Journalists accompanying Mr. Chatel and Hervé Novelli, the secretary of
state for commerce, on a trip to an Intermarché supermarket in
Villeneuve-le-Roi, southeast of Paris, became suspicious when the
aisles were suddenly filled with well-dressed, articulate women eager
to praise a government freeze on the price of some school supplies
before the new school year began.
Here is the article. Here is information on French subsidies for school supplies. The women, in fact, were paid to be there.
Much different than insurance companies encouraging workers to attend town hall meetings and lobby. Or the Bush administration scripting the audience at public appearances. Or …
fusion,
All Presidents since the dawn of the “media age” have been scripting their audiences. Indeed, controlling the news cycle is a big part of what it means to be President and all Presidents since Washington have been engaging in it.
Why wouldnt insurance company workers be at town hall meetings – it affects
their business? Wouldnt you go if it affected you? Better than paid govt thugs
showing up – the key word being PAID.
I dislike price controls as much as the next guy, but I still think you should mention that the actors were hired by the supermarket, not by the politicians.
“Journalists accompanying ……. became suspicious”
See, I DO wish we were French in some respects.
this is almost as bad as government run schools encouraging students to “get involved.”
The part I like best is in the article about the subsidies, where the head of the family advocacy group pronounces the internet “a con” when it comes to buying things at good prices.
14 posts in 6 hours about a french photo op!….boy, you guys are such fun!….
At least in France shills dress well. No SEIU tshirts. No Little Old Ladies in Tennis Shoes. No one wearing exposed firearms (“I’m sorry – it just doesn’t go with your shoes!”).
You can hire attractive, articulate well dressed women to talk to me anytime you want. Just tell me where to be and at what time. I will hear them and see them. I may NOT listen to them.
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