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edhopper

(33,654 posts)
Fri Feb 11, 2022, 11:09 AM Feb 2022

It's just the Tea Party all over again

a small group of yahoos, organized by powerful interests and whose agenda is much different than what is being shown.

Will the Press fall for this "grass roots" bullshit again. Or present them with who they really are?

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It's just the Tea Party all over again (Original Post) edhopper Feb 2022 OP
The Teabaggers were propped up by Faux "news." Archae Feb 2022 #1
Same with these truckers edhopper Feb 2022 #2
This seems to be a lot more widespread, though. There are similar "convoys" in New Zealand Scrivener7 Feb 2022 #3
That is why I've taken to call them 'Bodybaggers', BarbaRosa Feb 2022 #4
So apropos. I like it. onecaliberal Feb 2022 #8
I haven't seen this much AstroTurf in Canada... Tommy Carcetti Feb 2022 #5
LOL edhopper Feb 2022 #6
There is a Sheldon Whitehouse video, speech before the Senate, gab13by13 Feb 2022 #7

Archae

(46,371 posts)
1. The Teabaggers were propped up by Faux "news."
Fri Feb 11, 2022, 11:11 AM
Feb 2022

Mostly.

Their actual numbers were far fewer than these right-wing propaganda outlets claimed.

Scrivener7

(51,083 posts)
3. This seems to be a lot more widespread, though. There are similar "convoys" in New Zealand
Fri Feb 11, 2022, 11:15 AM
Feb 2022

and France that I have heard of. No doubt there will be more astro-turf nonsense.

gab13by13

(21,483 posts)
7. There is a Sheldon Whitehouse video, speech before the Senate,
Fri Feb 11, 2022, 11:36 AM
Feb 2022

that is still on page 1 of the forum. Watch his video. The Federalist Society which is funded by dark money, a handful of oligarchs is behind right wing propaganda.

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