Comments on: Corporate Stupidity Over Mooninites Saga http://donklephant.com/2007/02/09/corporate-stupidity-over-mooninites-saga-continues/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:53:41 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: The Moderate Voice » Blog Archive » Boston Police Foil Another Sinister Plot http://donklephant.com/2007/02/09/corporate-stupidity-over-mooninites-saga-continues/comment-page-1/#comment-248999 The Moderate Voice » Blog Archive » Boston Police Foil Another Sinister Plot Thu, 01 Mar 2007 19:40:44 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2007/02/09/corporate-stupidity-over-mooninites-saga-continues/#comment-248999 [...] the Mooninites, then the next deadly scourge. Posted on March 1, 2007 | Permalink | Categories Crime| [...] [...] the Mooninites, then the next deadly scourge. Posted on March 1, 2007 | Permalink | Categories Crime| [...]

]]> By: DosPeros http://donklephant.com/2007/02/09/corporate-stupidity-over-mooninites-saga-continues/comment-page-1/#comment-222218 DosPeros Mon, 12 Feb 2007 01:04:21 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2007/02/09/corporate-stupidity-over-mooninites-saga-continues/#comment-222218 TAL - first of all, hi. Second, don't you think we all just need to calm down a little bit on the whole "they're out to kill us" thing and be a little more chill in the whole "terrorist planting bombs" senerio? I've always thought 9/11 was really a fluke -- like the kid at half-time that actually MAKES the full-court shot and wins the car or a hole-in-one on the golf course. What are the odds they could pull off another 9/11...again! I don't think so. If I were in charge of Homeland Security the following memo would go out immediately: "Dudes, you've got to chill. You're stress'in everyone out! Yeah there are some bad hombres out there and, yeah, they don't dig us, but honestly, if we can't like...you know...do the Mooninite thing, then what my fellow country persons has America come to." TAL – first of all, hi. Second, don’t you think we all just need to calm down a little bit on the whole “they’re out to kill us” thing and be a little more chill in the whole “terrorist planting bombs” senerio?

I’ve always thought 9/11 was really a fluke — like the kid at half-time that actually MAKES the full-court shot and wins the car or a hole-in-one on the golf course. What are the odds they could pull off another 9/11…again! I don’t think so.

If I were in charge of Homeland Security the following memo would go out immediately: “Dudes, you’ve got to chill. You’re stress’in everyone out! Yeah there are some bad hombres out there and, yeah, they don’t dig us, but honestly, if we can’t like…you know…do the Mooninite thing, then what my fellow country persons has America come to.”

]]> By: TAL http://donklephant.com/2007/02/09/corporate-stupidity-over-mooninites-saga-continues/comment-page-1/#comment-222123 TAL Sun, 11 Feb 2007 22:48:18 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2007/02/09/corporate-stupidity-over-mooninites-saga-continues/#comment-222123 I think you make a very good point in asserting that Samples stepped down because Turner saw an easy way to make this whole issue fade away. Scapegoating is the quick way to make a “we� mistake into a “he� mistake. However, I have to disagree with your statement that Samples should have stayed to send the message that Boston was in the wrong, even if they did receive millions for compensation. Regardless of the fact that this was just one city of twenty, or that the ads went unnoticed for quite some time, the only fact that matters is that they did create problems in Boston. The question is not whether Boston overreacted or if the concern was even warranted, because it does not matter. The reality is that the lite-brite characters did cause widespread panic and a major city came to a screeching halt because of some stupid advertisements. So the real question becomes what to do to clean up the mess. The company needed to take full responsibility for damage control and image management. Samples resignation showed people that the company was seriously sorry for the trouble it caused. During crisis management, only one head has to go to the chopping block to take the public blame, unfortunately for Sample it was his. I think you make a very good point in asserting that Samples stepped down because Turner saw an easy way to make this whole issue fade away. Scapegoating is the quick way to make a “we� mistake into a “he� mistake. However, I have to disagree with your statement that Samples should have stayed to send the message that Boston was in the wrong, even if they did receive millions for compensation. Regardless of the fact that this was just one city of twenty, or that the ads went unnoticed for quite some time, the only fact that matters is that they did create problems in Boston. The question is not whether Boston overreacted or if the concern was even warranted, because it does not matter. The reality is that the lite-brite characters did cause widespread panic and a major city came to a screeching halt because of some stupid advertisements. So the real question becomes what to do to clean up the mess. The company needed to take full responsibility for damage control and image management. Samples resignation showed people that the company was seriously sorry for the trouble it caused. During crisis management, only one head has to go to the chopping block to take the public blame, unfortunately for Sample it was his.

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