- Moderator
- #61
Rick Moran
The first thing you have to understand is that it is impossible, according to the left, for conservatives to have a legitimate protest. Only liberals have "authentic" grass roots so the idea of the right demonstrating against anything - in their lights - is a political trick. We are a "Brooks Brothers Brigade" or, "radicals" or "mobs." The demonstrations at Town Hall meetings on health care reform are "astroturfing" - planned and paid for by insurance industry lobbyists.
Of course, this is absurd on its face. The protests at congressional town halls are certainly authentic in that they represent the views of millions of people, if not a majority. And anyone familiar with the Tea Party movement knows that they oppose any top-down direction fiercely. In this way, they are a true "grass roots" opposition and not Soros funded Moveon minions......American Thinker- Print Article
The "Tea Party Movement" grass roots? You've got to be joking.
Who do you think is behind the movement and organizing all these "spontaneous" local events? Heavyweight lobbyist run rightwing think tanks: Americans for Prosperity and Freedom Works. Follow the money and the grassroots turns to astroturf.