While the media pointed their hypocritical fingers at town hall meeting protesters for supposedly being organized by conservative backers, they've conveniently ignored an aggressive recruiting campaign by liberal organizations looking to help President Obama get his agenda through Congress.
Take for example the following advertisement placed at the online website Craiglist for New York City Monday (h/t Patrick Ruffini):
**TALENTED LEADERS needed to work for health care reform $11-16/hour**
Or how about some of these identified by Dr. Melissa Clouthier Sunday for Sacramento, California (h/t Walt Gilbert):
Aug 7 – Make social change – Help Pass Obama’s Health Care Reform!!! – (Sacramento) img <
Aug 4 – Help pass Obama’s Health Care Reform!!! Earn $9-14 an hour!!! – (Sacramento) img <
Aug 3 – ***Help Pass Obama’s Health Care Plan and Earn $325-$500/Week – (Sacramento, CA) img <
Jul 31 – Help Pass Obama’s Health Care Reform! Earn $325-550 per week! – (Sacramento) img <
What do these ads seem to all have in common other than helping to pass ObamaCare?
A group called The Fund for the Public Interest:
Fund For The Public Interest is a national nonprofit organization working to increase the visibility, membership and political power of the nation’s leading environmental and progressive groups.
The Fund was launched in 1982 to develop campaigns and technologies to engage Americans in public interest advocacy efforts. Through our fundraising and non-fundraising canvasses, we've gathered over 20 million petition signatures over the past 25 years and raised over $20 million for our partner organizations in the last year alone.
Current Fund partners like Sierra Club and Human Rights Campaign are expanding their donor base and passing tougher legislation against air pollution, forest clear-cutting, hate crimes, and special interest money in politics. We owe our success to the fusion of our staff’s grassroots organizing experience, cost-conscious attitude and work ethic with our partner groups’ issue expertise, initiative and vision.
Now, they're recruiting for folks to help pass ObamaCare.
Is there anything wrong with it? No.
But if the media are going to accuse town hall protesters of being organized by outside forces, maybe they should take a close look at what the Left is doing to get Obama's agenda passed.
Or would that be too much like journalism?
*****Update: same ads in Washington, D.C. (h/t NBer BKeyser).
We could probably search Craigslist for every major city in America and find these ads.
Grassroots...hardly!!!
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No.
August 9, 2009 - 17:27 ET by BKeyserNo.
That was my answer to the
August 9, 2009 - 17:28 ET by BKeyserThat was my answer to the title of Noel's post, btw.
What do you call it when you have to pay for it?
August 9, 2009 - 17:33 ET by KC MulvilleJust wondering
Well, astroturf doesn't grow
August 9, 2009 - 17:36 ET by BKeyserWell, astroturf doesn't grow on trees you know, KC.
so true, BK, so true
August 9, 2009 - 18:23 ET by KC MulvilleLOL!
Capitalism?
August 9, 2009 - 18:39 ET by Dan The Man 2Capitalism?
I was thinking more along the lines of ...
August 10, 2009 - 00:37 ET by KC MulvilleProstitution
I don't see this as a problem...
August 9, 2009 - 17:40 ET by sam12663...this opens the door and makes it easier for us to now organize whenever and wherever we want; any cries or complaints would just be hypocritical.... oh $hit, thats the basis of the democratic party.
President Obama is nothing more than a lying empty suit; a Hollywood
style special effects smoke and mirrors show that has shown itself to
be a total fraud.
WAKE UP AMERICA! SAVE OUR CONSTITUTION!
Media will say they have
August 9, 2009 - 17:48 ET by celatorMedia will say they have left no stone unturned to investigate this evil Republican-based charge.
Their conclusion will be that the Craig list charges come from from extremely wealthy, secretive offshore agents, who are deeply involved in oil, aluminum siding manufacturing, and selling Brooks Brothers suits in fancy malls.
And the media will connect these people to other shadowy gamblers from Okinawa who taunt kittens and puppies just because it's fun, and who now holding Santa Claus as a hostage, hopng to make all the little boys and girls in the world cry.
The whole idea was Sarah Palin's.
Or something.
No citizen's right to life, liberty, pursuit of happiness, or property is safe as long as Obama is President of the United States.
I assume the title is a
August 9, 2009 - 17:58 ET by Free StinkerI assume the title is a rhetorical question. ;-)
"Gov. Palin has been subjected to one of the most massive and dishonest pile-on smear attacks in the history of liberal media." -- Lowell Ponte
well geeze
August 9, 2009 - 18:03 ET by candanceI wish someone would pay me 10 bucks an hour to attend TEA parties. Must be nice.
Respond to the ad candance-
August 9, 2009 - 18:15 ET by BKeyserRespond to the ad candance- in fact, that be a nice way for conservatives to earn a little extra money this summer. At least the MSM would be correct in their assessment...
someone should snoop around and see if taxes are funding this
August 9, 2009 - 18:19 ET by candanceThe whole thing seems a bit fishy. Time to let the white house know.
Hahah - report them to
August 9, 2009 - 19:23 ET by MazziHahah - report them to FLAG@whitehouse.gov. (But better make a disposable email address and send it from the public library or something...)
"I would rather be historically accurate than politically correct" ~ My husband's T-Shirt
Mazzi... Bingo...that's
August 9, 2009 - 19:31 ET by bigtimerMazzi...
Bingo...that's the only way I'd do it.
Obama's a Community Agitator, a walking, talking destroyer. ~ Rush Limbaugh
or...
August 9, 2009 - 19:35 ET by candanceYou could register with that being "your" email and see if they spam the White House by accident.
BK
August 9, 2009 - 18:20 ET by Noel SheppardBK,
You know, that's really not that bad of an idea. I would have loved to get my son involved in this when he was home from college. Teach him how socialists REALLY think so he'll never become one, and he can have earned money while doing it thereby REALLY making the joke on them. :-) ns
Noel-
August 9, 2009 - 18:35 ET by BKeyserMy son still has a couple of weeks before school starts- he could always use a little extra cash- it's more than he makes at KFC!
Update: I'm the mob.
BK
August 9, 2009 - 18:36 ET by Noel SheppardBK,
Exactly. However, keep in mind that this group has had a history of closing offices down quickly and not paying their employees. Not kidding. ns
Noel-
August 9, 2009 - 18:39 ET by BKeyserYeah, but it helps with the (stimulated) jobs numbers so we should be okay with that, right?
And, good point.
new type of bait and switch
August 10, 2009 - 07:16 ET by OuttaMyWayfrom our unlimited pool of evil money, hire them and give them T-shirts to wear that say Go Obama.
remember the t-shirts in the 80's that change what they say based on temputure? have it change to No Obama once worn by the "protesters for hire"
their mantra -"I believe in my cause so much, i will get dressed, leave my parents basement and collect $15!"
Excellent excellent finds
August 9, 2009 - 18:36 ET by bigtimerExcellent excellent finds here...I hope Rush along with others mention all of this tomorrow...this is priceless.
One thing is for sure, the SRM is not going to mention all of this, maybe the afternoon/evening shows on FOX, then again, maybe even F&F will as well etc.
This is a rich gold mine.
Btw...the Sierra Club...how precious is that....one of the dem biggest backers right there in line...nothing like the greenie groups/EPA, Czar Carol Browner and crew hard at work.
...and the left has the audacity to talk about US being organized...this should be pointed out every single time by anyone with an 'R' behind their names that go on any talking head show.
Soros and crew are hard at work behind the scenes now aren't they.
Obama's a Community Agitator, a walking, talking destroyer. ~ Rush Limbaugh
The fact that they have to
August 9, 2009 - 18:45 ET by stancoyleThe fact that they have to pay people to participate say a volume about the support on the left!!!!!!!!
That is how the Dems always get support
August 9, 2009 - 19:22 ET by general companyBy paying for it, it is their principal, the only one.
My Gov. thinks I am dangerous, so be careful
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
EXACTLY!
August 10, 2009 - 08:29 ET by Sergeant ROCKLiberalism is such a fraud. There's nothing 'grassroots' about anything they do.
It's hillarious that they have to pay people to support their crap bill. Kind of reminds me of the Rearend Jessie Jackson rounding up homeless people to vote with the promise of an ice cream cone.
Ah ha! Maybe Obama Kool-Aid drinkkers should offer free beer and MD 20/20 instead of cash? They could still have taxpayers pay for it though, just to be fair.
"I ask, Sir, what is the militia? It is the whole people. To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them."
George Mason
Who is paying this? Is it
August 10, 2009 - 11:07 ET by mattmWho is paying this? Is it the taxpayers? I'd like to see the books. If thise is what the new psuedo-government agancy ACORN is doing, It's time for a corruption investigation.
How can people not see how low and sleazy the Left is?
Noel- I hope you're still checking this post...
August 9, 2009 - 19:13 ET by BKeyserI was curious as to the Craigslist in my area (Baltimore). I did a search in "all jobs" for "health care reform" and this is the first page.
Note the dates.
By my calendar (which I believe is correct) this indicates a full month of this "grassroots effort" by the Obamabots. Hopefully the media will check this out to the same extent they scrutinize... no, wait... Hopefully someone will note this since the MSM isn't about to. Maybe you can forward it off to Tapper?
I also noticed
August 9, 2009 - 20:23 ET by general companyAll of the addresses are in Washington DC
My Gov. thinks I am dangerous, so be careful
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
Yeah gc
August 9, 2009 - 20:29 ET by BKeyserBaltimore's only 35 miles from DC so I guess that's why they showed up on the Baltimore search page. This same ad appears in Chicago, San Fran, New York, Atlanta, and other major city Craigslist jobs pages. DC had the greatest volume of all the locales I checked though- which makes sense since that's where the Senators and Congressman are during July.
Must be part of Obama's
August 10, 2009 - 07:44 ET by general companyStimulus, job creation
My Gov. thinks I am dangerous, so be careful
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
So where are the ads
August 9, 2009 - 19:36 ET by karelingSo where are the ads looking for people to form mobs that oppose Obamacare? How do the insurance companies and GOP etc. hire them?
BTW, if one is paid to do this, do they have to report it as income and pay taxes on it?
So where are the ads
August 10, 2009 - 00:04 ET by Dan The Man 2So where are the ads looking for people to form mobs that oppose
Obamacare? How do the insurance companies and GOP etc. hire them?
It needs no ads because of the pervasivenous of the GOP and they work in strict secrecy with the Vast Rightwing Conspiracy. I mean its so ovious any Marxist knows this.
All Over
August 9, 2009 - 21:06 ET by slickwillie2001There are a mess of these ads in New York City as well. You can use crazedlist.org to do national searches on craigslist as long as you prepare your browser so craigslist doesn't know you are doing so. 'Hiring people to do grassroots protests'. They don't even bother to try and hide it. With a liberal media supporting them they don't have to.
SW - we can only hope that justice* will prevail and these
August 9, 2009 - 21:33 ET by Cape Conservativeliberal media creatures will be the first to go once clearer minds are in charge. I cannot see a future for the alphabet networks...without subsidies...however, I fear that is next on the agenda! *does NOT mean Holder 'justice'!
Taxpayers are already paying for PBS/NPR to call us 'angry mobs' so I'm sure 'the one' has public funds (i.e. TAX $$$$ from us hardworking Americans) at the ready to bail out the liberal press and television networks. I'm sure I'm not the only one to recognize that NBC, with its many tentacles, is going to succeed above all others with the Cap & Trade bill! Kiss 'the one' and you will be rewarded...beyond your wildest imagination!
This comment comes from a proud Tea Party attendee, otherwise designated by Homeland Security as a Domestic Right Wing Terrorist! It is no dishonor to be in a minority in the cause of liberty and virtue ~ Sam Adams
they're way ahead of you, CC
August 9, 2009 - 23:08 ET by candanceJust tonight I actually saw a lefty say that after insurance reform we will have "media reform" to wrench the MSM away from Rupert Murdoch.
They were dead serious.
I think a lot of protestors are upset because they feel in their gut that this is just the beginning.
Democratics Astroturfing
August 9, 2009 - 21:40 ET by slickwillie2001Glenn Reynolds reviews the recent history of democratics' astroturfing:
[q] On March 16 [2005], USA Today reported that Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum "was among dozens of members of Congress who ran gantlets of demonstrators and shouted over hecklers at Social Security events last month. Many who showed up to protest were alerted by e-mails and bused in by anti-Bush organizations such as MoveOn.org and USAction, a liberal advocacy group. They came with prepared questions and instructions on how to confront lawmakers." [unq]
Remember When Protest Was Patriotic?: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com
How quickly we forget.
A Move.On gal was on the
August 9, 2009 - 21:45 ET by bigtimerA Move.On gal was on the Wa. Journal last week...talk about wanting to scream...
They never quit....they are everywhere in so many entities.
Obama's a Community Agitator, a walking, talking destroyer. ~ Rush Limbaugh
Yes they will, as soon as
August 9, 2009 - 22:47 ET by Dan DiegoYes they will, as soon as they're done helping OJ find the real killers.
http://www.findthere...
I have an idear
August 9, 2009 - 23:42 ET by RightWiredWe should all volunteer...but then bring our OWN signs.
RightWired.
"How do you tell a Communist? Well, it's someone who reads Marx and Lenin. And how do you tell an anti-Communist? It's someone who understands Marx and Lenin." - Ronald Reaga
Answering the question in the title of this article...
August 10, 2009 - 08:17 ET by RoloTNO
August 10, 2009 - 10:46 ET by jessieHNever been to craigslist. Never going to. Why should I care what goes on in California? They have destroyed their state. Now they want to destroy the rest of the country. I quit worrying about California when I left there. Nothing has ever come out of that state worth a damn. Just look at who they elected as representatives. Waxmann, Boxer, Pelosi, ect. ect. We can't fight their money. Just vote them out or live with them. Don't rely on the MSM. They are on the take, anyway. congress doesn't deserve ANY respect.
Kalifornia
August 10, 2009 - 10:49 ET by Sergeant ROCKBecause Kalifornia is what the democRATS have planned for the other 49 states (See also; Michigan).
"I ask, Sir, what is the militia? It is the whole people. To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them."
George Mason
Just an observation.
August 10, 2009 - 17:24 ET by GregEJust an observation. Shouldn't the bottom of that photo say "Work for a Change?" :-)