Not defending the Coffee Party because I think it is would have been better as a skit on SNL, but it’s interesting that Jim Jones’ article sites her working for two candidates who won largely thanks to grassroots (Obama, Webb) as evidence of her not being grassroots.
And somehow the fact that she worked for the NYT for 18 months ten years ago is evidence of astroturfing? That’s like saying that your favorite burger is McDonalds because you worked there 10 years ago.
As Brian says, if they’re trying to compare her to Dick Armey and Rick Santelli, their argument is a failure. This looks more to me like Rove 101: Turn your enemy’s strength into their weakness.
