http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsesw8cb7eQ
Rachel Maddow joins Keith Olbermann to discuss the tactics resorted to by the Clinton campaign in recent television ads. Aired 3/3/08.
The Dick, The Saudis and the Mushroom Cloud
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFWZoXWxzxo
Fear Mongering exposed by Mr. Sherman on CSPAN
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnbNm6hoBXc&feature=related
Bush - "In the Form of a Mushroom Cloud" Fear Mongering???
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gUzD1Ud4Lk
The First British Hydrogen Bomb
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLFRIiflSgU&feature=related
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0209/08/le.00.html
Excerpt:
RICE: You will get different estimates about precisely how close he is. We do know that he is actively pursuing a nuclear weapon. We do know that there have been shipments going into Iran, for instance -- into Iraq, for instance, of aluminum tubes that really are only suited to -- high-quality aluminum tools that are only really suited for nuclear weapons programs, centrifuge programs.
We know that he has the infrastructure, nuclear scientists to make a nuclear weapon. And we know that when the inspectors assessed this after the Gulf War, he was far, far closer to a crude nuclear device than anybody thought, maybe six months from a crude nuclear device.
The problem here is that there will always be some uncertainty about how quickly he can acquire nuclear weapons. But we don't what the smoking gun to be a mushroom cloud.
CNN LATE EDITION WITH WOLF BLITZER
Interview With Condoleezza Rice; Pataki Talks About 9-11; Graham, Shelby Discuss War on Terrorism
Aired September 8, 2002 - 12:00 ETHope vs Fear
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6kXkS-WCDA&feature=related
http://www.funnytimes.com/editorials.php?editorial_id=200304
Excerpt:
In this re-run of the 1950s, the new high-tech, 21st century Civil Defense Dept. (Homeland Security) says that the best way for average citizens to protect ourselves against nuclear radiation, as well as diseases like anthrax and smallpox, and paralyzing nerve agents like Sarin and VX, is to go out and buy a few rolls of duct tape and plastic, and at the first sign of danger, winterproof our windows and doors. Not only will we be foiling the terrorists, but we'll save money on heating bills, too. Then we can sit tight and cozy for a nuclear half-life, playing online games and eating leftover Y2K canned beans, until Rush Limbaugh gives the all-clear on the transistor radio that it's OK to go out and spend untaxed stock dividends again.
http://www.aiga.org/fearmongering-the-brand/
Excerpts:
1) Fearmongering: The Brand
“It's Code Orange,” said the Kennedy airport official, “we have to call back the plane.” Code Orange—high risk of terrorist attack on the Homeland Security Advisory System—meant that a flight to Paris that had left an hour earlier with my suitcase mistakenly loaded in its cargo section had to turn around. It was past midnight when the 747 rolled back to the gate under police searchlights. Though innocent—it was their bungle, not mine—I was tightly escorted by two armed attendants as I watched the scene from the terminal's bay windows. A dozen paratroopers surrounded the plane, machine guns at the ready. Security guards carrying cell phones paced with their dogs on the tarmac, purposely supervising an emergency maintenance crew that had been dispatched to sort through mountains of luggage to find my misplaced suitcase. At long last it was located, unzipped and searched—my personal belongings duly scrutinized by two detectives wearing protective gloves and goggles.
2) The campaign, masterminded by Ruder-Finn Interactive as a pro bono initiative for the Ad Council, gives me the impression of being deliberately designed to numb the senses. The website, Ready.gov, presents guidelines to help Americans figure out what to do in the event of a terrorist attack. Prosaic cartoons describe how to create a panic room at home (a technique called “sheltering-in-place”), what to do if you are exposed to radiation from a “dirty bomb” (remove your clothes), or where to take cover during a nuclear explosion (under your desk or in a fallout shelter, if you can find one!). The protagonist of these “airtoons”—a term coined by internet humorists to describe airline safety-card characters—is a white man wearing khaki pants and a polo shirt. A listless, emotionless “pod” figure, he is right out of Invasion of the Body Snatchers, the Cold War propaganda film classic. In fact, the entire website is eerily reminiscent of that period. Its commonplace safety recommendations (“Store food that won't go bad”) could be lifted from a Federal Civil Defense Administration manual from the 1950s.
http://www.theconvoblog.com/?p=2132
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“What do you do when a competing fast food chain gives coffee away free to attract new customers? If you’re Dunkin’ Donuts, you equate trying that coffee to suffering a painful and violent death at the hands of a sociopath. Duh.” – Business Week
http://www.mediabistro.com/prnewser/roll-call-news-corp-rf-binder-univision-deportes-mtv_b25739
Excerpt:
http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/brandnewday/archives/2006/10/the_coffee_is_going_to_whaa.html
Excerpt:
What do you do when a competing fast food chain gives coffee away free to attract new customers? If you’re Dunkin’ Donuts, you equate trying that coffee to suffering a painful and violent death at the hands of a sociopath. Duh.
McDonald’s made October “free coffee month,” and the company has been hitting the morning FM radio waves hard. Almost every commercial break contains a spot hawking a free cup with any purchase. Fair enough, the company wants to build its breakfast business.
So this morning I heard the Dunkin’ Donuts response. The ad is a phone conversation where a man is calling to ask about a flyer for free flying lessons. A deadpan voice on the other end of the line tells the that “free flying lessons” entails bringing him to an abandoned airstrip, having him sign a waiver, and then strapping him to the hood of a car that will careen forward before abruptly stopping – sending him “flying” to his mangled death. Then, a voice stops the scene: “Just because something is free doesn’t mean it’s worth trying…We’ve been using same fresh-brewed coffee blend for 50 years…” Try McDonald’s coffee? Why don’t you just kill yourself? And you thought fast food competition was tough at lunchtime.
What are we supposed to feel after this ad? Fear? Paranoia? Grim amusement? Do these emotions keep us faithful to a coffee brand? What are you smoking, Dunkin’?
http://www.mediabistro.com/prnewser/roll-call-news-corp-rf-binder-univision-deportes-mtv_b25739
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LA Based Boutique PR Firm is looking for a Director of Public Relations. next job Rodale is looking for a Assistant/Associate Director of Communications. see all
Roll Call: Phone Hacking Scandal Hits Met PR Chief
Dick Fedorcio, the head of public affairs and internal comms for the Metropolitan Police Service, has been put on leave during an investigation of possible misconduct tied to the News of the World phone hacking scandal. The Independent Police Complaints Commission is looking into the relationship between Fedorcio and Neil Wallis, former NotW assistant editor Neil Wallis. [via The Guardian]
RF Binder has partnered with corporate responsibility expert and founder of Lilium Consulting, Susan Ellis. She is just one of the additions to the firm’s services in the corporate responsibility and environmental initiatives areas. RF Binder offers partnership development, brand alignment, and other services in this space.
Sabrina Guttman, who had joined Ruder Finn in May to lead the firm’s new tech and innovation practice, has left the firm. The firm’s VP of comms Katy Kelley told PRWeek that they will eventually look for a replacement global head.
http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/brandnewday/archives/2006/10/the_coffee_is_going_to_whaa.html
Excerpt:
What do you do when a competing fast food chain gives coffee away free to attract new customers? If you’re Dunkin’ Donuts, you equate trying that coffee to suffering a painful and violent death at the hands of a sociopath. Duh.
McDonald’s made October “free coffee month,” and the company has been hitting the morning FM radio waves hard. Almost every commercial break contains a spot hawking a free cup with any purchase. Fair enough, the company wants to build its breakfast business.
So this morning I heard the Dunkin’ Donuts response. The ad is a phone conversation where a man is calling to ask about a flyer for free flying lessons. A deadpan voice on the other end of the line tells the that “free flying lessons” entails bringing him to an abandoned airstrip, having him sign a waiver, and then strapping him to the hood of a car that will careen forward before abruptly stopping – sending him “flying” to his mangled death. Then, a voice stops the scene: “Just because something is free doesn’t mean it’s worth trying…We’ve been using same fresh-brewed coffee blend for 50 years…” Try McDonald’s coffee? Why don’t you just kill yourself? And you thought fast food competition was tough at lunchtime.
What are we supposed to feel after this ad? Fear? Paranoia? Grim amusement? Do these emotions keep us faithful to a coffee brand? What are you smoking, Dunkin’?
http://www.rfbinder.com/popup2.html
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http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=RF_Binder_Partners
Excerpt:
David Finn is the Chairman of Ruder Finn. From website blurb:
Mr. Finn has had an outstanding career spanning more than fifty years as a key executive in the field of public relations and as a widely published author. As co-founder and CEO of Ruder Finn, Inc., one of the largest independent public relations firms in the world, he has been a leader in exploring the ethical and philosophical dimensions of public relations as well as in creating innovative approaches that have enhanced its effectiveness and broadened its contributions. He is also an accomplished photographer of sculpture, a painter and a writer on art, with over 70 books to his credit. Clients of Ruder Finn have included many Fortune 500 corporations as well as privately-held companies, trade associations, foreign governments and agencies, colleges and universities and not-for-profit organizations. Mr. Finn has played a major role in the work the firm has done for international clients in France, Greece, Japan, Israel, Italy, New Zealand, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and other countries. He has been an advisor to the World Bank, and in the United States has been involved in programs for the White House, the United Nations and various government agencies including the Federal Reserve Board. He has written a periodic column for Roll Call, the newspaper of the Congress, and articles by him have been published in Forbes, Fortune, Harper's, the Saturday Review, the Harvard Business Review, the California Business Review, Across the Board, Management Review, and Reader's Digest. He produced a series of public service ads on "The Art of Leadership" for Forbes magazine.
- Vice Chair, American Forum for Global Education [1]
- Excerpt: The American Forum for Global Education "is a private, non-for-profit organization, founded in 1970.
"For over thirty years, the American Forum has been nationally recognized for providing leadership and assistance to school systems, state departments of education, and colleges and universities, by initiating hundreds of programs and developing educational materials, teacher training seminars and publications to guide and implement these programs.
"These hundreds of programs, delivered to thousands of educators nationwide, are focused on giving young Americans a global perspective as an accepted part of their educational background. It is the goal of the American Forum that the young people of the United States will achieve an understanding of global issues, of cultural differences and similartities, and of the connections which exist in their daily lives between their actions - and those of their country - and others taking place in all parts of the globe, from east to west and north to south." [1]
- Founding President - Robert W. Gilmore
Excerpt:
http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Ruder_Finn
Excerpt:
In December 2004, O'Dwyer's PR Daily reported that Ruder Finn had been appointed to promote El Al's "status as Israel's national carrier and handle communications regarding the privatization of the airline."[1]
O'Dwyer's reported that the account win was attibuted to RF's "RF's strong commitment to Israel" where it opened an office in 1977. Its offices "in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv serve clients such as General Electric, Pfizer and the Museum of Tolerance," O'Dwyers reported.
Further chapters in RF's history
- Ruder Finn's work for Croatia (Also Bosnian Moslems and Kosovo Albanian separatists)
Excerpt:
Murky History
From Diana Johnstone's Fool's Crusade, Pluto Press 2002, p. 68-70:Creating a Public Opinion
On 7 July 1991, under the auspices of the European Community, the leaders of Slovenia and Croatia agreed (in the so-called "Brioni Declaration") to suspend their declarations of independence for three months to allow negotiations toward a peaceful solution. However, during this supposed cooling-off period a major unilateral step was taken in the most decisive of all wars in Yugoslavia: the public relations war. On 12 August 1991, the Croatian government hired the American public relations firm Ruder Finn Global Public Affairs to "develop and carry out strategies and tactics for communication with members of the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate as well as with officials of the U.S. government including the State Department, the National Security Council and other relevant agencies and departments of the U.S. government as well as with American and international news media". On 12 November 1991, Ruder Finn's contract was renewed to include lobbying in relation to diplomatic recognition, sanctions, and embargoes, as well as briefings for officials of the first Bush administration and preparation of special background material, press releases, both reactive and proactive articles and letters to the editors to appear in major newspapers, briefings for journalists, columnists, and commentators. In January and February 1992, Ruder Finn organized trips to Croatia for U.S. Congressmen. The United States recognized Croatia as an independent state on 7 April 1992.
Many people's first impressions of the conflict were influenced by the deluge of press releases sent to Congressmen and media. Video clips with frightful images of death and destruction were distributed worldwide with commentaries designed to support the idea that the fighting taking place in Croatia was part of a deliberate plan to create "Greater Serbia" by the conquering Croatia.
Ruder Finn pushing islamophobic film
On 14 December 2008, "Facing Jihad" conference which was touted as "a summit of European lawmakers who are united in their shared belief that Islam today poses a serious threat to Western civilization".[2] The conference was hosted by Member of Knesset Dr. Arieh Eldadheld and "co-sponsored by the Ariel Center for Policy Research". It was held at the at the Begin Center in Jerusalem.[3] Speakers included the notorious Geert Wilders, Arieh Eldad, Robert Spencer, Itamar Marcus, Daniel Pipes, Shlomo Sharan, John David Lewis, among others. Pamela Geller blogged the event. During the conference the film Fitna was shown, it was distributed to all conference participants, and it was announced that the film would be shown in several European parliaments. The registration address for the conference was Ruder Finn Israel.[4] On its website, Ruder Finn Israel lists the conference as one of its 2008 projects. (Ruder Finn Israel also has Ariel Center for Policy Research as one of its clients).[5]. Ruder Finn Israel is also actively distributing Fitna; one can obtain a free copy of the film by asking Lisa Lidor at lisa@ruderfinn.co.il[6]
The International Free Press Society (Italy) and A Way for Oriana announced that they would host Geert Wilders to present the film Fitna in Rome.[7] The registration to see the film inculded this:
http://www.ruderfinn.co.il/news/ruder-finn-israel-moves-to-expanded-offices.html
Excerpt:
Underscoring the new strategy, RUDER FINN ISRAEL has recently won significant new business in the Israel technology sector, including Motorola's Wireless Modules business unit, IPTV player Infogate Online, semiconductor power management firm Green Power Technologies and storage vendor Exanet. The office has also recently participated in multi-office tech account pitches with RF Chicago and RF London.
http://www.ruderfinn.com/blogs/ethics/2011/07
Excerpt:
As Irish journalist Lise Hand once wrote:
“That’s what it takes to be a hero, a little gem of innocence inside you that makes you want to believe that there still exists a right and wrong, that decency will somehow triumph in the end“
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2008/02/protect-ameri-1/
Excerpt:
Protect America Act Debate: Truth or Fear Mongering?
- By David Kravets
- February 15, 2008 |
- 1:09 pm |
- Categories: Surveillance
We all should be very scared — very, very scared.
Beginning Saturday, those living on American soil are likely to suffer a "horrendous act." That’s what Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell told Americans on Friday.
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