by- JollyRoger @ 6:45 PM EDT
That’s right. If you want to lay your hands on some cool swag, then all you have to do is follow these instructions to qualify. The more you lie, the more you WIN!!!
Paul Farhi reports that the McCain campaign is offering incentives (points! prizes!) to people for spreading campaign rhetoric online (a.k.a., AstroTurfing, via comments sections on selected web sites).
“Reward points” or other incentives for political work aren’t a new concept. The Republican National Committee started a rewards program for volunteer fundraisers several years ago. More recently, Barack Obama’s campaign has given small donors and volunteers the chance to win a lunch or dinner with the candidate. (Obama’s campaign doesn’t have a comment program similar to McCain’s.)More chillingly, dissidents alleged earlier this year that the Chinese government has paid Chinese citizens token sums for each favorable comment about government policies they post in chat rooms and on blogs.
Now maybe Johnny is computer illiterate, but some of the people working for him are obviously catching on to the game.It isn’t a new concept to most of us, but the fact that Johnny’s adopted it means that somebody is trying to wipe his ass a little better now, at the very least.
Sadly, it looks like I’m not in any position to receive any of that great Johnny swag. A pity, that is. And since I’m the petty, spiteful, jealous type, I’m going to do what I can right now to make sure Suzie doesn’t get any of that cool Johnny swag either.
Jolly:
Thanks for looking out for me! 😉