The Obama administration Tuesday condemned opponents of its health care legislation for “manufacturing” public outrage across the country even as the White House and its allies prepared to wage their own public relations battle for vocal backers in scores of congressional districts in coming weeks.

White House spokesman Robert Gibbs painted the efforts of conservative-backed advocacy groups as ‘astroturf’ — suggesting the grass-roots opposition to the president’s health care plan was artificial.” (Washington Times ^[1], Wednesday)

I don’t think he’s talking about ACORN here.

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“Politics and Ideas ^[2]” by Ludwig von Mises