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Rachel Maddow on Fake Right-Wing Protests

Their strategy? Shutting down the democratic process.

August 5, 2009 |

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Rachel Maddow goes through the history of Conservative astroturf. Their main strategy? Shutting down the democratic protest. Our solution? Organizing opposition.

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