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Divernan

(15,480 posts)
34. Are they paid by # of posts? per word? overtime for weekend shifts?
Mon Jun 17, 2013, 02:16 PM
Jun 2013

Special bonuses for cramming more than 3 of their scripted talking points into a single post? And an extra BIG, try-to-cut-'em-off-at-the-knees bonus for being the first one to respond to any latest breaking news post documenting negative actions, motivations or behaviors by their hero or hero's agents/minions/appointees.

My dog, how the money rolls in! Do they have a Hall of Infamy for those lemmings who post more than a certain number of times per thread? Award the Medal of Dishonor to anyone posting more than 200 times per 24 hour period? Is there a super-secret annual awards dinner? A faux gold sheep? "The 2013 Sheeple Award for the greatest number of anti Snowden/pro NSA posts goes to _ _ _ _ _!

Einstein had it right:"Blind belief in authority is the greatest enemy of truth."

DU's character assassins declare John Cusack to be a heretic in 3...2...1... n/t backscatter712 Jun 2013 #1
Under the bus isn't so bad. ForgoTheConsequence Jun 2013 #3
Well I've got Al's elbow in my back and it's hurting. We need a bigger bus Catherina Jun 2013 #5
I've been under the bus for years here. One gets used to it. madfloridian Jun 2013 #18
+1000 blackspade Jun 2013 #19
Mad!! How great to see you now! Catherina Jun 2013 #21
Amen sister, amen. Junkdrawer Jun 2013 #26
Yeah but the view never seems to change.... truebrit71 Jun 2013 #35
Yep. They've already gone after Grayson, Gore, Nadler. HooptieWagon Jun 2013 #4
Wonder how much it pays to be a lemming leader? wilsonbooks Jun 2013 #10
Are they paid by # of posts? per word? overtime for weekend shifts? Divernan Jun 2013 #34
well put. bbgrunt Jun 2013 #11
Not lemmings Fumesucker Jun 2013 #16
i'm curious, where Franken thrown under the same bus or a different one by the Bodhi BloodWave Jun 2013 #42
I'm keeping a list bobduca Jun 2013 #43
Me too. backscatter712 Jun 2013 #44
Enough of the divisive nonsense. Bobbie Jo Jun 2013 #45
K&R dkf Jun 2013 #2
What are they afraid of? RobertEarl Jun 2013 #6
Follow the money. It is always about the money. And this is SPECIAL money. BlueStreak Jun 2013 #13
Exactly! HooptieWagon Jun 2013 #17
Earlier today I was thinking of all the trillions we gave the banks to bail them out. Catherina Jun 2013 #22
Not being able to loot the Treasury. nt valerief Jun 2013 #39
Glad to see the formation of this coalition marions ghost Jun 2013 #7
Snowden is a "narcissist", Assange is an "egotist"...the babble goes Swagman Jun 2013 #8
a chilling possibility. all the tools are in place. n/t Catherina Jun 2013 #9
We should be free to communicate without fear upi402 Jun 2013 #12
"The Snowden Principle" ReRe Jun 2013 #14
I wish we had a way to rec posts. - “A Republic, if you can keep it.” Catherina Jun 2013 #15
k&r Starry Messenger Jun 2013 #20
"Better Off Dead" ? Catherina Jun 2013 #23
It's a goofball 80's film, kind of cult classic territory. Starry Messenger Jun 2013 #31
Great flick... truebrit71 Jun 2013 #37
War, Inc. Babel_17 Jun 2013 #28
Thanks Babel_17. Starry Messenger Jun 2013 #32
You're welcome Babel_17 Jun 2013 #33
K&R! Katashi_itto Jun 2013 #24
kick burnodo Jun 2013 #25
John Cusack once again shows the power of his pen* (K&R) Babel_17 Jun 2013 #27
du rec. xchrom Jun 2013 #29
I remember when he did War, Inc. A great satire on the privatisation of war and "reconstruction" Dragonfli Jun 2013 #30
k&r! Puzzledtraveller Jun 2013 #36
K & R !!! WillyT Jun 2013 #38
Now I love Mr. Cusack even more. ~nt 99th_Monkey Jun 2013 #40
Threats to the Lie Agreed Upon are often met with viciousness & hatred. DirkGently Jun 2013 #41
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