Freedomworks - Dick Armey's Corporate Astroturf Activist Group Rallies In Support Of Insurers

[TomCADem]

Who would of thunk it? A grassroots organization filled with GOP activists organizing to protect the private healthcare insurance industry? A movement whose members are so passionate that they "spontaneously" appear at townhalls to disrupt efforts by Democrats to dispels the myths surrounding healthcare reform:

http://www.freedomworks.org/blog/ben-strickberger/shocking-video-the-assault-on-private-health-insur

Here is Thinkprogress discussing how these astroturf organizations are often receive funding from corporate backers:

http://thinkprogress.org/2009/08/03/durbin-townhalls-gone-wild/

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The same lobbyist-run groups which orchestrated the tea party protests — Americans for Prosperity, run by a former associate of Jack Abramoff, and FreedomWorks, run by former Republican Majority Leader and current lobbyist Dick Armey — are now pushing to use the August recess as an opportunity to present a guise of public opposition to health care reform. ThinkProgress obtained a leaked memo from Bob MacGuffie, a volunteer with Tea Party Patriots, a website sponsored by Americans for Prosperity and FreedomWorks, that details how members should be infiltrating town halls and harassing Democratic members of Congress. Recommended tactics include: “yell,” “stand up and shout,” and “rattle” lawmakers.

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[annabanana]

1. kicking.. because it can't be said often enough!. . . . n/t

[and-justice-for-all]

2. defending the vampires is sad and pathetic...nt

[Kdillard]

3. One was held at my LIRR station this evening when I was going home.

Not that large of a crowd but very loud.

[Cha]

6. I'm thinking bullhorns and megaphones

for those who want real discussion..is that wrong?

[Kdillard]

7. Nope :)

[BlueIdaho]

4. And poorly informed ditto heads

Will throw themselves behind these corporate operatives and sacrifice any chance of having decent health care that can't be denied to them by the whims and profit margins of corporate fat cats.

It would be funny if it were so tragic.

[Cha]

5. Pimping for the insurance companies that make their

health insurance so high and won't pay for everything..just how damn stupid do you have to be to schlepp yourself around like that?

[leftupnorth]

8. "healthers"

healthers=birthers=deathers=teabaggers= BS RW astroturf propaganda campaign

[snot]

9. K&R'd! And everyone, send the ThinkProgress link to your Reps!