Hillary supporters launch internet feud with Green Party candidate Jill Stein

[Cheese Sandwich]

Hillary Clinton supporters on the internet entered into an internet war of words on Mothers Day with Green Party presidential candidate Dr. Jill Stein.

The feud started when Jill Stein issued a single Twitter comment suggesting Hillary Clinton would not reflect the values of motherhood as president. Dr. Stein explained she considers these values to include a commitment to international law and human rights, and to the idea of health care and child care as basic rights.



Clinton loyalists on Twitter leapt at the chance to feud and issued a barrage of tweets at Dr. Stein, some of which were widely seen as personal attacks, calling her "disgusting" and suggesting she might support far right GOP candidate Donald Trump.



It was widely reported in April that Clinton Super PACS have spent at least $1 million funding a "troll army" intended to protect the candidate's "reputation" online. It's not clear the extent to which paid operators might be engaging with the Green Party candidate on twitter.

The story made headlines on Mothers Day, with some headline writers interpreting Dr. Stein's tweet as a statement about Hillary Clinton's parenting skills.

[Katashi_itto]

1. Coporate Facism arrived, wrapped in a flag and wearing a Ralph Lauren Pantsuit.

[villager]

23. It Can Happen Here. Wait -- it already has. nt

[CoffeeCat]

13. Online trolling doesn't pay much. Usually it's junior PR people

who engage in these sleazy tactics, that have been formally declared unprofessional and unethical by the Public Relations Society of America.

A million dollars could probably purchase you a large gaggle of junior flacks.

(As a PR professional, I use the term "flack" lovingly. However, I would never whore myself out as an internet troll, that's for sure).

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

14. Who knows, perhaps Hill Trolls would do it for free.

[JoePhilly]

3. OP title has it backwards.

Jill Stein launched the feud. Clinton supporters are fighting back.

Big difference.

[NurseJackie]

8. Exactly. Thank you. In their world, no matter what the facts may be ...

... they always view Hillary (or her campaign, or her supporters) as being the aggressors against some poor helpless misunderstood victims. :eye:

GMAFB! Such drama!

[Fawke Em]

25. No, it's correct.

Hillary's actions start a lot of this crap. She should "cut it out."

[savalez]

42. LOL That's all you got?

Hillary's actions start a lot of this crap. She should "cut it out."

No proof or anything that Stein didn't start this?

"She should "cut it out."?

You fail debating 101 big time.

[JoePhilly]

45. Hillary attacked Jill Stein?

[NorthCarolina]

4. Funny, David Brock's paid twitter campaign gets "news coverage"

but #DropOutHillary trending for two days gets no mention.

[Lizzie Poppet]

16. I'm surprised the media woudl do something like that.

...said no rational person, ever.

[cali]

5. Fuck Brock and his minions. Nothing Stein said was remotely disgusting

[cali]

11. I really know nothing about her but those comments are mild

Fuck asswipe swine Hillman, Brock. He is really dog shit bad.

[Fawke Em]

27. If we said this about your precious Hillary, you'd call us sexist.

Seriously, you're advocating we fuck her cause she's a woman?

Sauce....

[Juicy_Bellows]

37. What makes her a POS in your opinion?

Seriously?

[Lizzie Poppet]

17. In fact, everything she said was factually-based.

And the Brocksuckers attacking her on Twitter can go fuck themselves...

[brooklynite]

6. Just an observation: "Clinton Supporters" on the internet are as meaningless as Stein is...

Not a terribly gripping news story

[Cheese Sandwich]

69. No it actually happened.

It was widely remarked upon.

See also "the internet SAVAGES Jill Stein"

[oasis]

7. Stein will think twice before taking sly pot shots.

[Arkansas Granny]

9. It looks to me like Jill Stein launched the feud and Clinton supporters responded.

[Broward]

12. Right-wing goons attack Jill Stein.

[onehandle]

15. Democratic Underground has been transformed into Hate Democrats OutInTheOpen. nt

[rhett o rick]

18. I agree if you are referring to the ongoing attacks on Sanders and supporters, even after

the race is supposedly won.

[socialistforpeople]

66. +1

[Cheese Sandwich]

19. Disagree ≠ Hate

Disagree =/= Hate

[onehandle]

38. Fuck third partiers. Every fucking one of them. nt

[rhett o rick]

64. Now that's not sounding very liberal. Do you think you candidate isn't strong enough to

win an election if a third party is involved? Do you want to ban third parties? Maybe just have one party.

[WhiteTara]

20. why give that woman any air time?

No one even knows who she is.

[Cheese Sandwich]

21. LOL "That woman"

I laughed because pictured your comment coming from Bill Clinton with a finger wag.

[wendylaroux]

31. so the only reason to give a woman air time is because she's well known?

[zappaman]

22. Does anyone believe Jill Stein would be a good President?

Anyone?

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

24. Certainly better than Trump or Hillary.

[Ned_Devine]

28. Yep

[Fawke Em]

29. Ayup.

Hillary supporters seem to be angry their's isn't the only vagina in this race and that this one may cause their's to lose in the general.

[zappaman]

40. That wasn't the question. n/t

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

44. OK. Clarification provided.

I do think Jill Stein would make a good president and a better one than either Trump or Hillary.

[Fairgo]

58. yes

[Ed Suspicious]

53. Yes.

[SidDithers]

26. Fuck Ralph Nader...nt

Sid

[Fawke Em]

30. Fuck running Third Wayers.

If you wouldn't do that, you wouldn't lose liberals to the Green Party.

[wendylaroux]

33. "Fuck Ralph Nader"...nt ???? whatever floats your boat sid

[HooptieWagon]

36. If the Democratic Party wasn't veering hard right,...

...the Green Party wouldn't be a problem now, would it?
Jill Stein got .5% of the vote in 2012... What do you think she'll get this Nov? What does that tell you about the direction of the DNC establishment?

[Mnpaul]

72. But it is never their fault

must blame someone else, just like the Repupublicans

[LaydeeBug]

32. Good. I like it when Democrats FIGHT BACK! nt

[HooptieWagon]

34. Thank you BrockBros.

Now, a few hundred thousand more people know who Jill Stein is. Nice to know the millions paid to David Brock are being spent giving free publicity to the Green Party candidate. This is the kind of poor decision-making and incompetence we can expect from a Clinton Administration.

[Beacool]

35. Well, Stein launched the first salvo.

Hillary's supporters are just defending their candidate.

[Adrahil]

39. Jill Stein can fuck off. NT

[ronnykmarshall]

52. Thank you!

[beachbumbob]

41. Jill stein is another in a long line of whiny ultraleft wing do nothing's...she has nothing to offer

Except jumping up and down and saying look at me...look at me

[JoePhilly]

46. + 1

[greatlaurel]

54. +1

Yep.

[Zorra]

43. Are they really that stupid, or are they just being deliberately obtuse? nt

[CobaltBlue]

49. Zorra—We have a big country. We have a big world. Plenty of people are, I shall say, fools.

[Starry Messenger]

47. Since we are always told that internet byplay must be an undercover op

I'll take a page out of that book, and assume these are all Sanders' supporters.

[CobaltBlue]

48. BTW: If Hillary voters [or hired associates] are doing this…it doesn't speak optimistically for HRC.

[Vogon_Glory]

50. Jill Stein Is A Vote-Splitting Third Party Candidate

Jill Stein is a vote-splitting third-party candidate, much like "Saint" Ralph was back in 2000. Despite what so many of Bernie's fan-boys and fan-girls may think, that makes Stein a legitimate target for genuine, partisan Democrats.


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[ronnykmarshall]

51. Good

and I replied to her as well. This "paid troll army" is a load of shit.

[Gomez163]

57. How does the OP not violate the TOS???

[Cheese Sandwich]

59. It doesn't.

read up on it

[artyteacher]

60. greens need to disband and just...

Endorse Hillary. They've enabled enough evil.

[yellowcanine]

61. Jill Stein launched the feud with ad hom attack against Hillary.

Suggesting Hillary does not have the values of a mother is a bit over the line, imo.

[hrmjustin]

62. More like Jill started in on Hillary and people challenged her on it.

She is no martyr or hero.

[Cheese Sandwich]

67. Check again it sounded like she was just talking about the values Hillary will bring to the job

[hrmjustin]

68. No i read it and my point still stands. If a candidate goes after another candidate they know there

will be a response. She just wants attention.

[oasis]

63. Social media 101: limit your smack talk to those in your own league.

[HooptieWagon]

65. Jill thanks the BrockBros for the free publicity.

Hopefully Yall keep attacking her...makes Hillary look desparate and Stein more credible.

[dreamnightwind]

70. I liked Stein's comments, for the following reason

For decades now, I've been listening to women say how if women ran things, the world would be a better place, run with compassion, kindness, nurturing, diplomacy, non-aggression, and generally laying the opposite of all of the above on men and the patriarchy.

To that, I say bring it on! I'd be thrilled to live in such a world.

Hillary in no way embodies the promise of a less militant more nurturing leadership. I'd say the same for many women in power. I won't get into all of the issues involved with that, there are many, from having to conform to system norms to gain power, to some of the problems being human nature as much as they are male nature.

No matter the reason, at least not for purposes of this discussion. The sad reality is that electing a Margaret Thatcher, a Condoleeza Rice, a Claire McCaskill, a Hillary Clinton, a Sarah Palin, a Carly Fiorina, does nothing towards reaching those goals.

We not only have to elect or promote women to positions of power, we have to elect or promote the RIGHT women to positions of power. Jill Stein is such a woman. An up-and-comer is Seattle's Kshama Sawant (can't be POTUS, foreign-born). Elizabeth Warren (good on Wall St. issues, I need more convincing on other issues). Plenty of others too.

Hillary Clinton is not one of these women, and never will be. She has taken the other road, seeking full membership in and ideological solidarity with the forces that are the fundamental problem in our nation and our world.

Thank you Jill Stein for bringing this to the attention of many who would otherwise not have thought about it.

[Cheese Sandwich]

71. Wow that's a really thoughtful and insightful comment

You actually explained the issue.