Tag: astroturfing

The Astroturf Koch Brother’s front group The German American Bund Americans for Prosperity is buying Illinois-ances lunch and dinner to come to Wisconsin to canvass for Governor Job Loss.  Is the native support for Governor Job Loss so low that he has to rely on third parties to bus “supporters” to…

Interesting documentary from www.astroturfwars.com, Tim Phillips must be proud! Synopsis: From the Tea Parties to the healthcare and climate wars, America’s conservative citizens have revolted against the Obama agenda. But are these grassroots actions in fact examples of ‘astroturfing’? – The practice of manufacturing citizens groups for the purpose of…

Here’s Jack Black as Nathan Spewman, professional mis-informant, poling a little fun at astroturfing as a political movement:

There’s been a lot of talk that the recent “Tea Party” movement, for all its talk of being a “grassroots movement,” is nothing more than an astroturf movement, in that the movement itself was conceived, created and/or funded by corporations, industry trade associations, political interests or public relations firms. As…