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How To Fake A Protest: Right-Wing Media & Corporate Lobbyists Pretend To Be Grassroots
Since members of Congress have been returning home to their districts for the August recess, a consortium of industry-backed right-wing groups have been planning ambushes to harass Democrats for supporting health care reform.
The corporate lobbyists engineering these "grassroots" efforts have indicated their harassment strategy is to "yell," "stand up and shout," and "rattle" the members. More..
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Added: Aug 5 2009 In: news_politics
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lol @ all the butt hurt obama cultists and sheeple rushing to the defense of their MISERABLY FAILED DEAR LEADER!
Hahahahaha!!
Posted Aug-5-2009 by "Awsomatic" (R)
You should get out more monkey, see for yourself.
Posted Aug-5-2009 by "Potatoes" (R)
He's a rat fuk sewer dwelling liar with zero life. I call him Rat, but I may switch that to Bat if he continues to be blinded to reality. Robert Gibbs is the Obama's pail liar shill and he is accusing the GOP of this shit. What weak ass losers and what typical Saul Alinsky tactics.
Sorry libs, Americans are over 80% happy with their healthcare, and that's a certified fact.
Go propagandize something else.
Posted Aug-5-2009 by "yorba" (R)
But its ok when the libtards are organized by acorn and al gore?
Posted Aug-5-2009 by "sins07" Premium
Manufactured dissent!
Posted Aug-5-2009 by "Smegma" Premium
the Tea Party Movement is NOT a grassroots movement. it is being funded by right-wing conservatives and promoted by Fox News and Republican politicians:
"Here is the organizational landscape of the April 15 tea party movement, in a nutshell: three national-level conservative groups, all with slightly different agendas, are guiding it. All are quick to tell you that the movement is a bottom-up affair and that its grassroots cred is real.
They are: FreedomWorks, the conservative action group led by Dick Armey; dontGO, a tech savvy free-market action group that sprung out of last August's oil-drilling debate in the House of Representatives; and Americans for Prosperity, an issue advocacy/activist group based on free market principles. Conservative bloggers, talk show hosts, and other media figures have attached themselves to the movement in peripheral capacities. Armey will appear at a major rally in Atlanta, FreedomWorks said.
All three groups vehemently deny that the movement is a product of AstroTurfing--fake grassroots activism organized from the top down--as some on the left have claimed. They will tell you that citizens-turned-activists, upset with President Obama's economic agenda and the financial bailout, have been calling them, asking for help and how they can organize protests on Wednesday. The movement, they say, is entirely organic: they are mostly providing help and resources to this new class of outraged conservative free-market populists, some of whom are their own members and some of whom are outsiders to politics with whom they've never communicated before--not even on an e-mail list.
FreedomWorks and dontGO seem to have taken ownership of the bulk of this coordination."
(The Atlantic, April 2009)
http://tinyurl.com/ckbnnc
***
a grassroots movement starts from the ground up. not the top down (which is politically called "astroturfing" -- when a movement is being paid for and created by a corporation, a group of rich people, or by an organization)
an example of a grassroots movement would be people starting to protest a war, fight for their rights, etc. there is organization but the organizing is looser and more spontaneous. the vulnerability of grassroots protests is that they are easier to infiltrate by outside elements (cops, criminals, foreign or domestic intelligence agents, etc.)
Posted Aug-5-2009 by "lasrever" (R)
great book by Noam Chomsky
http://tinyurl.com/lx7swl
Posted Aug-5-2009 by "lasrever" Premium
"Here is the organizational landscape of the April 15 tea party movement, in a nutshell: three national-level conservative groups, all with slightly different agendas, are guiding it. All are quick to tell you that the movement is a bottom-up affair and that its grassroots cred is real.
They are: FreedomWorks, the conservative action group led by Dick Armey; dontGO, a tech savvy free-market action group that sprung out of last August's oil-drilling debate in the House of Representatives; and Americans for Prosperity, an issue advocacy/activist group based on free market principles. Conservative bloggers, talk show hosts, and other media figures have attached themselves to the movement in peripheral capacities. Armey will appear at a major rally in Atlanta, FreedomWorks said.
All three groups vehemently deny that the movement is a product of AstroTurfing--fake grassroots activism organized from the top down--as some on the left have claimed. They will tell you that citizens-turned-activists, upset with President Obama's economic agenda and the financial bailout, have been calling them, asking for help and how they can organize protests on Wednesday. The movement, they say, is entirely organic: they are mostly providing help and resources to this new class of outraged conservative free-market populists, some of whom are their own members and some of whom are outsiders to politics with whom they've never communicated before--not even on an e-mail list.
FreedomWorks and dontGO seem to have taken ownership of the bulk of this coordination."
(The Atlantic, April 2009)
http://tinyurl.com/ckbnnc
***
a grassroots movement starts from the ground up. not the top down (which is politically called "astroturfing" -- when a movement is being paid for and created by a corporation, a group of rich people, or by an organization)
an example of a grassroots movement would be people starting to protest a war, fight for their rights, etc. there is organization but the organizing is looser and more spontaneous. the vulnerability of grassroots protests is that they are easier to infiltrate by outside elements (cops, criminals, foreign or domestic intelligence agents, etc.)
This guy above me is a ******* asshat
Posted Aug-5-2009 by "Benzaintarental" (R)
He's a rat fuk sewer dwelling liar with zero life. I call him Rat, but I may switch that to Bat if he continues to be blinded to reality. Robert Gibbs is the Obama's pail liar shill and he is accusing the GOP of this shit. What weak ass losers and what typical Saul Alinsky tactics.
Sorry libs, Americans are over 80% happy with their healthcare, and that's a certified fact.
Go propagandize something else.
don't flame the uploader
if you think you have a better point of view then provide that point of view
Posted Aug-5-2009 by "lasrever" (R)
Didn't Obama run for elaction on a platform including this healthcare reform? I would think that would mean he should try to reform healthcare... I thought that was how it was SUPPOSED to work, he was elected wasn't he?
Posted Aug-5-2009 by "steveaustin1971" (R)
I know many people that have attended these events with no support or contact with those being accused. I guess it is now wrong to question or disagree with those in power.
See this for some perspective.
http://tiny.cc/WFiaG
Posted Aug-5-2009 by "cat-scratch-fever" (B)
He's a rat fuk sewer dwelling liar with zero life. I call him Rat, but I may switch that to Bat if he continues to be blinded to reality. Robert Gibbs is the Obama's pail liar shill and he is accusing the GOP of this shit. What weak ass losers and what typical Saul Alinsky tactics.
Sorry libs, Americans are over 80% happy with their healthcare, and that's a certified fact.
Go propagandize something else.
so how come 50% of americans support obama's health care proposals? http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/05/health.care.poll/index.html
where's your evidence? on fixed news i presume
Posted Aug-5-2009 by "dogbutt" (R)
Fox news is a joke, along with all u Right Wing cry babies..Guess what this country is run by democrats so get used to it!
Posted Aug-5-2009 by "ogikehigh" (R)
"Here is the organizational landscape of the April 15 tea party movement, in a nutshell: three national-level conservative groups, all with slightly different agendas, are guiding it. All are quick to tell you that the movement is a bottom-up affair and that its grassroots cred is real.
They are: FreedomWorks, the conservative action group led by Dick Armey; dontGO, a tech savvy free-market action group that sprung out of last August's oil-drilling debate in the House of Representatives; and Americans for Prosperity, an issue advocacy/activist group based on free market principles. Conservative bloggers, talk show hosts, and other media figures have attached themselves to the movement in peripheral capacities. Armey will appear at a major rally in Atlanta, FreedomWorks said.
All three groups vehemently deny that the movement is a product of AstroTurfing--fake grassroots activism organized from the top down--as some on the left have claimed. They will tell you that citizens-turned-activists, upset with President Obama's economic agenda and the financial bailout, have been calling them, asking for help and how they can organize protests on Wednesday. The movement, they say, is entirely organic: they are mostly providing help and resources to this new class of outraged conservative free-market populists, some of whom are their own members and some of whom are outsiders to politics with whom they've never communicated before--not even on an e-mail list.
FreedomWorks and dontGO seem to have taken ownership of the bulk of this coordination."
(The Atlantic, April 2009)
http://tinyurl.com/ckbnnc
***
a grassroots movement starts from the ground up. not the top down (which is politically called "astroturfing" -- when a movement is being paid for and created by a corporation, a group of rich people, or by an organization)
an example of a grassroots movement would be people starting to protest a war, fight for their rights, etc. there is organization but the organizing is looser and more spontaneous. the vulnerability of grassroots protests is that they are easier to infiltrate by outside elements (cops, criminals, foreign or domestic intelligence agents, etc.)
The tea parties were organized by small groups of people who are pissed off and the total disregard for fiscal responsibility by the liberal Congress. Taxpayers (the top 50% of wage earners) are tired of having their hard-earned money wasted to pander to special interests and the lower classes.
Same thing with Obamacare. Barely anyone in the US wants Obamacare. People are extremely pissed off at the liberals trying to force this down their throats. Nancy Pelosi and her limousine liberal entourage have decided that the American people will get Obamacare whether they like it or not. Pretty much every one sees this this ridiculous behavior and is pissed.
Posted Aug-5-2009 by "MarkusMarone"
Even if these movements are astroturfing, the sentiment and anger toward the administration is not negated. It's hard to tell what is astroturf and what is really grassroots; just look toward ACORN and other "community organizing" groups and you'll see connections with major lobbyists and political apparatus. Even the anti-war groups get co=opted by democrat interests. and big surprise that the source of this montage is the soros-funded smear sheet media matters.
Posted Aug-5-2009 by "sauerkraut"