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this was posted on Reddit. The original post has been deleted, but luckily it’s been screen capped so that we can see a unique portrait into the Hillary Paid Troll Scandal:
Good afternoon. As of today, I am officially a former “digital media specialist” (a nice way to say “paid Internet troll”) previously employed by Hillary Clinton’s campaign (through a PR firm). I’m posting here today as a confession of sorts because I can no longer continue to participate in something that has become morally-indigestible for me. (This is a one-time throwaway account, but I’ll stick around for this thread.)
The real problem for me started around the end of September and the beginning of October, when there was a change of direction from the team leader again. Apparently, the higher-ups in the firm caught wind of an impending spending splurge by the Clinton campaign that month and wanted to put up an impressive display. We received very specific instructions about how and what to post, and I was aghast at what I saw. It was a complete change in tone and approach, and it was extremely nasty in character. We changed from advocates to hatchet men, and it left a very bad taste in my mouth.
Spending my time on weekends and evenings, I brought in roughly an extra $100 or so a week, which was a nice cushion for me.
originally posted by: AlaskanDad
a reply to: onequestion
...and he had a better paying job offered at the same time?
Why not?
LOL's
First, my background. I am [redacted] … and first became involved in politics during the 2008 presidential race. I worked as a volunteer for Hillary during the Democratic primary and then for the Democratic Party in the general election. I was not heavily involved in the 2012 election cycle (employment issues – volunteering doesn’t pay the rent), and I wasn’t really planning on getting involved in this cycle until I was contacted by a friend from college around six months ago about working on Hillary’s campaign.
I was skeptical at first (especially after my experience as an unpaid volunteer in 2008), but I eventually came around. The work time and payment was flexible, and I figured that I could bring in a little extra money writing about things I supported anyways. After some consideration, I emailed my resume to the campaign manager he had named, and within a week, I was in play. I don’t want to get bogged down on this subject, but I was involved with PPP (pay per post) on forums and in the comments section of (mostly-liberal) news and blog sites. Spending my time on weekends and evenings, I brought in roughly an extra $100 or so a week, which was a nice cushion for me.
originally posted by: BO XIAN
a reply to: AlaskanDad
Not surprising, really.
Evil, black-hearted, vengeful, spiteful, hostile nastiness seems to be in the gritchy one's blood.
It's certainly a cherished value and a major way of her being in the world.
Good thread. Thanks.
originally posted by: AlaskanDad
a reply to: Konduit
The reddit post was Nov 2015, and now they toss another $1 million to the program, as noted in your post.
HRC apologists and Sanders attackers, we get you now and we know where you are coming from!
originally posted by: AlaskanDad
a reply to: IAMTAT
I remember a certain ATS user that bragged to me about their years of service to the Dem party, lol and they are certainly an HRC apologist. Are they a shill, well now we may never know, but I have my opinion!
originally posted by: BO XIAN
a reply to: jimmyx
I'd guess that any orbs she had anywhere were bitten off the guy that got too close . . . perhaps like Vince Foster.
One thing to say for her . . . she's certainly the world's expert at Fosterizing her opponents.
As to being nice? I haven't ever read of a single case of her being nice--particularly when it wasn't in order to manipulate something out of someone . . . I don't think she'd know how. Certainly she wouldn't think it worthwhile.
I HAVE read of a shocking number of cases where she was gratuitously nasty even when it was not in her interests to be so.
Do those sucking up to the mammary glands of the hateful one just ignore all the evidence of her evil nastiness? . . . e.g. her chronic hostility and cursing at her military and Secret Service guards in the White House? That sort of evidence is abundant.
originally posted by: AlaskanDad
a reply to: IAMTAT
I remember a certain ATS user that bragged to me about their years of service to the Dem party, lol and they are certainly an HRC apologist. Are they a shill, well now we may never know, but I have my opinion!