Posted on 08/24/2009 5:09:32 PM PDT by stratman1969
...by stacking the deck in their favor, encouraging members (Obamabots) to come early, per this e-mail I received today from Brandyn Keating, Virginia State Director of the DNC front group "Astroturfing for Obama" (aka Organizing for America).
"I wanted to send you an urgent invitation to an important town hall with Rep. Jim Moran this Tuesday, August 25th.He'll be talking to constituents and gathering feedback. Whether you ask a question or show your support with a sign, attending this town hall is a powerful way to show where you stand and thank those in Congress who are fighting for reform. I hope you can join us. Here are the details:
Please arrive as early as possible to the town hall, and make sure that the most powerful voices in this debate are those calling for real reform, not angrily clamoring for the status quo."
RSVP here:http://va.barackobama.com/RestonTH
(Excerpt) Read more at maroonedinmarin.blogspot.com ...
I wonder what they think Astroturfing is going to accomplish, except waste money?
It used to be the Astroturfers had the field to themselves and could make it look like people supported their socialist claptrap ... Those days are gone.
Really you guys are who able to attend need to get at least a dozen of you to wear red t-shirts to infiltrate the group of Obamaturfers. This is the key. Wear your regular clothes and when it gets closer to time for the meeting and when the buses show up with groups of red shirts carefully slip into the group. I’m telling it will work. Just have to be organize. Go to a T-shirt place or possibly Wal-Mart to get just plain red t-shirts. This might allow you to get up front a vocalize & surprise the politician with unwanted questions!
1. Arrive early. Just as they said to do in the enemy camp, among the libs.
2. Cover your "real sign" with butcher paper (you can buy it at the grocery store), and put a real liberal message on it, both front and back. The more gushing and in support of Moran and Obama and SocializedMedicine, and against the "Teabaggers", the better. Keep a straight face.
3. Be ushered right up front along with all the other liberals. Go right into the belly of the beast. I particularly recommend this by people who are spirited and eloquent and can speak with passion, facts and humor from the heart--and are not easily rattled by some assorted booing--because you will get it (as will you get rousing cheers). Former military members in good shape with imposing statures particularly welcome for this task, like the Marine the other day.
4. Take your seat and wait. Don't talk a lot to your neighbor, just make like taking a doze or what not.
5. About 1 minute before the start, quietly and with the sign down near the floor, tear off (and place the paper in your pockets), both the front and back "phoney" sign coverage, to show your REAL SIGN.
6. Get up on your feet and GIVE THEM HOLY HELL.
Particularly this Congresscritter.
Get friends to tape and YouTube it. FREEP it here and we will also make it go "viral".
How does it feel to have your rear ends kicked, politically speaking, these days?? ;-)
Don’t know where this is, but I can’t wait to hear what happens.
http://action.seiu.org/page/event/detail/changethatworksvirginia/wrbb What: Town Hall meeting hosted by Rep. Jim Moran featuring Governor Howard Dean, M.D. When: Tuesday, August 25, 7:00PM - 9:00PM (Doors open at 6:00PM) Where: South Lakes High School, Auditorium 11400 South Lakes Dr., Reston, Virginia
Ummm, ACORN and dem groups PAY these “rent a crowd” people. An email to regular citizens is for the media’s sake...
If I were them, I would see that the Astroturf, while it worked solo, a bunch of people in Joker tee shirts humping up and down with store bought signs just looks hokey.
Rules for radicals, failure mode -- Saul Alinksy didn't allow for opposition protesters, he saw the field all to his AstroTurfers.
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