wing paid trolls

Reply to backwoodsbob (Original post)

Fri Jun 14, 2013, 01:22 PM

Jun 2013

Does that bother you? And lets not forget the tea party trolls, and the Rand Paul trolls. Those posters who are trying to suggest that anyone that doesn't agree with one side or the other are paid government employes seems a bit much to me, especially those who have been here since back in the early days.

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would it bother you to find out Government employees [View all] backwoodsbob Jun 2013 OP

Yes, which doesn't mean that it would surprise me. PDJane Jun 2013 #1

it wouldn't surprise me at all backwoodsbob Jun 2013 #2

+1 Egalitarian Thug Jun 2013 #18

Would it bother you if they hired entire offices full of people in India and Pakistan to do this? reformist2 Jun 2013 #3

What bothers me more is the amount of winger FUDr and outright memes that get pushed into uponit7771 Jun 2013 #4

I assume it's already happening nadinbrzezinski Jun 2013 #5

Where is this happening? Why would government employees do this? There is no reason southernyankeebelle Jun 2013 #6

No surprise. lpbk2713 Jun 2013 #7

It doesn't take too much imagination pscot Jun 2013 #8

i dont think its govt employees but I am certain that it happens xiamiam Jun 2013 #9

No. Wait Wut Jun 2013 #10

Yes, because that is not something that the (federal, at least) government is empowered to do. Nimajneb Nilknarf Jun 2013 #11

There are lots of paid posters alsame Jun 2013 #12

Sure ... Obama has a whole department of folks in the West Wing JoePhilly Jun 2013 #13

Yes, but it wouldn't surprise me. LWolf Jun 2013 #14

only if they didnt declare themselves. La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2013 #15

Well, with the Sequester, you should be seeing 10 - 25% less "disccussion direction". haele Jun 2013 #16

What about the right wing paid trolls Andy823 Jun 2013 #17

I keep hearing about these paid jobs. Downwinder Jun 2013 #19

Are private security contractors considered Government employees? SecularMotion Jun 2013 #20

I'm sure it happens Puzzledtraveller Jun 2013 #21