More on that town hall agitprop

Jane Hamsher notes: If you got your information from the CBS News last night, you would believe that “angry protesters” are cropping up “everywhere Democrats are trying to defend health care reform.” “Conservative websites” like Freedomworks are recruiting them, based on “real fear over the increased taxes” and “government control” of the health care system. …

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Anti-health care shoutfests

You may have seen film clips on the news which showed people disrupting Congresspeople’s attempts to hold town hall meetings in their home districts, being rowdy and generally not allowing other attendees to get a word in edgewise. Greg Sargent has gotten confirmation that these so-called “spontaneous” outbursts have been highly coordinated by insurance industry-sponsored …

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