Got this from my local group:
Tuesday, August 13, 2009 Bryan Preston (512) 879-4062
The Democrats’ Summer of Tricks and Misinformation
AUSTIN— Terrified by legitimate, unplanned and
uncoordinated grassroots rage at their attempted takeover of the
nation’s health care system, President Obama and the
Democrats are on the defensive and have resorted to extreme and
desperate measures. They are running away from voters, calling
them “mobs,” and deploying dishonest maneuvers
designed to fool Americans and distract attention from their
power grab.
We’ll begin in the state capital. In Austin, our own
camera caught a pair of Organizing for America staffers at a
health care event on Saturday. They were at the event at the
direct request of the White House’s Organizing for America
website, a site that is coordinating the Democrats’ health
care campaign nationwide. In the wake of House Speaker Nancy
Pelosi’s accusation that the Republicans are coordinating
grassroots opposition to ObamaCare, the fact that the White
House has been caught sending its own workers out to local
events gives the game away: The Democrats are projecting their
own underhanded tactics onto the Republicans.
Next up, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee. During her Houston townhall
meeting Tuesday, a meeting she tried to hide from the media and
her own constituents, Rep. Lee took a cell phone call while a
real voter tried to ask a question about health care. And as if
to top that, Lee answered a softball question from a woman
claiming to be a doctor. The woman, Roxana Mayer, is NOT a
doctor, does not live in Lee’s district, but is a
long-time Obama supporter, a conirmed Organizing for America
activist, and may have been brought to the event by local
Democrat operatives. Astroturfing, anyone?
Also in Houston, Democrat Rep. Gene Green is requiring photo ID
to enter his townhall events. There is nothing inherently wrong
with that, but Green and his party OPPOSE requiring photo ID to
cast a vote in Texas elections. Green himself has voted against
requiring photo ID to vote. But he requires photo ID to enter
his meetings. Hypocrisy, anyone?
In Bryan, a videographer recently caught Democrat Rep. Chet
Edwards walking briskly away from voters in his district. All
they wanted was to meet with him to discuss health care. Rep.
Edwards refuses to meet his voters face-to-face to discuss this
vital issue and whether he will vote for or against ObamaCare.
His constituents deserve to know where he stands, but he
won’t talk with them.
But the worst tactic seen so far might be what MoveOn tried to
pull this week. The leftwing Democrat front group blasted out an
email to its supporters, goading them to show up at an Austin
event that allegedly featured Texas Senators Kay Bailey
Hutchison and John Cornyn. Both are Republicans. But a quick
fact check revealed that neither senator had ever been scheduled
to show up at the event, which didn’t actually exist.
MoveOn was evidently trying to set the senators up for a
now-show, which the front group would then use to distract from
the Democrats’ own tricky townhall behavior. It
didn’t work. We caught them and called them out. But we
wonder, did the Democrats nationally or here in Texas put MoveOn
up to this? Other Democrat front groups have been advertising on
the web site craigslist.com to hire paid pro-ObamaCare
activists, hinting again at broader astroturfing and dirty trick
strategies.
“The Democrats are running scared,” said
Republican Party of Texas Chairman Tina Benkiser.
“They’re trying to foist a terrible health care
takeover on the people of Texas, and we’re not buying.
They’re resorting to dirty tricks which are not fooling
anyone. They’re calling Americans ‘mobs’
and even ‘un-American’ for using their
constitutional right to free speech. The Democrats need to stop
the games and scrap ObamaCare immediately. Their plan is bad for
Texas and bad for America. Republicans favor real health care
reform, not a government takeover, and the American people are
with us on this.”
Sources and references:
Pelosi calls protesters “un-American” -
Pelosi, Hoyer: Protesters' behavior 'un-American' - wtop.com
Video: Astroturfing in August -
YouTube - Astroturfing in August
Video: “Mob” Greets Rep. Chet Edwards -
YouTube - "Mob" Greets Rep Chet Edwards
Video: Democrats call angry voters a “mob” -
YouTube - "Enough of the Mob"
Fake doctor at Rep. Jackson Lee’s meeting exposed -
Patterico’s Pontifications Roxana Mayer: I’m Not a Doctor But I Play One at Town Hall Meetings
TexasSparkle: laying a Doctor at a Townhall
Rep. Green requires photo ID to attend townhalls -
http://www.house.gov/green/news_center/events.shtml
Democrats seek to hire activists on craigslist -
Are you looking for work? (Wizbang)
Tuesday, August 13, 2009 Bryan Preston (512) 879-4062
The Democrats’ Summer of Tricks and Misinformation
AUSTIN— Terrified by legitimate, unplanned and
uncoordinated grassroots rage at their attempted takeover of the
nation’s health care system, President Obama and the
Democrats are on the defensive and have resorted to extreme and
desperate measures. They are running away from voters, calling
them “mobs,” and deploying dishonest maneuvers
designed to fool Americans and distract attention from their
power grab.
We’ll begin in the state capital. In Austin, our own
camera caught a pair of Organizing for America staffers at a
health care event on Saturday. They were at the event at the
direct request of the White House’s Organizing for America
website, a site that is coordinating the Democrats’ health
care campaign nationwide. In the wake of House Speaker Nancy
Pelosi’s accusation that the Republicans are coordinating
grassroots opposition to ObamaCare, the fact that the White
House has been caught sending its own workers out to local
events gives the game away: The Democrats are projecting their
own underhanded tactics onto the Republicans.
Next up, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee. During her Houston townhall
meeting Tuesday, a meeting she tried to hide from the media and
her own constituents, Rep. Lee took a cell phone call while a
real voter tried to ask a question about health care. And as if
to top that, Lee answered a softball question from a woman
claiming to be a doctor. The woman, Roxana Mayer, is NOT a
doctor, does not live in Lee’s district, but is a
long-time Obama supporter, a conirmed Organizing for America
activist, and may have been brought to the event by local
Democrat operatives. Astroturfing, anyone?
Also in Houston, Democrat Rep. Gene Green is requiring photo ID
to enter his townhall events. There is nothing inherently wrong
with that, but Green and his party OPPOSE requiring photo ID to
cast a vote in Texas elections. Green himself has voted against
requiring photo ID to vote. But he requires photo ID to enter
his meetings. Hypocrisy, anyone?
In Bryan, a videographer recently caught Democrat Rep. Chet
Edwards walking briskly away from voters in his district. All
they wanted was to meet with him to discuss health care. Rep.
Edwards refuses to meet his voters face-to-face to discuss this
vital issue and whether he will vote for or against ObamaCare.
His constituents deserve to know where he stands, but he
won’t talk with them.
But the worst tactic seen so far might be what MoveOn tried to
pull this week. The leftwing Democrat front group blasted out an
email to its supporters, goading them to show up at an Austin
event that allegedly featured Texas Senators Kay Bailey
Hutchison and John Cornyn. Both are Republicans. But a quick
fact check revealed that neither senator had ever been scheduled
to show up at the event, which didn’t actually exist.
MoveOn was evidently trying to set the senators up for a
now-show, which the front group would then use to distract from
the Democrats’ own tricky townhall behavior. It
didn’t work. We caught them and called them out. But we
wonder, did the Democrats nationally or here in Texas put MoveOn
up to this? Other Democrat front groups have been advertising on
the web site craigslist.com to hire paid pro-ObamaCare
activists, hinting again at broader astroturfing and dirty trick
strategies.
“The Democrats are running scared,” said
Republican Party of Texas Chairman Tina Benkiser.
“They’re trying to foist a terrible health care
takeover on the people of Texas, and we’re not buying.
They’re resorting to dirty tricks which are not fooling
anyone. They’re calling Americans ‘mobs’
and even ‘un-American’ for using their
constitutional right to free speech. The Democrats need to stop
the games and scrap ObamaCare immediately. Their plan is bad for
Texas and bad for America. Republicans favor real health care
reform, not a government takeover, and the American people are
with us on this.”
Sources and references:
Pelosi calls protesters “un-American” -
Pelosi, Hoyer: Protesters' behavior 'un-American' - wtop.com
Video: Astroturfing in August -
YouTube - Astroturfing in August
Video: “Mob” Greets Rep. Chet Edwards -
YouTube - "Mob" Greets Rep Chet Edwards
Video: Democrats call angry voters a “mob” -
YouTube - "Enough of the Mob"
Fake doctor at Rep. Jackson Lee’s meeting exposed -
Patterico’s Pontifications Roxana Mayer: I’m Not a Doctor But I Play One at Town Hall Meetings
TexasSparkle: laying a Doctor at a Townhall
Rep. Green requires photo ID to attend townhalls -
http://www.house.gov/green/news_center/events.shtml
Democrats seek to hire activists on craigslist -
Are you looking for work? (Wizbang)
