HEY - Postie, Elsie, BAA Boy, Degaselli, 2 Cents, Mr Toad, AZWringer, Know It All - all you McCainiacs, LISTEN UP!

Stop pounding your keyboard for free! John McCain is offering a bounty to publish his talking points on the web!

elephantmoneyi_200Today’s WaPo reports: On McCain's Web site, visitors are invited to "Spread the Word" about the presumptive Republican nominee by sending campaign-supplied comments to blogs and Web sites under the visitor's screen name. The site offers sample comments ("John McCain has a comprehensive economic plan . . .") and a list of dozens of suggested destinations, conveniently broken down into "conservative," "liberal," "moderate" and "other" categories. Just cut and paste...

Activists and political operatives have used volunteers or paid staff to seed radio call-in shows or letters-to-the-editor pages for years, typically without disclosing the caller or letter writer's connection to a candidate or cause. Like the fake grass for which the practice is named, such AstroTurf messages look as though they come from the grass roots but are ersatz.

But, wot the hell - McCain’s talking points are what you think America needs, right - that’s your opinion, right? Why think when you can Cut & Paste?

Check out McCain’s website for details!