Back in August of 2009, Democrat Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi attempted to discredit the outrage shown by citizens during Town Hall meetings protesting Health Care Reform legislation by referring to them as "astroturf". While there was no evidence that the effort was organized by Republicans, the Democrat National Committee obviously thought it a good enough strategy to try it themselves.
The DNC, the White House, and the President's community organizing office, Organizing for America of has introduced an online tool encouraging supporters to call into talk radio. The online tool presents users with a radio show discussing political topics, to which supporters can listen live, and the phone number for that station, for when health care comes up. It also offers tips for callers and talking points on the issue.
Much like earlier efforts of the White House that encouraged the forwarding of "chain emails" to the adminstration, supporters are encouraged to call back and report to OFA.
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