How To Fake A Protest: Right-Wing Media & Corporate Lobbyists Pretend To Be Grassroots

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Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• Dobbs
• Fox News
• Tea Party
• Health Care Protests
• Town Hall Disruptions
• Gretchen Carlson
• Rachel Maddow
• Sean Hannity
• Fox Nation
• Steve Doocy

[benjibenji8]

It's hard to be a grassroots movement when first, you're being encouraged and partially organized by a media conglomerate.

Secondly, the movement is backed nationally by groups like Americans for Prosperity founded by David H. Koch of Koch Industries and Freedomworks led by corporate lobbyist Dick Armey.

fake grassroots: astroturf

[615Deathdealer]

Fuck fox 'news", I see how anyone can watch them without vomiting.

[vladdrac88]

FOX is finished, no matter how many baseball caps and truck window decals they crank out. Better go now peacefully rather than when the people finally go berserk.

[bulldogbell1980]

Sure, why would anybody want the media to tell them how to contact their representatives? Fake outrage my ass. Where's the left outrage at the new FBI powers granted by the white house? Are the liberals now cool with a third war in Libya and a Fourth now in Yemen without congressional approval? Why be outraged about the lack of economical solutions in the Obama administration, just throw more money of the fire is their answer. What's the point in ignorant patriotism?

[walkermydawg]

@benjibenji8 You provided pluperfect proof that they a nothing more than mere astroturf, and cheap astroturf at that. A study of this crowd showed that only 2% knew their taxes remained the same or even decreased, and a majority did not even know the history of the tea party ergo they called themselves baggers after a gay sex act. If it were truly grassroots, where were they during the 8 years of ginormous fuck ups of bush. An appointed president that has the threat of arrest in other cos.

[c4xfire]

Where are the cross hairs when we need them!

[InKa4484]

@andrewcholm Please get educated then. When the Fascist/Republican party is using the sheeple they've been brainwashing for the past 25 years to spread hostility and fear that's hardly a grass roots movement. You can tell these people have been given orders by Fox news because they all have the same motto. "Loud is better than factual."

[Pachecure]

@icfnord Grow up, you turd. Your poison all comes back to you.

[icfnord]

@Pachecure

Thanks. Go Fuck yourself

[Pachecure]

@icfnord You're so eloquent, son.

[HostileNegotiator]

I think what needed to be stressed here was that these people were organized by Fox and acted like an angry mob rather than attending for any civil discussion. The fact that they screamed and shouted while other citizens were speaking is contrary to a democracy or any public discourse; the very point of having town hall meetings. These people are not just tools, they are actually degrading free speech, democracy, and working for fascism- the biggest threat to a democracy.

[mrchacko]

@JonasHaterTillDeath

... yes, that was the direct implication of this video. He wants to use his MIND CONTROL on you and the MEDIA... Oh wait, he just showed how the media has pandered to this so called tea party.

Tell me all of you who are getting so overheated about this. Do you even know what the Tea Party was actually started for?