You've heard about this plan to spray synthetic pheromones to disrupt the mating cycle of an invasive moth, right? Well, people are all pissy about the plan. So officials hired a PR firm to pimp the pheromones and convince people everything is safe. Except it was a no-bid process and the contract went to a firm with ties to the Guv.
"The campaign is intended to counter the concerns raised by local environmentalists and residents, who complained of breathing problems and other ill health effects after the spraying." Some of the other effects include an odd attraction to lighting and a decreased attraction to their spouses.
That joke was as weak as a moth's sex drive!
As was that one.
E-mails obtained by the AP revealed a senior state contracting official questioned the arrangement. He said it was difficult to justify a public affairs campaign related to moth spraying as an emergency, which entitled the deal to be exempted from normal contracting rules designed to limit favoritism.
After The Associated Press published a story Wednesday detailing the deal, Schwarzenegger press secretary Aaron McLear said the contract had been suspended.
I doubt it's the Guv funneling money to someone at Porter Novelli. Probably someone who's spouse or BFF works there, but probably not the governor. Does that make it better?
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