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"Energy Citizens": tea partiers' love for corporations goes unrequited (FreedomWorks) - 08/23/09
The American Petroleum Institute is starting a new astroturf movement called "Energy Citizens": rallies in "about 20 states" designed to:
"put a human face on the impacts of unsound energy policy and to aim a loud message at those states' U.S. Senators to avoid the mistakes embodied in the House climate bill and the Obama Administration’s tax increases on our industry."
You can download a copy of the API memo here, also discussed here and discussed here in a completely credulous fashion.
If you've been following our tea parties coverage, you're probably thinking: "corporate astroturf? Call in...