Design firm takes responsibility for CPAC stage controversy
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The company that was hired to set up the stage at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando, Florida last weekend has taken full responsibility for the design of the stage that resembled a Nazi insignia .
In an exclusive statement to the Forward on Tuesday evening, Design Foundry, a stage design firm based in Hyattsville, Maryland, said it “had no idea that the design resembled any symbol, nor was there any intention to create something that did.” The organizers of CPAC have announced that it will not use the firm for future events.
Images of the CPAC main stage — which featured Donald Trump’s first post-presidency speech on Sunday — went viral online as observers noted its resemblance to the Odal or Othala Rune, a symbol emblazoned on Nazi uniforms. After the conclusion of the event, Hyatt Hotels released a statement saying that it had addressed the concerns with the conference organizers and denounced the use of such symbols as “abhorrent.”
Design Foundry said that the American Conservative Union approved the stage design, which was “intended to provide the best use of space, given the constraints of the ballroom and social distancing requirements.”
According to the terms of the contract signed with Design Foundry, and shared with the Forward, the ACU approved the design but had no rights to change the design or dismantle the stage. “The designs, renderings, drawings, specifications, materials and other documents used or created as part of the proposal are owned by Design Foundry,” the contract reads. Design Foundry has worked with CPAC for several years and has provided services to MSNBC and major corporations – including Google, Citibank and Target.
Ian Walters, director of communications for the ACU and CPAC, told the Forward on Tuesday that the design firm “provided several options for us to choose from and what we ended up with was the most workable of the options they submitted.”
“ACU and CPAC have no interest in promoting antisemitism from our stage, whether it’s what happens on the stage or the design of the stage itself,” Walters added. “It’s clear that the company we retained designed a stage that has become an unwelcome distraction. As a result, we will not be using that company’s services going forward at future events.”
Design Foundry said it was “saddened and horrified at the accusations that this was a deliberate act. Design Foundry denounces all hate speech and acts of racism, prejudice, or bigotry in all forms.”
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That the loons were seeing visions of Nazi's in their heads was as predictable as the sun rising, although watching the online freak out take place was pretty funny.
Of course, it's the first, false, report that people remember, so the lie will remain in the public's memory, thanks to the left.
The looney-tunes here certainly fell for it hook, line, and sinker!
I find the whole thing freaking hilarious!
I find the whole thing freaking hilarious!
It is. Much of the the American left, here and elsewhere, is something else. Whether it's falling for some obvious conspiracy theory, or simply making up their own narratives to deny the inconvenient reality of what happened (BLM riots), there is a large disconnect from reality or even arguing in good faith. It's astounds me what some on the left will claim on this site. It's not the political stuff like advocating for raising taxes on the rich, it's the blatant disregard for facts and embrace of whack job conspiracies that's never fails to astound.
The Nazi stage thing is no different than Qanon. Funny to see the people who bash Qanon fall for this.
A mistake... caught with their pants down again.
WTF else were they gonna say. "sorry we really are that stupid ?"
LMAO !
They could have easily said nothing at all.
Especially since THEY were the ones who designed the stage that so many readers here were just so DAMN sure was a secret Nazi signal to someone or other some place or other.
Bunch of freaking LUNATICS manage to see Nazis EVERYWHERE!
It is so funny!
They should have.
Maybe they got a gander at all the nut cases who thought it was some sort of diabolical plot and secret signals to someone somewhere and just couldn't stand the freaking ignorance anymore and attempted to set the record straight.
Yeah OK
Maybe not.
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Please at LEAST tell me you haven't fallen for this craziness!
Sorry Texan this link doesn't open for me, even copied and pasting it into bing.
But no matter what it is IF it's not reality based I doubt very much if I have or will as you put it "fallen for the craziness."
I really am moderate. I see reality pretty well and I don't subscribe to any of either left or right wing farsighted ideologies.
Much of both IMO teeters on the edge of insanity.
Yeah, it wouldn't open for me either. I just copied that from your link.
Good to know you aren't falling for that insanity!
Sometimes links don't post right unless they are ran thru the link option above. That's why most of the time I post everything but the http/wwww and then use the link option as well.
Its a pain but it's probably set up as it is here now to save file transfer data helping on lag times.
Like this:
://thenewstalkers.com/
I try real hard to be open minded. I see advantages and disadvantages of both parties and seriously believe we as a nation are a better nation as one.
I also like I said am a reality based person. I like having what I'm told to believe backed up to the point that I actually do believe it.
I also trust no one and always take time to research important things that concern me or that I'm interested in. I do not like to look ignorant so I try not to be.
If I don't think I have anything to add, I try...lol .. to not speak. LOL
Sometimes/many times I fail at it all.
I am human.
Good to know!
Thanks!
You are welcome Texan, I think all the links used to show by just pasting them as they copy, coming back I found that didn't work all the time like it used to.
Like I said it wouldn't surprise me if it wasn't changed to make all the transfering we do with less data usage, But that's just my guess.
I do love that we can utilize all the different media types on here, it makes for a much more informative and interesting site. I'm so Glad Perrie and you guys were still here, Best newschat site I've found. My hats off again to Perrie for having this site available to the world.
Years ago when NBC newschatroom closed I thought about maybe starting one.... LOL What a joke that was. I have NO idea on WTF to even start. So I was very happy to find newstalkers and I've always been grateful to Perrie for this one.
Later, have a good evening Texan