Rachel Maddow exposes the monied interests pretending to be “average Americans” who are fueling the outrage at these “town halls gone wild”. First up, Recess Rally, sponsored by Michelle Malkin, Smart Girl Politics, Redstate, but also American Majority, and as Rachel points out, this group is hardly made up of average Americans even though they tout themselves as being a non-profit, non-partisan organization.
The people behind American Majority; Ned Ryun, former George W. Bush speech writer, Lonny Leitner, Regional Field Director for Bush/Cheney ‘04, Shari Weber, former Republican State Legislator, Matt Pinnell, a former Washington conservative lobbyist.
Rachel notes that American Majority is an offshoot of another Recess Rally sponsor, The Sam Adams Alliance. Their President, John Tsarpalas, former Executive Director of the Illinois State Republican party, their Director, Joseph Lehman, former Dow Chemicals engineer and president of the nation’s largest conservative state level policy think tank.
Another sponsor of Recess Rally, Let Freedom Ring. Their founder, the money man behind the television ad exploiting 9-11 to promote the Iraq invasion. Another sponsor, the swift boaters.
Read more, fact-checking these fools:
http://www.healthcarefactcheck.com
***UPDATE:**
A GOP staffer gets outed at this townhall (only because she was stupid enough to get on TV):
http://www.kfor.com/videobeta/watch/?watch=3501082d-ff5e-43ef-b7c3-cbc316f98907
Duration : 0:8:45
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February 16th, 2010 at 11:28 am
Its easy to tell …
Its easy to tell which side is more organized. Which group is wearing the matching union t-shirts?
February 16th, 2010 at 11:28 am
Source?
Source?
February 16th, 2010 at 11:28 am
George Soros pays …
George Soros pays for most left wing groups and pays protesters to show up at various events. If you see Acorn protesters, they are paid to be there.
February 16th, 2010 at 11:28 am
The teaparty people …
The teaparty people are mostly independents. I never heard of this group!
February 16th, 2010 at 11:28 am
You are “pretty …
You are “pretty sure” she has no idea what she has no idea what she is talking about? What does “pretty sure” mean? Is that like me saying that I’m “pretty sure” you are an ignorant Republican that listens to Rush and therefore has their brain eaten away?
February 16th, 2010 at 11:28 am
The Bill they tried …
The Bill they tried to pass.
they tried to pass this bill so damm right there is a bill.
Obama said we had to pass it now. yet it did not pass. they did not get all the Dems to vote for it seeing all it would take is all of them to vote for it and it would have passed.
February 16th, 2010 at 11:28 am
What bill? There is …
What bill? There is no bill yet. There is four drafts in the House and none yet in the Senate.
Please tell me how you have access to “THE” bill when it doesn’t exist. Fearmonger.
February 16th, 2010 at 11:29 am
We can now …
We can now oficially call ourselves:
USA of America, Corp.
February 16th, 2010 at 11:29 am
I think this lady …
I think this lady is on crack, I’m pretty sure she has no idea what she’s talking about.
February 16th, 2010 at 11:29 am
I have a …
I have a pre-existing condition.
Do you know who will pay the bill in the end. After ALL my money is gone?
You will. because after I pay all the bills I can I will be poor enough to qualify to MEDCAID
February 16th, 2010 at 11:29 am
do you think we can …
do you think we can not find out who started the web page. just do a who is on it.
and you can find out all about it.
READ THE BILL. how bad can Reading it be.
if they Read the bill then maybe they will not like what it is saying and vote it down.
February 16th, 2010 at 11:29 am
Health Care you get …
Health Care you get it. you are in the USA.
Oh Oh you mean you need Health Care insurance…
I get it you want us to pay for you insurance.
GET OFF YOU BUT AND PAY FOR IT!
or go get the help you need and pay the bill.
i am not a Republican but i am for sure not for this bill.
February 16th, 2010 at 11:29 am
what argument can …
what argument can you make? Their own health care and choices. If you would take ten minutes to really read about the bill you would see that they can still keep their current health care plain! I’m being very nice right now, I could say that your incompetent and unable to understand the basic premise of what is really going on! I pay over 230.00 every time I get paid! If I can get the same care or even better then so be it! if you want to give your money to them then your stupid!
February 16th, 2010 at 11:29 am
These people are …
These people are literally killing me…. I need health care in a bad way.
February 16th, 2010 at 11:29 am
BudWiser ~ Do you …
BudWiser ~ Do you realize that you are a Fascist?
February 16th, 2010 at 11:29 am
That the Republican …
That the Republican Party is passing this type of judgment on the President of the Untied States and Democratic Party.
I thought the Gop had a Christian base religious belief in its party ?
Then why are you lying about this health care reform bill so much .
Is the greed and money more important from the Private Insurance Companies then the people’s health care reform bill ?
How low will the Gop go down in the mouth of lies, why are selling your souls to the Private Insurance Companies ?
February 16th, 2010 at 11:29 am
All you clowns …
All you clowns posting here with your standard, unfounded accusations and stupidity. Show your facts. Refute what she uncovered in this report about what companies, lobbyist and right wing groups are behind the disruptions at health rallies. You and Fox News just make things up because you are lying propagandists who have a major aversion to the truth. Also, you LOST the election and you will again in 2012 because you’ll probably run that idiot Palin. I pray you do.
February 16th, 2010 at 11:29 am
Follow the money. …
Follow the money. Republicans, you have a big problem with telling the truth. You hate facts. Take a look at who has the most to lose–Big Pharma, The multi-billion health care industry (dedicated to delivering the least amount of care and ripping of their customers–me), and multi-conglomerate hospital and emergency facilities. These are PAC’s and lobbyists interested in preserving an unfair advantage and screwing the consumer. I have private insurance and I have to watch them like a hawk
February 16th, 2010 at 11:29 am
So you don’t …
So you don’t believe the group itself that organized the people. Nor do you believe the sources/people who are and were GOP staffers who showed up and claimed to big “everyday people”?
Why are you ignoring the evidence?
February 16th, 2010 at 11:29 am
The everyday people …
The everyday people showing up at these Town Hall meetings are CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR OWN EXISTING HEALTH CARE AND CHOICE. This is not “manufactured” by “corporations”. If you have paid attention, the big drug companies are with Obama. So you and Maddow are left-wing Socialists that can’t handle the truth that the sheeple are finally waking up to Socialism. YOU PEOPLE CAN’T TAKE IT!
February 16th, 2010 at 11:29 am
Heather isn’t a …
Heather isn’t a Republican like my cousin isn’t a Libertarian. That’s fine, be a Republican and oppose the bill, just don’t lie about it.
Oh and it looks like she’s on a cleaning cycle, her Twitter page with the Tea Party link are gone but the “Right Side of Wisconsin” blogs are still there showing her to be a Fox devotee.
Fortunately I archived the pages before she started her cleaning cycle and am sending them to anonymous.
February 16th, 2010 at 11:29 am
God knows you’ve …
God knows you’ve earned a good tazing over the last 8 years. Now you are just begging for it.
February 16th, 2010 at 11:29 am
O.K. rethugs. Now …
O.K. rethugs. Now you are going to find out how it goes when WE hold the big stick. I sincerely hope the next time KKK members disrupt a town hall, the cops introduce them to Mr. Tazer.
February 16th, 2010 at 11:29 am
I smell traitors …
I smell traitors that are payed to deny what she is saying in the video and make her and the message look bad. Please thumbs down for their aggressive and arguments lacking comments.
February 16th, 2010 at 11:29 am
Don’t worry there …
Don’t worry there will be ropes waiting for pigs like this when we take back the country!