[url=http://thinkprogress.org/2010/06/03/hayward-pr-campaign/]ThinkProgress[/url]
[release]The foreign oil giant BP has launched a new series of advertisements to contain the damage to its reputation and stock price from its uncontrolled disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. In a television advertisement that aired nationally this morning, BP CEO Tony Hayward promotes how his corporation is running the response to the environmental calamity it caused.
Unlike the attitude expressed in interviews when he dismissed the scope of the disaster and complained that he wanted his life back, Hayward tells the camera he is “deeply sorry” for this “tragedy that never should have happened.” With the cries of seabirds in the background, he expresses an air of authority, lumping “volunteers” and “the government” together in his thanks for their help:
The gulf is home for thousands of BP employees and we all feel the impact. To all the volunteers and for the strong support of the government, thank you. We know it is our responsibility to keep you informed and do everything we can so this never happens again. We will get this done. We will make this right.
Watch it:[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LklqCy_bpuY&feature=player_embedded[/media]
While BP is on the hook for the billion-dollar costs of the cleanup, it still has money to conduct a broad greenwashing campaign with the support of an army of lobbying and public relations firms and former Dick Cheney press secretary Anne Womack-Kolton. Full-page ads in major newspapers promote the slogan: “We will get this done. We will make this right.”
Hayward’s recognition of BP’s “responsibility to keep you informed” flies in the face of reality, with its demonstrated willingness to misinform the public, lie to Congress, and restrict media access to the scene of its crime.
Hayward’s lack of respect towards the United States government’s authority reflects his company’s position. In addition to the failed efforts to stop the leaks, BP controls millions of dollars of claims processing, thousands of environmental contractors on land and sea, telephone lines, volunteer assistance, access to the disaster site, and data collection. The Center for American Progress recommends that the government take control of the cleanup, instead of keeping the perpetrator in charge.
It is, of course, too late to “make this right” for the 11 workers who died in the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon, or for the countless animals and miles of shoreline that have been killed by BP’s toxic sludge.[/release]
Shouldn't they be spending the money on clean up and repair and not a huge ad campaign?
Not according to Hayward
[quote]It is, of course, too late to “make this right” for the 11 workers who died in the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon, or for the countless animals and miles of shoreline that have been killed by BP’s toxic sludge.[/quote]
Nope, this article doesn't sound biased one bit, not at all.
In all honesty, it probably was just an accident. Sure, BP may be restricting information, but I really don't think that they are completely to blame because of this. When we usually see oil spills, its because of negligence, when boats crash, not a random occurrence such as a blow out. It was really unfortunate for this to happen, because thousands of jobs could be lost due to bad PR for drilling in the gulf.
[QUOTE=OogalaBoogal;22356915]In all honesty, it probably was just an accident.[/QUOTE]
No shit.
[QUOTE=Turnips5;22356911][quote]It is, of course, too late to “make this right” for the 11 workers who died in the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon, or for the countless animals and miles of shoreline that have been killed by BP’s toxic sludge.[/quote]
Nope, this article doesn't sound biased one bit, not at all.[/QUOTE]
You're a big boy, you can ignore it.
Lambeth, I'll be the first to admit that the oil spill is fucking ridiculous and more money needs to be spent on stopping it, but your article is ridiculously biased against BP. Just saying
[QUOTE=ExplodingGuy;22356866]Shouldn't they be spending the money on clean up and repair and not a huge ad campaign?[/QUOTE]
do you even realize how much money BP has? I think they can spend the money on cleanup and repair, a huge ad campaign, a few thousand hookers, and more beer that is consumed in one year, in a party.
I saw this ad running on CNN.
Perhaps news networks shouldn't be running ads at all.
I've stopped listening to BP. It's the kind of thing you hope will get better very quickly, but failure after failure, I just say 'fuck it'.
[QUOTE=Richard Simmons;22357161]do you even realize how much money BP has? I think they can spend the money on cleanup and repair, a huge ad campaign, a few thousand hookers, and more beer that is consumed in one year, in a party.[/QUOTE]
A multi million dollars saved is multi million dollars spent on repair. And of course I know they have the money, but I just think it would have been smarter to spend it on repair and not PR. As far as I know, not even the most brutal ad campaign can change the minds of those extremely pissed of by BP.
[QUOTE=Turnips5;22357136]Lambeth, I'll be the first to admit that the oil spill is fucking ridiculous and more money needs to be spent on stopping it, but your article is ridiculously biased against BP. Just saying[/QUOTE]
it's not really bias when it's actually going to fuck up a huge amount of ecosystems and will probably cause a small shift in the world
when somebody fucks up big enough to do that shit it isn't biased to say they are in the wrong, yo
I dunno why they're trying to salvage their reputation, it's too late for that.
[QUOTE=Turnips5;22357136]Lambeth, I'll be the first to admit that the oil spill is fucking ridiculous and more money needs to be spent on stopping it, but your article is ridiculously biased against BP. Just saying[/QUOTE]
I acknowledge that. Take it with a grain of salt.
A oil spill could have happened to any oil company. The idea of drilling through the ocean floor with a pipe/drill over 1000 meters long from all the way above the water does not seem like a very safe endeavor to start with. No shit they lied about things, they can't let their consumers know they messed up right off the bat. The public would be even more out of control than it is now.
Despite all the controversy over the subject, BP will still be drilling. The world needs all the oil it can get with it's economy as it is now.
and Lol.
[release]In the wake of the massive BP oil spill, Senate Republicans are disowning the catchphrase “Drill, Baby, Drill. . ."[/release]
[url=http://thinkprogress.org/2010/05/05/kyl-roberts-drill-baby]Think Progress[/url]
Turns out the advertisements are filled with oil, they break, and the oil spill is still continuing.
[QUOTE=Roof;22358237]Turns out the advertisements are filled with oil, they break, and the oil spill is still continuing.[/QUOTE]
Horizon is a leak, not a spill
It's funny because he has a British accent.
Just like Toyota
[QUOTE=ExplodingGuy;22356866]Shouldn't they be spending the money on clean up and repair and not a huge ad campaign?[/QUOTE]
They're spending money on a PR campaign which helps limit their stock losses which saves them money so they can stay in business while still being able to pay for cleanup.
[QUOTE=lulzbocks;22358393]It's funny because he has a British accent.[/QUOTE]
BP stands for British Petroleum so why shouldn't the guy have a British accent?
[QUOTE=ExplodingGuy;22356866]Shouldn't they be spending the money on clean up and repair and not a huge ad campaign?[/QUOTE]
It's not like they don't have enough for both.
[QUOTE=Turnips5;22356911]Nope, this article doesn't sound biased one bit, not at all.[/QUOTE]
Doesn't make the facts stated in the article invalid.
"What, fix the problem? No, fuck that, spend the money on PR to make people forget about the problem."
Un fucking believable.
Wow, the comparative graph for how many safety violations they had compared to other companies is astronomical. They had upwards of 200 violations, but they paid off the investigators so they wouldn't be filed.
We should just set the ocean on fire
[QUOTE=Turnips5;22356911]Nope, this article doesn't sound biased one bit, not at all.[/QUOTE]
People died, nothing wrong with pointing that out.
Oh! Oh! They should use this!
[img]http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l37rtxdq4q1qzlfumo1_500.jpg[/img]
BP stop lying and get back to work
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