Episode 358 • • 1:07:08 - 1:11:12
358: Bogative Charity
American Bankers Association, Occupy Wall Street Lobbying Proposal
A leaked proposal from the lobbying firm Clark Lytle Geduldig & Cranford to the American Bankers Association outlines a $850,000 plan to counter the Occupy Wall Street movement. The strategy includes "sophisticated monitoring" of social media to identify extreme language and develop "actionable intelligence." The hosts mock the high cost for what they describe as basic Twitter trend analysis and PowerPoint reporting.