Paid blogger/forum posting service run by a Republican

[NJmaverick]

http://www.advantageconsultants.org/

[Fumesucker]

1. Thanks, I've been looking for income opportunities.. n/t

[G_j]

2. you seem to have really glommed on

to this subject..

[MineralMan]

18. Well, this seems pretty darned interesting to me.

You don't find this organization interesting? Why not?

[AndyA]

3. They really love it when competing candidates sign up at the same time.

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

Hey, you mean I could get paid for posting? Wait a minute... :rofl:

[whatchamacallit]

4. He who smelt it dealt it (nt)

[laughingliberal]

39. +1 nt

[mmonk]

5. So will they pay me to attack them?

That would be fun until I was caught.

[Cha]

6. Such assholes..they don't won't to miss a trick

with their stupid "talking points"..they're so clever anyone can spot them a mile away.

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

7. It's ugly to brag. A lot of people are still out of work.

[Ignis]

23. That's not funny!

...It's freakin' hilarious.

:hide:

[MineralMan]

8. This is hardly surprising to me.

It's been going on for a long time, I'm sure. I've never seen it as openly advertised though.

[Scurrilous]

9. LOL

:thumbsup:

[azmouse]

10. Incredible.

Those folks have too much time on their hands.

[quiet.american]

11. Republicans find a way to pervert everything - even free speech. nt

[EC]

12. Every time there has been a post similar to this

Many of the people I have on ignore are there..It really makes me wonder...

[MineralMan]

13. When you ignore people, you ignore more than just the person.

This is an interesting OP. An organization actually exists that is selling the service of paid political bloggers. Don't assume that people you're ignoring have nothing of value to say. That's why there's nobody on my ignore list. I don't want to miss a word.

[EC]

14. I didn't use the ignore feature at all until last week

then I started because of the boo-hooing factor - it was literally making me ill - my stomach could not handle it anymore so I hit ignore...


On edit: the OP is not on my ignore list - I can read it just fine and have been aware of this for a while, remember reading about this last year...or maybe it was during the 2008 election...because when I read it - it involved McCain having someone doing this...

[Quantess]

37. I only use the ignore feature very rarely,

but never for people I suspect are trolls.

I only use it to keep myself from getting annoyed (usually for trivial reasons).

[blondeatlast]

15. Get a load of the clients who actually own up to using the service:

Partial client listing:



Motorola Corporation

Boy Scouts of America
Girl Scouts of America
American Cancer Society

The Gathering/USA


Sheridan House

For Giving Foundation

Live the Dream Foundation

Sportsmen’s National Land Trust

Florida Hospice & Palliative Care

Mote Marine Laboratory

The Florida Bar

Friends of Florida’s Waterways

Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute

Adopt A Pet

Sons of Confederate Veterans, Florida Division

[NJmaverick]

17. Sons of Confederate Veterans, Florida Division

Guess their reputation couldn't get any worse by admitting to paid operatives

[Scurrilous]

32. Indeed. n/t

[flamingdem]

16. I'm sure they are very proud of their "work" just like the

Repuke who set up the homeless people as Green party candidates in AZ.

[SunsetDreams]

19. Can't say as I am surprised, K&R

[Bozita]

20. Some people are sayin' these folks have spell-checkers and know how to use them.

[Name removed]

21. Deleted message

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[DainBramaged]

22. Accusing people of being paid GOP operatives isn't nice

especially people who are members on DU.

[Stinky The Clown]

24. What are you saying?

[awoke_in_2003]

41. I think you know...

exactly what that *$%^#$* is saying. By the way, when do us "professionals" start getting our paychecks :)

[Matariki]

25. Looks like you crashed their site

or made them run and hide.

Firefox can't find the server at www.advantageconsultants.org.

[NJmaverick]

26. I just checked, it's still there

[Matariki]

27. Hmm, back up. Must be easy to crash though ;-)

[azmouse]

28. I wonder if one of their tactics is

to accuse everyone who disagrees with them of being a paid DLC operative?

[DainBramaged]

29. Just like if you disagree with the DLC you are a paid GOP operative?

:think:

[lonestarnot]

40. I had my 2 cents thrown out for doing just that this a.m.

:evilgrin:

[geek tragedy]

30. Blog warriors? That's AWESOME. nt

[Hekate]

31. Entrepreneurs in socioeconomic niches like this one remind me that even cockroaches....

... have their place in the ecological scheme of things.

I am in awe of their entrepreneurial sleazitude.

Hekate

[Political Tiger]

33. K & R!

n/t

[GoneOffShore]

34. Anyone send him an email?

[Mimosa]

35. There are probably similar Democratic companies

The graphics would have to be better.

Reading on the link, I noticed it also mentions talk radio. I always thought talk radio was infested with fake callers.

[Quantess]

43. There should be!

But I'm going to bet there is a lot less funding for this kind of dirty tricks on the left side. We don't have anyone like the Koch brothers on our side.

[rug]

36. The Lounge is infested with them.

Chicken threads. :scared:

[Tarheel_Dem]

38. Very interesting, but not surprising at all. They've really earned their money this....

election cycle.

[Number23]

42. "augment your blog warrior base"

:eyes: