Consider the source.
The video was made by Americans for Prosperity, an astroturf front group started by oil billionaire David Koch and Richard Fink (a member of the board of directors of Koch Industries). AFP works together with the Koch family’s other conservative foundations and think tanks to disrupt Barack Obama's presidency. According to an article in the August 30, 2010 issue of The New Yorker, the Kochs (two brothers who are both among the several richest people in the country) are known for "creating slippery organizations with generic-sounding names," that "make it difficult to ascertain the extent of their influence in Washington." The Kochs have "invested" many millions of dollars in this election cycle to try to bring about results that will benefit them and their company.
Thus, the makers of this video have no reason to be objective. I was at the rally Saturday and, of the tens of thousands of attendees, saw perhaps 30 - 50 people who seemed to be connected with or promoting socialism or communism. And they were on the sidelines passing out literature, definitely not part of any of the official presentations I saw or heard.
Most of the attendees were everyday patriotic Americans out to support, jobs, a better education for our children and grandchildren, and the kind of "justice for all" we affirm every time we say the Pledge of Allegiance.
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