If one follows this thread at Althouse (and we should all read Althouse from time to time), you'll note a discussion of what is termed a 'Moby' -- defined, in her post, as,
"An insidious and specialized type of left-wing troll who visits blogs and impersonates a conservative for the purpose of either spreading false rumors intended to sow dissension among conservative voters, or who purposely posts inflammatory and offensive comments for the purpose of discrediting the blog in question.
The term is derived from the name of the liberal musician Moby, who famously suggested in February of 2004 that left-wing activists engage in this type of subterfuge: "For example, you can go on all the pro-life chat rooms and say you're an outraged right-wing voter and that you know that George Bush drove an ex-girlfriend to an abortion clinic and paid for her to get an abortion. Then you go to an anti-immigration Web site chat room and ask, 'What's all this about George Bush proposing amnesty for illegal aliens?'"
The mods at Rantburg watch out for these sorts of trolls, and we thank our regular readers for pointing them out to us when they occur at odd hours. We ask that you continue to do so. Some in the progressive Left will do whatever they think it takes to silence the Anti-Idiotarian blogs like Rantburg.
We will not let them do that. So if you see a Moby posting, please point it out to us either here or at the O-Club. And please, let's ourselves refrain from any sort of language that can be used to harm Fred and the Burg. |