David Seaman Outed as a Total Fraud (pizzagate)

submitted ago by roundhouse1776

If you don't know who David Seaman is, he's the self-appointed head spokesman of the Pizzagate movement. If you are a pizzagater, this association should make you very nervous, because David Seaman is a mentally unstable con man. Let's start with some background.

In 2007, Seaman began an internship with Jezebel. After only a few short months, he was so hated and reviled that Jezebel ran a hit piece on him, describing him as a "self-promotional whore" and then fired him. In the article, they publish a profile that Seaman had written about himself, which reveals the scary depths of his self-involved nature.

http://jezebel.com/270369/self-promotion-guru-david-seaman-totally-got-our-memo-shat-all-over-it

http://jezebel.com/274434/in-which-we-get-closure-with-self-promotional-whore-david-seaman

In 2008, Seaman wrote a book called, Dirty Little Secrets of Buzz: How to Attract Massive Attention for Your Business, Your Product, or Yourself. In this book, you can advice such as "Always be controversial and outrageous in everything you do" and "Enemies are more important than friends." You'll also learn interesting tidbits such as how he loves Bill Maher and Michael Moore, and hates Ann Coulter and Bill O'Reilly. This seems to be very contradictory, seeing as how he claims to be such a huge Donald Trump supporter. He also refers to himself as a "veteran promotional stunt planner," not a reporter or journalist. In the "About the Author" section, you'll find this info: Seaman is the founder of Shutterline Interactive, a vehicle for rapidly deploying new publicity stunts.

In August 2009, before the release of his book, Seaman claimed he would run naked through Times Square if his book didn't make the Top 100 list on Amazon. The book barely cracked the Top 200,000. He didn't follow through on the streaking promise. David Seaman has never met a promise that he didn't break.

http://www.adweek.com/digital/pewdiepies-downfall-shows-the-potential-dangers-of-social-influencer-marketing-for-brands/

Also in 2009, Seaman does an interview with Business Beat Live. In the interview he says, "I would protest gravity if I thought it was going to get me buzz".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkEA0CbVWU0YouTube

Seaman calls Joe Rogan a liar. He claims that Rogan promised him a role as a political contributor on his podcast, but never followed through. Rogan's producer, Brian Redban, implies in a tweet that Seaman is mentally unwell.

In the same article, he talks a little bit about he holds a grudge against his family because "they didn't have my back when I needed it". Knowing his history, he probably tried to con them, just like everyone else he's ever met.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-seaman/what-happened-to-bitcoin_b_11410280.html

If you are familiar with Seaman's Youtube channel, then you're aware that he is constantly shilling for Bitcoin and Goldmoney. Here's some info on Goldmoney:

"Goldmoney Inc has its headquarters located in Toronto Canada and in Saint Helier Jersey.[6] The company is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and has a market capitalization of $312 million as of February 27, 2016. GoldMoney Inc. investors and backers include Eric Sprott, Albert D. Friedberg, George Soros, Adam Fleming, and Canadian Banks Canaccord Genuity."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GoldMoney

Yes that's right, one of the principle investors in Goldmoney is none other than George Soros! David Seaman can not claim ignorance on this subject either, because in an article on the Huffington Post he writes, "The company is funded by a number of savvy financial elites including precious metals entrepreneur Eric Sprott and the legendary Soros family."

For a guy who claims to hate pedophilia crimes and Hillary Clinton and John Podesta so much, why is he so proud to be associated with George Soros?

Also of note, Goldmoney paid for Seaman to attend this year's Super Bowl.

DavidSeaman recently won the #Supergold contest and got to go to the Super Bowl!

http://community.goldmoney.com/discussion/2581/david-seaman-bitgold-goldmoney

Seaman's constant praise of Bitcoin is also curious, considering in July of last year he had this to say about Bitcoin in another Huffington Post article:

"The trolls and narrowminded Bitcoin bagholders pushing Ethereum “Classic” on an unsuspecting public are not the ultimate reason I’m selling off much of my Bitcoin tonight - that’s just another indication to me that Bitcoin is in a weak position. Ultimately, however, my decision is grounded in economic self-interest. I see optimism and amazing ideas being built out in Ethereum, and I don’t see anything close to this level in Bitcoin at the moment. Shortly after I file this story, I’ll be selling off 80% of my personal Bitcoin holdings; or more accurately, converting them into Ether, on Coinbase."

So he's bullish on Bitcoin, yet sold off 80% of his holdings? This guy just can't stop contradicting himself.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-seaman/ethereum-classic-another_b_11173314.html

*In August of 2016, Seaman claims to have been fired from the Huffington Post for writing an article about Hillary's health. This is false, as he couldn't be fired, because he was never on the HuffPo payroll. He was a contributor and unpaid blogger and had his publishing rights revoked, he was not fired. There is not a single person who has corroborated his claim that he was "fired" because of his Hillary article. Judging by his employment history, it's just as likely he was "fired" for being a self-promoting asshole.

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-08-29/huffingon-post-revoked-publishing-access-journalist-after-post-hillarys-healthits-or

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cantsleepawink ago

I am quietly concerned about Seaman, roundhouse. Either he is genuinely unstable as his history of breakups with every organisation and cause seemingly points to, or there is another more insidious reason for his self appointed placement (perhaps with some help) as the face of pizzagate (in some people's minds). I watched his complete OTT rant at both Clinton and Trump yesterday and thought that he seems to feel he's untouchable with his public meltdown. He also is quite casually promoting violence in a way that should make people uncomfortable. Does he seem to have inside information? I would say yes. And I think we should ask ourselves why, given his history.

I just want to add a couple of observations to your findings:

The first mention I can find of Seaman within the public eye is via a CNN transcript (the video is no longer on the web)..where he was interviewed in 2008 as the lead organizer of Free Paris Hilton Now. http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0705/08/ng.01.html

This was shortly after he had been 'fired' from Jezebel. A couple of commenters in the two articles printed by that outfit on him indicated that maybe there was more to that particular story.

Within this particular article

The saga of me and David Seaman started in April, when I hired David, a young Hunter College student and the compiler of a book on the, ahem, "meaning of life," as a Jezebel intern.

Free Paris, he explained, wasn't an endgame; it was more like an experiment. His next stunt would be more sophisticated, and multilayered, and he gave me the date on the condition I didn't reveal it. I suggested he read Bill Wasik's Harper's story about how he invented the flash mob, and why. "It's right up your alley," I said. "I don't really remember his reasoning, but it's very well-written."

Remember, 2008 was an election year. The start of the Obama administration, and he was now touting himself as a hip liberal. In the following 3 to 4 years he was all over alternative media, talking about CISPA and other tech bills, being introduced as a tech expert - even though he has an English Literature degree from Hunter College.

(For anyone interested, a list of his earlier videos as a 'tech guru' can be found here http://www.therealisraelites.com/?tag=david-seaman )

His book "Dirty Little Secrets" on Amazon got many positive reviews. I did find this particular (negative) review interesting because it reveals his political stance at the time:

Just finished reading this book from cover to cover. I learned the author LOVES Bill Maher and Michael Moore, HATES Anne Coulter and Bill O'Reilly, and loves to ridicule Conservative talk radio. Oh, and by the way, "Superbad" was hilarious, but he NEVER would have gone to see a movie like "The Passion of the Christ" if it weren't for the marketing.

So I ended up asking myself, "Is this a book or a blog?" It's disrespectful to sell folks a book and then give them page after page of ones own political views.

Or, to put it another way, "Why is he telling me this stuff?" I bought a book on buzz, not a book of political satire. "Stay in your league and give people what they bought, not what you want to shove down their throats," would be my advice to the author.

In 2012, he ran for Congress. That was another fiasco. When he changed his mind at the last minute, he left behind a lot of disillusioned followers, wondering what had happened to his ideals and their money.

Here is a reddit thread at the time where he is responding to fans and critics on why he is running for Congress. The confusion will sound familiar: https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/zgkf0/hey_im_us_congressional_candidate_david_seaman/?compact=true&st=iz75n9hm&sh=19440ba4

Here is a later reddit thread where he discusses his reasons for not running: https://www.reddit.com/user/DavidSeamanAMA

I noted that he stopped running a couple of days after Aaron Swartz was suicided.

And we all know the story of how he jumped ship, in an election year, to the Conservative camp. Perhaps it would be wise to follow Seaman's Trump Adventure with gratitude for helping to bring this to the attention of the public but with some wariness too. We don't know where this journey is leading us but we should be expecting a few surprising twists and turns along the way.

roundhouse1776 ago

What do you think his "sophisticated" stunt was? Was it running for Congress? Or maybe something that he decided not to do?

cantsleepawink ago

I'm not sure but I found that comment interesting.