Today, the first part of the CNN Caper planning document, Project "Getting CNN to report on a fake story and then spoof them the same day".
Source: Breitbart Unmasked.
CNN Caper
Overview:
Getting CNN to report on a fake story and then spoof them the same day
Target:
CNN
Activists: James
Technical people needed:
Video and sound engineer types
Written by:
Ben
Priority/Idea value ranking by James (1-10):
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Discussion:
Specifically, as it regards Christian Hartsock and the video shoot, after our discussion together, I think it would involve too much risk and yield too few rewards to engage CNN while doing a video shoot. The danger to say something out of context, off the cuff, or potentially politically incorrect is too large. The mistake that Sorba is making by having CNN closeby for so long is the same logic here: this is a known unfriendly media organization whose primary story will be negative. Their best story would be one that ruined a center-right career.
The challenge is to create an operation that could spoof CNN, hurt their credibility and show the 'big lie' that they operate under, showing the truth that is unknown to the general public.
Potential 'big lies' as it regards CNN:
1. Their general bias against conservatives
2. Their own internal racism against whites
3. Their potential internal racism against minorities
4. Shoddy journalism, and low journalistic standards
Perhaps the greatest combination of these potential big lies would be to spoof CNN and get them to report on a topic that is entirely false. Fake journalism scandals are often news, with Jayson Blair and Stephen Glass being the most prominent examples.
Spoofing CNN
We should entice them with some video that they want to believe. The media has been in a frenzy for the past few years on a relatively small number of topics and subjects.
1. Tea party racism
2. Arizona racism
3. Sarah Palin
4. GOP leadership scandals
Certain past topics, such as the war or terrorism, seem to be relatively off the radar as it regards to the news interest of the mainstream media. Things that are on politics, the GOP, scandal, race issues, are all pertinent and relevant.
The general political issues of relevance:
1. Race
2. Immigration
3. Budgets
If we were to offer CNN evidence of racism, playing on these currently relevant issues, and produced enough supporting evidence to prove the claim we make, have them write a story and then prepare our allies to pounce, it could be a good way to undercut their credibility.
Things we could use to entice them:
1. False video evidence
2. False textual evidence and documents
3. False interviews
The false video evidence, for one, could be focused on the incident with Congressman John Lewis where he said he was called a "nigger" by tea party protesters, even though the video evidence disproved his claim.
Spoofing video evidence proving Lewis' claim, along with a good story that the tea party had suppressed such evidence, might be enough for CNN to report on the story.
The video evidence just needs to be simple, just Lewis walking by with a faint "nigger" said in the background, yelled by someone there. The video evidence would need to be sufficient to get by potential fact-checkers at CNN who might analyze the video and audio.
Potential video:
1. Lewis walking by and someone saying "nigger"
2. Proof that the tea party had edited out the word 'nigger' from released video
3. Video footage of the tea party taking the video evidence from other people the day of the event.
Potential documents:
1. Frantic emails from within the tea party that shows the word was said, and how to cover up the video evidence.
2. Voicemails from tea party leaders couching people to say scripted lines and avoid admitting that there was racism at the event.
The danger is, of course, that the lie becomes the official truth, and so it would be necessary to immediately deconstruct this story on friendly networks and media outlets. The goal isn't to draw out the scandal after all, rather just to embarrass CNN by having them report a false story. So immediately reporting on the falseness of the story would be key.
Precautions against the story becoming false truth:
1. Releasing proof of its fraud the same day
2. The fact no one watches CNN
3. The impact of one day of news versus the collective effort of those battling the media establishment
4. The competition between liberal networks to show and report on CNN's failures
5. The extensiveness of our evidence showing that it was wholesale fraud
6. Exclusive reporting and interviewing with the tea party to explain why you did this, that you support the tea party types, and that you wanted to show what CNN 'had in their heart: hatred for normal Americans.'
7. The waning influence of the 'racist' label and charge.
8. Journalism outlets that will investigate and report on CNN's fraud.
I don't know the relevant and friendly media outlets, so that part of the discussion is not included here. My guess would be that it includes Fox and the bloggers.
In order to spoof the CNN reporters, it would have to be careful and coy to mention the evidence or proof in question.
Discussion with the CNN reporter
James: "it's frustrating to keep having these racism stories come out about me, I'm just trying to report on issues, I feel like ACORN for example was helping more African-Americans than it was helping but no one seems to notice that."
CNN: "well, many of the people on your videos were black after all."
James: "but they were doing an overall disservice to the African-American community, they weren't helping with jobs, resources, access, and combating real racism. It just seems like the 'racist' tag gets thrown on anything, even things that aren't racist, and doesn't get noticed on things that are really racist even on the right."
CNN: "what are you talking about"
James: "look, there is racism out there, in different organizations and movements, no one denies that, I'm just saying it's aggravating that I have to deal with it when I'm the one trying to get Breitbart and others to report on the real racism on the right, and the evidence that's out there."
CNN: "what evidence?"
James: "you know. Look, I shouldn't even be talking be talking to you about this."
CNN: "well you are, what evidence?"
James: "well, like that John Lewis thing, the tea party was able to cover that up pretty fast and pretty effectively."
Timeline:
Stage 1 - plotting and planning
Stage 2 - research and gathering evidence, finding the right individuals
Stage 3 - producing the video
Stage 4 - audit, planning, gaming CNN
Stage 5 - alerting friendly outlets before the publication
Stage 6 - release of the video and the counterpunch from friendlys
To Do:
1. Assess whether this project has merit
2. Identify a reporter to use to float the story
3. Identify trustworthy talent that could handle the technical side of the production
4. Find tea party video from the Lewis event in particular, or other documents and evidence to use to buttress the story
5. Make a critical audit of the evidence and story, with an eye on what level of detail CNN is going to go through
6. Reassess the entire project and make sure there are no holes or problems before publication
7. Produce the video and evidence
8. Float it to the CNN reporter, find out when it will be released
9. Alert the friendly outlets, give them the evidence needed to show the story is a fraud
Permutations/Alternative versions:
a. Other angles:
1) fake story
2) fake journalist
3) fake source
4) fake advertiser
tape a call from a business CEO to the ad departemtn at CNN, have them call you back on theire personal cell number, goal is to get the ad dept. to agree to pressure the newsroom to adjust its coverage.
5) have a fake 'student newscrew' interview tope people at CNN
Minions / fellow culture warriors involved:
Ben R. Wetmore (who wrote the document)
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