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In reply to the discussion: Facebook sent its employees to Donald Trumps campaign office to help with online marketing [View all]hwmnbn
(4,301 posts)37. Funny, but...
And of course you won't hear about it. It's NOT newsworthy.
you do hear about THIS Drumpf/Russia/Facebook strategy. That seemed newsworthy enough for the BBC. I take it you have different journalistic standards.
If Clinton marketed on facebook (which she did), then she had the SAME services that OrangeDick McFuckface did.
And you know this by your common fucking sense again? Would you publish that statement in your newspaper, blog, letter to the editor, or even a comment thread on an internet forum without citing external sourcing?
The only reason you know about Drumpf having said service was this interview that keeps being posted ad naseum
(1) I'm impressed by your certainty about what and how I know things.
(2) Credibility of the clip is not dependent on number of views or posts. Do you have any evidence that counters the substance of the BBC report? If so, why not e-mail and enlighten them on their errors. They'd be grateful.
by people who don't understand how the internet works.
Well you got me there, I'll defer to your superior intellect and confess I'm not very bright. But that's precisely why I require independent verification. I have to work double hard to screen out eloquent bullshit. It's a curse!
Ridiculous
I agree. So Dr Hobbitstein, unless you have more to add, I'll just say Peace...Out.
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Facebook sent its employees to Donald Trumps campaign office to help with online marketing [View all]
UCmeNdc
Sep 2017
OP
Reported or not, no business entity can contribute in-kind donations, and there are limits, too.
George II
Sep 2017
#14
Regarding critical difference, I would also suggest intent. There is a big difference between
c-rational
Sep 2017
#22
How much are they going to pay to deprogram the people that were so completely
Baitball Blogger
Sep 2017
#20
if i owned a company and someone wanted to spend big$$$$$ with me god damn right i would help them
dembotoz
Sep 2017
#21
Facebook and Google will do this for any high dollar spender. Doesn't mean they supported Trump
octoberlib
Sep 2017
#36