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Maker of Anti-Clinton Video Outed, Loses Job

Posted by kdawson on from the on-his-own-time dept.

Raul654 writes "Philip de Vellis, the author of the anti-Hilary Clinton viral video was outed yesterday on the Huffington Post. The company he worked for, Blue State Digital — a Democratic Internet strategy company that does work for Barack Obama — has now fired him as a result. Said Vellis: 'I made the "Vote Different" ad because I wanted to express my feelings about the Democratic primary, and because I wanted to show that an individual citizen can affect the process.'"

3 of 401 comments (clear)

  1. Clarification by voice_of_all_reason · · Score: 5, Informative

    From a reply to the Huffington Post article by the creator:

    I've resigned from my employer, Blue State Digital, an internet company that provides technology to several presidential campaigns, including Richardson's, Vilsack's, and -- full disclosure -- Obama's. The company had no idea that I'd created the ad, and neither did any of our clients. But I've decided to resign anyway so as not to harm them, even by implication.

  2. Fired? by Aladrin · · Score: 4, Informative

    I see nothing in that article that says he was fired. I see user comments to that effect, but those aren't cited, either.

    I heard on the radio this morning that he quit when he realized he was going to be unmasked. That's quite a bit different than being fired.

    --
    "If you make people think they're thinking, they'll love you; But if you really make them think, they'll hate you." - DM
  3. Old Strategy by TheMeuge · · Score: 4, Informative

    This is a very old, and very nasty strategy:

    1. Get somebody to make an offensive attack ad
    2. Get it noticed by the press
    3. Enjoy seeing your attack ad on the air FOR FREE for a dozen news cycles or more.
    4. Offset the blame, since you never "approved" the ad. ...
    5. Profit!