Sunday, August 09, 2009

Who's astroturfing?

Hmm. Somehow, I'm not surprised. Go to the link for pictures. [Link]
Colorado-based photojournalist El Marco has a must-read detailed post loaded with photos, that describes Nancy Pelosi's quick in/out visit to a public clinic in Denver, Colorado, where she was scheduled to view improvements made to the clinic with Stimulus funds. Upon hearing of her plans to visit Denver, around 200 protesters opposed to the current proposed government health care reforms quickly gathered outside the clinic. The event was also attended by a group of around 40 pro-health care reform protesters organized by the Democrat-affiliated ArapaHope Community Team (ACT).
Although El Marco's post contains quite a bit of written detail about the event, the pictures are what tell the real story of the current grassroots protests against big government. The protesters opposed to a government takeover of health care showed up individually, in casual dress, carrying mostly home-made signs:
And what about the pro-Obamacare supporters?
In contrast, the protesters in support of the Obama Administration's health care reforms were bussed in, carried professionally printed signs, and many of them wore t-shirts provided by political organizations:

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