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  • Reply to: Wal-Mart's Good Deeds   18 years 7 months ago
    There's more on Wal-Mart's PR campaign. TAPPED's [http://www.prospect.org/weblog/archives/2005/09/index.html#007721|Garance Franke-Ruta writes], "It's all in a day's work for [http://www.redstate.org/|RedState.org] co-founder Mike Krempasky, whom [http://walmartwatch.com/blog/archives/dirty_stores_dirty_tricks/|Wal*Mart Watch] reports is ginning up one of his patented online campaigns (remember Rathergate.com) -- on behalf of the low-paying behemoth via his new post at P.R. giant [[Edelman]], which represents Wal*Mart."
  • Reply to: Playing the Blame Game   18 years 7 months ago
    The Justice Department's e-mail may have been prompted by a [http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/berlau200509080824.asp|misleading column] in the September 8 issue of National Review Online, which chastised the Sierra Club and other environmental groups for suing to halt the corps' 1996 plan to raise and fortify 303 miles of Mississippi River levees in Louisiana, Mississippi and Arkansas. As Mitchell notes, however, "The levees that broke causing New Orleans to flood weren't Mississippi River levees." The Sierra Club has issued its [http://www.sierraclub.org/pressroom/releases/pr2005-09-16.asp|own response] to the National Review smear.
  • Reply to: Never Whoosh A Spook!   18 years 7 months ago
    There's a bit more background to this found at http://guambatstew.blogspot.com/2005/09/bad-deportment.html
  • Reply to: ABA's School Vending Policy Fizzes On Obesity Prevention   18 years 7 months ago
    Check out <i>The Hill</i>'s article about Susan Neely's history: "[http://www.thehill.com/thehill/export/TheHill/Business/090605_mom.html|Security mom tackles obesity]." Neely is best know for helping create the "'Harry and Louise' TV commercials that she helped create while serving as senior vice president of the [[Health Insurance Association of America]]. One of the most successful issue-ad campaigns of all time, 'Harry and Louise' is widely credited with the derailment of then-President Bill Clinton's 1994 healthcare plan." Before joining ABA, Neeling shaped the communications strategy for the [[Department of Homeland Security]].
  • Reply to: Hughes To Deploy Public Diplomacy 'SWAT Teams'   18 years 7 months ago
    "Called on the carpet" ? Interesting wording...

    To carpet something is to cover it up. So if you're called on the carpet, you may have a frank discussion, but without risking any contact with the truth.

    Carpet happens to be an Arabic word. Meaning a thick, heavy covering for a floor, usually made of woven wool or synthetic fibers; a rug. The value of the rug depends on the density of knots. Thanks to such propaganda artists as Karen Hughes or Karl Rove (The Architect and, if I dare say, the Intelligent Designer of smear campaigns), try finding the truth !

    Besides, calling on the carpet is a King's thing. If you were to express your free will, Lord Dubya shalt punish thee down from his throne.

    And oh. Carpet also happens to be a slang term referring to the putting green or fairway. The fact is you are more likely to find the King on a golf course than on his throne.

    ______________________________________________________________________________________ Stephane MOT - http://e-blogules.blogspot.com ______________________________________________________________________________________

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