[Peace-discuss] A different take on the Tea Party phenomenon

[LAURIE SOLOMON]

Right-Wing Harassment Strategy Against Dems Detailed in Memo 
 
<http://messenger.truthout.org/ss/link.php?M=142977&N=151&C=b1dbe589fe0a5237
a84f628c41670644&L=1282> http://www.truthout.org/080109G?n 
Lee Fang, Think Progress: "This morning, Politico reported that Democratic
members of Congress are increasingly being harassed by 'angry, sign-carrying
mobs and disruptive behavior" at local town halls. This growing phenomenon
is often marked by violence and absurdity. The lobbyist-run groups Americans
for Prosperity and FreedomWorks, which orchestrated the anti-Obama tea
parties earlier this year, are now pursuing an aggressive strategy to create
an image of mass public opposition to health care and clean energy reform. A
leaked memo from Bob MacGuffie, a volunteer with the FreedomWorks website
Tea Party Patriots, details how members should be infiltrating town halls
and harassing Democratic members of Congress."

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