Maddow tracing the plastic roots of corporate Astroturfing in the healthcare and global warming “debates.” Must watch. It shouldn’t be this refreshing and inspiring to see a journalist doing her job well, but it’s sadly rare.
Trivia: it was in response to a mountain of letters the insurance industry flooded Senator Lloyd Bentsen’s office with “supporting” their interests that he is believed to have coined the term Astroturfing in 1985.
These people never change.
I’m not inherently anti-capitalism, or anti-corporation, but I do believe that the drive to corporatism is often by its very nature one that’s inspired by greed, and a desire to avoid paying one’s fair share, and should be regulated as potentially dangerous to the health of a society. The dogs are off their chain, and need to be brought under control.