Talk:Richard Berman

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This page is very obviously biased and looks to be copied from some outside source. I don't have the knowledge / motivation to edit it.Zufall 03:22, 6 January 2006 (UTC)

Clearly the writer has missed the point of an online encyclopedia by presenting heavily-skewed factual information coupled with (very obvious) biased-opinions. It's writers like this one that will help destroy 'open-source' initiatives like this site. Very disappointing. Afstorm 01:34, 2 Febuary 2006 (EST)

Ok - Thanks for the tip Afstorm 01:347, 4 March 2006 (EST)

Tried to edit out the bias, wikify and cleanup TreveX^talk 15:43, 22 March 2006 (UTC)

Contents 1 Unsourced criticism 2 Melanie Sloan's allegations 3 60 Minutes Story 4 Warning: Lobbyists Berman and Company at work

[edit] Unsourced criticism

There was a lot of unsourced criticism in this article, so I've removed it. Anyone wanting to re-insert it should make sure that it is sourced very carefully, and that give full citations are given. See WP:BLP. Many thanks, SlimVirgin ^(talk) 17:07, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Melanie Sloan's allegations

Melanie Sloan of CREW on Al Franken's radio show of 6/27/06 has alleged that Berman's 501(c)(3) organizations are front organizations funded by corporations as a PR campaign, and providing income only to Berman.

[edit] 60 Minutes Story

CBS's 60 Minutes did a story on Berman this past Sunday (4/9) and so I provided a link to that (with video as well).

And this is a PDF rebuttal to the 'stories' Berman told in that interview. Exit2DOS2000^•T•C• 22:28, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Warning: Lobbyists Berman and Company at work

This article has been edited anonymously by Berman and Company, who are lobbyists for amongst others the American Beverage Institute, the Center for Consumer Freedom, the Center for Union Facts and the Employment Policies Institute.

IP address of 66.208.14.242 traces to Berman and Company, see the Whois report. I Spy With My Big Eye (talk) 11:03, 28 March 2008 (UTC)