funkfool
01-18-2011, 16:29
Heard about this yet...
Barack Obama: The Astroturf President (http://blog.liberty.com/2011/01/barack-obama-the-astroturf-president/)
EDIT: As an update to this earlier post let it be noted that we’re pretty sure closed captioning is the culprit here. Please note, however, that closed captioning is an extremely convenient scenario for them.
Of course, I doubt they would but “boo” in the closed captioning if the crowd wasn’t supportive, but I digress.
Barack Obama recently held a “Memorial Rally” after the mass-shooting in Tucson Arizona. Per the usual Obama theatrics, the rally looked and felt more like an Obama campaign stop. Michelle Malkin links to evidence of branded t-shirts and other goodies being handed out to attendees (http://michellemalkin.com/2011/01/12/branding-the-tuscon-massacre-together-we-thrive-in-white-and-blue/).
As Gateway Pundit points out, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs took the drivers seat in this week’s episode of Obama’s Astroturf machine (http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2011/01/gibbs_surprised_at_peprally_at.html).
When asked about the rally atmosphere, Gibbs had this to say.
I will say that I read the speech several times and thought that there wouldn’t be a lot of applause if any. I think many of us thought that. But I think there was a celebration, again, of the lives of those who had been impacted. Not just at that grocery store but throughout the country. And I think that, if that is part of the healing process, then that’s a good thing.
The problem with this statement is that it appears to be a complete front for what looked like a full scale astroturf campaign.
As you can see in the picture below, the Obama team actually put “applause” prompts on the Jumbotron during the rally (http://gatewaypundit.rightnetwork.com/2011/01/if-white-house-was-surprised-at-applause-at-tucson-pep-rally-why-did-they-ask-for-it-on-jumbotron/).
http://blog.liberty.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/obamatron.jpg
Isn’t it amazing that the same political crew who accused the organic grassroots tea party movement of being astroturf happens to be the most astroturf political crew in American History?
-Eric Odom
http://tagadavao.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/applause.gif
Barack Obama: The Astroturf President (http://blog.liberty.com/2011/01/barack-obama-the-astroturf-president/)
EDIT: As an update to this earlier post let it be noted that we’re pretty sure closed captioning is the culprit here. Please note, however, that closed captioning is an extremely convenient scenario for them.
Of course, I doubt they would but “boo” in the closed captioning if the crowd wasn’t supportive, but I digress.
Barack Obama recently held a “Memorial Rally” after the mass-shooting in Tucson Arizona. Per the usual Obama theatrics, the rally looked and felt more like an Obama campaign stop. Michelle Malkin links to evidence of branded t-shirts and other goodies being handed out to attendees (http://michellemalkin.com/2011/01/12/branding-the-tuscon-massacre-together-we-thrive-in-white-and-blue/).
As Gateway Pundit points out, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs took the drivers seat in this week’s episode of Obama’s Astroturf machine (http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2011/01/gibbs_surprised_at_peprally_at.html).
When asked about the rally atmosphere, Gibbs had this to say.
I will say that I read the speech several times and thought that there wouldn’t be a lot of applause if any. I think many of us thought that. But I think there was a celebration, again, of the lives of those who had been impacted. Not just at that grocery store but throughout the country. And I think that, if that is part of the healing process, then that’s a good thing.
The problem with this statement is that it appears to be a complete front for what looked like a full scale astroturf campaign.
As you can see in the picture below, the Obama team actually put “applause” prompts on the Jumbotron during the rally (http://gatewaypundit.rightnetwork.com/2011/01/if-white-house-was-surprised-at-applause-at-tucson-pep-rally-why-did-they-ask-for-it-on-jumbotron/).
http://blog.liberty.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/obamatron.jpg
Isn’t it amazing that the same political crew who accused the organic grassroots tea party movement of being astroturf happens to be the most astroturf political crew in American History?
-Eric Odom
http://tagadavao.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/applause.gif