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Who is Richard Berman?
Richard Berman is a Washington, D.C.-based hired gun who uses front groups to defend his corporate clients against the public interest. Using his lobbying and consulting firm, Berman and Company, as a revenue vehicle for his activities, Berman runs at least 15 industry-funded projects, such as the Center for Union Facts, and holds 16 "positions" within these various entities.
Richard Berman has been a regular front man for business and industry in campaigns against consumer safety and environmental groups. Through his public affairs firm, Berman and Company, Berman has fought unions, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, PETA and other watchdog groups in their efforts to raise awareness about obesity, the minimum wage, the dangers of smoking, mad cow disease, drunk driving, and other causes. Berman runs at least 15 industry-funded front groups and projects, such as the Center for Union Facts and holds 16 "positions" in those organizations.
Each year, Berman, using his front groups to spread misinformation, spends millions of dollars distracting the public with misleading ads.
As a result of his largesse, in 2006, Richard Berman used $2,000,000 in cash to buy this $3.3 million house.
Richard Berman's Front Groups and Projects:
http://www.ActivistCash.com is a project of The Center for Consumer Freedom that profiles activists and organizations who provide funding for anti-big business initiatives.
http://www.FishScam.com is a Center for Consumer Freedom project funded by the food-and-beverage industry seeking to counter scientific evidence on the dangers of mercury levels in fish.
American Beverage Institute is a trade association representing the interests of the alcohol and restaurant industries, which fights against restrictions on alcohol consumption.
The Center for Consumer Freedom is a pro-food-and-beverage industry front group that attacks anyone who criticizes smoking, fast food or alcohol.
CSPIscam is dedicated solely to criticizing The Center for Science in the Public Interest.
Employment Policies Institute opposes increasing the minimum wage and promotes the specious concept that an increased minimum wage would drive the poor and uneducated out of the job market.
Interlock Facts is a "special project" of the American Beverage Institute that seeks to block the use of interlock technology in automobiles.
http://www.Mecuryfacts.org is a Center for Consumer Freedom project funded by the food-and-beverage industry seeking to counter scientific evidence on the dangers of mercury levels in fish.
http://www.SunlightScam.com represents indoor tanning manufacturers, distributors, and facility owners. It claims tanning is not dangerous in any way.
TeachersUnionFacts is an anti-education project of The Center for Union Facts that markets myths about teachers and tenure.
http://www.UnionFacts.com The Center for Union Facts is an anti-union "watchdog" front group that promotes misinformation about unions.
http://www.EmployeeFreedom.org The Employee Freedom Action Committee is an anti-union front group that works to defeat the Employee Free Choice Act.
http://www.Econ4U.org is a project of the Employment Policies Institute that promotes economic information and personal finance advice from a pro-business perspective.
http://www.IncomeTaxFacts.org is a newly created Berman website that aims to undermine President-elect Obama’s tax policies.
http://www.RottenAcorn.com Rotten Acorn is a site dedicated to spreading misinformation about ACORN, the nation's largest grassroots community organization of low- and moderate-income people.
http://www.HowMuchFish.com is a Center for Consumer Freedom project funded by the food-and-beverage industry seeking to counter scientific evidence on the dangers of mercury levels in fish.
"PETA Kills Animals" is a project of the Center for Consumer Freedom created to defile the reputation of animal-rights activists and promote misinformation about animal cruelty.
http://www.AnimalScam.com is a project of the Center for Consumer Freedom funded by the food-and-beverage industry to promote misinformation about animal cruelty.
PhysicianScam is a project of the Center for Consumer Freedom which promotes the interests of the food-and-beverage industry by providing misinformation about health care research.
http://www.SweetScam.com is a Center for Consumer Freedom project funded by the food-and-beverage industry seeking to counter scientific evidence linking consumption of high fructose corn syrup to obesity.
Read More:
• http://www.bermanexposed.org/
• http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/politics&id=4140447
Brought to you by Crew: Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
Richard Berman has been a regular front man for business and industry in campaigns against consumer safety and environmental groups. Through his public affairs firm, Berman and Company, Berman has fought unions, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, PETA and other watchdog groups in their efforts to raise awareness about obesity, the minimum wage, the dangers of smoking, mad cow disease, drunk driving, and other causes. Berman runs at least 15 industry-funded front groups and projects, such as the Center for Union Facts and holds 16 "positions" in those organizations.
Each year, Berman, using his front groups to spread misinformation, spends millions of dollars distracting the public with misleading ads.
As a result of his largesse, in 2006, Richard Berman used $2,000,000 in cash to buy this $3.3 million house.
Richard Berman's Front Groups and Projects:
http://www.ActivistCash.com is a project of The Center for Consumer Freedom that profiles activists and organizations who provide funding for anti-big business initiatives.
http://www.FishScam.com is a Center for Consumer Freedom project funded by the food-and-beverage industry seeking to counter scientific evidence on the dangers of mercury levels in fish.
American Beverage Institute is a trade association representing the interests of the alcohol and restaurant industries, which fights against restrictions on alcohol consumption.
The Center for Consumer Freedom is a pro-food-and-beverage industry front group that attacks anyone who criticizes smoking, fast food or alcohol.
CSPIscam is dedicated solely to criticizing The Center for Science in the Public Interest.
Employment Policies Institute opposes increasing the minimum wage and promotes the specious concept that an increased minimum wage would drive the poor and uneducated out of the job market.
Interlock Facts is a "special project" of the American Beverage Institute that seeks to block the use of interlock technology in automobiles.
http://www.Mecuryfacts.org is a Center for Consumer Freedom project funded by the food-and-beverage industry seeking to counter scientific evidence on the dangers of mercury levels in fish.
http://www.SunlightScam.com represents indoor tanning manufacturers, distributors, and facility owners. It claims tanning is not dangerous in any way.
TeachersUnionFacts is an anti-education project of The Center for Union Facts that markets myths about teachers and tenure.
http://www.UnionFacts.com The Center for Union Facts is an anti-union "watchdog" front group that promotes misinformation about unions.
http://www.EmployeeFreedom.org The Employee Freedom Action Committee is an anti-union front group that works to defeat the Employee Free Choice Act.
http://www.Econ4U.org is a project of the Employment Policies Institute that promotes economic information and personal finance advice from a pro-business perspective.
http://www.IncomeTaxFacts.org is a newly created Berman website that aims to undermine President-elect Obama’s tax policies.
http://www.RottenAcorn.com Rotten Acorn is a site dedicated to spreading misinformation about ACORN, the nation's largest grassroots community organization of low- and moderate-income people.
http://www.HowMuchFish.com is a Center for Consumer Freedom project funded by the food-and-beverage industry seeking to counter scientific evidence on the dangers of mercury levels in fish.
"PETA Kills Animals" is a project of the Center for Consumer Freedom created to defile the reputation of animal-rights activists and promote misinformation about animal cruelty.
http://www.AnimalScam.com is a project of the Center for Consumer Freedom funded by the food-and-beverage industry to promote misinformation about animal cruelty.
PhysicianScam is a project of the Center for Consumer Freedom which promotes the interests of the food-and-beverage industry by providing misinformation about health care research.
http://www.SweetScam.com is a Center for Consumer Freedom project funded by the food-and-beverage industry seeking to counter scientific evidence linking consumption of high fructose corn syrup to obesity.
Read More:
• http://www.bermanexposed.org/
• http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/politics&id=4140447
Brought to you by Crew: Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
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Permalink Reply by Karla KC on
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Exactly the kind of person a country could do without, and about whom people should be alerted, all the time.
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Permalink Reply by Mark Mentzer on
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Yeah, this guy represents the greed that makes people around the world hate America. He should be put up in irons.
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Permalink Reply by John Turberville on
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Dr Evil says (in effect) "Education is evil", "Facts are evil".
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And high fructose corn syrup is good for you as is drunk driving, (he's fighting MADD), tanning is good for you. Heck, next thing you know he'll be saying cigarettes are good for you.
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Permalink Reply by ZenDog on
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It's amazing really when you think about it. With all of the killing that goes on around the country, and this fool remains untouched.
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Well I'm sure his 3.3 million dollar house is well guarded.
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Permalink Reply by Boothby171 on
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Really, ZD--don't go there! I'd like at least ONE side to still stand for civility!
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