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donquijote1954
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> On Apr 14, 3:18 pm, "george conklin" <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Y'all need to read Hofstadter's book on the paranoid in American politics.
> > You are good examples.
See, George, you could do a good PR. Or perhaps we should give the
"honor" to that other George that lead us into the costliest war after
WWII over nonexistent WMDs...
"I defy anyone to read the middle chapters of The Cigarette Century,
the ones that detail the foundation of the Tobacco Institute and the
industry's efforts to muddy scientific waters, and not come away with
a burning need to drive down to North Carolina and find someone to
throttle. Or Madison Avenue. Among the many villains Brandt skillfully
waterboards are executives at the public relations giant Hill &
Knowlton, which during the 1950s single-handedly orchestrated Big
Tobacco's campaign to undermine anti-smoking advocates and scientists
up to and including the surgeon general. No lie was too big to tell,
no bit of pseudo-science too ridiculous to pass off as legitimate.
Parents, if you have teenagers considering a career in p.r., have them
read this first. I can't remember the last time I read a more scathing
indictment of corporate malfeasance."
http://www.amazon.com/Cigarette-Century-Persistence-Product-Defined/dp/0465070477
> > Y'all need to read Hofstadter's book on the paranoid in American politics.
> > You are good examples.
See, George, you could do a good PR. Or perhaps we should give the
"honor" to that other George that lead us into the costliest war after
WWII over nonexistent WMDs...
"I defy anyone to read the middle chapters of The Cigarette Century,
the ones that detail the foundation of the Tobacco Institute and the
industry's efforts to muddy scientific waters, and not come away with
a burning need to drive down to North Carolina and find someone to
throttle. Or Madison Avenue. Among the many villains Brandt skillfully
waterboards are executives at the public relations giant Hill &
Knowlton, which during the 1950s single-handedly orchestrated Big
Tobacco's campaign to undermine anti-smoking advocates and scientists
up to and including the surgeon general. No lie was too big to tell,
no bit of pseudo-science too ridiculous to pass off as legitimate.
Parents, if you have teenagers considering a career in p.r., have them
read this first. I can't remember the last time I read a more scathing
indictment of corporate malfeasance."
http://www.amazon.com/Cigarette-Century-Persistence-Product-Defined/dp/0465070477