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babylonsister

(171,023 posts)
Wed May 8, 2019, 06:59 AM May 2019

Jacob Wohl Tried to Create a Fake Counter Protest to His Own Press Conference

Busted!

THE FILES ARE IN THE COMPUTER
Jacob Wohl Tried to Create a Fake Counter Protest to His Own Press Conference
The Internet’s favorite duo strikes again.
Will Sommer
05.07.19 5:28 PM ET
Joshua Roberts/Reuters


Hapless pro-Trump operative Jacob Wohl appears to have staged a fake protest against himself, only to have it become immediately apparent that he was behind it.

Wohl and his ally, Republican lobbyist Jack Burkman, have been planning to hold a press conference Wednesday at Burkman’s Northern Virginia house to push a baseless sexual assault smear against Democratic presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg. But on Monday, Burkman tweeted a link to an Eventbrite event page called the “Protest Against Homophobic Bigots” which he claimed was being used to organize a protest against his press conference with Wohl.

“Hundreds of leftist protestors are set to descend on our Wednesday Press conference,” Burkman tweeted,” Burkman tweeted. “We WILL NOT surrender to the mob! We’ve called in extra security to guard our safety and that of our partners in the media.”

Before Burkman’s tweet, no other Twitter account had ever promoted the event page. And it quickly became apparent as to why. Reporter Justin Duckham noticed that the Eventbrite page’s organizer used the email address “wohlthinktank@gmail.com” — an email address also used by Wohl.

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Jacob Wohl Tried to Create a Fake Counter Protest to His Own Press Conference (Original Post) babylonsister May 2019 OP
So there IS bad publicity underpants May 2019 #1
This message was self-deleted by its author RandiFan1290 May 2019 #2
Hapless... 2naSalit May 2019 #3
is it possible that this is business as usual for right wing azzwholes? rampartc May 2019 #4
Wohl think tank? Cartoonist May 2019 #5
More like "Wohl-think tanks" Generic Brad May 2019 #6
His mind is a septic tank, chock full of shitty ideas. magicarpet May 2019 #7
Everything around Wohl is 100% fishy Tarc May 2019 #8
He's a laughably incompetent shit stirrer. Dave Starsky May 2019 #12
Lol! What a loser. demmiblue May 2019 #9
A poor man's James O'Keefe. tanyev May 2019 #10
His press conference is being held in a driveway: demmiblue May 2019 #11

Response to babylonsister (Original post)

rampartc

(5,371 posts)
4. is it possible that this is business as usual for right wing azzwholes?
Wed May 8, 2019, 07:16 AM
May 2019

milo or ann coulter can rent a mob, call them "antifa," incite them to violence, and blame us for obstructing free speech.

Tarc

(10,472 posts)
8. Everything around Wohl is 100% fishy
Wed May 8, 2019, 08:15 AM
May 2019

As much of a toerag as he is, something has always seemed off about him being "caught" so easily in these various shenanigans. Seriously, who could be so daft to make a counter-page/site with an e-mail containing your own name as the source?

It's like a bad Scooby-Do villain.

Dave Starsky

(5,914 posts)
12. He's a laughably incompetent shit stirrer.
Wed May 8, 2019, 09:55 AM
May 2019

He's the Dunning-Kruger effect in full bloom. A guy so stupid, he has no idea how ridiculous he is. He makes Elmer Fudd look like Professor Moriarty.

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