*'s SS stump gatherings rehearsed and 1/3 of audience bussed in.

[BrklynLiberal]

Did anyone else hear Rachel Maddow talk about this on UNFILTERED this AM on AAR?
She was talking to the Media Matters guy(not David Brock). The Westfield NJ Social Security roadshow gathering had a dress rehearsal before it was open to the media!!!
She also said that at least 1/3 of the audience at the Tempe, Arizona gathering had been bussed in and they were part of a Republican action group..not "everyday folks from around town".

[Roland99]

1. Doesn't surprise me.

I hope to have pics of the Bush event here on Thursday.

[LSparkle]

2. Stage-managed reality

It was bad enough during the friggin campaign but now we've got KKKarl running policy, too, so the tactics haven't changed at all. And the media BUYS THIS! They are totally lame for not bringing this up and educating people about who those smiling faces really are (not just normal folks).

[rniel]

3. Karl Rove classic

He believes that the "image" is all that matters. Substance does not matter. People have lot attention span and catch little bits of things that stick in their mind.

People watch the setup roadshow like this and it works really well for them. Most people get their news from t.v. and don't read let alone use the internet. People don't scratch below the surface to see it's all fake.

[Skidmore]

4. Snivelling, cowardly jerk.

[Dr.Phool]

5. When Bush came to Tampa

We had an offer, 3 days ahead of time, that someone would pay for busses to bus people in for the protests.

I called every bus line, and charter service in the area, and couldn't find one bus. Repukes had them ALL.

[Ms. Clio]

6. Potemkin town hall meetings

with a golem of a President.

[fooj]

7. SOB's...this needs to be REPORTED! Shameless Propagandists!

[applegrove]

8. Pathetic! You guys need a parliamentary system. Yours is broke!