Hilary Rosen didn't just handle Obamacare messaging. She also helped BP with messaging during the spill. on.wsj.com/ahI2wh
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(@jimgeraghty) April 12, 2012Via The Wall Street Journal (May 2010):
Since the April 20 oil rig explosion that started the Gulf spill, BP’s lobbyists and crisis communications experts have helped to shore up congressional opposition to measures punishing oil companies, and moved to position BP as an ally with the government to manage the crisis.
After the spill, the company brought on crisis communicator Hilary Rosen, former Democratic congressional staffer, former chief executive of the Recording Industry Association of America, and a current editor-at-large for HuffingtonPost.com. Ms. Rosen heads the Washington-based office of U.K. communications firm the Brunswick Group. Public records are not yet available on the new Brunswick contract. Ms. Rosen declined to be interviewed on the record.
We all remember how well BP fared in the court of public opinion. Seems they owe much of that to Ms. Rosen’s efforts. Smashing job, Hilary! You haven’t lost your panache!
So, Rosen was visiting the White House & meeting with Obama AFTER taking BP on as a client. Hmm.—
(@jimgeraghty) April 12, 2012
Or the RIAA. RT @jimgeraghty: It's a shame @AnnDRomney couldn't do "real work" like helping BP on Capitol Hill after the oil spill.—
David Freddoso (@freddoso) April 12, 2012
Apparently, @HilaryR learned to drill deep holes while she was handling PR for British Petroleum.—
David Burge (@iowahawkblog) April 12, 2012