New Orleans It is a rare and wonderful thing when a friend is elected to office in a surprising development that sends a message far and wide. Donna Edwards fits just this ticket and was one of the big winners on Tuesday. The backstory here is straightforward. Donna was the executive director of …
Month: February 2008
PR Lifeline
New York City Sitting in the conference room at the ACORN national headquarters in New Orleans the top lawyers for Lehman Brothers snickered at Treasury Secretary Paulson’s announcement of the Project Lifeline. One simply said, “…it seems to be nothing but PR.” But, if this is public relations, Paulson and his banking buddies don’t …
Countrywide Agreement
New Orleans After a grueling process of many meetings over months ACORN leaders and Countrywide executives finally came to an agreement on “best practices” that was not everything we might have hoped for, but was such an advance over the empty promises of the Bush-Paulson initiative that it paled in comparison. Additionally since Countrywide …