Mayoral phone tree
by digby
A little “if you build it” piece of evidence:
Embattled Oakland Mayor Jean Quan, speaking in an interview with the BBC (excerpted on The Takeawayradio program–audio of Quan starts at the 5:30 mark), casually mentioned that she was on a conference call with leaders of 18 US cities shortly before a wave of raids broke up Occupy Wall Street encampments across the country. “I was recently on a conference call with 18 cities across the country who had the same situation. . . .”
Many witnesses to the wave of government crackdowns on numerous #occupy encampments have been wondering aloud if the rapid succession was more than a coincidence; Jean Quan’s casual remark seems to clearly imply that it was
I suppose it makes sense that they might want to share tips and insights. But if they are coordinating, we’re dealing with something else entirely. It would be very interesting to know if any government entity is coordinating this. It makes a big difference if it’s the National Conference of Mayors or Homeland Security.