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  Merrie Spaeth - SourceWatch
Merrie Spaeth was born on August 23, 1948, in Philadelphia, PA. She received her B.A. degree, with honors, from Smith College in 1970, and from the Columbia Graduate School of Business in 1980.
Spaeth told National Review that she was approached to provide phone support after the two Texas millionaires Sam and Charles Wyly, created the front group Republicans for Clean Air to attack McCains environmental policies.
Spaeth, founder of Spaeth Communications, Inc., "served as a White House Fellow and was assigned to FBI Director William Webster.
www.sourcewatch.org /index.php?title=Merrie_Spaeth   (1497 words)

  
 Spaeth Communications
Spaeth Communications recognizes that communication should be treated as any other process—according to its impact on the target audience.
This philosophy is the cornerstone of Spaeth's unique approach to communication.
Spaeth promises to change the way you think about communication.
www.spaethcom.com   (145 words)

  
 Rush Limbaugh Swift Boat Veterans for Truth : swiftboat vets
Spaeth made numerous contacts with the GOP through her husband's law firm.
Theodore Olson is one of her late husbands friends and also a founding father of the Arkansas Project, which goes down in history as one of the worst political dirty-trick attack machines in recent times.
Spaeth has established a track record of using the media to expose the public to propaganda.
www.rushlimbaughonline.com /articles/swiftboatveterans.htm   (790 words)

  
 Speakers Platform Speakers Bureau: Merrie Spaeth, Keynote Speaker On: Communication, Presentation Skills, Media/ ...
She is a pioneer in communication theory and executive training, and acknowledged as one of the preeminent crisis management strategists in the country.
In the early 1980s, Merrie served as a White House Fellow and was assigned to FBI Director William Webster.
In the entertainment field, Merrie was honored as "Filmdom's Famous Five" in the 1960s for her achievements as an actress in television and film.
www.speaking.com /speakers/merriespaeth.html   (541 words)

  
 Just a Bump in the Beltway: Swift Boats and Fast Talk   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Spaeth told Salon that O'Neill first approached her last winter to discuss his "concerns about Sen. Kerry." O'Neill has been assailing Kerry since 1971, when the former Navy officer was selected for the role by Charles Colson, Richard Nixon's dirty-tricks aide.
Spaeth heard O'Neill out, but told him, she says, that he "sounded like a crazed extremist" and should "button his lip" and avoid speaking with the press.
When the secret emerged, spokeswoman Spaeth caught the flak for the Wylys, an experience she recalled to me as "horrible" and "awful." Her job was to assure reporters that there had been no illegal coordination between the Bush campaign and the Wyly brothers in arranging the McCain-trashing message.
www.node707.com /archives/000925.shtml   (2947 words)

  
 Kerry Campaign Asks Bush-Cheney to Explain the "Web of Connections" - BuzzFlash News Alert
Based on newspaper accounts, we know Merrie Spaeth was involved in the underhanded shadow campaign against John McCain in 2000.
Was Merrie Spaeth ever contacted by anyone from the Bush campaign, including you, about "Swift Boat Veterans for Truth?"
Merrie Spaeth – Provided media consulting to Swift Boat Vets; longtime friend of Hutchison; longtime supporter of/donor to Bush campaign; provide debate prep for GHW Bush; met with and gave media training to current, top White House officials; close associate to John O’Neill; Advised smear campaign on McCain in 2000.
www.buzzflash.com /alerts/04/08/ale04038.html   (1145 words)

  
 Western Skies - Commentary: A Conservative Case for CPB - June 25, 2005
If we kill or wound this avenue to many Americans who think and care about issues (even if they don't think the way we do) we won't achieve our ultimate goal, which is to change how people think and ultimately the consensus around solutions.
I'm Merrie Spaeth, I'm a conservative, and I'm proud to be part of public radio and television.
WHITNEY: Merrie Spaeth's commentary was recorded at, and originally appeared on the public radio station KERA in Dallas.
westernskies.krcc.org /transcripts/6-25-2005/WS_6252005_E.html   (639 words)

  
 Merrie Spaeth
Spaeth served as Special Assistant to FBI Director William Webster, before being transferred to the White House to as Director of Media Relations and Special Assistant to President Reagan.
During Ken Starr's preparations for testifying before the House Judiciary Committee regarding during the impeachment hearings against President Bill Clinton, friend and associate Ted Olson insisted that he rehearse his testimony with Merrie Spaeth.
Spaeth calls it a "dumbo" thing that she agreed to do anything for Republicans for Clean Air, speaking somewhat dismissively of that effort.
www.nndb.com /people/157/000058980   (529 words)

  
 Daily Howler: John O'Neill's gang can't seem to shoot straight. Why won't the press corps confront them?
And Spaeth was happy to tell the world that she hadn’t pushed those ads.
Spaeth was spokeswoman for a group that ran $2 million worth of ads attacking Senator John McCain's environmental record and lauding Mr.
Perry has donated $200,000 to the Swift boat group, records show, and Merrie Spaeth, a Republican strategist who has been advising the Swift boat group, was a spokeswoman for Sam Wyly's advertising campaign in 2000.
www.dailyhowler.com /dh082504.shtml   (2341 words)

  
 Croooow Blog: Somerby should dig deeper   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
When the target is Spaeth (sounds a lot like "Scaife" so one might understand), Somerby can't be trusted to give all the facts...
Spaeth was spokeswoman for a group that ran $2 million worth of ads attacking Senator John McCain's environmental record and lauding Mr.
Kerry's aides circulated an 18-page packet discrediting the veterans group and linking its backers to Republicans, noting that a public-relations consultant the group paid $27,000 this spring, Merrie Spaeth, was also involved in a advertising campaign attacking Senator John McCain during his tough race against Mr.
tvh.rjwest.com /archives/005749.html   (349 words)

  
 DriveDemocracy.Org - Democalypse Blog » Attack of the Spaeth Cadets   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Merrie started her career as an enfant terrible, stalking Peter Sellers around New York in a turn as teenager Gil in George Roy Hill’s wonderful “The World of Henry Orient.” John Kerry, welcome to Merrie’s World.
Her film career becalmed, Merrie took up with, in no particular order, William Webster and the FBI, Ronald Reagan, USA Today, Marketplace, William Paley, 20/20, late husband and Bush running mate (in Texas) Texas Lazar, Karl Rove and Kerry-hater (since Nixon days) John O’Neill.
Merrie’s charging the anti-Kerry group thousands of dollars for her advice on how to sell lies about Kerry’s Vietnam heroism, but they could have had it for free if they’d just looked at her website, as we’ve done.
www.drivedemocracy.org /blog/index.php?p=34   (771 words)

  
 The World of Henry Orient | Peter Sellers, Merrie Spaeth | A Cinematic Valentine to New York.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Here are the adventures of two prep-school Manhattan girls, memorably played by Merrie Spaeth and Tippy Walker, who decide to dedicate a brief but crucial moment in their lives to the adoration of one Henry Orient (Peter Sellers).
The world that is Henry Orient's by title belongs by eminent domain to a couple of adolescent charmers who make the city their playground, its grownups their toys, and their share of the film a thing of joyous beauty.
The adoring girls are brilliantly and naturally portrayed by Tippy Walker and Merrie Spaeth, and they steal the film right from under the talented noses of Sellers and a fine company of actors including Angela Lansbury, Paula Prentiss, Tom Bosley, Phyllis Thaxter and Bibi Osterwald.
www.this-is-great.com /info/jafsbijibs   (914 words)

  
 Giam's Cartoons & Caricatures: Twisted Sister No. 3 - Merrie Spaeth
She founded Spaeth Communications which did public relations work for millionaire Republicans running for office.
Spaeth is a PR flack for the neocons.
Spaeth herself is the widow of Bush's first running mate in the Texas gubernatorial contests.
giam.typepad.com /cartoons_caricatures/2004/09/twisted_sister_.html   (342 words)

  
 White House Fellows to Meet with Key Officials in Houston, Texas and Austin, Texas
President & CEO, Merrie Spaeth, Spaeth Communications: In 1980, Merrie Spaeth was selected for the prestigious White House Fellows Program and served at the FBI.
Founded in 1987 by Merrie Spaeth, Spaeth Communications has handled internal and external communication for local, national, and international corporations and organizations.
Drawing on her experience as a White House Fellow, Spaeth advises CEOs and top corporate officers from around the country to develop communication strategies.
www.whitehouse.gov /fellows/news/20030127.html   (721 words)

  
 Public relations woman has central role in Kerry ad controversy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Few voters probably know of Spaeth's role in the escalating controversy, but her name is being increasingly offered as evidence of complicity by Bush's chief adviser, Karl Rove, and a network of his most dependable Texas Republicans.
Spaeth, who turns 56 on Monday, says she's only spoken once with Rove and has had no contact about the ads with the White House or the campaign, which deny any role.
Fairchild said he wasn't surprised when Spaeth's name surface in connection with the group, but he said he can't envision her shading the truth.
www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1196420/posts   (3832 words)

  
 Arianna Online Forums - Texas Kinkos Veterans Speak Out Against Dan Rather!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Founded in 1987 by Merrie Spaeth, Spaeth Communications has handled internal and external communication for local, national, and international corporations and organizations.
Merrie Spaeth was born on August 23, 1948, in Philadelphia, PA. She received her BA degree, with honors, from Smith...
COLMES: Roy, your group claims to be nonpartisan, but indeed, Merrie Spaeth, who as the spokesperson for your group, is a Republican operative.
www.ariannaonline.com /forums/showthread.php?t=11437   (1603 words)

  
 'Scarborough Country' for August 24 - MSNBC Transcripts - MSNBC.com
SPAETH:  Well, first of all, the premise is wrong.  There is no connection with the Bush campaign.
SPAETH:  Well, I was privileged to meet them last winter as they formed themselves spontaneously when Senator Kerry became the presumptive nominee.  I was happily running my corporate communications training and strategy company.
SPAETH:  Absolutely not.  I mean, my late husband was also a partner of Steve Sussmate (ph), one of the world‘s best and wealthiest trial lawyers.  That doesn‘t mean the trial lawyers are directing this.
www.msnbc.msn.com /id/5818684   (4009 words)

  
 In a Former Life: Merrie Spaeth, Education and Self-Improvement Article - Inc. Article
Lessons learned: Spaeth says Sellers and Lansbury taught her the importance of creating and refreshing an image.
Spaeth uses those examples to determine strategy for her business.
From Reagan, Spaeth learned that every successful leader is a part-time comic.
www.inc.com /articles/2000/03/17482.html   (288 words)

  
 Merrie Spaeth Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
After the FBI, she served two years at the Federal Trade Commission as director of public affairs, and in 1983, President Ronald Reagan named her director of media relations at the White House.
Today, she writes a weekly column for UPI on communication challenges facing businesses, and she is a regular commentator on public radio and television.
In the entertainment field, Merrie’s best-known work is the classic movie, “The World of Henry Orient” with Peter Sellers and Angela Lansbury.
tecom.cox.smu.edu /hitech/sourcing/MerrieSpaethBio.htm   (538 words)

  
 Merrie Spaeth < Public Relations < Career < People < : news   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
/ people / career / public relations / merrie spaeth
"According to CBS television news, election commission records [reveal that Spaeth] gave the maximum possible £2,000 donation" to the Bush-Cheney '04 Inc. re-election campaign in June 2003.
In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes.
schema-root.org /people/career/public_relations/merrie_spaeth   (378 words)

  
 Merrie Spaeth speaks for International Speakers Bureau
She is a pioneer in communication theory and executive training, and is acknowledged as one of the pre-eminent crisis management strategists in the country.
In the entertainment field, Merrie's best-known work is "The World of Henry Orient" with Peter Sellers and Angela Lansbury.
Merrie and her two children live in Dallas, TX.
www.internationalspeakers.com /speaker_info.asp?s=ISBB-553JVN&Spn=Merrie_Spaeth   (626 words)

  
 Merrie Spaeth - Leading Authorities Speakers Bureau
Whether you are talking with a reporter, a client, or your staff, communicating effectively should be your number one goal...
Merrie served as a White House Fellow and was assigned to FBI Director William Webster.
After the FBI, she served two years at the Federal Trade Commission as director of public affairs, and in 1984, President Ronald Reagan named her director of media relations at the White House.
www.leadingauthorities.com /3983/Merrie_Spaeth.htm   (268 words)

  
 PRX » Pieces » Merrie Spaeth CPB Commentary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
PRX » Pieces » Merrie Spaeth CPB Commentary
Marrie Spaeth is a Communications Consultant based in Dallas.
Merrie expresses a conservative viewpoint of the current federal funding struggle for public broadcasting.
www.prx.org /pieces/4934   (115 words)

  
 SwiftVets.com :: View topic - Thanks Merrie Spaeth
SwiftVets.com :: View topic - Thanks Merrie Spaeth
Posted: Sat Nov 13, 2004 4:35 am Post subject: Thanks Merrie Spaeth
Thanks also to Merrie Spaeth, media representative for the Swift Boat Veterans:
www.swiftvets.com /phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=136021&highlight=   (102 words)

  
 We went over the Merrie Spaeth thing before. She's connected.
We went over the Merrie Spaeth thing before.
Please do not now pretend like you never heard of Merrie Spaeth before.
Re: Re: We went over the Merrie Spaeth thing before.
www.truthtree.com /Politics/posts/31649.html   (91 words)

  
 The World of Henry Orient | Peter Sellers, Merrie Spaeth | underrated masterpiece finally on DVD!
`Tippy' Walker as rich girl Valerie Boyd and Merrie Spaeth as Marian Gilbert are charming, talented girls.
It is incredibly funny, charming, and a perfect film about youth and life in New York in the early 1960's.
Sellers plays Henry Orient, an avant-garde pianist and master Lothario, who becomes the idol of two adolescent girls, Val Boyd, played by Tippy Walker, and Marian 'Gil' Gilbert, played by Merrie Spaeth.
www.this-is-great.com /info/3-jafsbijibs   (1173 words)

  
 Salon.com | The Vietnam investor behind the "Swift Boat Vets" attack   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The group attacking Kerry for his antiwar record is backed by a wealthy veteran who's profiting from his business ties to the Communist regime.
When the "Swift Boat Veterans for Truth" launched its campaign against John Kerry 10 days ago, leadership and guidance were provided by Republican activists and presidential friends from Texas -- notably Houston attorney John E. O'Neill and corporate media consultant Merrie Spaeth.
Indeed, although the group made its debut at a press conference in Washington, it looked and sounded like a Texas GOP operation.
www.salon.com /opinion/conason/2004/05/14/gannon/index_np.html   (246 words)

  
 Videodetective.com - WORLD OF HENRY ORIENT TRAILER PAGE
Main Cast: Peter Sellers, Paula Prentiss, Angela Lansbury, Tippy Walker, Merrie Spaeth, Phyllis Thaxter, Tom Bosley
While Henry's active libido sends him off on pursuit of married woman Paula Prentiss, a pair of preteen boarding-school chums, played by Tippy Walker and Merrie Spaeth, worship Orient from afar.
The girls' overworked imaginations, manifested in pursuing Orient about and recording their fantasies in their diaries, leads Walker's mom, Angela Lansbury, to conclude that Henry has had his way with her underaged daughter.
www.videodetective.com /trailer-preview.asp?publishedId=759742&customerID=580   (184 words)

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