The moneyed interests that organized last week’s Tea Party protests may insist that their efforts did not constitute astroturfing–that, much like the anti-Iraq war protesters who’ve taken to the streets between 2003 and today, the tea party attendees are articulating organic anger, and groups like FreedomWorks have only helped them co-ordinate.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=143641