PLAN TO NEUTRALIZE THE OCCUPY WALL STREET MOVMENT

On November 19, 2011, Chris Hayes, broke the following story on his weekend show, “Up With Chris Hayes”.

If an unsolicited memo is any indication, the Republicans are worried about the impact of the Occupy Wall Street movement might have upon the upcoming 2012 elections. An unsolicited memorandum sent to the American Banker's Association (ABA) by a Washington D.C. lobbying firm of Clark, Lytle, Geduldig and Cranford (CLGC) outlines a plan to neutralize any impact the Occupy Wall Street movement might have. The memo in question is quintessentially Republican; it seeks to instill fear in the Banker's Association that Democratic candidates will embrace "the growing and increasingly organized Occupy Wall Street (OWS) movement to prevent Republican gains in Congress and the White House next year.” Of the four partners in CLGC, two have direct ties to House Speaker John Boehner

The first pillar of their plan is a research survey done nationally, but mainly focusing upon the eight states considered mostly in play in 2012 and on specific groups in play: women, seniors, suburban voters, the GOP, and Tea Party voters. The states are: Florida, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Wisconsin, Ohio, North Carolina, Nevada, and New Mexico,
Second is opposition research to identify who is funding the movement and why, and then cast doubt on the movement's motives, making it just another cynical player on the political scene. Thirdly identify opportunities to construct fact-based negative narratives of the OWS for high impact media placement. i.e. find somebody to say something that sounds anarchistic or communistic on camera, then run it on Fox as a leader's position on the OWS movement. Lastly use every resource to obtain dirt on the OWS movement, from IRS records to intercepting or reviewing open source social media forms.

Note: GLGC’s plan would cost $850,000.00 to implement and be performed within 60 days and the ABA did not act upon it.

Source: www.opednews.com