A quasi legal but technologically illiterate attempt to blame embarrassing or incriminating social media or blogging activity on 'hacking' by a sophisticated, imaginary third party. E.g:
“I learned that an unknown, external party accessed and manipulated material from my now-defunct blog, The Reid Report, to include offensive and hateful references that are fabricated and run counter to my personal beliefs and ideology,”
A: hey so as you know I'm totally stoked about running for office this fall but it turns out some random guy 'hacked' my Facebook and posted a bunch of racist shit like 5 years ago but I only just noticed now.
B: ok but that seems kind of implausible so did that actually happen or are you just Joy Reid defense'ing me right now?
A: ...
Dr. Spencer Reid, The cutest and most intelligent and wholesome character on Criminal Minds. Dr. Spencer Reid was born with an eidetic memory, and without him and his extreme mind, the group wouldn’t have been as successful as they are. He’s extremely kind and empathetic and has a heart for kids. Spencer Reid makes the audience obsess over the show and want to jump into the tv with him.
“WHOS THAT cutie???”
“That’s Dr. Reid, he’s the smartest and most wholesome guy out there!!”
The act of looking in every direction and seeing a boogeyman, and proceeding to slander, in a soft voice, that "boogeyman" in a public setting to justify your own corruption, thus embarrassing yourself.
Harry Reid's latest boogeyman are those cowboys in Nevada. Last month it was those Koch dudes. Before that, it was Tea Party peeps. Dude's lost it. We need term limits!