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edhopper

(37,522 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

(47,245 posts)

1. The Teabaggers were propped up by Faux "news."

Reply to edhopper (Original post)

Fri Feb 11, 2022, 11:11 AM

Feb 2022

Mostly.

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

edhopper

(37,522 posts)

2. Same with these truckers

Reply to Archae (Reply #1)

Fri Feb 11, 2022, 11:11 AM

Feb 2022

Scrivener7

(60,071 posts)

3. This seems to be a lot more widespread, though. There are similar "convoys" in New Zealand

Reply to edhopper (Original post)

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.

BarbaRosa

(2,732 posts)

4. That is why I've taken to call them 'Bodybaggers',

Reply to edhopper (Original post)

Fri Feb 11, 2022, 11:16 AM

Feb 2022

a natural extension of the Teabaggers.

onecaliberal

(36,594 posts)

8. So apropos. I like it.

Reply to BarbaRosa (Reply #4)

Fri Feb 11, 2022, 12:07 PM

Feb 2022

Tommy Carcetti

(44,586 posts)

5. I haven't seen this much AstroTurf in Canada...

Reply to edhopper (Original post)

Fri Feb 11, 2022, 11:17 AM

Feb 2022

...since they opened the Skydome in 1989.

edhopper

(37,522 posts)

6. LOL

Reply to Tommy Carcetti (Reply #5)

Fri Feb 11, 2022, 11:19 AM

Feb 2022

gab13by13

(32,775 posts)

7. There is a Sheldon Whitehouse video, speech before the Senate,

Reply to edhopper (Original post)

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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