Million Dollar Troll tweet.

[northernsouthern]

http://twitter.com/bluelighttv/status/724876072391741440/photo/1
(the guy that claimed responsibility for the Facebook attack is in the picture)

[frylock]

1. Epic.

[FlatBaroque]

2. Casey Champagne, LMAO

Hey Casey, hope your miserable life is ruined you douchebag.

[BernieforPres2016]

3. Hillary looks like she had overdosed on Prednisone in that selfie with Casey

Very unhealthy looking with that puffy face.

[moriah]

9. Great job on constructive criticism, talking about issues that matter...

... and disproving the myth that women in politics aren't judged by their looks!

[nadinbrzezinski]

11. Actually health issues do matter

But you knew that

[moriah]

13. Nadin, I generally love you, but....

... unless you have references to a legitimate news story suggesting that Hillary's going to drop dead in four to eight years...

That an internet diagnosis from you or a person who has repeatedly said they won't vote for Hillary ever is inane to actually take seriously.

[nadinbrzezinski]

16. Nope, but that photo is concerning

I know the effects of some drugs. And if it is under control, no worries. But that photo either has a serious distortions, or...there is something we have not been told. By the way, as secretive as the campaign is acting, I expect medical records right after transcripts. And normally people are protected under HIPPA, but that photo is of concern.

As I said, I don't expect the time of day from the campaign. But who she chooses as her veep, is a critical choice.

[moriah]

20. Well, records were released in 2015.

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/hillary-clinton-medical-records

Do you feel that there's something critical missing from them and they are no longer accurate?

[840high]

58. That's not a medical record

it's a note from a doctor.

[Dem2]

21. It's just over-lit

sheesh, you really appear to have a rather large ego at times.

[moriah]

25. No need to attack. There are lots of people who have watched too many House...

... episodes, worked in the medical profession, or been ill themselves who think they're doctors.

But I assure you, having been married to an MD, no poster here can compete with THEIR God complex.

[Dem2]

27. After many discussions over the last few days

It's actually my opinion.

[moriah]

33. Yeah, but you know what they say about opinions.

We all have them, and at least one person on the internet thinks ours stinks.

Still, there are some opinions that, in the interest of trying to take the higher road, might ought better be held until a bathroom.

[Dem2]

34. I softened it

I can't un-say it, I so feel some things need to be noted if people are to learn and grow.

[moriah]

44. Believe it or not, that's a good way to express opinions -- but I had early training, too.

My family had issues with alcoholism and addiction, and so.when I was old enough to participate and benefit, I started attending Alateen.

The biggest rules they had was that as a support group, we were there to share our experience, strength, and hope with others -- not to judge or tell them what to do. Later on, when reading about therapeutic recommendations for communication in couples counseling, using "I feel" instead of "You are", statements, etc, the message in Alateen interactions resonated for me.

It may seem like overparsing of language, pussyfooting around a point when you'd rather just call a spade a bloody shovel (to totally mix metaphors and hopefully not get my first hide ever), etc, to carefully read what you say when you speak about another poster rather than an issue, but on the Internet it's really essential to remember we are real people on the other side.

Unless ELIZA registers, at least.

[blue neen]

26. It's called HIPAA.

HIPAA.

Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act of 1996.

[JimDandy]

38. Many people hear it referred to as the Health Insurance Privacy and Portability Act

hence HIPPA. Probably good to correct it though.

[blue neen]

41. After one goes through the process of becoming HIPAA certified,

testing and all......well, it's hard to listen to improper use of the term.

[Zynx]

30. Are you seriously trying to diagnose her health via a point-blank selfie?

A medical professional wouldn't attempt to do such a thing. Why are you?

[nadinbrzezinski]

36. Nope

Are you telling me records from the CiC should not be released.

Learn to read. I also wrote it could very well be distortions, to be specific lens distortion due to focal length. I also said I do not expect the campaign to release them either

[Zynx]

40. What's the point of the speculation?

I don't get what you think you are doing.

[nadinbrzezinski]

42. Well if you do not understand and after being told you are wrong

Why continue to engage? And the point is in plenty of us history.

Have an excellent day

[Zynx]

47. I can't help but feel we're talking past each other so let me construct the sequence of events.

1. You made a post where you said, directly, that you think there's something we're not being told about her health.
2. I accused you of idly speculating about something of which you know nothing.
3. You dismissed the accusation altogether.
4. I ask what you're trying to get at.
5. You post... this, which doesn't make any sense in the context of what happened.

I'm confused. Explain yourself clearly and don't do the cutesy little "I don't know. It could be this terrible thing, but it could be something more innocent. Who knows?" That's a cowardly tactic and you should be ashamed.

[nadinbrzezinski]

49. Whatever

Have an excellent day.

[northernsouthern]

24. Hey, I actually am fully disgusted by Hillary...

Last edited Wed Apr 27, 2016, 11:38 PM - Edit history (1)

But I am not a fan of physical attacks as they have nothing to do with issues. I see you are talking about health, but cameras like that have a tendency to distort and flatten an image. I would take her looks with a grain of salt unless it was from a good camera.

Edit: not just a good camera, but a professional as well that knows that medications she is taking or allergies, since many things can happen that mean nothing. Plus if health is an issue for a woman, heart attacks present asymptomatic , which is one of the saddest things for a person you love to just pass away with no warning. I am sure unlike most of us Hillary is fine, she can afford a doctor...I on the other hand have a crappy Obama care insurance plane that does not offer health check ups or the like because we failed our people.

[BernieforPres2016]

50. I didn't intend it as an attack

I am an avid photographer so I understand the distortion involved with extreme closeup shots like this one. But I still think her face looked awfully puffy there. I don't have any confidence that the health issues of either Clinton have been fully disclosed.

[northernsouthern]

53. I updated my post a bit more while you may have been responding.

I figured you were commenting on her health, but I was just saying I am not the biggest fan of commenting on looks. We can say what we like, but I get a bit put off when people talk about her looks. Plus I am not a fan of us talking about her health...it has a bit of a negative vibe. I leave that to the other ream to do. Besides this post is on the bigger deal of how the HRC supporters are fine with such corruption and dirty tactics, but then can turn around and insult republicans for the same thing.

[nolawarlock]

7. Oh for heaven's sake, this is just past the point of ridiculous.

[hatrack]

23. Hey look - a "Unity" post!

Nice "reaching out" there!

Good work.

[Kittycat]

28. Not at all surprising

Once her buddies get all their fracking and "clean coal" contracts in place, that's what it will look like everywhere.

[blue neen]

29. Like the OP?

?

[SFnomad]

43. +1000 n/t

[Fuddnik]

39. Neither did you!

Bye

[840high]

59. I'm so glad I don't

know people like you.

[nolawarlock]

60. LOL!

Pleased to meet you too.

[SwampG8r]

5. Kick for truth

[northernsouthern]

6. Wow...

Deloris lies on the Nevada floor about "English only" and the net goes crazy with HRC complaints about Bernie supporters, it is proven wrong and no one cares. Some guy posts porn and lies about our groups, has them all targeted, and the net goes crazy with stories that is was fake...it is proven real and no one cares???

[moriah]

10. Now, that's not very civil. Didn't we just have discussions about that?

[nolawarlock]

14. Hey, what is civility here?

We get accused of everything that isn't true. If they're going to sew us the pointy black hats, I see no reason why we wouldn't make them fashionable.

[moriah]

15. That's called the low road. I prefer not to crawl into the gutter with them. Nt

[nolawarlock]

31. I respect your point of view. Believe it or not, I really do.

But it's kinda like saying that there's a chair you can sit on upon the stage on the Jerry Springer show that isn't the gutter. I think that ship has sailed on this site.

[moriah]

35. I've been here eight years, started in January of 08.

When we hit Rally Around the Nominee time, and I discovered the many other forums on this site than GD: Primaries (which my posts always, fittingly, turn into GD ....)

It became better.

I'm sorry that the trial by fire that occurs when one joins during a contested Primary is tough, but if you survive it.... DU has a lot to offer.

[nolawarlock]

37. I'm certainly taking a wait and see ...

... but clearly I don't deal with condescending well and some of these folks can work my last nerve. But even then, it's all in fun to me. I never really let it get me too upset. I was here in '08 too. I just never posted, mostly because of how insane it was, but this is worse. I'm not sure what possessed me to sign up seeing all this. Well I do know. I had a lot of issues with that vatican visit.

[nolawarlock]

46. And what's better ...

Now that I put myself out there so that people would stop using the "you're a paid troll" line, the same people who called me a paid troll are now going after my personal life and career, all without for a moment admitting that they lied about my being a paid troll. Yep, that's the Bern for you.

Whatever they think of me, I thank all that is holy and unholy that this man is not going to be our next president and I don't care how they feel about it.

[moriah]

48. My RL name is tied to my account, too.

If that is happening, as in a user taking DU out of DU and stalking you, this needs to be brought to Skinner's attention at the very least.

LE, too, if it's bad enough.

[nolawarlock]

51. I PM'd you about it.

But I could care less really. I built my whole empire on controversy and I'm not about to start apologizing for it now. As I said to this person, I am practically a textbook narcissist. I'd rather he spend all his time talking about me, or even horrible lies that have been said about me, than talk to me like I'm some random troll on Hillary's payroll. LOL

If he wants to make DU all about my public career, it's just more PR for me. I've been falsely accused of more crap than Hillary ever had thrown at her, minus Ron Brown's plane (I think I hear that passing over GDP now). And all it's ever really accomplished is that people wanted to come over to see what I was really about because they couldn't understand that I wasn't in jail for all these horrific things I've supposedly done.

It's certainly a big part of Hillary's appeal for me. I always want to know what she's doing because there's gotta be something great about her that people make up all this crap about her every ten minutes.

My god, I've been called everything. I don't care. I'm still here.

[obamanut2012]

63. And you think this OP is civil?!

[moriah]

12. I think it's actually a mixture.

I think that this dude alerted on a group, and then when it actually worked because of FB's claimed glitch, got proud of himself, bragged, etc.

He should still go DIAF, but I don't think the fact he got to a rally with her and did the selfie like politicians do with random people they meet actually proves some conspiracy between him and Hillary.

[lumberjack_jeff]

17. It's not so much a conspiracy as a collection of like-minded folks. n/t

[MrMickeysMom]

18. LOVE the flip flop pic, lumberjack_jeff!

Indeed...

[northernsouthern]

64. I actually think this is most likely

Many opportunistic people, too much group think, and a bit of lack of morals while in the heat of battle.

[northernsouthern]

22. I am not sure how much of a mix, and the lack of response is my issue as well.

Well there are images that show he was doing it,and people agreed to too.


And snopes says there is yet to a real address of the issue.

King claimed a number of groups were affected by a Facebook glitch, not just pro-Sanders groups. However, Facebook didn't address the bug officially, leading many to believe the outages were politically motivated and not related to malfunctioning technology. Facebook hasn't confirmed King's assertion, nor did he disclose how he learned of the purported bug.

Also facebook parsed its words in a way that seems to indicate it was a result of flagging (content review process)...



That could simply mean they had the threshhold way too loaw, or did not have something to flag this action of political parties being targeted. Trust me I know this, you will not have one of our tech firms come out and say "oh yeah, you flag it enough it is open season"...just look up the story on the apple logo and google maps.

http://www.snopes.com/2016/04/26/bernie-sanders-facebook-groups-controversy/

[desmiller]

32. Big K & R

[reformist2]

45. This'll do some damage. The company you keep, you know...

[AzDar]

54. K & R

[akbacchus_BC]

55. She will be the nominee for the Democratic party. Bernie is not gaining ground!

Mrs. Clinton will be better than Trump. Every election year since 2008, you all are voting for the lesser of two evils. This election year, Mrs. Clinton is much more better than a trump or a cruz! Let's see how she does in progressing President Obama's policies and am sure the republican senate and house will not hate her as much as they did towards President Obama.

Those fuckers in the republican senate and house vowed to get President Obama out of a job on day 1 and it is because of all their blocks to his policies that Trump is doing do well.

You all have to regroup if Mr. Sanders bows out and support Mrs. Clinton. Once again, the SC is at stake, Mrs. Clinton will not accept a republican to replace Scalia.

[northernsouthern]

56. Two things...

One , what does any of this have to do with the post, please stay on topic...

Two, no, just no. She is now tying with Trump in the MOE on polls, she is our weakest candidate, she has over played the victim card and Trump instantly jumped on that today. She has cried wolf on good people and that is giving ammo to the bad. She is hated as much as Obama so she will get destroyed by house and senate. She has alienated the youth and independent vote....destroyed turn out, so bye-bye down tickets! Trump attacked Obama for being a Muslim and for being not american...Hillary created both attacks with the "make him unamerican" strategy, this is never going to be ok. And always bringing up the SC? Hillary is ok with the horrible Obama choice.

[akbacchus_BC]

57. Two things - what on earth are you rambling about and secondly, your response is ridiculous.

Go play somewhere else! Please, President Obama is the best ever!

[northernsouthern]

65. Wow, so well put!

I am sorry for relying on facts. Can you direct me to your propaganda handler so I can get a pair of blinders you are wearing.

[GreatGazoo]

62. I think calling her "Mrs. Clinton" is sexist

[northernsouthern]

66. I actually thought about that...

Then I was like is not calling her Mrs also sexist, or assigning her a masculine title (like sir in some circles where you use it on male or female)...then I was like is thinking about that being prejudice against other people that are more gender fluid or part of the LGBT community?

[Waiting For Everyman]

61. A picture worth a thousand words.

Oh my.