{"id":35580,"date":"2018-03-14T07:03:29","date_gmt":"2018-03-14T14:03:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clairewolfe.com\/blog\/?p=35580"},"modified":"2018-03-14T06:53:10","modified_gmt":"2018-03-14T13:53:10","slug":"astroturf-sponsored-by-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clairewolfe.com\/blog\/2018\/03\/14\/astroturf-sponsored-by-government\/","title":{"rendered":"Astroturf: now sponsored by government"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lessee … First you give the kids a day off from school … then you provide transportation to an anti-gun rally at $100,000 worth of city taxpayer expense … and you have a “grassroots” movement<\/a>. Such a deal!<\/p>\n

I hope the suckers who fund the schools in Baltimore sue over this.<\/p>\n

All around the country Bloombergians, Hollywood stars, and hoplophobic, rights-hating others are laboring away to manufacture a dramatic children’s crusade against freedom. <\/p>\n

Today’s rallies and another proposed round in April<\/a> involve skipping school. Hey, what student wouldn’t go for that? Guns? Who cares? We can ditch algebra!<\/p>\n

Then there’s the one giant March for Our Lives<\/a> rally in Mordor. That’s on a Saturday and is apparently the one the Baltimore government is spending stolen money to promote. It’s also being boosted by every anti-gun gang and celeb in the known universe. Bloomberg, Giffords, and … wait … Planned Parenthood???<\/p>\n

Such grassroots! Much authentic!<\/p>\n

I wonder how it would turn out if the rallies in this vast, nationwide childrens’ crusade were a) either planned by the kids themselves or b) all held after school hours? I wonder why nobody’s having rallies to protest police indifference to the lives of teenagers. (No, I don’t actually wonder that.) I wonder how many of the kids or adults involved know thing one about firearms. So many questions …<\/p>\n

BTW, Lyft is offering free rides<\/a> to anti-gun rallies, too. At least they’re not sticking taxpayers with the tab. But I think that tells you which ride-hailing company to use next time. (Not that there’s one that’s not steeped in its own bizarre agenda. Sigh.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Lessee … First you give the kids a day off from school … then you provide transportation to an anti-gun rally at $100,000 worth of city taxpayer expense … and you have a “grassroots” movement. Such a deal! I hope the suckers who fund the schools in Baltimore sue over this. All around the country Bloombergians, Hollywood stars, and hoplophobic, rights-hating others are laboring away to manufacture a dramatic children’s crusade against freedom. Today’s rallies and another proposed round in April involve skipping school. Hey, what student wouldn’t go for that? Guns? Who cares? We can ditch algebra! Then there’s…<\/p>\n

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