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IDENTICAL letters appear in 21 newspapers across 12 states slamming Trump's Supreme Court

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Mystery as IDENTICAL letters appear in 21 newspapers across 12 states slamming Trump's Supreme Court pick – and they're all signed by different people
Judge Brett Kavanaugh is going into the Supreme Court confirmation process with a hail of rhetorical arrows zinging by him, including a phony letter-writing campaign aimed at unsuspecting American newspaper editors

At least 21 papers were duped last week, including big-market brands like the Dallas Morning News and The Washington Times. They ran identical letters over a four-day period, each signed by a different person.

The effort is an example of public-relations 'astroturfing,' a technique meant to simulate genuine grassroots support for an idea or cause.​

Newspapers run IDENTICAL letters slamming Trump's Supreme Court pick | Daily Mail Online

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Mystery as IDENTICAL letters appear in 21 newspapers across 12 states slamming Trump's Supreme Court pick – and they're all signed by different people
Judge Brett Kavanaugh is going into the Supreme Court confirmation process with a hail of rhetorical arrows zinging by him, including a phony letter-writing campaign aimed at unsuspecting American newspaper editors

At least 21 papers were duped last week, including big-market brands like the Dallas Morning News and The Washington Times. They ran identical letters over a four-day period, each signed by a different person.

The effort is an example of public-relations 'astroturfing,' a technique meant to simulate genuine grassroots support for an idea or cause.​

Newspapers run IDENTICAL letters slamming Trump's Supreme Court pick | Daily Mail Online

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Why do conservatives keep getting duped? First Sacha and now this??? Wait...Maybe it WAS sacha!
 
Mystery as IDENTICAL letters appear in 21 newspapers across 12 states slamming Trump's Supreme Court pick – and they're all signed by different people
Judge Brett Kavanaugh is going into the Supreme Court confirmation process with a hail of rhetorical arrows zinging by him, including a phony letter-writing campaign aimed at unsuspecting American newspaper editors

At least 21 papers were duped last week, including big-market brands like the Dallas Morning News and The Washington Times. They ran identical letters over a four-day period, each signed by a different person.

The effort is an example of public-relations 'astroturfing,' a technique meant to simulate genuine grassroots support for an idea or cause.​

Newspapers run IDENTICAL letters slamming Trump's Supreme Court pick | Daily Mail Online

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Probably Russia
 
Why do conservatives keep getting duped? First Sacha and now this??? Wait...Maybe it WAS sacha!

These were all 'conservative' newspapers and conservative editors?
 
Mystery as IDENTICAL letters appear in 21 newspapers across 12 states slamming Trump's Supreme Court pick – and they're all signed by different people
Judge Brett Kavanaugh is going into the Supreme Court confirmation process with a hail of rhetorical arrows zinging by him, including a phony letter-writing campaign aimed at unsuspecting American newspaper editors

At least 21 papers were duped last week, including big-market brands like the Dallas Morning News and The Washington Times. They ran identical letters over a four-day period, each signed by a different person.

The effort is an example of public-relations 'astroturfing,' a technique meant to simulate genuine grassroots support for an idea or cause.​

Newspapers run IDENTICAL letters slamming Trump's Supreme Court pick | Daily Mail Online

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You mean like Right Wing talking points being repeated by Sinclair owned local news channels?
 
Why do conservatives keep getting duped? First Sacha and now this??? Wait...Maybe it WAS sacha!

"Sure you can have my password. It's 'gonnabechiefofstaff'. I know it's a little long but just SAVE it, Viktor. May I call you Viktor?" - John Podesta, Hillary Clinton Campaign Chair.
 
"Sure you can have my password. It's 'gonnabechiefofstaff'. I know it's a little long but just SAVE it, Viktor. May I call you Viktor?" - John Podesta, Hillary Clinton Campaign Chair.

You know things are bad when you have to make up fake news to avoid discussing your own topic.
 
Evidently some ignore the fact that special interest groups suggest a template for letters to newspapers. Looks like what may have occurred here instead of adding to the theme some just sent it as is. I'm sure many have seen it happen in their own papers.
 
Evidently some ignore the fact that special interest groups suggest a template for letters to newspapers. Looks like what may have occurred here instead of adding to the theme some just sent it as is. I'm sure many have seen it happen in their own papers.

Yeah, that's my thought. Someone like the Center for American Progress sent out an email blast, and a bunch of their members mailed the letter in.
 
These were all 'conservative' newspapers and conservative editors?
Three of the five "large" outlets I checked are right of center publications -- WT, DMN, TCD, BH -- and two that got duped, DO and SAEN are not right of center.

This incident highlights why one needs to stick to publications that have a well established track record for exercising a high level of due diligence. To wit:

From the article:

"Richard Lodge, editor of The Eagle-Tribune in North Andover, Massachusetts, said Friday after hearing from DailyMail.com that he called the apparent 'signer' of the letter his paper ran, and 'he said she didn't send it.'"


Did Lodge (or someone on his staff) have the presence of mind to confirm the sourcing of the letter before he published it? No. Yet he had a phone number to call the alleged author. WTH? The editor of a paper runs an operation wherein he and employees who are just that insouciant about the quality of the work they do and legitimacy of content they publish.

What's not clear to me is why this was done.

  • Was it done to frame anti-Kavanaugh folks with some sort of quasi-conspiratorial plot?
  • Was it done to earnestly inspire disapprobation among conservative readers?
  • Was malfeasance or munificence or mere expression the impetus for the letter?
I don't know. I know only that I don't bother with letters to the editor when the letters come from people who haven't portfolio.
 
These were all 'conservative' newspapers and conservative editors?

All those editors are Conservative? Who knew!

Well the loony times was targeted and most of the local papers are conservative or at least red states. i would say this has a 70% conservative slant/target. Hence why the investigation is only targeting liberal outlets.
 
Evidently some ignore the fact that special interest groups suggest a template for letters to newspapers.

Ignore??? Seems like they didn't even realize how their own editorials work. Which is astounding and in no way proves a vast liberal conspiracy like what the loony times claims hehe.
 
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