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FC: Google reveals Bush administration's astroturf campaign?

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  • 21-01-2003 2:02am
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    dahamsta
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 16,659 ✭✭✭✭


    From Politech. The Dubya Gubya is just goddamned creepy. Make sure you read the follow up which confirms the astroturf with examples. I didn't want to post it here because it's so long.

    adam
    [I don't think we have nearly enough facts here to make a reasoned
    conclusion. An explanation could be as simple as Republican direct mail
    efforts using this phrase, which the recipients echo in letters to the
    editor. It's a big country; there's bound to be some repetition. --Declan]

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    Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2003 11:14:07 -0800
    From: Jules Agee <julesa@pcf.com>
    To: declan@well.com
    Subject: Bush propaganda machine in full swing
    References: <5.1.1.6.0.20030117112515.0225de40@mail.well.com>


    Declan,
    I thought you might find this interesting; feel free to post it on the
    Politech list. It looks like the Bush Administration is astroturfing,
    trying to artificially create the appearance of a grassroots movement
    supporting their policies.

    A Google search on the phrase "demonstrating genuine leadership" returns a
    number of nearly identical letters sent to the editors of various
    newspapers and publications this month, each one with the name of a
    different individual attached:

    http://www.google.com/search?&q=%22demonstrating+genuine+leadership%22

    A number of other identical letters dated last October and November can be
    found by searching for "taking a courageous stand against Saddam":

    http://www.google.com/search?&q=%22taking+a+courageous+stand+against+Saddam%22

    Apparently the propaganda machine is in full swing.

    --
    Jules Agee
    System Administrator
    Pacific Coast Feather Co.
    julesa@pcf.com x284


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    Wook
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    scary...looks like they did learn something from the second world war...


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    gandalf
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    LOL now that is pathetic :)

    Gandalf.


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    Snowball
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    that prob cost them a pretty penny ... oh but wait, dont they own the media anyways????


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    PH01
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    That's just a mail shot from a press department - nothing to get too excited about. Every big organisation has them. Take any big corporate or Government, take a phrase for any of their press releases and search for it on Google. And you'll get hits galore and stating different sources.
    Nothing to get excited about.


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