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Fleeced; how Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, media mockery of terrorist threats, liberals who want to kill talk radio, the new do-nothing Congress, companies that help Iran, and Washington lobbyists for foreign governments are fleecing us-- and what to do about it.(Book review)

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9780061547751

Fleeced; how Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, media mockery of terrorist threats, liberals who want to kill talk radio, the new do-nothing Congress, companies that help Iran, and Washington lobbyists for foreign governments are fleecing us-- and what to do about it.

Morris, Dick and Eileen McGann.

HarperCollins

2008

337 pages

$26.95

Hardcover

JK2249

Morris, a former political consultant to Bill Clinton who is often credited with prime responsibility for the President's rightward "triangulations," together with his frequent ...

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Penn Quits as Clinton Strategist

Posted Apr 6, 08 6:14 PM CDT in Politics 

Penn Quits as Clinton Strategist
Source: KRT Photos

(Newser) – Hillary Clinton's top strategist stepped down today after drawing fire for his trade meeting with a Colombian envoy last week, the Wall Street Journal reports. Clinton advisers said Mark Penn was all but pushed out, a move many in the camp had sought after Clinton lost key primary races. But campaign manager Maggie Williams said Penn's polling company will still give data and counsel to the campaign.

Geoff Garin and Howard Wolfson "will coordinate the campaign's strategic message team going forward," Williams said. Penn met with Colombia's US envoy last week as CEO of a Washington lobbying firm in support of free trade, which Clinton opposes. Penn later called the meeting “error in judgment," which prompted Colombia to fire his firm yesterday.

More about:  Hillary Clinton • Mark Penn • political strategists • Washington lobbyists

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Analysis

$14M Penn Tab Underscores Consultants' Fleecing Spree

Ex-strategist made up 9% of Clinton spending

Salon Salon Apr 8, 08 12:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - Mark Penn leaves Hillary Clinton’s campaign with a hefty $14 million lining his own pockets, a new high in the skyrocketing world of campaign consultancy, and some 9% of all money Clinton has laid out to date. But ordinary Americans are newly in the position of having their donations misspent, reports Mike Madden in Salon —previously only a risk for lobbyists and wealthy donors. More »

More about:  Hillary Clinton • campaign fundraising • John Kerry • Mark Penn • political strategists • Bob Shrum

ANALYSIS

Clinton Staff Glad to See Penn's Exit

Morale might improve, but shift in strategy unlikely at this late hour

Politico Politico Apr 7, 08 10:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Mark Penn might have shaped the Clinton campaign, but he wasn’t well liked within it, Ben Smith writes in Politico. Some blamed him for the campaign's strategic blunders, while others were irked by his huge salary—he’s billed Clinton $13 million—and private-sector distractions. “It was very demoralizing for the staff that's working 24/7 to see him doing book tours,” said one Clinton supporter. More »

More about:  Hillary Clinton • Mark Penn • political strategists

Clinton Spending Vexes Donors

Supporters ask why consultants are paid so much for failing campaign

New York Times New York Times Feb 22, 08 10:52 AM CST
(Newser) - The $25,000 Hillary Clinton's sputtering campaign dropped at Vegas' posh Bellagio last month is raising eyebrows among those cutting her the checks, reports the New York Times. Add $5 million for the very strategists who engineered her string of recent failures, and donors looking over her latest campaign finance report are having some serious doubts about Clinton's spending priorities. More »

More about:  Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • campaign fundraising • Democratic nomination • presidential election • Hillary Clinton supporters • Mark Penn • political donors • political strategists • Howard Wolfson • Bellagio • campaign finance report


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