MSNBC Goes Into Astroturf Mode

Organizes Grassroots Effort of Free Clinics as Gesture to 'Shame' Senators

Remember back just a few short months ago - when thousands, if not millions, of Americans were protesting out-of-control government spending and other policies favored by President Barack Obama's administration?

Surprised by the resounding turnout, the usual lefty talking heads on MSNBC, specifically on "Countdown with Keith Olbermann" and "The Rachel Maddow Show," explained the protests away as being fake grassroots aka AstroTurf. Full Story »

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by Jon Raymond - Oct. 8, 2009

This is yellow journalism. The writer is obviously politicaly prejuduuced aginst MSNBC and sees them as a left wing consiracy of sorts. He also appears to be strongly affiliated or at least in step with the right wing poltical agenda, known to have infamously used "astro-turf" corporate backed organizations to populate town halls with fake "people". What MSNBC is doing is not fake. There's nothing at all fake about real health clinics offering real medical services. This is a great charitable gesture on the part of MSNBC. The right has a history of self projection of their misgivings upon their left opponents as a form of defense.

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