Now, it appears we know why AIG retained Burson-Marsteller for PR. Yet the news continues to spread across the internet (8,849 news articles as of 3/17/09), and all that talk is coming across as pretty stinky for us taxpayers.
Senator Charles Grassley, from Iowa, suggested that company executives should “resign or go commit suicide.”
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After four government bailouts, AIG is spending public money on ‘image enhancement.’ So, on her MSNBC show, Rachel Maddow tore into AIG (but mostly Burson-Marsteller), saying “When evil needs public relations, evil has Burson Marsteller on speed dial.” She also calls out a new AIG PR hire, Kekst & Company, with a funny tv graphic.
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AIG Travel Guard, travel insurance, at a time when prices are high (as are travel risks) and particularly when the Midwest is underwater, who’s to predict these things? Don’t predict, just protect - brought to you by the witty 5-year old who might well develop an ulcer before he reaches his tenth birthday. If only [...]
