This is too delicious.
"Buck Smith" has been posting on Burnt Orange Report, claiming to be a liberal who had concerns about Democratic candidates.
Except he's really David Beckwith, who works for Senator John Cornyn. Yup, the famous "Big Bad John."
To the Flipmobile!
Burnt Orange Report (love that name) states:
Many of you have become familiar with user Buck Smith's abusive comments that troll the site, attack and personally insult users and writers, and impugn the integrity of our community, our Democratic candidates and our Democratic values.
How did he get caught? The email address he signed up with was the same one he used on a web page for his high school class.
Way to go undercover, Sparky.
It's something I have a hard time grasping sometimes; that the person could be making a serious argument, or the person is really a sock puppet, or maybe the person is well-meaning, but clueless.
The Troll Patrol here is pretty dang good, I have to say.
So let's all keep it polite, and keep our points in mind. While these efforts at bipartisanship are not sincere, there are plenty of lurkers who might have questions. I admire troll smackdowns that also refute their points.
Which can't be that hard.
How we deal with trolls is how we are; sometimes, as tough as it is, we have to be:
The Better Person
More at Talking Points Memo:
GOP Senator's Top Staffer Busted Posting Comments Under Fake Name On Liberal Blog