I was on the Twitter reading posts about the Democratic field when I stumbled across a post by an account that claims to be a Contributing Editor at DKOS.
The post included a smear, it read- Lol Bernie Bro butt hurt.
Another post read- The fact that Bernie’s wife and stepson were earning hundreds of thousands of dollars through a sham non profit is ok for the Bros. Graft by Bernie is good!
The posts themselves didn't garner much attention getting 58 likes and 13 retweets in the 3 days since posting so why even mention them? While I doubt seriously that these post achieved their intended goal which is to smear Bernie supporters and Bernie’s campaign in order to keep Bernie from winning the nomination, I’m writing this diary because I know for me, they did have the exact opposite effect of that which was intended.
When I saw these smears I decided that the best way to turn them into a positive momentum is to donate to Bernie each time I read one.
I will be reading comments here at dkos and when I read a smear the author of the smear will be notified via reply that they have earned 1$ for the Bernie campaign.
Each time I hand out 27$ worth of Bernie Smear Bucks I will then donate and update this diary with a picture of my donation receipt.
I’m going to do my best to read as many comments as possible but my time is limited. If you want to help please DM me if you see a smear I miss.
Thank you and may who(whomever?) ever wins the Democratic nomination become the 46th President of the United States!
P.S. -Here is 17$ from the smears I read on Twitter today from an account linked to dkos.