Head of AARP wrote preface to Gingrich book on healthcare

[Snellius]

Report from Buzzflash:

Novelli is such a fan of Gingrich that he wrote a preface to Newt's babbling right wing treatise on how to destroy the healthcare safety net for seniors and other Americans: "Saving Lives & Saving Money." This is what Novelli said in praise of Gingrich's book:

"Newt's ideas are influencing how we at AARP are thinking about our national role in health promotion and disease prevention and in our advocating for system change."

http://www.buzzflash.com/analysis/03/11/ana03307.html

[demsRus]

1. Sorry, Snellius. Common DUers are much too "common" to dwell on such

a complicated and convoluted subject. I appreciate your effort and recognise your concern.

[newyawker99]

4. Hi demsRus!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[Faygo Kid]

2. Thanks for your post. Novelli is a shill.

And so is AARP, which wasn't always so. Until today, I was a member. The previous poster is right; this is a vital story that will be ignored here.

[bleedingheart]

3. Repubs were smart...they infiltrated an organization that they

never liked...now they are running the show and running one of the most powerful lobby groups for the elderly into the ground....

We left our guard down on the left....and this is what happened...

[Mari333]

5. Anyone have any stats on how many people LEFT AARP in last few days?

I did, so did my husband..and we demanded refunds...Just wanted to know if the news is covering how many seniors said F*CK YOU to the AARP and how much money they lost.

[Wonk]

6. kick

[Oracle]

7. This should be public... "privatization" ---call AARP 800 424-3410

Man, it has to be done...truly! We're all years away...but we see how they want the corporations to control our medical via vouchers...this is bullshit.

Novelli, what a pig...just like the head of the Baseball Fall of Fame, etc...alway republicans in position.

[David Zephyr]

8. Good Grief. And I Was Making What I Thought Was A Joke Last Night

Truth is stranger than fiction.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=749069

[oasis]

9. kick

[SharonAnn]

10. He also developed the "Harry & Louise" ads against health care

Harry and Louise Novelli

AARP President William Novelli is the founder of Porter Novelli. who did the Harry & Louise Ad that prevented the Clinton Health Care Bill from getting passed. And Porter Novelli is proud of it!

How did Novelli get to be head of AARP?

From their Website:
Harry and Louise

Challenge
Threatened with a measure that would severely impact their industry - what seemed like certain passage of President Clinton's health care proposal in 1994, HIAA hired GCPN to so something notoriously difficult: get the attention of elected officials when there was no election in sight.

Insights
Positioning "Harry and Louise," an average American couple, to speak "for" not "to" the American people, we created a campaign that highlighted the public's concerns about the Clinton plan.

Ideas
Managing the key components of the campaign -- paid media, earned media, grassroots outreach and coalition building -- GCPN worked closely with representatives from HIAA staff and member companies to ensure that the campaign's lobbying effort and media execution were coordinated, complementary and in tune with the campaign's overall plan.

Impact
"Harry and Louise" prompted 500,000 calls to our 800 number, turned 50,000 of those callers into activists and resulted in one-quarter million contacts with members of Congress. The campaign is widely credited as being a key factor in defeating the Clinton plan.

Here's the link to their Website, bragging about it.

http://www.porternovelli.com/PNWebSite/PNWebsite.nsf/SiteSearch/600AFE0D8A05BDF785256C0C006F11E7?OpenDocument&Tab=1

[blm]

11. The GOP has infiltrated plenty of Dem strongholds. Especially the Unions.

.

[burr]

12. ahhh yes, fascist politics..

If you can't beat them, buy them out! :smoke:

[oasis]

13. Another round for the traitor Novelli.

:kick: