Re: [OT] free Cindy Sheehan!

[Yoshie Furuhashi <furuhashi.1@xxxxxxx>]

I think that communications professionals -- like speech writers,
graphic designers, wardrobe consultants, PR agents, etc. -- can do a
lot of good, if they are only helping clients get out their messages,
making them spiffier than amateurs can.

In this case, though, Fenton Communications' client is Ben Cohen of
the Ben & Jerry fame (cf. <http://www.brandrepublic.com/bulletins/br/
article/491781/ben-jerrys-founder-pays-pr-firm-mother-fallen-son/>).
He's the one who has paid for Fenton's work for Cindy Sheehan.
That's where ambiguity begins.  If it's Sheehan who is paying for
Fenton's service, I'm sure Fenton would have to listen to her first
and foremost.  But Fenton cannot but be answerable to the man who pays.

BTW, Doug's remarks are now posted at MRZine.org: <http://
mrzine.monthlyreview.org/henwood260805.html>.  Agreement?
Disagreement? Qualification?  More info?  Fire away.

On Aug 26, 2005, at 6:57 PM, tom walker wrote:

> I used to work in an communications consulting office
> and although I primarily did social policy research, I
> did a bit of political communications consulting too.
> Although there may be Svengalis who are communications
> consultants not all ccs are Svengalis who control the
> political agenda. A competent PR person tries to
> represent the client's interests, even where they
> don't agree 100% with the consultants own views. Let's
> face it, Kerry was and is a opportunistic jelly fish
> -- he wasn't made one against his will by his
> handlers.
>
> Sandwichman

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