And so it begins
by digby
I’ll bet they try to blame it on the Democrats. But I think we all know who’s really threatened by Trump, don’t we?
According to an e-mail obtained Tuesday by The Washington Post, an undisclosed private group will film a “smear video” Wednesday about the Republican presidential front-runner featuring actors of either Hispanic and Asian backgrounds solemnly reading short lines against a white background.
“Essentially this video is similar to reading tweets,” the e-mail explains, “like ‘I am a criminal,’ ‘I am an anchor baby,’ etc. We only have 25 spots.”
The e-mail was sent last week to a network of actors associated with TalentDirect LLC, a talent agency that connects Hollywood, commercial and corporate clients with actors in southern Florida.
Bianka Krausch, the agency’s director, confirmed the project Tuesday in a phone interview but declined to name the production company or the client who is funding the Trump-related venture.
“To be clear, we’re not part of the production and we’re probably not the only company involved,” Krausch said. “We’re a talent agency, not a casting office, and our job is to keep talent informed about possible opportunities.”
Kraush also said that “Erik,” who authored the e-mail, is Erik Van Bilderbeek, an assistant booker at the firm. Van Bilderbeek, reached by phone, said, “We are a talent agency.” He, too, declined to reveal or discuss the video’s financial backers.
Van Bilderbeek’s e-mail to the actors begins with a call for “Male/Female Hispanic, [Latinos], Asians, All ages (Kids 4 years to Adults 80 years).”
“Our client hired us to shoot a smear video against Donald Trump. This is acting, so it doesn’t matter about political affiliations. This is a web commercial, not for broadcast,” he continues. “This will be [filmed] in a studio on white background, multiple focal lengths with the people saying multiple lines in Fort Lauderdale.”
It’s Florida, Jake.
h/t to JP