Report of OSA at CNN w/Freedom Mag

Anonymous · Jul 12, 2010

Report of OSA at CNN w/Freedom Mag

Report on OCMB by Probity today:

"Three OSA gentlemen were posted at the entrance to CNN in Hollywood this morning, distributing the latest Freedom Magazine to passers by.

The magazine includes a 30 minute DVD on Anderson Cooper."

Last note: "At noontime, they're still handing out their mag in front of the CNN Building on Sunset. I asked someone to snap their picture, we'll see how that goes down..."

Per Weiber, last third or so of publication may be devoted to Marty & Mike. He'd look at publication online, so not 100% verified same as what's being passed out in front of CNN Headquarters, but same cover.

Hopefully someone from OCMB can verify all this, and post picture?

Anonymous · Jul 12, 2010

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I find it hard to believe that someone on the J Swift channel 'scooped' anonymous.
I do NOT find it hard to believe that the Scifags would do something like this.

Anonymous · Jul 12, 2010

Re: Report of OSA at CNN w/Freedom Mag

lol OSA. Footbullet.

RightOn · Jul 12, 2010

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Thank you COS, you have done it again!
You keep hitting them out of the park!
Not only were you stupid enough to do a bogus report on Anderson Cooper, you had people at CNN pass them out!!
HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!!!

THANK YOU COS FOR JUSTIFYING OUR FIGHT AND MAKING IT EASIER!

Chipshotz · Jul 12, 2010

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Relevant link:

Operation Clambake Message Board :: View topic - Freedom Mag distributed at CNN Building this morning

Ann O'Nymous · Jul 12, 2010

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[noparse]http://www.freedommag.org/special-reports/cnn/the-least-trusted-name-in-news.html -- The Least Trusted Name in News - CNN's AC360: See Anderson Cooper Run for Ratings | Freedom Magazine: Special Report[/noparse]

CNN AC360
A HISTORY OF LIES A FREEDOM SPECIAL REPORT

Anderson Furrows His Brow

Anderson Cooper: “Guys, I appreciate you talking again. Thank you very much.”

Anti-Scientology apostates (more or less in unison): “Thank you, Anderson. Thank you.”

Thus Anderson Cooper closed out his series on the Church of Scientology, and thus his apostates bid him farewell. In contrast to the anchorman’s steely-eyed interrogation of Church officials, Cooper’s last exchange with this self-proclaimed posse of tough guys is strangely intimate, almost touching. He wears blue jeans. He listens to their woes with sympathetically furrowed brow. He carefully prefaces every question with a first name:

“Marty, why didn’t you...?” or “Jeff, why would...”

And they respond in kind: “You know, Anderson, you asked about...”

There is even a gentle nod to an apostate heard in absentia and he is simply “Mike.”

As you wish, Anderson...only this time it’s the full story and
the whole truth.
So, yes, Anderson has come to believe in his “guys” and they, in turn, believe in Anderson.

But what’s absolutely unbelievable is that Cooper thinks he can get away with this hogwash and pull off what even the greatest hucksters in history failed to accomplish, i.e., fool all the people all the time.

So in the immortal words of Cooper himself, let’s start “keeping ‘em honest” by presenting his Posse of Apostates as they truly are:

Marty Rathbun, a former external affairs officer, removed from authority within the Church seven years ago for gross malfeasance and violent behavior. To be sure, he is a self-proclaimed psychotic with a long history of violence. He committed 50 separate acts of assault against co-workers. He is also potentially homicidal and, in fact, nearly killed a man with his fists. That he models himself after an ax-wielding lunatic from a Stephen King horror story is likewise a matter of record, and he is not joking when announcing his appearance with a trademark “Heeeeere’s Marty!”

Mike Rinder, another erstwhile external affairs officer removed from post for gross malfeasance and unstable behavior. But the real clue to his character lies in the fact he was Rathbun’s pet punching bag. Indeed, the two men worked together on numerous occasions and their relationship was frequently tinged with what can only be described as sadomasochistic impulses. That Rinder now refers to Rathbun as his “best good buddy” is yet another strange twist in this story.

Tom DeVocht, a former Church construction manager and still another with a proclivity for violence. (He especially enjoyed wrestling Rinder to the ground.) By his own admission, he is also an unrepentant liar and, in fact, is proud of it. Indeed, there is nothing wrong with lying for financial gain, he boasts, so long as “you don’t get caught.”

Amy Scobee. She is another dismissed from any position of authority within the Church years earlier—specifically for sexual misconduct. When she failed to curb her libidinous behavior, she was ultimately expelled.

Jeff Hawkins, a former Church copywriter who claims to have left Scientology to avoid an overseas transfer—possibly to Australia, possibly South Africa. In fact, however, the transfer was a figment of his own imagination, and he actually left when his own sordid misconduct came to light. He is also a member of a cyberterrorist organization known as Anonymous that remains under federal investigation for hate crimes against the Church of Scientology—with two of its members already prosecuted, convicted and sentenced to prison for said hate crimes.

Steve Hall, a former Church scriptwriter with a dismal production record. He currently serves as “webmaster” for the Posse and ekes out a living scooping doggie droppings from suburban lawns. He is further known within the Posse for apparently creating the universe (not necessarily in seven days) and claims he was previously both Jesus and the Buddha (not necessarily in that order).

Although not formally on the CNN payroll, all above-mentioned names purportedly enjoyed free airfare, free lodging, free meals and limousine service to and from Manhattan. After all, the moment AC360 sat them in front of a camera, these people were no longer merely violent, delusional and deviant; they were suddenly CNN sources.

They were by no means, however, media stars and even their allotted fifteen minutes of fame proved ephemeral.

Viz: Between Cooper’s introduction of the Posse on a Monday and his sweet adieu on Friday, a full third of the AC360 audience had already tuned out, and no wonder what with critical reviews like this one:

“Honestly, this is getting tiresome...”

Followed by:

“Somebody please wake me up when this is over...”

After which it was:

“Anderson, you jackass!”

There was a lot more about the Posse itself—how Rathbun looked like he was in “extreme turmoil,” how the rest of them “sounded like a broken record” and how it felt “like an episode of Judge Judy except without the judging bit.”

But let us now replay the record and scrutinize the evidence in light of what Cooper himself kept exhorting through those five dreary nights, i.e., that we must make up our own minds and judge for ourselves.

To which we now reply: As you wish, Anderson...only this time it’s the full story and the whole truth.

The Least Trusted Name in News
AC360: See Anderson Cooper Run for Ratings

If you would like to know why the network that calls itself “the most trusted name in news” is the least trustworthy, Freedom Magazine brings you, in living color, what Anderson Cooper refused to show.
With the ratings for Anderson Cooper 360 in a free fall over the past year and rumors rampant he is bailing out for another network, CNN had one final act of desperation up its sleeve.

CNN became the latest media outlet to buy into the increasingly over-the-top, bizarre tales spread by four admitted liars leading a self-proclaimed “Posse” of expelled former Church of Scientology staffers. Their yearlong orchestrated campaign exploits the media to run stories which attack their former Church, attack their former friends and even attack their own families—parents, wives and children. It’s all part of an effort to aggrandize themselves and make money by promoting everything from their self-published rants to their perverted style of psychological counseling and “deprogramming.”

In doing so, the once-great network—that nearly 20 years ago set the standard for journalism during the Persian Gulf War—broadcast five nights of so-called reports on the Church of Scientology, becoming the mouthpiece for a criminal group of cyberterrorists. It used salacious, false allegations to try to salvage a program whose ratings have been so anemic that at times only about a half-million viewers tune in—roughly the population of a mid-size city.

Far from conducting an actual investigation, CNN was simply the latest stop on the “Posse’s” anti-Scientology media tour. There was literally no original reporting—just a regurgitation of long disproven allegations that sourced from the Internet, and which dozens of outraged Church officials refuted with statements sworn under oath. This should have raised the antenna of any seasoned journalist, especially one who portrays himself as a skeptic, as Anderson Cooper does.

Yet in Cooper’s desperation to hold together his already band-aid-laden “investigation”—given one allegation after the next was shredded by documented evidence the Church provided—he chose to stop even informing the Church of the allegations. Specifically, after demanding and conducting an interview with a Church spokesman in July 2009, Cooper thereafter refused to ever again speak to any Church official. He also refused to provide any further specifics on allegations made about the Church and likewise refused to interview Church officials on two occasions—in New York and Los Angeles—including the so-called “victims” of the allegations.

Only after Church officials traveled to CNN headquarters in Atlanta and convinced CNN Corporate to force Cooper to interview them, did any such interview occur. Yet still, Cooper refused to provide specifics of allegations being made, all to ensure there would be no response to the lies Cooper admitted could not be substantiated with any proof.

And so we get:

A blatantly disprovable allegation more suited to a supermarket tabloid, yet so sensational that Cooper aired it no less than 14 times over five nights of shows—all while he smugly told his audience there was “no proof” of the allegation. Although at the same time, and out of the other side of his mouth, he urged viewers to “decide for themselves.” Had Cooper ever told the Church the substance of the allegation, he could have saved himself the embarrassment he now so rightfully deserves. Because there is proof the allegations are lies—miles of video footage—the exact sort of “proof” Cooper would have wanted, even demanded, if he were not merely pretending to be a journalist. (Watch the video: A “Beating Every Day” While 10,000 Miles Away.)
Then again, Cooper refused repeated invitations for open access to all Church facilities. His refusal to see for himself the specific Church facility at the center of the allegations again proves fatal in the post-broadcast review. As in, “pictures don’t lie.” (Watch the video: A Worker’s Paradise “Slave Camp.”)
At the heart of it all is Cooper’s utter lack of investigatory acumen. But even that is being charitable. Because while media have long been reporting on Cooper’s incompetence—a debate best left to his journalistic peers—what is incontrovertible is that he is positively dishonest. How else can one explain that after a single rushed interview in July 2009, nine months prior to broadcast, Cooper refused any further information from the Church?
Then again, how else does one explain that the show was so obviously problematic to CNN its airing was put on hold in November 2009? Or the fact that it was suddenly pulled out of mothballs in March 2010 without a single communication to the Church in all that time?

Investigation? Cooper never once stepped foot in a Church and the sensational allegations he presented were taken from interviews recorded almost a year before broadcast.

But most damning to any remaining credibility Cooper may have had, is when he told his audience he was presenting the results of a “nine-month investigation.” Investigation? He never once stepped foot in a Church and the sensational allegations he presented were taken from interviews recorded almost a year before broadcast. So Freedom presents what actually happened in Scientology during the nine-month period Cooper claims to have spent “investigating.” (Watch the video: Anderson Cooper’s Definition of “An Investigation.”)
All of this begs the question, Why did CNN try to ambush the Church in a headlong rush to air anything from a highly discreditable group of sources?

It’s a well-known fact that CNN’s Anderson Cooper and his AC360 are in trouble. “Cooper’s Ratings Crash,” as Media Bistro put it, while the Los Angeles Times said Cooper “continued to struggle big time.” The New York Times noted that Cooper’s viewership is so weak he sometimes loses to reruns on the lesser-viewed HLN and MSNBC networks. But possibly Business Insider answered it best: “In a Race for Ratings, CNN’s Anderson Cooper Goes After Scientologists.”

In fact, the only thing that seems to have mattered was ratings, no doubt an even more urgent priority after viewership for AC360 hit an embarrassing new low. So, in desperation, CNN dusted off the unsupported and stale “investigation” that had sat on a shelf since last year, aired the bitter rants of a handful of disgruntled former staffers—and promoted it as if it was a groundbreaking Edward R. Murrow report. (See A Timeline of CNN’s “Investigation.”)

After hearing nothing from AC360 since November 2009 (and conducting only one interview with the Church’s spokesperson, in July 2009), in the last week of March 2010, the Church was hit with an out-of-the-blue CNN press release announcing the series would air at the beginning of the week. A few hours later, the Church’s spokesperson received an obligatory “FYI, the show is airing” e-mail from a low-level CNN producer.

The gist of the message: AC360 is immediately moving from 0 mph to 100 mph on the story without so much as making a phone call to find out if, in the past nine months, any update is needed. CNN’s suddenly aggressive attitude can no doubt only be explained if Cooper’s program is in fact on shaky ground, either because it is starved for viewers or because the rumors are true Cooper may jump to CBS—that is, if they’ll even have him anymore. For while CNN may have caved in to Cooper’s hissy fit over their refusal to air his investigation, when it finally did air, the public tuned out in droves and Cooper’s ratings continue their descent to the center of the earth.

A Timeline of CNN's "Investigation"
aka >> Running Away from the Subject of Their Program

Keep in mind that the last time the Church's spokesperson talked with anyone from CNN about the show, Editorial Director Richard Griffiths agreed a “hard reset” was in order. Translation: Let's start the relationship over and see if we can make amends. Now it is clear that was a disingenuous discussion.

Not only did CNN and Cooper refuse to interview these Church executives, including the International Executive Director, but they weren’t even welcome to drop by CNN studios.

Here's the back story: That conversation came about after numerous frustrations the Church experienced with Cooper and his producers during their “investigation.” Here are just a few:

AC360 contacted the Church in late July 2009 demanding an interview to answer allegations from disgruntled, expelled anti-Scientologists for a show airing within a week. Spokesman Tommy Davis immediately agreed to an interview on July 29—the date CNN demanded. He then flew from Los Angeles to New York along with half a dozen top Church staffers (who had firsthand accounts to disprove the allegations) to meet with Cooper and be interviewed in CNN's studios.
However, upon arrival on July 29, the scheduled date of Davis' interview, CNN suddenly announced Cooper wasn't “ready,” claiming “no studio availability.” (Of course, the reader can decide for himself the credibility of CNN New York having no studio availability for their golden boy on the day he scheduled an interview and for which Church executives had flown across the country from Los Angeles.)
Having been utterly inconvenienced, Davis suggested CNN take the added day to meet with him and other Church executives so the Church could provide CNN with documentation vital to their report. After all, if Cooper intended to conduct a meaningful interview, here was valuable material he could be briefed on prior to that interview—something every real TV journalist demands of his production staff. The answer was, stunningly, “No.” As in, “No,” CNN didn't want the information and, “No, they would not” accept written materials delivered to CNN's offices.
Davis once again queried whether the interview was delayed because of studio availability or Cooper's unavailability or another assignment. CNN insisted, as incredible as it sounds, that the lack of studio was the only cause of delay. That being the case, why wouldn't Cooper want to meet, since he had nothing else to do that day? At a minimum, common courtesy and good manners would have been reason enough given Cooper and CNN had wasted the time of more than half a dozen Church executives who were now cooling their heels 3,000 miles from their busy offices.
Continued back and forth e-mails degenerated to a final simple request to meet over coffee for 15 minutes in the CNN lobby café. After all, Davis and Church executives weren't just in the “vicinity of” CNN studios, they were in the hotel that literally connected to CNN studios. Again, CNN's answer was: “No.”
Over five nights, AC360 aired 46 minutes and 19 seconds of interviews and allegations from its anti-Scientologist “sources.” Over the same five nights, AC360 aired just 17 minutes and 52 seconds of Church responses.
Finally, frustrated, Davis informed CNN that in addition to him, the half-dozen Church executives would arrive to be interviewed by Cooper the next day. CNN's answer was again “No.” Not only did CNN and Cooper refuse to interview these Church executives, including the International Executive Director, but they weren't even welcome to drop by CNN studios. (Cooper would later claim on his broadcast that Church executives refused to be interviewed—a lie. In fact, he even canceled interviews a second time months later, after they had finally been scheduled, with the CNN excuse that Cooper had contracted an “inner ear bug.”)

MONDAY
Church responses 23%
Anti-Scientologist sources 77%

TUESDAY
Church responses 16%
Anti-Scientologist sources 84%

WEDNESDAY
Church responses 36%
Anti-Scientologist sources 64%

THURSDAY
Church responses 21%
Anti-Scientologist sources 79%

FRIDAY
Church responses 33%
Anti-Scientologist sources 67%

The next day, July 30, Davis was interviewed. Cooper couldn't get out of the studio fast enough after the one-hour time allotment was up.

However, before Cooper's producers could make their escape, Davis and Church counsel personally handed them a full box of documentary evidence, including dozens of signed affidavits disproving the stories fed CNN by their “sources.” It was something CNN would never forget or forgive. Because despite Cooper's attempt to not receive any information, so he and CNN could maintain “plausible deniability” when he aired scandalous, sensationalistic lies from his sources, CNN was now in possession of the truth disproving those lies.

Next ensued a bizarre series of CNN escapades in an attempt to recover higher ground.

When Church executives repeatedly insisted on being interviewed, CNN refused to call them at their offices but would only speak to them if the executives were on a cell phone.

After Church officials denied that ridiculous demand, CNN refused to speak to them at all, never even responding to numerous voice mail messages.

Church executives then wrote to CNN. Despite more than a dozen letters, transmitted by both e-mail and FedEx, CNN never answered or acknowledged receipt of even one.

Next, CNN was contacted by Church counsel, whereupon the network begrudgingly agreed to interview Church executives. But Cooper had a precondition: The interview had to be in a hotel room.

When that absurd precondition was rejected, CNN finally agreed to interview Church executives at the Church of Scientology—located a mere 723 yards from CNN studios. But Cooper had another precondition: He insisted the Church not be allowed to record their own video of the interviews and further insisted that the Church not be provided with a copy of interview footage shot with CNN cameras. (Other media outlets never give such prima donna preconditions for their news anchors when interviewing the Church.)

It didn't matter. When the interview date arrived, in October, Cooper canceled due to that “inner ear bug.” He never attempted to reschedule.

Compounding their prima donna stance, Cooper and company then shot down any meetings with other CNN shows or staff. When another program was scheduled with another far more prominent, competent and well-known CNN journalist, CNN Corporate had it torpedoed. Why? Because this competing program, on CNN, would have shown the inside of a Church and, by comparison, shown the AC360 “investigation” to be the joke it was. (See How Anderson Cooper Torpedoed an Interview.)

Caught out and checkmated by the fact their two star journalists would present entirely different pictures of Scientology, and by the fact they sabotaged the one that would have included both an on-site inside look at the Church as well as an interview with the Church’s leader, CNN committed to a “hard reset” of Cooper's AC360 “investigation.” Meaning, AC360's bias had been exposed and CNN would start over and do it right. That was November 2009.

March 2010: It was now five months later and Cooper's ratings continued to plummet—a mere 50 percent viewership compared to the year before.

Out of the blue, after refusing to take one hour, let alone one minute, to accept invitations inside any number of Church facilities and so see firsthand the religious institution he claimed to be investigating—not in the nine months since he first contacted the Church, not in the five months since CNN did a “hard reset”—Anderson Cooper announced his program. It was laughingly portrayed as a “nine-month investigation.” (See Anderson Cooper: By the Numbers.)

For Cooper's choice of salaciousness over reality, watch the video Anderson Cooper's Definition of “An Investigation.” For his taste in the tabloid sound bite, no matter how outrageous, watch the video A Worker’s Paradise “Slave Camp.” And finally, in full evidence of the journalistic maxim that “pictures don't lie” and proof of Cooper's willful avoidance of the truth, watch the video A “Beating Every Day” While 10,000 Miles Away.

Sound outrageous?

Well, nothing is too outrageous for AC360, because Cooper, his producers and even CNN Corporate saw exploiting the popularity of Scientology as a quick fix to their ratings debacle. But it didn't even work. Throughout the five nights, ratings continued their inexorable plummet. The public knows when they've been duped. Even the most casual viewer couldn't help but notice the same outrageous, unsubstantiated sound bites played over and over and over, while the program CNN titled “Scientology” never showed a single second of the Church.

So that's all AC360 was about. An attempted quick fix to their ratings plunge. Too bad they didn't accept the Church's offer to go inside. That would have at least been news. But CNN is no longer the “most trusted name in news”; it seems they've left the profession entirely. Their ship is sinking and can't be saved. Now it's clear why.

RUNNING AWAY FROM THE TRUTH
Why did Anderson Cooper run away from 10 Scientology senior executives who flew 85,000 miles to tell their stories—while AC360 spent at least $20,000 in flights, hotels and meals for the apostate “Posse”?

Anderson Cooper: By the Numbers

Throughout their entire nine-month Church of Scientology “investigation,” Anderson Cooper and his producers refused to avail themselves of any information concerning the religion to which they were devoting a week of programming. Indeed, it seems Cooper and company could not spare so much as an hour, which is especially curious given the following facts leading up to their broadcast:

Number of days between the time Anderson Cooper’s producer first called the Church and the initial broadcast: 247
Number of days during the preparation of the story that Anderson Cooper was in a city where there is a Scientology Church, Mission or affiliated group: 216
Number of countries Anderson Cooper visited during the preparation of the story where there are Scientology activities: 5
Number of countries Anderson Cooper visited during the preparation of the story where there are NO Scientology activities: 0
Walking distance from Cooper’s studio in New York to the nearest Scientology Church: 1.3 miles
Walking distance from CNN in Los Angeles to the nearest Scientology Church: 723 yards
Hours of video footage provided to AC360 that went unwatched or was otherwise utterly ignored: 24 hours and 3 minutes
Photos detailing Church growth and expansion provided to AC360 that were likewise ignored: 462
Pages of letters, affidavits and law enforcement reports supplied to CNN prior to broadcast and disproving all allegations that were ignored and never quoted: 1,026
Pages of documents, police reports or affidavits CNN possessed supporting allegations made by its disgruntled sources: 0
Amount spent by CNN on travel and hotel costs to interview disgruntled, ousted and excommunicated apostates seeking to “get even”: $20,000
Number of times during the preparation of the program Anderson Cooper co-hosted Live with Regis and Kelly: 12
Number of fashion shows and galas attended by Anderson Cooper during the preparation of the program: 6
Number of Oscar parties attended by Anderson Cooper during the preparation of the program: 1
Amount of time Anderson Cooper spent inside any Scientology Church during his entire nine-month “investigation”: 0

Tricks of the Trade
How Anderson Cooper Tries to Sound Learned But Is Actually a Hack

Any illusionist will tell you his act depends on gaining the audience’s attention and keeping it focused where he wants it. Before the eyes of the astonished crowd, he can pull off anything from the simplest of card tricks to the disappearance of his lovely assistant.
In a similar vein, the con man reels in his victim, controlling his attention and showing him just enough to tantalize—think Newman and Redford duping Robert Shaw in The Sting.

And so it is with Anderson Cooper, who displayed enough tricks in his series ostensibly on Scientology to make people wonder whether he spent time as a flimflam man or merely studied such methods.

Viewers could see that the name and address on certain letters had been blotted out. They were almost surely addressed to Cooper or one of his producers. Why mark them out? A subliminal message to viewers perhaps: “We must protect identities.”

One of his most adept maneuvers: repeated references to documents received from the Church—papers he smoothly flashed and fanned before the camera like a card dealer on the Poker Channel.
More than 1,000 pages, those documents utterly destroyed the credibility of his “sources.” Here’s how Cooper used them:

On March 29 he intoned, “Church of Scientology officials have provided us with affidavits, declarations and dozens of e-mails and letters…”

Night after night, virtually the same statement came from Cooper’s mouth. The camera zooms in on the documents in a bit of prestidigitation—a handy prop to conjure up the idea that objectivity exists. If Cooper had presented even a few excerpts, some light would have pierced the dark lies he conveyed. But he read not a single line.

With his “sources” Cooper appears relaxed and informal—open collar, strolling in the park. And then in a feat of presto chango, Cooper reappears, transformed, when interviewing Church executives—sitting stiffly, formally, in a coat and tie. Viewers could see that the name and address on certain letters had been blotted out. They were almost surely addressed to Cooper or one of his producers. Why mark them out? A subliminal message to viewers perhaps: “We must protect identities.”
Another trick: Show a clip of a person, followed immediately by someone else who appears to contradict the first—even though they may have been talking about entirely different subjects. This ruse, used repeatedly, added to the air of confrontation Cooper created for the series.

Another ploy emphasized inflammatory and titillating words to incite the interviewee as well as the viewers—words such as “allegations,” “shocking” and “humiliation.”

And while Cooper was studiously avoiding any Scientology facilities all those months, the Church provided AC360 with hours upon hours of broadcast-quality video footage of new Scientology Churches [Church of Scientology Rome at top] and worldwide activities. What played to viewers? Old photographs and old footage [above right]—some decades old—clearly intended to cloud the present-day image of the Church.

Such words and phrases were reinforced through repetition. Cooper’s favorite: “Culture of violence,” used to open the show, when returning from commercial breaks, and to promote the series throughout the week. This was to slyly trick the viewer into thinking such a “culture” existed, when it did not. It’s the Big Lie: The most outrageous statement, repeated time and time again, encourages listeners to believe it.
Similarly, Cooper implied that secrecy existed when it did not. In fact, CNN had repeatedly and for months been offered full access. Such statements by Cooper could only have been intended to manipulate viewers’ minds and spread false ideas.

And while Cooper was studiously avoiding any Scientology facilities all those months, the Church provided AC360 with hours upon hours of broadcast-quality video footage of new Scientology Churches and worldwide activities. What played to viewers? Old photographs and old footage—some decades old—clearly intended to cloud the present-day image of the Church.

And a final ruse: With his “sources” Cooper appears relaxed and informal—open collar, strolling in the park. And then in a feat of presto chango, Cooper reappears, transformed, when interviewing Church executives—sitting stiffly, formally, in a coat and tie.

Another ploy emphasized inflammatory and titillating words to incite the interviewee as well as the viewers—words such as “allegations,” “shocking” and “humiliation.”

Cooper promoted AC360’s “investigation” and “prolonged investigation” to instill drama and pretend credibility. In fact, the “investigation” was merely Cooper and a couple of producers interviewing people whose stories had already been told—and completely disproved—in 2009. When Church officials offered reams of evidence to utterly shred all allegations, plus an open invitation to visit Scientology facilities, the evidence was ignored, the invitation turned down. So much for the “investigation.”
As Cooper and company well knew, these are but a few examples of the tricks of the trade they pulled from their sleeves and flew onto the air to dissemble to AC360 viewers about Scientology.

Over a period of eight months, Cooper and CNN had been asked many times to meet with Church staff and parishioners and to tour Church facilities—to really find out what they were reporting about. Of course, no one at “the least trusted name in news” took the time to do that.

The result: The “series” itself, the biggest deception of all.

CooperSpeak: How Terrorists Become “Protesters”

If a task force of federal law enforcement authorities is conducting an ongoing investigation into this self-professed hate group, officially labeling it a terrorist organization, why, by any measure of rationality, would a news organization advance and, implicitly, endorse such a criminal group?

“The Church says [he] is lying and is out to destroy the religion. He supports a group called Anonymous which promotes an anti-Scientology movement.”
—Anderson Cooper
But what Cooper very well knew and chose to ignore, much less inform his viewers, is that Anonymous is neither a “merry prankster” protest group nor anything that would remotely touch the style of a peaceful civil disobedience organization.

Moreover, by merely referencing Anonymous and televising the group's so-called logo, Cooper and CNN were tacitly endorsing a coordinated organization that the U.S. Department of Justice has identified as a terrorist group—with members engaged in hate crimes and convicted of other federal criminal offenses.

Church of Scientology letters and documents sent to Jonathan Klein, president of CNN/US, before the program aired, established three salient facts:

1) The top CNN executive and his chief legal counsel knew all about Anonymous' violent perpetration of hate crimes well in advance of the week-long broadcast.

2) Cooper himself was personally advised as to the true nature of the organization that he benignly called a "protest" group.

3) CNN brass knew that Cooper’s principal sources, besides being in league with each other, were allied with and, indeed, some are members of Anonymous.

Point of fact, Cooper's “Kingpin” source is more than just connected to this mob; he is actively furthering their hate-filled agenda, stating in an on-line conversation with Anonymous, “I have your back,” and referring to members as “pals.”

Another one of Cooper's sources has personally participated in Anonymous demonstrations in front of Churches of Scientology and has publicly endorsed this cyberterrorist hate group in the media and on the Internet.

Any viewer who knew the true nature of Anonymous would find it ironic—as well as disturbing and dishonest—that in the same programs where AC360 spewed the false charges by his anti-Scientologist sources who had joined this hate group, Cooper also reported on the arrest of an automatic weapons-armed Michigan militia group that had been infiltrated by an FBI agent. The group's alleged aim: to ambush and kill police officers.

Federal indictments and subsequent convictions of members of Anonymous speak volumes.

>>FIRST
How the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) became aware of Anonymous.

It all began in January 2008 with Anonymous attacks on Church websites, followed by a statement of intent to sabotage the Scientology presence on the Internet.

Threats soon escalated with a video posted on the web in February, in which Anonymous threatened violence against Scientology Churches and parishioners. In the video, Anonymous members were encouraged to read Mein Kampf to prepare for their assault.

That assault included death threats against Scientology leaders, glutting Church phones and fax machines with threats of violence, and engaging in hate speech designed to incite others to violence. Again, documentation of all this and more was provided to AC360 long before the broadcast.

>>SECOND
Results of a DOJ/FBI investigation.

Soon after the initial cyberattacks, federal agencies began to bring Anonymous members to justice.

In November 2009, 19-year-old Anonymous member Dmitriy Guzner was sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison after pleading guilty to participating in the attack against the Church’s websites. He was further ordered to pay $37,500 in restitution.

Then in May 2010, Brian Thomas Mettenbrink, 20, received a 12-month federal prison sentence and was ordered to pay $20,000 restitution for his part. During the sentencing, the U.S. District Judge categorized the cyber-assaults against Scientology as a “hate crime.”

The gravity of the terrorist activities by Anonymous is evidenced by the scope of the federal investigation, which stands in stark contrast to Cooper's superficial reference to the group as "protesters." It also pierces the veracity of information provided by Cooper’s anti-Scientology sources who are members of this hate-mongering group.

According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, the Anonymous cases are "part of an ongoing investigation by the U.S. Secret Service Electronic Crimes Task Force in Los Angeles. The agencies involved in the investigation are the U.S. Secret Service, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Los Angeles Police Department and the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office Bureau of Investigation.”

So the obvious question in all of this: If a task force of federal law enforcement authorities is conducting an ongoing investigation into this self-professed hate group, officially labeling it a terrorist organization, why, by any measure of rationality, would a news organization advance and, implicitly, endorse such a criminal group? How could Anderson Cooper posture himself an Anonymous apologist?

The only logical explanation is that Cooper’s intentions were to stir up more hate-speak so that he might yet have a follow-up story to counter his precipitous fall in the ratings. And CNN’s corporate hierarchy condoned it all.

How Anderson Cooper Torpedoed an Interview

Larry King was the only CNN host qualified to interview the Scientology leader; while in contrast, Cooper lacked the intellectual heft to carry a one-on-one interview with any intelligent subject for any substantive length of time.

“We'd love to have him on the program...”
—Anderson Cooper in reference to Chairman of the Board Religious Technology Center and ecclesiastical leader of the Scientology religion, Mr. David Miscavige

In fact, however, Anderson Cooper did not want David Miscavige on his program... or at least not David Miscavige face-to-face in anything approaching a live interview that AC360 couldn’t reduce to a 10-second sound bite.

Consequently and inevitably, we come to an AC360 subplot that reads as follows:

When CNN originally approached the Church for a response to accusations from its posse of apostate anti-Scientologists, the reply was curt and to the point: If Anderson Cooper and company wanted only mere denials to the innuendos, then Church spokesman Tommy Davis would appear. If, on the other hand, Cooper was seeking a truly in-depth interview on the place of Scientology in the world today, its meteoric growth and any other subject (even including those illusory accusations), then Mr. David Miscavige himself might well appear. (Read the biography of Scientology's ecclesiastical leader at Official Church of Scientology: David Miscavige, Religious Technology Center Chairman of the Board)

Needless to say, Anderson Cooper chose the former—the pat, easily editable 10- or 20-second denial. In fact, both he and his producers made clear, in unmistakable terms, that they were not interested in full open access to the Church or its leader.

That Cooper well knew Mr. Miscavige would never consent to such a cut-and-paste taped interview, on the order of what one sees on the nightly news of a network affiliate reporting on complaints from the local Waste Management Union, is pretty much a given. After all, what Cooper was seeking was tantamount to suggesting that a Pope respond, on camera, to allegations from some corrupt Vatican Bank official his Holiness had removed and excommunicated for financial malfeasance.

Then, too, the only previous television interview to which the Church leader had consented was a 1992 appearance on Nightline with host Ted Koppel. It is still remembered in the annals of broadcast journalism. For here was a show originally scheduled for Koppel’s usual 30-minute slot, but so compelling was the exchange, so entirely unique in both the history of Nightline and live interview journalism as a whole, the segment was extended to a full 90 minutes. Moreover, the last half hour was entirely without break and all paid commercials were canceled (unheard of on network television). That the show was also critically acclaimed goes without saying; it earned an Emmy, which is the television equivalent of a Hollywood Oscar.

So, no, Anderson Cooper well knew the Scientology ecclesiastical leader would not and could not consent to a sound bite or two. And, yes, Tommy Davis indeed supplied AC360 with an interview that—true to form—is sliced and diced to suit Cooper’s needs. More to the point: This was precisely the interview AC360 wanted instead of the wide-ranging one they could have had with Mr. Miscavige.

But parallel to and actually predating the above, another CNN luminary had long sought an interview with Mr. David Miscavige. Moreover, this one was never intended as less than a serious interview, for this one would be conducted by the veritable face of CNN and the network’s only respectable name: the venerable Larry King. While just to cap it: The Scientology leader had previously informed King he was engaged in a longstanding Church project and the moment said project was complete he would indeed consent to a Larry King interview... which, as of the end of 2009, was exactly what happened.

In reply and in anticipation of that long-awaited interview, King extends a dinner invitation to the Scientology leader. The invitation is promptly accepted and all is preordained...or so it seems.

But now enter Anderson Cooper with that furrowed brow and narrowed gaze—the one he uses when expressing concern for disaster victims. And in this case, he unquestionably cares; because in this case the looming disaster is his own scheduled Scientology “investigation.”

To cite but a little of what concerned Cooper at this juncture:

In the first place, and even CNN Corporate couldn’t deny it, Larry King was the only CNN host qualified to interview the Scientology leader; while in contrast, Cooper lacked the intellectual heft to carry a one-on-one interview with any intelligent subject for any substantive length of time. As a matter of fact, a review of Cooper’s CNN career reveals that his single-subject interviews average out to about 10 minutes or less with only two exceptions, each 20 minutes in length, one dating from 2006 and the other 2009. Consequently, any King interview with the Scientology leader would only accentuate Cooper’s professional inadequacies.

Then again, and herein lay what really furrowed Cooper’s brow, the Larry King interview was positively guaranteed to outshine anything AC360 could muster; for this was to be an interview concerning the whole Scientology panorama and would actually take viewers inside the Church and thus inside Scientology in total.

Included in the “access list”:

Mr. Larry King and team are cordially invited to attend the largest international Scientology event of the year—the 25th anniversary of the International Association of Scientologists, no less.
The team is further invited to set up a camera station in the event hall for interview access with any Scientologist in attendance.
Finally, King and his production team are afforded an invitation to the grand opening of new Ideal Churches of Scientology in Rome and Washington, DC, plus entirely unfettered access to the Church’s spiritual headquarters in Clearwater, Florida.
And were all that not enough to give Cooper cause for grave concern, Larry King is assured a “free-to-ask anything” access in his live interview with Mr. David Miscavige.
So even if only in terms of sheer audience appeal, were the reigning King of American talk shows to interview the Scientology leader, it would all but blow Cooper right out of the water—not to mention off the screen.

And so it was that Cooper prevailed on CNN Corporate and CNN Corporate prevailed on all other Powers-That-Be until...

The Scientology leader was disinvited to dinner with Larry King.

Or more precisely, CNN Corporate ordered Larry King to “disinvite” Mr. Miscavige to dinner. Embarrassment for the iconic Mr. King be damned, the corporate position was the rule of the day. But one wonders if he was ever told the corporate dictate was prompted by the demand of his so-called “co-worker” Anderson Cooper.

Whereupon all other CNN shenanigans become abundantly clear, including why the lapse of nine months between AC360’s first contact to the Church and the night the broadcast finally aired. To wit: CNN Corporate was concerned that an all-access Larry King special report would have revealed the sham of the AC360 investigation—all of which, in turn, would leave Cooper looking all the more foolish.

But having now torpedoed the King interview with Mr. Miscavige, CNN was boxed in. Their bias—and particularly that of Anderson Cooper—was too blatant to just sweep under the carpet, or hide in the closet. Result: CNN Editorial Director orders a “hard reset” on the AC360 Scientology program. Meaning, in unmistakable terms, they would start over and do it right.

Apparently Cooper threw another fit. For the fact is, and notwithstanding CNN Corporate dictates to him, he never again contacted the Church. Months rolled by—November, December, January, February…not a single word from AC360 or CNN. And all while interviews had been previously scheduled, Church tours arranged—all of it dropped and replaced by deafening silence. CNN’s activity—or rather, lack of activity—made abundantly clear the program was dead.

Then came March and, totally out of the blue, the Church is informed, via a CNN press release, that Cooper’s program was airing. Five months had passed since the CNN “hard reset” without a single communication in all that time, let alone any attempt to conduct the interviews Church executives had demanded and for which Cooper had agreed.

What happened? Nothing but the passage of time—five months—during which period Anderson Cooper’s ratings are plummeting down the St. Moritz death slide.

As for sabotaging Larry King’s interview: Well, Anderson Cooper is nothing if not self-serving.

Church executive to Anderson Cooper: “Larry King was going to interview Mr. Miscavige. It was all set up until you had it cancelled, because you didn’t agree.”

Cooper had no meaningful response.

What a guy. Any reputation he’s earned has been thanks to his maternal genealogical line. And CNN Corporate had descended to the level of acceding to the whims of Anderson Cooper: AKA Mr. Vanderbilt.

Anonymous · Jul 12, 2010

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Yeah, that'll sway CNN to the cult's side.

OSA LOSERS LOL

Anonymous · Jul 12, 2010

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Very clever.

thetanic · Jul 12, 2010

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I can't wait to see what they'll say about FOX when Fox does a special report.

Anonymous · Jul 12, 2010

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They're so predictable it's just funny.

Anonymous · Jul 12, 2010

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If we are lucky they will not only piss off AC, but also the "CNN execs" with their faggotry.

Ann O'Nymous · Jul 12, 2010

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Following:

The AC360 “Dead” Blog
“We like criticism. We’re big fans of the First Amendment — we use the free press every day.”
— From the “How to Win 360 Approval” instructions on the AC360 website

If the show, or the network, cared about fairness, they would have posted some of the many critical messages submitted to the AC360 “live blog.”

The blog purports to interact with viewers through dialogue by letting them comment on programs as they air. But for many people who wanted to weigh in on the AC360 series, the “live blog” was decidedly in the dead zone.

“Are all your stories this poorly researched?”
—D.S.

Despite sending their comments in and following all the rules, AC360 blocked their postings, denying a whole host of persons a chance to present their views.

While there are undoubtedly many more of which we are unaware, such a volume of would-be posters cared enough to provide copies to Freedom that we felt compelled, in the interest of free speech, to share a small sampling:

Anderson, what’s your agenda here? Just trying to get your ratings back up?
—P.M.
You showed reams of documents provided by the Church—why not go through them and describe in some detail what they say?… Then again, perhaps those documents were a burden—it can be rough when the truth gets in the way of a good story. —D.A.
The height of pretense with [Cooper’s] “you decide” slogan, he presents one-sided, skewed opinions as fact, permits no rebuttal and steers his viewers to make the faulty conclusions he predetermines for us. I can just hear my philosophy professor scrawling a red “D” on any essay I would present in the Anderson Cooper style of logic. The question is, why does Cooper do this to his audience? Does he really think we can’t see through it? Or worse—has he deluded himself into believing his arguments himself?
—L.W.
The bad guys were removed from the Church and are now accusing others of what they were doing. That's not "news." That's not a "story." Have you never witnessed bad people complaining about where they were removed from, after they were removed?
—P.R.
If you were looking for a bully in your story about Scientology, you have certainly found one. Of course I'm referring to Marty Rathbun. After viewing three evenings of your investigative report, I suggest a change in the title. I know it is not as sexy for your ratings push, but in an effort to bring truth to your promo a change is required. The new title...MARTY RATHBUN: A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE.
—J.P.
“I’ll put my money on the Scientologists who get people off drugs, help disaster victims, increase literacy, and offer a workable road to sanity.”
—T.P.
I have met a significant number of people who have worked directly with David Miscavige over a period of decades. I have known members of his family and their circle of friends. There has to be some means in journalism of weighing the sheer quantity of evidence and statements so as not to be fooled by a few people who were fired by the person. This [broadcast] says nothing of the tangible and obvious positive effects Mr. Miscavige's leadership has had on the Church and individual Scientologists at all levels. It is just remarkable how far off the mark your story is on this one—are all your stories this poorly researched? —D.S.
I am a 40-year veteran Scientologist with lots of friends in the Sea Org… Why aren't you showing things which can be proved, like their work helping victims in Haiti, Katrina and at 9/11? Why aren't you showing their anti-drug programs or their work fighting for human rights?
—R.P.
I've been a Scientologist for more than 30 years and have spent time in and around numerous Churches of Scientology at the local, national and international levels… I know that the truth is perhaps boring in sensational TV entertainment terms. The many Church executives I have known are dedicated yet down-to-earth people who manage to both invest their considerable talents to help others while at the same time remaining grounded… The time, skills and dedication that Church executives and staff have invested in community-oriented work is nothing short of miraculous. The Church has sponsored so many community-oriented programs it is hard to keep up with them. A small sampling includes the front lines disaster relief in Haiti and in the aftermath of Katrina; it encompasses hundreds of thousands of students served with drug education lectures and a self-funded international campaign to champion the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights. These are all testimonies to the actual intentions and activities of the Church and its management.
—L.A.
The AC360 story is so disjointed, and repeats itself several times per episode. I'm left with the feeling that CNN is suffering from the same malady as the ex-Scientologists, who only stir up mud and splatter it around, all the while claiming to be cleaning up the kitchen. I'll put my money on the Scientologists who get people off drugs, help disaster victims, increase literacy, and offer a workable road to sanity. —T.P.
It's virtually impossible to know anything from your presentation, as every time a Scientology executive tried to answer your question you cut him or her off. If you consider this “investigative” or “reporting,” we have greatly different definitions for those terms and it does NOT include inference, innuendo and supposition in lieu of facts.
— L.M.
It would seem that yellow journalism is alive and well in the 21st century at CNN. According to ThinkQuest…yellow journalism is "biased opinion masquerading as objective fact. Moreover, the practice of yellow journalism involved sensationalism, distorted stories, and misleading images for the sole purpose of boosting newspaper sales and exciting public opinion."
—J.M.
Sound familiar?

And so Anderson Cooper, his AC360 staff and their bosses in CNN Corporate rounded out their weeklong “investigation” with yet one final act of arrogance and hypocrisy. They censored in their own forum a candid dialogue with their viewers. In doing so, they expressly violated the “We like criticism” and “We’re big fans of the First Amendment” the network flaunts as their blog credo.

It seems the only criticism AC360 and company like is their own toward others…and that the First Amendment applies to CNN alone.

(See A Sampling of E-mails and Statements Sent to AC360 from those who were there.)

The rest is about the exes.

Consensus · Jul 12, 2010

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lol they've taken hit after hit after hit

and they have to respond to every hit

and you can basically visualize OSA's 'inbox' and 'outbox' by pondering how long it took them to respond to the Anderson Cooper expose.

With that kind of turnaround, their inbox must be filling up much too fast for them to keep up.

RightOn · Jul 12, 2010

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It's BEAUTIFUL!!! LO!

Astoria · Jul 12, 2010

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Wish I could Digg this spectacular piece of fail.

Anonymous · Jul 12, 2010

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HEY FELLOW OSA LEADERS, WE ARE TAKING A POUNDING IN THE MEDIA...

HOW CAN WE RETALIATE?

I KNOW!

LETS PRODUCE A MAGAZINE OF SUCH A POOR QUALITY THAT A HIGH SCHOOL NEWSPAPER WOULD DISOWN, AND GET THREE GUYS TO HAND THEM OUT IN FRONT OF CNN MONTHS AFTER THE REPORTS!

YEAH!

oh wait guys i think this sucks the tv report hit hundreds of thousands of people and we only gottoafew OHGODWHERE AM IBEING DRAGGED?

RPF FOR YOU!

Anonymous · Jul 12, 2010

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[STRIKE]POST #6 IMAGES LINK DIRECTLY TO FREEDOM MAGAZINE'S SERVER[/STRIKE]

fixd

BigTallAnonGuy · Jul 12, 2010

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Anonymous;1285692 said:

POST #6 IMAGES LINK DIRECTLY TO FREEDOM MAGAZINE'S SERVER

F5 like kkk-razy!

Triumph · Jul 12, 2010

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Freetoad Mag put out another article on Rinder and Rugburn..recently...something like 15 pages of insane rantings..about 2 of the Pages were About Anderson Cooper...they probably weren't done venting from the last article...

they Called Amy Scobee the Gossip queen!!. like that will get her feathers ruffled!

most of the writing was childish rantings...and stuff they dug out of ethics files..
they even had a section..on what Rinder supposedly said about Rathbun.. and one on what Mar-tay allegedly said about Mikey...

the whole thing is laughable......it comes off looking like a schoolyard spat..

EyeOnSci · Jul 12, 2010

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Fabulous!

Can't wait for the next episode of, How The Cult Fails, lol.

Random guy · Jul 12, 2010

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Wait, they come up with this NOW? Isn't it ... kind of late?

Anonymous · Jul 12, 2010

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Anonymous;1285682 said:

If we are lucky they will not only piss off AC, but also the "CNN execs" with their faggotry.

Lucky Strike: "It's Toasted"

Anonymous · Jul 12, 2010

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*facepalm* ... muahahaa!

Anonymous · Jul 12, 2010

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Triumph;1285695 said:

Freetoad Mag put out another article on Rinder and Rugburn..recently...something like 15 pages of insane rantings..about 2 of the Pages were About Anderson Cooper...they probably weren't done venting from the last article...

they Called Amy Scobee the Gossip queen!!. like that will get her feathers ruffled!

most of the writing was childish rantings...and stuff they dug out of ethics files..
they even had a section..on what Rinder supposedly said about Rathbun.. and one on what Mar-tay allegedly said about Mikey...

the whole thing is laughable......it comes off looking like a schoolyard spat..

Last third of this Freedumb Mag about M&M, although tails end back to Cooper.

Some real gems. Idiots. Freedumb Mag (wonder what's on the DVD?!)
[noparse]http://www.freedommag.org/special-reports/cnn/anderson-furrows-his-brow.html[/noparse] -- Anderson Furrows His Brow

MUST PROXY first: Sci site.

Hombre · Jul 12, 2010

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Stay classy, Scientology!

Point of fact, Cooper's 'Kingpin' source is more than just connected to this mob; he is actively furthering their hate-filled agenda, stating in an on-line conversation with Anonymous, 'I have your back,' and referring to members as 'pals.'

Oh God forbid anyone call anon "pals".

Random guy;1285699 said:

Wait, they come up with this NOW? Isn't it ... kind of late?

Scientolgy works and it helps people.

Anonymous · Jul 12, 2010

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Can someone please poon this to CNN (though I'm sure they already know, I'd love for them to have Anderson issue a statement and expose the whack jobs)
Fair game in action! Hello aussies
Gawker?
The BBC- Sweeney?

Anonymous · Jul 12, 2010

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Consensus;1285685 said:

lol they've taken hit after hit after hit

and they have to respond to every hit

and you can basically visualize OSA's 'inbox' and 'outbox' by pondering how long it took them to respond to the Anderson Cooper expose.

With that kind of turnaround, their inbox must be filling up much too fast for them to keep up.

Coincidental thread today.
http://forums.whyweprotest.net/15-media/epic-lawsuit-times-inc-deputy-genel-counsel-retires-69273/#post1285590

afternon · Jul 12, 2010

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The culties are really out of touch (as L Ron Jr. said they live in a 2 dimensional world when the rest of humanity live in a 3 d world)- on one hand the king of stuttering outbursts and random rage, Tommy Davis claims there is no fair game and no one gets attacked by the cult. Then OSA are dumb enough to do this- I bet slappy David Miscavige ordered this- it smells of stupid.

Anonymous · Jul 12, 2010

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This photo in Freedom Magazine is a fraud:

CNN address is 6430 West Sunset Boulevard. HGB Scientology sign is 6331 Hollywood Blvd.
The Hollywood sign is directly north of Gower Street, or directly north of 6087 Sunset Blvd.

Yet in this article purporting to represent the truth, the above photo is phony showing the Hollywood Sign to be west of the HGB Scientology building, when in fact it is east.

This deception on Scientology's part is SO easy to spot. They're pathetic.

MenoBitch · Jul 12, 2010

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Anonymous;1285658 said:

Report on OCMB by Probity today:

"Three OSA gentlemen were posted at the entrance to CNN in Hollywood this morning, distributing the latest Freedom Magazine to passers by.

If the passers by can even get past reading a few paragraphs of this shit, they'll just find it so weird and culty.

Thanks OSA for doing our work for us so we don't have to.

Anonymous · Jul 12, 2010

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MenoBitch;1285724 said:

If the passers by can even get past reading a few paragraphs of this shit, they'll just find it so weird and culty.

Thanks OSA for doing our work for us so we don't have to.

shhhh! - careful with that. Do you want them to get a share of our pharma-moneyz?

ClearwaterAnon · Jul 12, 2010

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"Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake" -Napoleon Bonaparte

As footbullets go this may turn out to be a big one with the proper poons.

Triumph · Jul 12, 2010

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Freedumb Mags latest Rant..

A LIAR IS A COWARD; A PERJURER IS A CRIMINAL:
The Rathbun >> Rinder >> DeVocht Conspiracy
and how it led to their downfall

If you’ve never seen this face of evil and have
no desire to do so in the future, then be forewarned to avoid the self-proclaimed “Posse”: Marty “Kingpin” Rathbun, Mike “Corroborator” Rinder, and Tom “Con Man” DeVocht.

Rathbun was upset because the final remaining case was over and there were no more battles to fight. As he stated, “I only know how to fight. It’s all I’ve ever done.”

As it turns out, Rinder and Rathbun had not destroyed the evidence Mr. Miscavige had long been accused of destroying. In fact, all allegedly destroyed evidence—seven feet of it—was found, within one hour of the request, in pristine condition, in Rinder’s storage in Los Angeles.

Rinder was in possession of the evidence the whole time and had sat on it to the point of court rulings holding Mr. Miscavige responsible for ordering the evidence destroyed when, in fact, said evidence was sitting right in Rinder’s office. Rinder’s only excuse: He “didn’t know” the evidence was there. However, it was also clear: He never even looked.

Rathbun had a complete breakdown, beating Rinder to a pulp before five men rushed in to stop Rathbun from killing Rinder.

Rathbun claims he’s a “warrior” and that he’ll be back when the next war starts. He’s informed there won’t be any further wars.

He swears he’ll prove his competence by helping people, whereupon he’s next heard, literally, asking where his 9mm gun is. He is written off as the psychotic he is.

all this coming from a [STRIKE]Church[/STRIKE]CULT...and the article just goes on..and on..and on...and on...

in one sentence they are saying evidence was in Storage...in the next they say its in Mar-tays Office...under his nose...

Zhent · Jul 12, 2010

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Fucking LOL, this stuff is beyond belief, absolutely hysterical!

Guess the ol' lawsuit machine is looking a bit crippled these day?

"We don't have the resources for a big lawsuit anymore, so we will write our own childish news article, that'll show em!"

Can't wait for the BBC!

Anonymous · Jul 12, 2010

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I just talked to a guy at the CCN general number in LA. He sounded like a front desk guy, and said he had not seen anything. He suggested i send a tip to CNN/ireport which I did.

CNN.com - Contact Us

Can someone who is registered at OCMB tell probity to contact CNN?

Thx.

kitfisto · Jul 12, 2010

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I just don't get it . Who approves this shit ? Who in their right mind would think"This will really show'em"

This is too easy .

RealityWillTell · Jul 12, 2010

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Anonymous;1285746 said:

I just talked to a guy at the CCN general number in LA. He sounded like a front desk guy, and said he had not seen anything. He suggested i send a tip to CNN/ireport which I did.

CNN.com - Contact Us

Can someone who is registered at OCMB tell probity to contact CNN?

Thx.

Done

Anonymous · Jul 12, 2010

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RealityWillTell;1285749 said:

Done

Oh, and of course wondering if anyone got pictures. tks

EyeOnSci · Jul 12, 2010

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Zhent;1285741 said:

Fucking LOL, this stuff is beyond belief, absolutely hysterical!

Guess the ol' lawsuit machine is looking a bit crippled these day?

"We don't have the resources for a big lawsuit anymore, so we will write our own childish news article, that'll shown em!"

Can't wait for the BBC!

This^^^

Entertaining. Fail cult is entertaining.

They're liein' re the lack of monies, to distract from the fact that they have lost their powerz over the media.

Anonymous · Jul 12, 2010

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This is beyond fabulous! What idiots to bring attention BACK ONTO the CNN interviews. People who may have not seen it will now go watch it and see how culty the cult is, with their stupid "magazine" cementing the point.

Thank you Church of Scientology and the geniuses that came up with and executed this idea.

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