Joe Trippi: Professional Sock Puppet Fesses Up

Oh, ouch - via an email tip of his Tweet. Now appearing at DailyKos from Joe Trippi as an Apology:

First, that no matter how long my association with the blogging community in fact because of that long association - it is even more important that I disclose any professional relationship with any candidate or issue I blog about or comment on.

I have failed to do that - I apologize for not doing it.  And it will not happen again.

This failure was mine completely - how I didn't see it or in my own words how I didn't "get it" is beyond me - but I do now - and I will not fail in disclosing my professional relationships with candidates or the causes I believe in or work for in the future.

Second and just as important to me personally is the recent disrespect shown by sockpuppeting.  And I take full responsibility and apologize completely for this as well.  It is no excuse that I knew nothing about it - I promise you I did not. And yes it took bringing it to my attention before I looked into it.

But once I did it became clear to me that interns and a few staff who are my responsibility did create seven DailyKos accounts - two of which were never used but five of which were used to comment and post diaries here for the same candidates I was working for, sockpuppeting the same things I was saying here and elsewhere.  This is so unacceptable that I cannot believe it happened - but it did.

Comments

[O!]

That dkos thread and its comments are a real hoot... Trippi definitely epitomizes the online left.

Joe Trippi: I lied to everyone who listened to me. I was a paid shill but I pretended to be a neutral, disinterested analyst. I used multiple sockpuppets to spread my propaganda far and wide.

Kostards: We love you Joe! Your liberal brand of honesty and integrity makes you a perfect fit here at DailyKos!

[mark l.]

trippi is a miserable failure.
its like watching bob shrum's dumber brother.

howard dean and john edwards...puhleez.

[Robin]

Shouldn't it be sock puppetEERing?

[mojo]

"It wasn't me, it was my stupid assistants! Bad assistants, BAD!"