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\u201cDon\u2019t mourn, organize\u201d is a phrase often used on the left but conservatives seemed to have embraced that sentiment with alacrity after last November\u2019s Presidential defeat. <\/p>\nA newly formed group of GOP elected officials, conservative Tea Party activists and right wing journalists have organized under the name of Groundswell, and apparently have a \u201c30 front war seeking to fundamentally transform the nation.\u201d <\/p>\n
Their targets include President Obama, progressive groups and what they term the \u201cliberal media,\u201d as well as would-be political allies like Karl Rove who apparently is not conservative enough. <\/p>\n
The group\u2019s tactics include synchronizing powerful media messaging to change public opinion and creating political scandals to undermine Obama. Groundswell\u2019s documents as well as some of its electronic communication was recently leaked to Mother Jones magazine which has exposed the collusion in a series of articles. <\/p>\n
GUEST: Nick Surgey, Director of Research for the Center for Media and Democracy<\/em><\/p>\n
Click on the links below to read the leaked documents from Groundswell: <\/p>\n
Groundswell Meeting Notes from March 27, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n
Groundswell Action Items from meeting. <\/a><\/p>\n
Groundswell Meeting Notes from March 20, 2012<\/a><\/p>\n