Rick Scott had to advertise for astroturfers?

[The Backlash Cometh]

For a guy who claims not read newspapers — or care what the polls say or the public thinks — Rick Scott sure is putting a lot of effort into trying to score some good publicity.

In fact, if regular old rank-and-file Floridians won’t write nice things about him in letters to the editor, Scott has decided to write the words for them.

One of the newest features on www.rickscottforflorida.com is a page where Scott supporters can send pre-written letters of praise for Scott … written by Scott’s campaign team. Just pick the newspaper you want to contact. (Yes, the Sentinel is one of the seven.) And then you can add your name to a letter that says: “While politicians usually disappoint us and rarely keep their promises, Rick is refreshing because he’s keeping his word. His policies are helping to attract businesses to our state and get people back to work.”

It’d be even more refreshing to read letters sent by people who actually wrote them themselves. But it appears that Scott has reached the point where he doesn’t care about such nuance

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/news_local_namesblog/2011/06/rick-scott-cares-he-really-does-care.html

[HockeyMom]

1. For every one of these sent

you will see dozens of hate ones sent; as on that orlando sential forum. Maybe he should just parade out Mommy again. Nah, that would be really cruel. People would be throwing oranges at her.