I don't have a lot of time to post the details, but several bloggers including Rusty Shackleford from the Jawa Report and Ace have been doing research into a anti-Palin video that was allegedly posted by a "grass roots" organization which may have actually been posted by a professional PR firm.
For those not familiar with the term "astroturfing," it's a play on the term "grass roots," except when you "astroturf," it's a way to make something look like a grass roots effort. It's not illegal, it's just disingenuous.
In this case, the video in question was a smear against Palin which was proven false several weeks ago -- that she was a member of the Alaskan Independence Party, which amongst other things believes that Alaska should secede from the union. Since the reporting started, the YouTube accounts of the people hosting the video were deleted by the owners of the accounts.
I suggest you start at the links above to get the full details.
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