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blm

(113,065 posts)
Sun Apr 24, 2016, 12:02 PM Apr 2016

GOP video "Career Criminal" is rebranded to troll Dems as "Anonymous take on Hillary Clinton"

When has the real Anonymous ever posted a video that repeats every Republican manufactured 'scandal' almost word for word?

This is NOT an Anonymous video - and those who fall for this type of tactic and are claiming it is are furthering the GOP's campaign strategy. A campaign strategy they have been using as long as Democratic Underground has existed.

seventhsonitis

Thankfully, some of us Sanders voters have been here for quite awhile and recognize RW trolling when we see it and will not succumb to the propaganda offered or further it.

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emulatorloo

(44,131 posts)
1. "seventhsonitis" indeed.
Sun Apr 24, 2016, 12:26 PM
Apr 2016

Thanks for the heads-up.

A lot of promotion of Fox News as 'truth-tellers' these days as well.

blm

(113,065 posts)
7. DU should draw the line at allowing RW propaganda videos like this one.
Sun Apr 24, 2016, 03:20 PM
Apr 2016

I certainly would hope HRC supporters wouldn't post GOP made videos like this against Sanders.

There should be a line drawn.

blm

(113,065 posts)
3. Some of the GOP ops here are having a field day at DU. Past time us
Sun Apr 24, 2016, 01:05 PM
Apr 2016

older DUers call them on the tactic we've seen play out here so many times in past election cycles.

Skwmom

(12,685 posts)
4. That was obvious. But who did the rebranding and for what purpose? Not so obvious.
Sun Apr 24, 2016, 01:08 PM
Apr 2016

And therein lies the problem when you engage people like Brock, etc.

blm

(113,065 posts)
9. It'd be easier if people knew when it's GOP spraying the horsepoo smell, too.
Sun Apr 24, 2016, 04:37 PM
Apr 2016

As a Sanders supporter I am also mindful that if Sanders had been president in 1993 it would have been Jane getting the treatment and everything she said or did would be twisted into a 'scandal' too. Fer chrissakes, look what they did with the one W missing from a keyboard.

This is how they operate against Dems - ALL Dems. Pretending that they couldn't do it to Sanders because he is 'our' guy isn't helpful and lets the GOP operatives off the hook for what we all KNOW they do.

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