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[I don't think we have nearly enough facts here to make a reasoned conclusion. An explanation could be as simple as Republican direct mail efforts using this phrase, which the recipients echo in letters to the editor. It's a big country; there's bound to be some repetition. --Declan] --- Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2003 11:14:07 -0800 From: Jules Agee <julesa@pcf.com> To: declan@well.com Subject: Bush propaganda machine in full swing References: <5.1.1.6.0.20030117112515.0225de40@mail.well.com> Declan, I thought you might find this interesting; feel free to post it on the Politech list. It looks like the Bush Administration is astroturfing, trying to artificially create the appearance of a grassroots movement supporting their policies. A Google search on the phrase "demonstrating genuine leadership" returns a number of nearly identical letters sent to the editors of various newspapers and publications this month, each one with the name of a different individual attached: http://www.google.com/search?&q=%22demonstrating+genuine+leadership%22 A number of other identical letters dated last October and November can be found by searching for "taking a courageous stand against Saddam": http://www.google.com/search?&q=%22taking+a+courageous+stand+against+Saddam%22 Apparently the propaganda machine is in full swing. -- Jules Agee System Administrator Pacific Coast Feather Co. julesa@pcf.com x284 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- POLITECH -- Declan McCullagh's politics and technology mailing list You may redistribute this message freely if you include this notice. To subscribe to Politech: http://www.politechbot.com/info/subscribe.html This message is archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ Declan McCullagh's photographs are at http://www.mccullagh.org/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Like Politech? Make a donation here: http://www.politechbot.com/donate/ Recent CNET News.com articles: http://news.search.com/search?q=declan -------------------------------------------------------------------------