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“At Last!”: How HP Continues to Cultivate Cynicism

A few years ago late one night someone wrote the truth on one of their behind the scenes threads about the workings of HP, which I copied and saved. He said that he was paid 15 to 25 cents a word by HP, depending on how many people reolied. Someone asked him how they could get a job like that. He said you have to know someone. They pay people to write controversial posts and get people to reply to them.

» Posted By mairs On June 16, 2014 @ 9:47 pm

Well now they have Facebook doing all the forum work for them. I just finally deleted my account.

» Posted By mairs On June 16, 2014 @ 9:40 pm

Is Pres. Obama Trying to Win on Syria By Losing?

Ad Lib, I think the rest of the world turning away from committing to this, is the legacy of the Bush years that we have to live with.

» Posted By mairs On September 7, 2013 @ 8:50 am

Sabreen, I’ve read so many comments elsewhere of Americans siding with Putin and hoping he will take Obama down, somehow. I never thought I’d see the day.

» Posted By mairs On September 7, 2013 @ 8:46 am

A Definitve Review of the First Obama-Romney Debate Before it Takes Place

“I like sport and fried poultry..” 🙂

I remember the absolute terror on Bush’s visage when he faced John Kerry during their debates, and he still “won” as I recall. President Obama always has to be at his best, but I think that if Romney can squeak out a little presidentialness he’ll probably get a pass too, while afterwards the pundits justify in their minds why they’re even debating a point of his that is an outright lie.

» Posted By mairs On October 2, 2012 @ 12:13 pm

The End of Right Wing Talk Radio???

I’ve been trying to find something I read a few years ago, about Limbaugh communicating with the Bush White House all the time. If his listener numbers are really that far off, then with what help has he conspired to pretend that he is so mega-popular? Who is backing him and keeping him (WAS keeping him, hopefully) in position? We all know that when he creates a talking point it is disseminated quickly. He pounds home a lie for a few days and suddenly everyone on the Right is repeating it. I don’t think he’s doing this alone.

» Posted By mairs On March 11, 2012 @ 9:18 pm

*snork*

So true. Thanks for the welcome, KT.

» Posted By mairs On March 11, 2012 @ 9:08 pm

Thanks AdLib! I’ve made a post or two here in the past, about six months apart! I keep sticking with HuffPost but they do drive me up a wall.

» Posted By mairs On March 11, 2012 @ 2:46 pm

I see no reason to give up Keith. 🙂

» Posted By mairs On March 11, 2012 @ 9:42 am

Invite For Collaboration Part 2:

I remember her from California when her husband spent what at the time was a record-breaking amount of money in his Senate race. She was a tireless supporter of her husband’s campaign, Gingrich’s contract on America, and the Religious Right. I saw it as opportunism when they were divorced and she seemingly took up for the other side. How does one, as a very intelligent adult with a seemingly sophisticated and fully developed world view, flip like that. I couldn’t get a grasp of what mattered to HER. Was she simply doing everything she could to maker her husband a success, including becoming a Republican’s Republican, regardless of her personal views? What.

You can observe seemingly inexplicable human behavior which starts to makes sense as you gather the puzzle pieces together.

» Posted By mairs On February 21, 2011 @ 9:28 am