Clinton staffers banned from liberal New Hampshire blog

[sniffa]

Less than a month before the first presidential primary in New Hampshire, a liberal blog in the Granite State has banned six user names traced to an IP address belonging to Sen. Hillary Clinton's campaign because those using the names failed to disclose that they are affiliated with the campaign.

The Blue Hampshire blog traced four user names that registered with the blog within minutes of each other and were used to recommend a pro-Clinton post to the IP address along with two other other user names, noted
Dean Barker, managing editor of the blog last week.

"Paid campaign staff are welcome in this community, but are asked to disclose their affiliation to a campaign, either through their signature line, a disclosure statement on a diary or even in the choosing of a user name," Barker wrote on the blog. "The fact that all the users mentioned above came from a Clinton campaign IP, but did not register with campaign email addresses and avoided making comments or diaries, instead only recommending pro-Clinton diaries strikes us as gaming the system.

The Clinton campaign did not respond to a Computerworld request for comment, but told Blue Hampshire that the comments on the blog were not part of an orchestrated effort, but the product of "overeager staffers and volunteers."

http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyId=13&articleId=9053303&intsrc=hm_topic

Ha Ha. and damn, it's always the underlings.

[Stop Cornyn]

1. When are they going to ban them from here?

[sniffa]

2. ..

:rofl:

[burythehatchet]

3. Beat me to it

I made that suggestion before all the Hillaroids flared up, but was chastized. There should be a requirement of full disclosure of this kind of stuff.

[rinsd]

10. I have no problem with full disclosure.

Irony being there are likely more people here from other campaigns than Hillary's.

The problem with paid staff and charges of them being here is people use this as a weapon against supporters to imply their feelings/support are not genuine and that's bullshit.

[Vincardog]

27. //how is requiring them to Identify themselves a "weapon against supporters"? What is wrong with it?

[rinsd]

29. Because full disclosure would not stop people from making accusations.

Which is why DU kills most paid poster threads in the 1st place.

Also I am not sure how you would enforce such a rule.

Any thoughts beyond a voluntary system?

[Vincardog]

30. make them submit their bio-metric national ID card to register.

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[oasis]

5. Then who would be here to refute the many lies being spread about the Clintons?

:shrug:

[evlbstrd]

8. They could still do it.

They need to disclose that they work for the campaign.

[Beacool]

15. No one and that's how they like it.

They don't want political discourse, they just want people to march to the same step and drink the same Kool-Aid. Disgusting!!!

[liberalnurse]

11. Since you are asking

a DU Rules and Regulations question ...May I suggest you ask Skinner.

[flyarm]

13. good question..but in my opinion ..they do her more harm than any good!

they remind too many of us of the * paid posters.
they don't give a damn about facts..they stay on talking points.

fly

[Clintonista2]

22. At the same time they ban the Obamanation & pretty boys' operatives.

[oasis]

23. "Pretty boy"? Who dat?

:P

[NavyDavy]

24. when they ban obama and the others! no dem supporter will be banned

for supporting their candidate if they are the name will have to be changed from DU to freeperville #2

[Stop Cornyn]

26. No one wants to ban anyone's supporters. It's campaign staffers who were banned, not supporters (and

I was mainly being facetious).

[bunnies]

4. Why arent the staffers and volunteers told what NOT to do?

I dont get it. Wouldnt it be smart to warn people about doing things like this?

[sniffa]

7. i guess it's true Clinton has no control over her campaign

that's sad.

[ClarkUSA]

19. More like her Internet guru, Peter Daou (he of the phony poll pushing) has Clintonian Ethics Problem

Otherwise known as CEP.

[bunnies]

33. It certainly seems that way...

and I agree.

[ralbertson]

20. Can't speak for them, but open disclosure is a definite rule on our i-net team.

As you can probably tell, ahem ahem...

[bunnies]

32. :-D .... My point exactly.

I'd think I could expect as much from the Clinton campaign. But apparently not. You're better organized. Good on you! (And Ill check out your sites). :hi:

[enough already]

6. The underhanded shit never stops with these people

So who 'resigns' this time?

[Kucinich4America]

9. I wonder how many names here trace to that same IP address?

Any moderators want to check that out? :evilgrin:

[burythehatchet]

12. I could give you a list and bet it would be about 80% accurate n/t

[flyarm]

14. me too!! ...sadly..eom

[hayu_lol]

18. I really doubt that any candidate, from either side of the aisle...

knows much about some of their staffers(paid)and volunteers. They tend to get carried away on their own at times and needs be must be reined in.

I doubt that the candidates have the time to go over email records and other communications from all their websites and offices...any of the candidates.

And yes, there are probably rules to be read and agreed to during the hiring process. But people being people don't generally go by the rules.

[K Gardner]

16. How very... predictable. Good article. n/t

[Vickers]

17. Oops.

:spank:

[Capn Sunshine]

21. I work for Obama...volunteer, not compensated.

I think I've made that pretty clear that I'm involved with the campaign at a professional level since I work in every Presidential cycle. I went to work with Obama after careful observation of who was and wasn't going to work for Hillary since all my close friends weren't.

I concluded her campaign was rife with inside the beltway DLC types who were clueless about on -ground politics outside of DC. The kind of arrogant goofs you see on booth sides of the aisle in DC. The kind that got us in this mess today. The kind who could take a winning candidate and create a close race. Like they have.

Do I post talking points? Absolutely. Do I share my collected wisdom of seven campaigns? Whenever someone will listen. Do I ever work for money? If someone ponies up enough. I prefer to believe in what I'm doing however.

I am running a one week only Christmas special for the Clinton Campaign:40% off! Hire me at 100k a week and I'll show you how to win. It's almost too late! Act now!

[hayu_lol]

25. There is a blogger who posts regularly here on DU and at...

democrats.com. He is a staunch Kucinich supporter and was, at least at one time, a paid flack for Dennis. Yet, until questioned directly, he does not admit to that. When pinned down, he admits to that and to the fact that he may be paid at this time...or would like to be.

[Vincardog]

28. I am a staunch Kucinich supporter and would like to be paid.

[whatdoyouthink]

31. I Don't mind someone chirping in

OR Rebutting certain charges / etc

But by PAID STAFF? HERE! is Wrong, or at least they should Omit (be honest) it right of the bat - just one reason I,m not supporting this person! and anyone else! that plays dirty (save it for the general - were they will need it, but not against are own)and slime other's (Dem's)

PS I,m not Paid a dime by anyone! but my non politico job! or by a PAC or A PAC (Sic) CANDIDATE