There are groups of “protesters” at town hall meetings to discuss health care reform.  These protesters are paid by organizations that wish to defeat health care reform and shout lies and half-truths intending that those who hear these sounds bites or see the “groundswell of opposition” will be swayed. 

These are not grass roots organizations but a roving pack of operatives paid to invade local areas to cast doubt and sow seeds of fear.  This is not democracy as some in the GOP claim.  This is tyranny by big corporations and those politicians supported by big corporations.  This is paid-for speech.

What is astounding to me is that the news organizations are staying away from the story.  This is reminiscent of the passivity of the press in the run up to the Iraq War.  Maybe those in the news corps are too busy digging deeper into Michael Jackson drug dependencies.  Ah, journalism at its best.

I’ll wait until 11pm to get my news from ComedyCentral.  G-d bless you, Jon Stewart.  And you, too, Rachel Maddow (although I am usually putting my son to bed or eating dinner when your show is on).