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CNN gets Astroturfed in story on Astroturf

The claim? That a “tea party” candidate in Nevada is a ‘ringer’ for Harry Reid, to split Republican opposition. But here’s the festering stinker in the tale by CNN [emphasis added]:

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Health Care House Parties

Spinning off the work of Tupperware, Pampered Chef, and Cookie Lee the Obama transition team is encouraging Americans to come together to hold health care house parties this holiday season.
The President-Elect and his health care transition point person, Tom Daschle, are asking supporters to invite their neighbors and friends into their homes to discuss what they [...]

Moving America Bass-ackwards

Well, tonight’s news showed the new “Thank you Sarah” ad from a new astroturf group called “Our Country Deserves Better PAC.”

Deborah Johns during the Move America Forward Tour in 2005
And you know, something made my little reporter’s “HUNCH” arrow swing all the way into the red. The reason, when I checked the website “http://www.ourcountrypac.org/” became [...]

Pundit Parlor Game: Name the New Cabinet

Now that the election is over pundits will soon begin to speculate as to who Barack Obama will select for his cabinet.  While I’m hardly a pundit, and just a simply country doctor, I thought I’d put in my two cents on health care related appointees before all the real pundits drown me out.  I’ve mentioned [...]

McCain Signs Weren’t “Grassroots”

Hi there. Hart Williams here. I am guest-blogging for a few days at the kind invitation of Pamela Leavey, and it’s good to see you.

Here’s something that you might have seen and not quite noticed. …
Let’s pass over the Rovian Campaign of McCain’s dual smoke screen/smears, the ACORN kerfuffle to mask REAL voter disenfranchisement, and [...]

The Breck Girl’s Back

And we’re gonna get married, hey lay, hey la, the Breck Girl’s back:
As Pamela has already noted here and here, “Former vice presidential nominee John Edwards said Thursday that he is a candidate for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination, promising “a grass roots, ground-up campaign where we ask people to take action.” Several readers [...]

WaPo Reports Democrats Closing Fundraising Gap

Today’s Washington Post features an article by Jim Vanderhei on the closing fundraising gap between the Democrats and GOP. Alongside the article are valuable links to Key races, the 2006 primaries , and other resources for information on the 2006 election.