Or a bunch of people in a computer lab who bothered to coordinate. One would guess that you’d have to have them all post within the same minute since someone like Sarah Palin probably gets a lot of comments.
Slacktivism at its finest. Hardly a “pwn,” as there is no substantive loss to the “pwnee.” Indeed, I would say the “pwner’s” are total n00bs. The so-called “Palin hacker” did a better pwn-job, if only because she actually had to respond to it.
Agreed that it’s not a pwn, but it’s a clever and harmless prank, which is pretty good too. They didn’t do anything mean-spirited, dangerous, or illegal, they didn’t call her nasty names, they just orchestrated a stunt for their own amusement. If the Gov. saw this, I think she’d get a kick out of it.
I know; I was one of her constituents. Calling her “Gov.” is just a lot easier than “The Honorable Sarah Palin” (the proper form of address for retired Governors.)
I wouldn’t consider this slacktivism, just your run of the mill prank. I mean, they aren’t pretending that their posts will cure breast cancer or get people into Heaven or save babies from dragons. There is no order to repost it around the internet or else live your life forever doomed, publicly known as someone who doesn’t care about blind kittens. It doesn’t have that feeling of faux-care to it, just a bit of an immature funny feel.
That said, part of me giggled at how they organized that, but then more of me cringed at wasting time just trying to make someone look silly on facebook.
Well actually, the way they do this kind of thing is to just post the messages in a specific order, all still using normal profile pictures, and then changing the profile pictures to letters all at once. So they wouldn’t have noticed this just looking at the comments comming in even if the pictures did show in the emails…
Why aren’t global warming alarmists who are pushing cap and trade considered to be “keeping fear alive”? Also, I seem to remember a lot of fear being spread about health care to smooth the skids for the bill they wanted to pass… But, of course only the right and the Tea Party use fear…
Actually, it is a factual point. Facts don’t go away if you don’t “believe” in them or not. Gravity still exists, the sun will die out someday, and man-affected climate change is still happening.
No, it’s not factual. It has been “proven”, not proven. The “facts” are still being debated by everyone except Al Gore, and a few other ignorant people. Sounds like you’ve joined the ranks.
Way to ignore… it must be tiring to constantly shy away from all that pesky evidence, (for all intents and purposes) the entire scientific community, every other industrialized country on the planet… well you get the idea.
Uninformed people are still debating it. Who are you actually getting your information from? Politicians? The media?
Did you know that scientists actually publish their work? That you can actually go and read the findings, the experiments, the studies?
Forget politicians. Forget Al Gore. Ask a climatologist. Read a journal article. Global climate change is real and humans are contributing to it if not outright causing it. That is the truth, whether or not you know it or choose to recognize it.
People. Keep Fear Alive is the name of Colbert’s faux-right wing extremist march that takes place in a few days. Please tell me you have heard of the March to Restore Sanity and/or Fear.
These were not noobs, this was Stephen Colbert and John Stewart attacking Tea Party facebook pages. It was a publicity stunt.*palm*
Well, after we finish buying Mercedes with our welfare checks and use up all our food stamps on booze and cigarettes, we liberals tends to get bored and using petty pranks and trolling the internet is the only entertainment we get most days. I mean, have you sat around doing absolutely nothing all day, living off government handouts? It’s boring, man!
Mina, if you’re bored you should come over here. We’re gonna march on Washington for the right of gay, atheist couples to adopt children and teach them about global warming and the advantages of legalizing marijuana. Then we’re going to petition for (more) universal healthcare with maybe just a dash of socialism, just to spice things up a little. We liberals got to stick together. How else are we going to destroy this country?
Ooo, can I come? I want to add, decent services for veterans, tax penalties for companies whose products cause birth defects with the proceeds going to those disabled by the legal use of the product. Lets see what are some more of my pinko communist ideas? I’ll add that those LGBT couples can adopt children and get legally married. Whoop dee do – Way to stick together.
Only a dash of socialism? You mean more than public highways, libraries, social security and medicare, head start, etc? There’s been a “dash” of socialism in this country for a very long time.
I’ve been suspecting this for some time. Think about it. All of his odd, absurd, disjointed diatribes are doing nothing to help the conservative cause.
And then there is his strange, gender confused, psycho-sexual attraction to you…
awesome
Yes, it will really give them some comfort on Tuesday night.
Yup Tuesday night, when conservatives expect to take it all down and they won’t know what hit them when 98% of hte tea bagger candidates LOSE!
lol
Geez, for a bunch of anti-Marxists they sure seem to be bent on starting a revolution against the rich.
I see a flame war coming…
Naw, I don’t think so on this one. It’s not a big deal really, it took me a few minutes to even see it! I did notice all the nice comments though.
I noticed it quite quickly and I will say this; this stunt, as it can be called, is actually pretty brilliant on the part of everyone involved.
It’s one person with a bunch of sock puppets, probably. Notice that all were within the same minute.
Or a bunch of people in a computer lab who bothered to coordinate. One would guess that you’d have to have them all post within the same minute since someone like Sarah Palin probably gets a lot of comments.
Slacktivism at its finest. Hardly a “pwn,” as there is no substantive loss to the “pwnee.” Indeed, I would say the “pwner’s” are total n00bs. The so-called “Palin hacker” did a better pwn-job, if only because she actually had to respond to it.
Agreed that it’s not a pwn, but it’s a clever and harmless prank, which is pretty good too. They didn’t do anything mean-spirited, dangerous, or illegal, they didn’t call her nasty names, they just orchestrated a stunt for their own amusement. If the Gov. saw this, I think she’d get a kick out of it.
By the way, she is no longer governor. She was resigned, remember?
I know; I was one of her constituents. Calling her “Gov.” is just a lot easier than “The Honorable Sarah Palin” (the proper form of address for retired Governors.)
Do they still call them that when they quit?
Win
I like the sound of “Former Half-Term Governor Palin”
I think the proper term for her is “Quitter”
I wouldn’t consider this slacktivism, just your run of the mill prank. I mean, they aren’t pretending that their posts will cure breast cancer or get people into Heaven or save babies from dragons. There is no order to repost it around the internet or else live your life forever doomed, publicly known as someone who doesn’t care about blind kittens. It doesn’t have that feeling of faux-care to it, just a bit of an immature funny feel.
That said, part of me giggled at how they organized that, but then more of me cringed at wasting time just trying to make someone look silly on facebook.
As other people said – it still beats spamming “OMG sarah palin is such a whore!!!11 eleven”
Best part is the wow guy.
Of course. Look at all those nice compliments! Quite impressive.
yup especially since queen sarah has an assistant to monitor all the comments, love how this slipped by!
I know someone who’s getting a pink slip for letting this happen hehehe
Ahh but the email comments update does not include user pictures. Brilliant! *kisses fingers*
Well actually, the way they do this kind of thing is to just post the messages in a specific order, all still using normal profile pictures, and then changing the profile pictures to letters all at once. So they wouldn’t have noticed this just looking at the comments comming in even if the pictures did show in the emails…
Why aren’t global warming alarmists who are pushing cap and trade considered to be “keeping fear alive”? Also, I seem to remember a lot of fear being spread about health care to smooth the skids for the bill they wanted to pass… But, of course only the right and the Tea Party use fear…
Death panels.
The difference between what global warming and Palin’s death panels is that global warming is real.
No. Not a legitimate argument. That’s a difference in beliefs, not a factual point.
I don’t believe in man-made global warming, but I am apprehensive of the concept of death panels.
Actually, it is a factual point. Facts don’t go away if you don’t “believe” in them or not. Gravity still exists, the sun will die out someday, and man-affected climate change is still happening.
No, it’s not factual. It has been “proven”, not proven. The “facts” are still being debated by everyone except Al Gore, and a few other ignorant people. Sounds like you’ve joined the ranks.
Damn you, Richard Nixon!
http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/
I know right? Well, we know he’s a crook anyway.
Way to ignore… it must be tiring to constantly shy away from all that pesky evidence, (for all intents and purposes) the entire scientific community, every other industrialized country on the planet… well you get the idea.
A convenient untruth: Vote Dem or climate change is gonna get ya!!
For all intents and purposes…
So like, for everything that suits you?
Uninformed people are still debating it. Who are you actually getting your information from? Politicians? The media?
Did you know that scientists actually publish their work? That you can actually go and read the findings, the experiments, the studies?
Forget politicians. Forget Al Gore. Ask a climatologist. Read a journal article. Global climate change is real and humans are contributing to it if not outright causing it. That is the truth, whether or not you know it or choose to recognize it.
reading a study – that would require comprehension of complex material. i think you are asking too much.
How about the scientists that destroy and ignore data? Do we listen to them?
So no. That isn’t the truth. It’s fabrication. You don’t discover truth by destroying evidence that disagrees with you.
And Obama deserved a Nobel Peace prize….fantasy land must be fun this time of year.
You would know.
People. Keep Fear Alive is the name of Colbert’s faux-right wing extremist march that takes place in a few days. Please tell me you have heard of the March to Restore Sanity and/or Fear.
These were not noobs, this was Stephen Colbert and John Stewart attacking Tea Party facebook pages. It was a publicity stunt.*palm*
^^this^^
This only proves all trolls and troublemakers are liberals.
Well, after we finish buying Mercedes with our welfare checks and use up all our food stamps on booze and cigarettes, we liberals tends to get bored and using petty pranks and trolling the internet is the only entertainment we get most days. I mean, have you sat around doing absolutely nothing all day, living off government handouts? It’s boring, man!
Mina, if you’re bored you should come over here. We’re gonna march on Washington for the right of gay, atheist couples to adopt children and teach them about global warming and the advantages of legalizing marijuana. Then we’re going to petition for (more) universal healthcare with maybe just a dash of socialism, just to spice things up a little. We liberals got to stick together. How else are we going to destroy this country?
Ooo, can I come? I want to add, decent services for veterans, tax penalties for companies whose products cause birth defects with the proceeds going to those disabled by the legal use of the product. Lets see what are some more of my pinko communist ideas? I’ll add that those LGBT couples can adopt children and get legally married. Whoop dee do – Way to stick together.
My mom worked for Head Start before she herself had to go on disability. She’s always letting people know about it even after she left.
COMMUNIST!
Only a dash of socialism? You mean more than public highways, libraries, social security and medicare, head start, etc? There’s been a “dash” of socialism in this country for a very long time.
How? All this proves is that some people coordinated a (very)mildly amusing facebook prank.
Sounds about right.
Megasock is a liberal?!?
I’ve been suspecting this for some time. Think about it. All of his odd, absurd, disjointed diatribes are doing nothing to help the conservative cause.
And then there is his strange, gender confused, psycho-sexual attraction to you…
Does seem kinda, Colbert-ish
And all ignorant, uneducated, trashy, gay hating, hypocritally “religious”, redneck morons are conservatives. Yeah, I’d rather be a troll.
At least we aren’t you.
ULTRAAAAAA COMBOOOOOOOOO!!
It’s super effective!!
Anyone else get the Arrested Development connection?
how so?
“Palin for prez 2011!”
*facepalm*
*palm sticks to the makeup*
L Jesse Snyder writes, “you’re granma.” Freudian?
Nope, grammar.
fake
Sarah Palin: living rent-free in a lot of heads.
lol, nice one. And Keep Fear Alive was awesome!