How an animal rights activist at FreedomWorks became the target of ‘Dr. Evil’s former PR shop
The chief operating officer left the group this week after enduring a barrage of attacks from a website called FreedomWoke, which had been calling for him to be fired citing his record of lobbying for the Humane Society's legislative arm and his work on behalf of Animal Wellness Action. . "Why is FreedomWorks 'waking up'?" the site read. The entity behind that anti-Irby campaign is Berman and Co., a public relations firm founded by public relations executive Richard Berman, whose work on behalf of corporate interests led him to be dubbed by his critics as “evil doctor.” Berman is no…
