Astroturfing!

Something much discussed in the blogosphere is the phenomena called "astroturfing." That is creating fake grass roots organizatuions so as to create the false impression your cause has resonance amongst the great unwashed. In this clip the lovely and extremely talented Rachel Maddow lays it all out so you can witness one of the worst progenitors of this kind of crap, that the MSM is only too happy to advance on behalf of their corporate masters.