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hypocritexposer

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Sandhusker

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It's very clear, Reader. "Americans for Prosperity and FreedomWorks" is a tiny group of people with a miniscule budget that you libs have latched onto to demonize and to make out like they are some sort of GOP powerhouse that is stirring up all the "false discontent" with Maobama.

Hardly anybody on the right has even heard of these guys and you libs are holding them up and proclaiming that they are something that they aren't. Left wing idiots are even claiming that they "orchestrated the anti-Obama tea parties earlier this year"!

Liberals are lying and they're scared.
 

backhoeboogie

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Sandhusker said:
It's very clear, Reader. "Americans for Prosperity and FreedomWorks" is a tiny group of people with a miniscule budget that you libs have latched onto to demonize and to make out like they are some sort of GOP powerhouse that is stirring up all the "false discontent" with Maobama.

Hardly anybody on the right has even heard of these guys and you libs are holding them up and proclaiming that they are something that they aren't. Left wing idiots are even claiming that they "orchestrated the anti-Obama tea parties earlier this year"!

Liberals are lying and they're scared.

And their own people are now threatening them and roughing them up at these town hall meetings. They can't ask questions - of any kind.
 

Steve

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reader (the Second) said:
Right-Wing Harassment Strategy Against Dems Detailed In Memo: ‘Yell,’ ‘Stand Up And Shout Out,’ ‘Rattle Him’

This morning, Politico reported that Democratic members of Congress are increasingly being harassed by “angry, sign-carrying mobs and disruptive behavior” at local town halls. For example, in one incident, right-wing protesters surrounded Rep. Tim Bishop (D-NY) and forced police officers to have to escort him to his car for safety.

This growing phenomenon is often marked by violence and absurdity. Recently, right-wing demonstrators hung Rep. Frank Kratovil (D-MD) in effigy outside of his office. Missing from the reporting of these stories is the fact that much of these protests are coordinated by public relations firms and lobbyists who have a stake in opposing President Obama’s reforms.

The lobbyist-run groups Americans for Prosperity and FreedomWorks, which orchestrated the anti-Obama tea parties earlier this year, are now pursuing an aggressive strategy to create an image of mass public opposition to health care and clean energy reform. A leaked memo from Bob MacGuffie, a volunteer with the FreedomWorks website Tea Party Patriots, details how members should be infiltrating town halls and harassing Democratic members of Congress:

Be sure to read this Tea Bagger Memo http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/townhallactionmemo.pdf

– Artificially Inflate Your Numbers: “Spread out in the hall and try to be in the front half. The objective is to put the Rep on the defensive with your questions and follow-up. The Rep should be made to feel that a majority, and if not, a significant portion of at least the audience, opposes the socialist agenda of Washington.”

– Be Disruptive Early And Often: “You need to rock-the-boat early in the Rep’s presentation, Watch for an opportunity to yell out and challenge the Rep’s statements early.”

– Try To “Rattle Him,” Not Have An Intelligent Debate: “The goal is to rattle him, get him off his prepared script and agenda. If he says something outrageous, stand up and shout out and sit right back down. Look for these opportunities before he even takes questions.”

The memo above also resembles the talking points being distributed by FreedomWorks for pushing an anti-health reform assault all summer. Patients United, a front group maintained by Americans for Prosperity, is currently busing people all over the country for more protests against Democratic members. Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX), chairman of the NRCC, has endorsed the strategy, telling the Politico the days of civil town halls are now “over.”

Meanwhile, AHIP, the trade group and lobbying juggernaut representing the health insurance industry is sending staffers to monitor town halls and other right-wing front groups are stepping up their ad campaign to smear reform efforts. The strategy for defeating reform — recently outlined by an influential lobbyist to the Hill newspaper as “delay” then “kill” — is becoming apparent. By delaying a vote until after the August recess, lobbyists are now seizing upon recess town halls as opportunities to ambush lawmakers and fool them into believing there is wide opposition to reform.
Update Amy Menefee, communications director of Americans for Prosperity and its anti-health reform group Patients United, wrote to ThinkProgress regarding this post:

"Several blogs have picked up your post: http://thinkprogress.org/2009/07/31/recess-harassment-memo/ which mentions Americans for Prosperity's efforts next to your mention of Bob MacGuffie's memo about town hall meetings. Mr. MacGuffie's memo was his own work. I would appreciate your help in correcting the erroneous rumor people have passed around that this memo came from AFP. We have encouraged our members to attend town halls, ask questions and register their opinions about issues including health care -- as all citizens should do. We always promote civil dialogue and do not condone disruptive behavior."

As noted in the post, MacGuffie is a volunteer who actively posts and volunteers with the website Tea Party Patriots. A review of the sponsoring organizations reveals that both FreedomWorks and Americans for Prosperity are sponsors of the website as "Freedom Coalition" partners. A few months before joining Americans for Prosperity, Menefee herself worked for the medical device/pharmaceutical industry-funded "think-tank" called the Galen Institute.

is the left "so upset" over the tactics,.. just because a few internet sites stole the tactics from their protester playbooks.???

Just wait until the we start busing in the seniors for the free buffet and casino tokens,.. and right after they get in the doors... at the last minute tell them the union guy shut the program down.. then you'll see real manufactured anger.. :roll: :roll: :wink:
 
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Steve said:
reader (the Second) said:
Right-Wing Harassment Strategy Against Dems Detailed In Memo: ‘Yell,’ ‘Stand Up And Shout Out,’ ‘Rattle Him’

This morning, Politico reported that Democratic members of Congress are increasingly being harassed by “angry, sign-carrying mobs and disruptive behavior” at local town halls. For example, in one incident, right-wing protesters surrounded Rep. Tim Bishop (D-NY) and forced police officers to have to escort him to his car for safety.

This growing phenomenon is often marked by violence and absurdity. Recently, right-wing demonstrators hung Rep. Frank Kratovil (D-MD) in effigy outside of his office. Missing from the reporting of these stories is the fact that much of these protests are coordinated by public relations firms and lobbyists who have a stake in opposing President Obama’s reforms.

The lobbyist-run groups Americans for Prosperity and FreedomWorks, which orchestrated the anti-Obama tea parties earlier this year, are now pursuing an aggressive strategy to create an image of mass public opposition to health care and clean energy reform. A leaked memo from Bob MacGuffie, a volunteer with the FreedomWorks website Tea Party Patriots, details how members should be infiltrating town halls and harassing Democratic members of Congress:

Be sure to read this Tea Bagger Memo http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/townhallactionmemo.pdf

– Artificially Inflate Your Numbers: “Spread out in the hall and try to be in the front half. The objective is to put the Rep on the defensive with your questions and follow-up. The Rep should be made to feel that a majority, and if not, a significant portion of at least the audience, opposes the socialist agenda of Washington.”

– Be Disruptive Early And Often: “You need to rock-the-boat early in the Rep’s presentation, Watch for an opportunity to yell out and challenge the Rep’s statements early.”

– Try To “Rattle Him,” Not Have An Intelligent Debate: “The goal is to rattle him, get him off his prepared script and agenda. If he says something outrageous, stand up and shout out and sit right back down. Look for these opportunities before he even takes questions.”

The memo above also resembles the talking points being distributed by FreedomWorks for pushing an anti-health reform assault all summer. Patients United, a front group maintained by Americans for Prosperity, is currently busing people all over the country for more protests against Democratic members. Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX), chairman of the NRCC, has endorsed the strategy, telling the Politico the days of civil town halls are now “over.”

Meanwhile, AHIP, the trade group and lobbying juggernaut representing the health insurance industry is sending staffers to monitor town halls and other right-wing front groups are stepping up their ad campaign to smear reform efforts. The strategy for defeating reform — recently outlined by an influential lobbyist to the Hill newspaper as “delay” then “kill” — is becoming apparent. By delaying a vote until after the August recess, lobbyists are now seizing upon recess town halls as opportunities to ambush lawmakers and fool them into believing there is wide opposition to reform.
Update Amy Menefee, communications director of Americans for Prosperity and its anti-health reform group Patients United, wrote to ThinkProgress regarding this post:

"Several blogs have picked up your post: http://thinkprogress.org/2009/07/31/recess-harassment-memo/ which mentions Americans for Prosperity's efforts next to your mention of Bob MacGuffie's memo about town hall meetings. Mr. MacGuffie's memo was his own work. I would appreciate your help in correcting the erroneous rumor people have passed around that this memo came from AFP. We have encouraged our members to attend town halls, ask questions and register their opinions about issues including health care -- as all citizens should do. We always promote civil dialogue and do not condone disruptive behavior."

As noted in the post, MacGuffie is a volunteer who actively posts and volunteers with the website Tea Party Patriots. A review of the sponsoring organizations reveals that both FreedomWorks and Americans for Prosperity are sponsors of the website as "Freedom Coalition" partners. A few months before joining Americans for Prosperity, Menefee herself worked for the medical device/pharmaceutical industry-funded "think-tank" called the Galen Institute.

is the left "so upset" over the tactics,.. just because a few internet sites stole the tactics from their protester playbooks.???

Just wait until the we start busing in the seniors for the free buffet and casino tokens,.. and right after they get in the doors... at the last minute tell them the union guy shut the program down.. then you'll see real manufactured anger.. :roll: :roll: :wink:

No according to the disennters of President Obama's health bill the elder and seniors will be promised a trip to the casinoes upon arrival they will be given the tokens, and when they are in there they will be eutnized to save money. No more health care required and the tokens will be taken up. This is only a joke but the same type of spin is being put on the internet about rationing care.
 

Cal

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So much of the hell given to the members of Congress, that I've seen, is coming from people that are probably a little older than the average web surfer. I'm not buying the conspiracy thing......and for the left to actually believe that people aren't genuinely upset with their members of congress is an arrogant mistake. It's about time for the senior voting block to part ways with the Dems.
 

Steve

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Cal said:
So much of the hell given to the members of Congress, that I've seen, is coming from people that are probably a little older than the average web surfer. I'm not buying the conspiracy thing......and for the left to actually believe that people aren't genuinely upset with their members of congress is an arrogant mistake. It's about time for the senior voting block to part ways with the Dems.


seems as if many seniors are parting ways with AARP over their support of the Obama health care rationing plan.

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I do not support Obama's shovel ready healthcare plan for seniors.
 
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