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15. Here's some background on Greg W. Howard and Twittergate

Fri Feb 22, 2013, 10:49 PM

Feb 2013

Both Larry Pratt and Glen W. Howard have long histories as racists. But Howard also has his own history as a well-known thin-skinned idiot.

http://gawker.com/5659351/twittergate-how-internet-jerks-pranked-the-tea-party

Oct 9, 2010

The best way to deal with jerks online is to ignore them. But when prominent Tea Partiers on Twitter started being harassed by a group of Internet trolls, they launched a twitter militia and concocted an elaborate conspiracy theory.

Twittergate is the hottest new conspiracy theory out of the conservative blogosphere. Yesterday, Glenn Beck's news site, The Blaze, posted an epic YouTube video which purports to expose a massive conspiracy by Democrats to take over Twitter: "DID DEMOCRATS HIRE A ‘TWITTER-THUG' TO SMEAR THE TEA PARTY?" The Blaze asks. ...

Twittergate has sparked many sprawling blogposts outlining the conspiracy, and frenzied discussion on conservative message boards and Twitter. "Democrats PAY e-thugs to harass you," tweeted ResistTyranny. Democratic operatives exposed as the thuggish KGB to Obama's Kremlin! But also like a Glenn Beck conspiracy theory, Twittergate is utter bullshit. Although the truth is almost as ridiculous. ...

It all starts with a Twitter gang known as the Beandogs, a loose-knit group of dozens of Twitter users from all over the world, united only by a love of dick jokes and harassing strangers on Twitter. ... Beandogs targeted Greg W. Howard, the Glenn Beck of Twitter, after Howard spearheaded the takedown of a highly-publicized anti-Glenn Beck account called @murderglennbeck. ... So, the Beandogs started tweeting vulgar things about Howard's children and wife, spreading rumors about him and generally making his Twitter life miserable.

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Gun Activists Warn Obama is Raising a Private Black Army to Massacre White Americans [View all] SpartanDem Feb 2013 OP

So I guess that means Obama is going to fight himself. southernyankeebelle Feb 2013 #1

No, only 1/2 of himself...? angstlessk Feb 2013 #3

It should be one hell of a fight with himself. Your right. These nutjobs are projecting. I hope southernyankeebelle Feb 2013 #12

This has to be one of the stupidest things I've read in awhile, which is saying a lot Rhiannon12866 Mar 2013 #107

OMG this is so very funny. Thanks for the good laugh. Your right what a hell of a fight. southernyankeebelle Mar 2013 #108

This is what I pictured, LOL. Rhiannon12866 Mar 2013 #109

So true, so true. southernyankeebelle Mar 2013 #110

Why do people even bother citing this kind of vomit? geckosfeet Feb 2013 #2

I've also wondered that. The Apophis Feb 2013 #19

because it shows exactly what the pro-gun lobby is BainsBane Feb 2013 #21

Zing. nt Robb Feb 2013 #25

This is a group of marginalised nutbags. Taking them seriously and propagating their geckosfeet Feb 2013 #64

funny you should say that BainsBane Feb 2013 #65

What misinformation? Please, refresh my memory. geckosfeet Feb 2013 #66

Your ongoing shtick BainsBane Feb 2013 #69

I have never argured that. Clearly you have confused me with someone else. geckosfeet Feb 2013 #71

Because they have guns. nt OldEurope Feb 2013 #36

Two guys in pipi_k Feb 2013 #48

because they are the ones opposing gun control JI7 Feb 2013 #57

Anxiety. Checking how high the water in the swamp is prevents becoming gator food. freshwest Feb 2013 #97

This message was self-deleted by its author NoGOPZone Feb 2013 #4

These guys are fucking nuts! Taverner Feb 2013 #5

The GOA Is For Those Who Think The NRA Is Too Liberal On Gun Rights. Really. (nt) Paladin Feb 2013 #6

Correct! 'Teh dronz r comin' Infowars crowd sez the NRA is FOR gun confiscation. freshwest Feb 2013 #41

Every right-wingery must have a group like that. Anti-choice has Army of God. Homophobia has the WBC 2ndAmForComputers Feb 2013 #73

I used to not mind these groups so much, I figured they could all fight it out amongst themselves. freshwest Mar 2013 #121

Just some good ol' boys, IDemo Feb 2013 #7

"these "gun activists" remind me of the religious right......." rdharma Feb 2013 #8

I keep thinking they can't get any worse, but... Frustratedlady Feb 2013 #9

I wonder the same thing TxDemChem Feb 2013 #88

Me2 IrishAyes Mar 2013 #111

The only people sowing the seeds of racial hatred is these clowns kimbutgar Feb 2013 #10

Just when I think the GOP can't get any crazier............. n/t Joey Liberal Feb 2013 #11

It does get crazier vankuria Feb 2013 #28

Gun humpers must be getting desperate. TheCowsCameHome Feb 2013 #13

yeh, things were going swimmingly till that colored boy was elected.. frylock Feb 2013 #14

Uppitty n/t Mopar151 Feb 2013 #24

And a godless, christian liberation theology, muslin, soshaylist furriner! freshwest Feb 2013 #42

Sometimes you do. Rozlee Feb 2013 #99

Hard to know who you're talking to here. I've friends from Mexico who say words that aren't PC. freshwest Mar 2013 #114

You might not NEED IrishAyes Mar 2013 #112

The other spelling is soy-shell-est. That 'muslin' meme tickles me. freshwest Mar 2013 #115

I still have so much to learn. IrishAyes Mar 2013 #117

Stick with me, I'll teach you all the silly stuff! freshwest Mar 2013 #120

Deal. IrishAyes Mar 2013 #122

Here's some background on Greg W. Howard and Twittergate starroute Feb 2013 #15

WAIT! The Democratic Party is paying for Twitter posts to smear the wingnuts? Sign me up now! freshwest Feb 2013 #43

Let me know where to sign up if you find out... bobclark86 Feb 2013 #92

Finally, we'll be fat cats working from home! freshwest Feb 2013 #94

I'm stuck on this gollygee Feb 2013 #16

Nailed it. treestar Feb 2013 #32

Yeah, sure. An "army" of one group of Americans Jamaal510 Feb 2013 #17

That is not John2 Feb 2013 #29

I see it as the party of the old well off white men dixiegrrrrl Feb 2013 #51

+1000 smirkymonkey Feb 2013 #75

That's exactly why these psychos scare the shit out of me more than any terrorist cell could. Initech Feb 2013 #18

+ a million Number23 Feb 2013 #20

Surprised he didn't even blurt out the N-word. n/t alp227 Feb 2013 #22

CRAZY countmyvote4real Feb 2013 #23

You nailed it! freshwest Feb 2013 #44

This is getting crazy obama2terms Feb 2013 #26

Prat rdharma Feb 2013 #27

Pratt is just like Charles Manson that way. Wasn't this the exact idea behind "helter skelter?" nt. Squinch Feb 2013 #30

And the Nazis always promote race war as the chance for chaos and taking over the government. freshwest Feb 2013 #45

Tell me about it IrishAyes Mar 2013 #113

Yup, you're on 'race traitor' list now. Only tough in a group. Divide their IQ by the numbers. freshwest Mar 2013 #116

Wise advice IrishAyes Mar 2013 #118

Sorry, folks - this was an accidental repeat IrishAyes Mar 2013 #119

They get crazier by the week treestar Feb 2013 #31

At this point in time the gun nuts are losing so therefore, Iliyah Feb 2013 #33

Oh please! Botany Feb 2013 #34

Racial discord. What a Buncha bullshit. Inkfreak Feb 2013 #35

If you want to get them on board with gun control Mnpaul Feb 2013 #37

Don't forget Larry Pratt was fired by Pat Buchanan for being too racist. Archae Feb 2013 #38

Exactly. Pratt has ties to white supremacists. Despite which he's also influential in ALEC. highplainsdem Feb 2013 #77

Good grief IrishAyes Feb 2013 #90

helter skelter! datasuspect Feb 2013 #39

those people are off the damn rails. krispos42 Feb 2013 #40

I Can't Wait Till Their Futile Custer's Last Stand/Alamo Act triplepoint Feb 2013 #46

*facepalm* sakabatou Feb 2013 #47

One of the scariest things about starting to do radio was the realization of how many of these stevenleser Feb 2013 #49

It got in full gear earlier with Nixon's lies, but started even earlier with small beginnings. nt Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2013 #55

Except--when folks riot, they destroy their own neighborhoods. McCamy Taylor Feb 2013 #50

The Haitians are coming to free your slaves!! Downwinder Feb 2013 #52

No, No!!! IrishAyes Feb 2013 #91

They should not be able to own guns. upaloopa Feb 2013 #53

They wonder why we call them gun nuts, they are the problem Thinkingabout Feb 2013 #54

When I was a teen, I somehow got ahold of the local NAZI party phone message number n2doc Feb 2013 #56

Are these nincompoops still spewing their bullcrap.Please send them to school,Afghanistan,somewhere judesedit Feb 2013 #58

There is no possible reason defacto7 Feb 2013 #59

Haven't we seen this scenario proposed before, by an equally unbalanced source? NBachers Feb 2013 #60

"...we were healing quite well as a nation on racial issues until Obama came along..." magellan Feb 2013 #61

Who keeps these idiots from walking out into traffic? Rex Feb 2013 #62

My Secret Wish IrishAyes Feb 2013 #93

Straight of of far-right (lore? I don't know what to call it) Dash87 Feb 2013 #63

I'm going to refer these guys to an expert on the subject... Deep13 Feb 2013 #67

Time to get this out again 47of74 Feb 2013 #68

What the HELL do these idiots think is gonna happen??? Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2013 #70

'gun activists'? no. fucking insane, paranoid racist assholes. spanone Feb 2013 #72

These people need to be put in a mental institution and the key thrown away. LiberalFighter Feb 2013 #74

So why isn't this slander of defimation of character? EC Feb 2013 #76

This Is Gratifying To DU Gun Control Advocates..... Paladin Feb 2013 #78

that's a notion that can only be conjured in the minds of these idiots SemperEadem Feb 2013 #79

These folks are dangerous, and seriously insane. loudsue Feb 2013 #80

Just when I thought I've herd the craziest thing one could hear. iandhr Feb 2013 #81

What he meant to say ... Bake Feb 2013 #82

Gun activist The Wizard Feb 2013 #83

There is no different races!!! Lobo27 Feb 2013 #84

What color is the sky on these people's planet? Fire-red? Maeve Feb 2013 #85

FFS Phlem Feb 2013 #86

Those fucking assholes are too stupid to know they're projecting Zoeisright Feb 2013 #87

Not Surprising IrishAyes Feb 2013 #89

I think you nailed it, these people can not stand the idea of a black man being president SpartanDem Feb 2013 #105

OK, maybe the mentally ill shouldn't be allowed to own guns. Crunchy Frog Feb 2013 #95

Idiots. blackspade Feb 2013 #96

By coincidence, from Urban Dictionary... JHB Feb 2013 #98

Message auto-removed sailnaked Feb 2013 #100

Seriously? NOLALady Feb 2013 #101

From the Charles Manson playbook Zambero Feb 2013 #102

Another case of projection by the reactionaries. Fantastic Anarchist Feb 2013 #103

FUCK YOU! Dpm12 Feb 2013 #104

Some of those who work forces are the same that burn crosses Mkap Feb 2013 #106