MSNBC Goes Into Astroturf Mode

Organizes Grassroots Effort of Free Clinics as Gesture to 'Shame' Senators

Remember back just a few short months ago - when thousands, if not millions, of Americans were protesting out-of-control government spending and other policies favored by President Barack Obama's administration?

Surprised by the resounding turnout, the usual lefty talking heads on MSNBC, specifically on "Countdown with Keith Olbermann" and "The Rachel Maddow Show," explained the protests away as being fake grassroots aka AstroTurf. Full Story »

Posted by Derek Hawkins - via NewsRack (Health Care)

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Judith Davidsen
by Judith Davidsen - Oct. 10, 2009

Since there's no labels over the columns of boxes, I can't tell if ratings get more or less approving from left to right, so I'm doing this in words. In an attempt to appear balanced, the author comes off as schizoid. And he makes it sound as though Maddow, rather than he himself, claims that providing healthcare at free clinics is "blatant exploitation of the poor."

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