Left-Wing Organizing Astroturf Campaign to Disrupt Senator Jim DeMint’s Townhall


The media was all too quick to play up a memo written by some guy in Connecticut on how to show up at Democrat townhall meetings to disrupt them.

Will the media do the same when the left does it.

This left-wing blog is organizing a disruption of Senator Jim DeMint’s townhall meeting in Myrtle Beach on August 19th.

The website contains an indication that the blogger is part of Barack Obama’s Organizing for America” and refers people to Heath Care for America NOW! for “resources, talking points, and facts.” He’s also a member of the United Steelworkers Local 7898.

Among the other things suggested to left-wing activists is

Bring more signs and leaflets, and whenever possible, post your signs all over the place so that you visually out-perform the other side. Make sure you have people holding signs in every place where a TV camera is likely to be and that next to every right wing sign, there’s one of your signs with your message.

Also,

Line up a number of people who feel comfortable interrupting and prepare them with statements like:

  • Excuse me, I came today to listen to Representative XXX explain how this bill is going to make health care more affordable for me and my family. We’re being gouged by insurance companies that just want to make more profits while we struggle to keep up with premiums and co-pays. Representative, how are you going to fix that?”
  • “I’m retired and can’t afford my prescription drugs because I’m on a fixed income. Representative, how is this bill going to affect me?”
  • “I want to hear the Representative speak. He’s the one voting on the bill. Representative, how will this bill help people who already have insurance at work?”
  • “What I’m worried about is how we’re going to keep the insurance companies from continuing to charge people more for being sick and keep them from taking away coverage when we need it most. What’s the plan for that?”

The media extensively covered the memo from the small Connecticut group no one had ever heard of before. Will the media cover the left actually organizing to disrupt a specific townhall meeting?


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no, it won't be covered/nt

larryp Thursday, August 13th at 11:08AM EST (link)

When pigs fly and I win the lottery

djemi (Diary) Thursday, August 13th at 11:17AM EST (link)

Looks like a cut and paste job from that HCAN memo that Swamp_Yankee pointed out

http://hcfan.3cdn.net/763d952c7bee4c4abe_12m6bxper.pdf

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“I’m retired and can’t afford my prescription drugs because I’m on a fixed income"

dwintnf (Diary) Thursday, August 13th at 12:05PM EST (link)

Doesn’t Wal-Mart/Target have $4 generic drugs?

Not to mention

Finrod (Diary) Thursday, August 13th at 12:26PM EST (link)

George W. Bush got a prescription drug benefit program added to Medicare. Throw that fact right in their liberal faces.

Let’s get down to brass tacks here. How much for the ape?

 
 

paid mobsters

mdbarnes21 Thursday, August 13th at 12:10PM EST (link)

Those who dissent this nationalized debacle are grassroots, both Democrats & Republicans. These drones are the real bought and paid for lobbyists for Obama’s dictatorial will to impose the most destructive encroachment on our liberty and the liberty of generations to come. May God bless America.

 

These exact people were at the Perriello town hall on Tuesday

Scope (Diary) Thursday, August 13th at 12:43PM EST (link)

in Charlottesville, VA. Our local talk show host interviewed the organizer, and he said he was there representing the SEIU, and that they have a vested interest in this legislation. He was a part of Organizing for America. The local news rag made it sound as though the most of the people there in support were from the local area.

 

These exact people were at the Perriello town hall on Tuesday

Scope (Diary) Thursday, August 13th at 12:43PM EST (link)

in Charlottesville, VA. Our local talk show host interviewed the organizer, and he said he was there representing the SEIU, and that they have a vested interest in this legislation. He was a part of Organizing for America. The local news rag made it sound as though the most of the people there in support were from the local area.

 

Send it to FOX news

Hera Thursday, August 13th at 12:58PM EST (link)

they will cover it. Megan Kelly is a good person to address the memo too.

 

Rent-a-thugs

Big Apple Infidel (Diary) Thursday, August 13th at 1:07PM EST (link)

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Greetings from occupied territory!

 

Left-wing or Communist astroturfers? Evidence.

potter (Diary) Thursday, August 13th at 3:10PM EST (link)

Please, when you write articles about union thugs, HCAN, SEIU, et al., would you attempt to find out how many of them have connections with the Communist Party USA (http://www.cpusa.org/) or the Democratic Socialists of America (http://www.dsausa.org/dsa.html) or the International Socialist Organization (http://www.internationalsocialist.org/)? Use their web site search boxes. You may be surprised by the results.

It’s time to pin the donkey with the correct label.

 

Erm. This guy noticed that the HCAN memo targets *Democrats*, right?

Moe Lane (Diary) Thursday, August 13th at 3:56PM EST (link)

And the questions are there to keep Democratic congressmen from straying, not convince Republican ones to join up.

 

Kowalsking:

Moe Lane (Diary) Thursday, August 13th at 4:00PM EST (link)

Answers to the questions, from the GOP perspective of This is a bad bill:

“Excuse me, I came today to listen to Representative XXX explain how this bill is going to make health care more affordable for me and my family…” “It’s not. Next question?”

“I’m retired and can’t afford my prescription drugs because I’m on a fixed income. Representative, how is this bill going to affect me?” “It’s going to end up costing you more and giving you less choices. Next question?”

“I want to hear the Representative speak. He’s the one voting on the bill. Representative, how will this bill help people who already have insurance at work?” “It won’t: in fact, it’ll cause all of them to eventually lose their private coverage. Next question?”

“What I’m worried about is how we’re going to keep the insurance companies from continuing to charge people more for being sick and keep them from taking away coverage when we need it most. What’s the plan for that?” “Not driving them out of business so that we’re forced to have a single-payer regime. Next question?”