The Strange Case of Riverfront Media and John Kerry: Media Company Threatens Lawsuit Against Kerry

Riverfront Media ^ | March 27, 2004 | nwrep

[Dog]

He is paying someone he doesn't want to be shown on the books.

[nopardons]

That's the meaning of a "DUMMY CORP"! LOL

[TomGuy]

Referencing that fax number 202-338-2334 and running it through Google displays several entities using the same fax number. That must be one dang busy fax machine.

Curious.

One such entity is
Families for Literacy
on whose website we find this:

Discipline: Teaching Limits With Love -- 27 min
I Am Your Child Foundation
P.O. Box 15605
Beverly Hills, CA 90209
1010 Washington Ave. NW Suite 800
Washington, DC 20007
fax: 202 338-2334
web site: www.iamyourchild.org
phone: 202 338-4385
Publications: 888 447-3400
Cost is $5 for postage. Pre-pay.

One the website linked above, we find this:


A message from our founder, Rob Reiner


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On Looksmart search under Media Consultants; Advertising Strategists.(Directory), we find this:

GREER, MARGOLIS, MITCHELL, BURNS & ASSOCIATES, INC./D

1010 Wisconsin Ave., NW, Ste. 800 Washington, DC 20007

202-338-8700

FAX 202-338-2334


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Document Info

Source: Bob Beckel on Politics
Subject: Kerry campaign screw
URL: http://www.bobbeckel.com/board/read.php?TID=201

Interesting discussion of the same querry: who is/are RiverFrontMedia. [freerepublic.com is mentioned in the comments on that site, fyi.]

Interesting comment below:

Posted by gobzine at 26-01-04 13:53:39

Replying to Topic 'Kerry campaign screw'
[quote][i]Originally posted by navigator[/i] GMMB 1010 Wisconsin Avenue, NW Suite 800 Washington, DC 20007 p (202) 338-7227 f (202) 338-2334 Give them a call.[/quote] the phone goes to the "Covering Kids" foundation recording, ha ha, guess you got me nav, but where did you find the address, or are you sooooo bored it was all just a joke?

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This is from Covering Kids & Families Fact Sheet:

Covering Kids & Families Fact Sheet

In 2001, building on the success of Covering Kids, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation launched

Covering Kids & Families, a $55 million, four-year national initiative to increase the number of eligible

children and adults who benefit from federal and state health care coverage programs. Many states have

expanded their health coverage programs to include parents and other adults who work in jobs that either

do not provide health care coverage benefits for their employees or provide coverage that is not

affordable.

Covering Kids & Families statewide and local coalitions work with public officials, health

professionals, educators, businesses, social service agencies and faith-based organizations to design and

implement strategies to:

Simplify enrollment and renewal processes for the State Children’s Health Insurance Program

(SCHIP) and Medicaid in an effort to make them more family-friendly

Coordinate SCHIP and Medicaid to achieve administrative efficiency and reduce enrollment and

renewal complexity for children and adults

Conduct and coordinate outreach programs to identify, enroll and retain children and adults who are

eligible

The Covering Kids & Families coalitions are building enduring national and regional capacity to carry

on program activities beyond the grant period.

Covering Kids & Families grants have been awarded to 45 states and the District of Columbia as of

April 2003. Enhanced awards have been granted to 15 states that have expanded coverage for adults to

enable them to work on special initiatives to identify, enroll and retain eligible adults. The Southern

Institute on Children and Families, located in Columbia, S.C., serves as the National Program Office for

Covering Kids & Families.

Covering Kids & Families Communications Campaign

To support the outreach efforts of the Covering Kids Initiative, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

launched the Covering Kids Communications Campaign in 2000. The Communications Campaign has

used paid and public service advertising, earned media, and corporate, organizational and media

partnerships to get the word out to working families that they may be eligible for health coverage

programs.

Outreach takes place year round but peaks annually with the Back-to-School enrollment drive. During

Back-to-School, Covering Kids & Families outreach events are held throughout the country to reach

families at a time when they are particularly focused on ensuring that their children’s health records are

in order for the beginning of the school year. The Covering Kids & Families Communications

Campaign is managed by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and is administered by GMMB, a

strategic communications firm based in Washington, D.C.

Covering Kids & Families is a national program of The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the largest

philanthropy in the country dedicated exclusively to improving the health and health care of all

Americans.

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Page 2

Resources

Covering Kids & Families National Program Office

c/o Southern Institute on Children and Families

500 Taylor Street

Suite 202

Columbia, SC 29201

Phone: (803) 779-2607

Fax: (803) 254-6301

E-mail: info@coveringkids.org

www.coveringkids.org

Covering Kids & Families Communications Team

c/o GMMB

1010 Wisconsin Avenue, NW

Suite 800

Washington, DC 20007

Phone: (202) 338-7227

Fax: (202) 338-2334

E-mail: coveringkids@gmmb.com

www.coveringkids.org/communications

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

P.O. Box 2316

College Road East and Route 1

Princeton, NJ 08543-2316

Phone: (888) 631-9989

www.rwjf.org

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And this from

ED416032 PS026282
Title: Soy Tu Hijo: Los Primeros Anos Marcan Para Siempre (I Am Your Child: The First Years Last Forever). {Videotape}.
Author Affiliation: Reiner Foundation, Washington, DC.(BBB34692)
Pages: 0
Publication Date: 1997
Notes: 28-minute VHS video is hosted by Rob Reiner. This videotape is a Spanish- language version of the English-language ED 415 002.
Available from: Document Not Available from EDRS.
Availability: Reiner Foundation, 1010 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W., Suite 800, Washington, DC 20007; phone: 888-447- 3400; 202-338-4385; fax: 202-338-2334 (Free to educational organizations; individual orders by phone).
Language: Spanish
Document Type: Guides--Non-classroom (055); Non-print media (100)
Geographic Source: U.S.; District of Columbia
Journal Announcement: RIEJUN1998
Target Audience: Parents


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And this from
My Entertainment World

AVID Editor - (Georgetown, DC)

Author

Subject: AVID Editor - (Georgetown, DC)

GMMB

Posted At 05:57:32 09/11/2003 GMMB, a major DC advertising & communications agency with high profile clientele & public service orientation, is seeking experienced Freelance Editors available in the next two months. Develop campaigns on the environment, child health, education & Democratic campaigns in a terrific, fun environment. Post production experience working with AVID a must. Experience working with after effects including sapphire and experience with political spots a plus. Send resume & and fee requirements to HR@gmmb.com Attn: HR-FE1 No phone calls please. GMMB is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Send resume to: Human Resources, 202-338-2334 Email: hr@gmmb.com Website: http://www.gmmb.com

[TomGuy]

And this from:


Adage.com Agency Report, 2003 Profiles

GMMB*

Agency totals

Revenue ($ in millions)

2002

2001

% chg

U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$16.6 $16.1 3.0

Employees 2002

2001

%

chg

U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

112 112 0.0

Notes:

GMMB began in 1983 as a Democratic political consulting

firm. While it remains entrenched in candidate and referendum cam-

paigns, the company has evolved into a full-service advertising and

communications agency. It is a unit of the Fleishman-Hillard,

Omnicom's largest public relations operation.

Top Executive:

Frank Greer, ptnr

Headquarters:

GMMB / 1010 Wisconsin Ave. NW, ste. 800,

Washington, D.C. 20007 / Phone: (202) 338-8700 / Fax: (202) 338-

2334 / URL: www.gmmb.com

[TomGuy]

Ping

I found some more info on the FAX number that was listed. It is listed as being the fax for several entities.

See my posts 43 and 44.

[mabelkitty]

Where is the newly torn up airport located in Chicago?

[mabelkitty]

I agree.
Who owns the website?
Is this just a chance for someone to get campaign contributions funneled from conservatives?

[Dog]

Look at 43 and 44

[mabelkitty]

Toricelli.

[Dog]

Tom......why would Bob Beckel be on this also......was he supporting someone else during the primaries.

[mabelkitty]

Socialist health care.
Paying Reiner for his support?
I'm not getting this.

[TomGuy]

Tom......why would Bob Beckel be on this also......was he supporting someone else during the primaries.

I don't know. I just happened across that thread (blog) from a google search on that fax number. I noticed it was fairly lengthy, similar to this FR thread. I noticed the dates between 23-01-04 and 21-02-04 (January and February).

The info didn't get much traction then. Maybe some media or talk show will pick it up now that Kerry is the presumptive annointed one.

[TomGuy]

I'm not getting this.

It seems that every time we turn over a new rock, new questions emerge.

I'm not sure of the Reiner connection. It showed up while tracing the fax number for a job opening listed as being in Seattle, WA for GMMB. The commonality in posts 43 and 44 is the fax number. They all have the same one.

[Dog]

Tom.....go read that site again....someone there is posting on THIS VERY THREAD.....the comments are identical to some of the posts here.

[Las Vegas Dave]

Are you saying we have trolls here?

[Mo1]

I am totally perplexed now. What is the take on all this?

Same here .. and the fact that I was at a party all day isn't helping either *L*

I'm guessing it has something to do with a dummy company ... which kind of sounds like money laundering

Hey Tom .. what's your take?

[Mo1]

Toricelli.

Wasn't there a story about Toricelli using money from his campaign funds .. I think it was 50K to do some media attack on Dean during the primaries?

[Las Vegas Dave]

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[nwrep]

Donations from GMMB Inc. to John Kerry:

Results:

3 records found in 1.1875 seconds.
 

Total for this search: $1,750

Contributor	Occupation	Date	Amount	Recipient
GREER, FRANKLIN O SEATTLE,WA 98119	GMMB/CONSULTANT	6/30/2003	$1,000	Kerry, John
HUTCHINS, PETER SILVER SPRING,MD 20910	GMMB/PARTNER	5/23/2003	$500	Kerry, John
MARGOLIS, JAMES CHEVY CHASE,MD 20815	GMMB INC/CONSULTANT	9/29/2003	$250	Kerry, John

[2nd amendment mama]

Very interesting!!!!!