AstroTurf

"AstroTurf" - not real grassroots - only when citizens oppose the kind of big government they favor?

www.appeal-democrat.com - News : 2009

"We call it AstroTurf, it's not really a grass-roots movement," she said.

Occupy AstroTurf L. Gordon Crovitz 2012

And that's the literal meaning, and then, in the early 1900s, we got the grass roots -- and, of course, recently, we have AstroTurf, which is pseudo grass roots.

America In So Many Words 1998

Once dismissed as "AstroTurf" - a term of derision meant to cast doubt on the grassroots claims of its adherents - the Tea Partiers have proved to be an enduring movement that reshaped Congress in the 2010 elections and already has been a force for both candidates and themes in the 2012 GOP presidential field, Russo said.

SFGate: Top News Stories cmarinucci@sfchronicle.com (Joe Garofoli 2011

Last summer Pelosi was dismissing the tea party as "AstroTurf" (Beltway jargon for a phony grass-roots movement) and even insinuating that tea partiers were Nazis.

Transformers: Robots in Disguise James Taranto 2010

They've accused Americans who are anxious and angry about a rapidly encroaching government of being racists, extremists, birthers, pawns of a corporate "AstroTurf" effort and, now, potential Timothy McVeighs.

The Violence Card 2010

First it was "AstroTurf" (i.e., fake grass-roots).

'Populism of the Privileged' 2010

Last summer Pelosi was dismissing the tea party as "AstroTurf" (Beltway jargon for a phony grass-roots movement) and even insinuating that tea partiers were Nazis.

Transformers: Robots in Disguise James Taranto 2010

As these "AstroTurf" organizations sprouted up, progressive operatives and bloggers scrambled to link them to big business and political players in Washington.

Chris Harris: ConservativeTransparency.org: Peeling Off Conservatives' AstroTurf Mask 2009

They call these events "AstroTurf," arguing these events aren't coming from the grassroots but from old Republican Party bosses -- Kiran.

CNN Transcript Apr 15, 2009 2009