Calling Hillary Clinton Supporters On DU "Operatives" Is Ugly

[karynnj]

25. Kitty, I agree completely and see the attacks as an attempt to make people uncomfortable

As a longtime member of the John Kerry group, there was a time when all of us in that group were accused of being paid Kerry Shrills - which was absolutely not true. The purpose - as it is now - seemed twofold - to discredit any arguments we were making AND to render us "others - ie not true blue DU members.

In essence, what it was and is - is bullying. You, along with many others, should be completely immune to this type of attack as you have posted for years and your name should be familiar. That does not make it more pleasant. It also is not meant to say that someone just joining DU as someone excited for the Clinton run to start should be suspect. There are many here now who started posting as the 2008 contest started - especially in 2007 and 2008.

If it makes you feel better, consider what one of my fellow JK group posters once said to me -- after denying it, we should take it as a compliment. After all, what we are accused of is really being considered effective enough that a sitting Senator would have hired us AND kept us on his payroll for years. (Our bank accounts will show this is not the case.)

Not to mention, it was very obvious that some (likely Russian) posters were not who they said they were. In posting, people tend to give enough of themselves away that you get kind of a picture of who they are. In there case, between language not sounding "right" and not seeming to have the shared experiences that they would have if they were who they said they were. The ONLY account here that I think is a paid shrill is ALAN GRAYSON - which is almost certainly one of his staffers - as all he does is drop canned fund raising messages with many blue links.

As to you and other Clinton supporters, it is stunning that some here think that HRC needs to pay people to post in her favor on a Democratic board -- when every poll shows that over half the Democrats want her to be the nominee.