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Bill Press: Town Meeting Protestors 'Taking a Page Right Out of a Nazi Playbook'
NewsBusters ^ | August 7, 2009 | P.J. Gladnick

Posted on 08/07/2009 7:28:19 AM PDT by PJ-Comix

Taking a page right out of Nancy Pelosi's playbook of implying that town hall meeting protestors are sporting swastikas, low rated radio host Bill Press is now accusing them of using Nazi tactics in a sanity-challenged column. This follows on the heels of Press' attack on the protestors on Fox News as reported earlier this week by Seton Motley here in NewsBusters. Here is Press going completely over the edge on the subject of the protestors in his column:

...Taking a page right out of a Nazi playbook, organizers bus in professional protestors and arm them with instructions on how to take over meetings, shut down discussion, shout over any pro-health care reform speakers, and then post video of the resulting chaos on YouTube. It's mob rule, pure and simple.

Having encouraged viewers to show up, sympathetic anchors on Fox News then pretend these are "grassroots" protests springing up spontaneously across the country in opposition to President Obama's plans for health care reform. Nonsense. There's nothing spontaneous about them. They're not grassroots protests, they're "Astroturf" protests. Just look at who's paying the freight, who shows up and what orders they're given.


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Bill Press who claims he is not worried about the protestors...and then goes completely over the edge in attacking them.
1 posted on 08/07/2009 7:28:19 AM PDT by PJ-Comix
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To: Paul Heinzman; IMissPresidentReagan; AlexW; Cletus.D.Yokel; ConservativeOrBust; tropical; ...

PING!


2 posted on 08/07/2009 7:29:20 AM PDT by PJ-Comix ("They spent a trillion dollars on a guess?" ---Astute DUmmie observation)
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Well we are using some of the tamer left wing tactics that have been used against us so I suppose he’s right in a sense.


3 posted on 08/07/2009 7:29:39 AM PDT by cripplecreek (Seniors, the new shovel ready project under socialized medicine.)
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I’ve seen all the accusations about professional protesters and busing, but where is the evidence? Where is the evidence these people are being paid by lobbyists?


4 posted on 08/07/2009 7:29:55 AM PDT by rintense (Senior Marketing / IT / UX architect unemployed and looking for work. Freepmail me if you have leads)
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To: PJ-Comix
They're not grassroots protests, they're "Astroturf" protests. Just look at who's paying the freight, who shows up and what orders they're given.

Got proof, asshat?

5 posted on 08/07/2009 7:30:04 AM PDT by Lazamataz ("If they taxed condoms and toilet paper, they'd have us coming and going." - Lazamataz, 2002)
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And what’s his opinion on the actual SEIU attacks on protesters?

Oh that’s right, Obama told him to keep his mouth shut and just read the talking points.


6 posted on 08/07/2009 7:31:06 AM PDT by VanDeKoik (Iran doesnt have a 2nd admendment. Ya see how that turned out?)
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I’ve seen all the accusations about professional protesters and busing, but where is the evidence?

There is proof. Democrats ARE bussing in Union Thugs who are paid to crack some friggin' heads.

7 posted on 08/07/2009 7:31:51 AM PDT by Lazamataz ("If they taxed condoms and toilet paper, they'd have us coming and going." - Lazamataz, 2002)
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To: PJ-Comix

The man is in denial. Funny


8 posted on 08/07/2009 7:32:51 AM PDT by joinedafterattack
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Hope Obamacare includes money for “Depends” for all the libs having to face up to these brownshirts. Gotta be really scary.
9 posted on 08/07/2009 7:33:28 AM PDT by throwback
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To: cripplecreek

No he is not. I attended the Tampa event. It was all “Regular taxpaying concerned citizens. Nobody knew anybody else. We had 2000 Regulars show up. They are terrified of Regular Taxpayers in the street. Get out and show up or they will kill you with RED TAPE and FINE PRINT.


10 posted on 08/07/2009 7:33:46 AM PDT by screaminsunshine (!!)
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To: PJ-Comix

Mazis calling others Nazis. Must not want you to know the gevernemnt’s heathcare takeover is modeled after the Nazis eugenics program.


11 posted on 08/07/2009 7:33:55 AM PDT by Tarpon (The Joker's plan -- Slavery by debt so large it can never be repaid)
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Bill Press is a party hack and will say and do anything for his side. He cares not a whit for the truth and is a dishonest person. Do not bother reading his stuff because you can invent a leftist dolt from your own understanding and make it even more partisan then read his articles and you will be correct in your assessment. He’s a party hack and never bothers to reflect on the facts of the case.


12 posted on 08/07/2009 7:36:30 AM PDT by BertWheeler (Dance and the world dances with you...)
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The media coordinating with the democrats to get a message out?


13 posted on 08/07/2009 7:37:01 AM PDT by McGruff (Transparency and the rule of law will be the touchstones of this presidency - Obama)
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Bill Press better look at Obama’s past because as a “community organizer” Obama’s job was organizing exactly these kinds of protests.


14 posted on 08/07/2009 7:37:36 AM PDT by The Great RJ ("The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money." M. Thatcher)
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From the article:

"...low rated radio host Bill Press is now accusing them of using Nazi tactics in a sanity-challenged column."

Dear Bill:


15 posted on 08/07/2009 7:38:12 AM PDT by musicman (Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
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To: PJ-Comix

Projection. This is what is comming.


16 posted on 08/07/2009 7:38:36 AM PDT by CPT Clay (Pick up your weapon and follow me.)
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Bill, ain’t democracy a bitch?


17 posted on 08/07/2009 7:40:56 AM PDT by Wally_Kalbacken
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To: PJ-Comix

There’s allot of talk about what is driving the escalation of this conflict in political terms.

What is evident is that if you stand to oppose the Communization of America, then you MUST be a NAZI.

This is pure projection.

Its as if they want to imply that only a NAZI would stand and stop Communism.


18 posted on 08/07/2009 7:41:24 AM PDT by R0CK3T
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Nazi Playbook!? Whata laugh.

How about this one from www.whitehouse.gov? It is straight out of a 1939 time warp:

"There is a lot of disinformation about health insurance reform out there, spanning from control of personal finances to end of life care. These rumors often travel just below the surface via chain emails or through casual conversation. Since we can’t keep track of all of them here at the White House, we’re asking for your help. If you get an email or see something on the web about health insurance reform that seems fishy, send it to flag@whitehouse.gov."

19 posted on 08/07/2009 7:42:34 AM PDT by Bloody Sam Roberts (Hope requires the contender, who sees no virtue in surrender.)
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Just wait until we put our boots on your necks, and break them!


20 posted on 08/07/2009 7:46:55 AM PDT by unixfox (The 13th Amendment Abolished Slavery, The 16th Amendment Reinstated It !)
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