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"Crowds on Demand" supplied the fake protestors to the Charlotte rally and paid them $25/hour
Fellowship of the Minds ^ | 17AUG17 | VANNROX

Posted on 08/16/2017 4:51:46 PM PDT by vannrox

Trump ignited a political firestorm yesterday during an impromptu press conference in which he said there was "blame on both sides" for the tragic events that occurred in Charlottesville over the weekend.   

Now, the discovery of a craigslist ad posted last Monday, almost a full week before the Charlottesville protests, is raising new questions over whether paid protesters were sourced by a Los Angeles based "public relations firm specializing in innovative events" to serve as agitators in counterprotests.

The ad was posted by a company called "Crowds on Demand" and offered $25 per hour to "actors and photographers" to participate in events in the "Charlotte, NC area."  While the ad didn't explicitly define a role to be filled by its crowd of "actors and photographers" it did ask applicants to comment on whether they were "ok with participating in peaceful protests."  Here is the text from the ad:

Actors and Photographers Wanted in Charlotte

 

Crowds on Demand, a Los Angeles-based Public Relations firm specializing in innovative events, is looking for enthusiastic actors and photographers in the Charlotte, NC area to participate in our events. Our events include everything from rallies to protests to corporate PR stunts to celebrity scenes. The biggest qualification is enthusiasm, a "can-do" spirit. Pay will vary by event but typically is $25+ per hour plus reimbursements for gas/parking/Uber/public transit.

 

For more information about us, please visit www.crowdsondemand.com

 

If you're interested in working with us, please reply to this posting with the following info:

And a screenshot of the original post:

Craigslist

 

So what is "Crowds on Demand?"  According to their own website, they're in the business of sourcing large crowds of people to "provide clients with protests, rallies, [and] flash-mobs" all over the country.  They even have an entire page on their website dedicated to "Protests and Rallies."

Are you looking to create a buzz anywhere in the United States? At Crowds on Demand, we provide our clients with protests, rallies, flash-mobs, paparazzi events and other inventive PR stunts. These services are available across the country in every major U.S city, every major U.S metro area and even most smaller cities as well. We provide everything including the people, the materials and even the ideas. You can come to us with a specific plan of action and we can make it happen. OR, you can approach us with a general  idea and we can help you plan the strategy then execute it.

 

We’ve made campaigns involving hundreds of people come to action in just days. We have a proven record of delivering major wins on even the toughest campaigns and delivering phenomenal experiences with even the most logistically challenging events.

The CEO of Crowds on Demand denied to Snopes that his firm was involved in the Charlottesville protests but refused to provide details on the specific purpose of the craigslist ad and/or why it was temporarily removed yesterday before being restored.

"We were not involved in any capacity with the recent tragic events in Charlottesville, Virginia. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of those impacted by the violence"

Silly question, but if your cause is worthy of protest then why would you need to pay $25 per hour to get people to show up?



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KEYWORDS: 2012; adamswart; antifa; charlottesville; crowds; crowdsondemand; fake; fields; flashcrowds; flashmobs; jerrybrown; liberal; mob; protest; rentamob; rentamobs; riots; standdown; statue
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To: xkaydet65
They can be bused in. Don't you recall the buses lined up to take protesters to the Trump campaign events during 2016? Somebody is paying for these people to state so called “spontaneous” protests.
21 posted on 08/16/2017 5:22:09 PM PDT by Metrobank
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To: Metrobank

This has Soro’s written all over it.......


22 posted on 08/16/2017 5:30:14 PM PDT by Osage Orange (You have brains in your head...and feet in your shoes..............)
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To: vannrox

nice catch, saved image as “corruption.”


23 posted on 08/16/2017 5:31:30 PM PDT by Karliner (Jeremiah29:11,Romans8:28 Isa 17, Damascus has fallen)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

Lol!


24 posted on 08/16/2017 5:34:33 PM PDT by silverleaf (We voted for change, not leftover change)
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To: vannrox

A new approach is needed for anyone entering an organized rally:

Each person has to answer the question as to WHY they are there. What are they protesting and why? Can’t answer it - they don’t get in....

Get used to hearing “duh?”


25 posted on 08/16/2017 5:36:07 PM PDT by Thank You Rush
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To: EdnaMode
LOL.

You'd have to pay me a lot more than $25/hour to do that.

26 posted on 08/16/2017 5:37:05 PM PDT by Alberta's Child ("I was elected to represent the citizens of Pittsburgh, not Paris." -- President Trump, 6/1/2017)
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To: vannrox

DOJ needs to seriously look into this


27 posted on 08/16/2017 5:45:50 PM PDT by McGavin999 ("The press is impotent when it abandons itself to falsehood."Thomas Jefferson)
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To: Metrobank

They could be bussed in from Baltimore or DC or Richmond or Shangri la. And yes I remember the images of the busses. Are there pics of these busses somewhere?


28 posted on 08/16/2017 5:48:10 PM PDT by xkaydet65
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To: vannrox

Is it Charlotte or Charlottesville?


29 posted on 08/16/2017 5:49:27 PM PDT by dinodino
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To: Maverick68

Violation of the Riot Act.... PARTICULARLY when you pay them to riot!


30 posted on 08/16/2017 5:56:37 PM PDT by txhurl
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To: IllumiNaughtyByNature

That’s where the ‘stimulus’ money disappeared to.


31 posted on 08/16/2017 5:56:40 PM PDT by bankwalker (Immigration without assimilation is an invasion.)
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To: vannrox

The ad is for Charlotte NC, not Charlottesville VA.


32 posted on 08/16/2017 6:07:42 PM PDT by fruser1
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To: plain talk

See Trump is bring Jobs to America! Look at all these folks making $25 an hour! That is better than minimum wage. Also look at all the folks making money taking down 100 year old statues!


33 posted on 08/16/2017 6:11:32 PM PDT by Forward the Light Brigade (Into the Jaws of H*ll Onward! Ride to the sound of the guns!)
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To: vannrox

Folks, this satisfies the legal definition of conspiracy. Send in the Feds.


34 posted on 08/16/2017 6:18:23 PM PDT by Mamzelle
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To: Major Matt Mason

Charlotte, NC, or Charlottesville, VA?

For everyone who does not look at people who live in that general area as a bunch of crackers, there is an actual difference.


35 posted on 08/16/2017 6:34:33 PM PDT by Ancesthntr ("The right to buy weapons is the right to be free." A. E. van Vogt)
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To: IllumiNaughtyByNature

Every single payment out of this organization should be audited, and all of the recipients should be audited as well. Let’s see how many people are actually paying taxes on this money.

Oh, and if the organization is not giving them a 1099 or W-2, then it is a massive conspiracy to violate the tax law. So whatever other trouble they might be in, they will also end up with the IRS crawling up their nether regions.


36 posted on 08/16/2017 6:42:12 PM PDT by Ancesthntr ("The right to buy weapons is the right to be free." A. E. van Vogt)
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To: vannrox

Keep an eye on Charlotte for the next few weeks.
What would the targets be there?


37 posted on 08/16/2017 6:44:33 PM PDT by kanawa (Trump Loves a Great Deal)
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To: Tennessee Nana; xkaydet65; Metrobank
buses
pictures hoster

38 posted on 08/16/2017 7:02:50 PM PDT by Bodleian_Girl (Don't check the news, check Cernovich on Twitter)
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To: vannrox

Very simple solution, send out teams doing the exact thing but pay more money, just like one of the Apprentice episodes, steall the people away, send them to a empty ball park or something.


39 posted on 08/16/2017 7:05:06 PM PDT by Daniel Ramsey (Thank YOU President Trump, finally we can do what America does best, to be the best!)
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To: vannrox

This was obviously a setup to lure the President into doing as he has done - the coordinated response from all sides (media, rat rino) is striking. President Trump surely knows this and chose to spring the trap. Hope he knows what he’s doing.


40 posted on 08/16/2017 7:09:44 PM PDT by Some Fat Guy in L.A. (Still bitterly clinging to rational thought despite it's unfashionability)
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