Posted on 01/23/2016 4:54:32 AM PST by Reaganite Republican
New York-based Extra Mile Casting sent an email last Friday to its client list of background actors, seeking extras to beef up attendance at Trump's event.
"We are looking to cast people for the event to wear t-shirts and carry signs and help cheer him in support of his announcement," reads the June 12 email, obtained by The Hollywood Reporter.
"We understand this is not a traditional 'background job,' but we believe acting comes in all forms and this is inclusive of that school of thought." (Read the full email at the bottom of the post.
The pay was listed as $50 for less than three hours of work. According to the email, Extra Mile was reaching out to potential extras in partnership with Gotham Government Relations and Communications, a New York-Based political consulting group that has worked with Trump in the past. Gotham GR had no comment.
When one of my late uncles was a kid Mayor Jim Curly’s guys would give ‘utes ten cents to start clapping and cheering at different points around the venue.
National Review was paid off to write the hit piece. The Bush people still have some money to throw around.
Can we end the silly season now? This is false and has been proven false.
Desperation must do this to people.
He didn’t buy Palin. She likes him and always has.
Jealous much. She was disgusted by Cruz’s choices in buddies.
If true, this does not bother me in the least! It is the mark of a good businessman to leave nothing to chance. He knew that his announcement would be met with skepticism by many in the media so making sure that there were people carrying signs and wearing T-shirts present shows he had prepared for every eventuality. Everyone knows that the Dems do this all the time, yet it is never mentioned or criticized by the MSM. Obviously, he is not paying the thousands of people who are now attending his rallies every day!
I’m pretty certain not one of the 14,500 people at the Columbus, OH Trump rally I went to, who stood in line, were paid act is. Can’t say the same about the do-called protestors outside.
The original poster said nothing about Cruz. He could be for Santorum, Huckabee, Carson, or any other candidate. Or he could just be pointing out the obvious...that Trump is a manufactured product, a TV image, but not a conservative.
Looking more and more like Ol Teddie is the fake. Did you see the uncut out takes of his “genuine” ad?
I was at the 14,500-attended Columbus OH event. It’s insulting to say that was “astroturfed.” We drove an hour, then stood in line to get in. Packed to the gills.
Have you noticed that if a person likes Trump it must be he bought them.
TDS sufferers are proof of why people move to Trump. Perhaps Cruz “bought them”. LOL
This was out there last June. I recall reading about it. Big deal.
Amen brother or the group at Lowell Mass. Unlike the prositutes at National Review.
Same here buddy, you gotta play hard to win, America respects a winner, even if he don’t wear white.
Right who cares. Elect another fraud.
We lived through 7 years of the one that is in the Peoples House we can do it again
America is great.
We are survivors. We shoot ourselves in the foot over and over.
RIGHT....WHO CARES
I think that just may be the definitive Trump slogan of 2016.
Much more true meaning comes through than with his shallow copied version of Reagan's "Make America great again."
blame lawyers for this. We live in a highly litigious society, if he didn’t pay for it he probably get sued
Oh just noticed Cruz was a lawyer :p
Its not like Trump needed to fake it, his crowd is larger than anyone
Twist your panties back around...
Hiring people to attend political rallies is astroturfing....even a 14,500 person event.
Did Trump do it ?...I doubt it, but the story is out there...
Exact same story you posted that got pulled as trash. I guess you think JR is still asleep so you reposted it.
Maybe a zot is in order.
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