By GottaLaff
[A]nother of America's corporate sectors has decided to launch its own attack on the communication between congress people and their constituents.You can find the letters in their entirety here. I've grabbed screen shots of some of the excerpts.An internal memo obtained recently by Greenpeace USA details polluting interests’ plans to launch a nationwide Astroturf campaign attacking climate legislation at public events scheduled throughout the final weeks of recess before the Senate returns to debate the issue in September.
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The objective of these rallies is to ... aim a loud message at those states’ U.S. Senators to avoid the mistakes embodied in the House climate bill and the Obama Administration’s tax increases on our industry. ... To be clear, API will provide the up-front resources to ensure logistical issues do not become a problem. This includes contracting with a highly experienced events management company that has produced successful rallies for presidential campaigns, corporations and interest groups. It also includes coordination with the other interests who share our views on the issues, providing a field coordinator in each state, conducting a comprehensive communications and advocacy activation plan for each state, and serving as central manager for all events.
It's no coincidence that "no cap and trade!" is being screamed at town halls that are supposed to be focused on health care.
Yes, the good ol' boys at the American Petroleum Institute are going to fund "regular folks", our "neighbors", to play dress-up, grab signs, organize outrage, and get ugly. They sure have the money to pour into it:
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H/t: Oliver Willis
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