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Putsch in Hillaryland; The Clinton campaign's silent shake-up (inside Solis Doyle's firing)
© The New Republic 2008 ^ | Friday, January 25, 2008 | Michelle Cottle, senior editor

Posted on 02/20/2008 6:04:30 AM PST by Liz

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To: Liz

lamp....meet wall....


21 posted on 02/20/2008 6:53:58 AM PST by dba.adabas
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To: Liz

Surprise, Surprise...Hillary’s campaign is completely devoid of any likeable fuzzballs. They are all conniving vicious fingernails-on-blackboard sourpusses and the next level of backups as per Harold Iches and Sid Vicious don’t exactly help the ‘I’m OK, you’re OK’ TV time cause. BTW—where is arrogant ANN from MA (Barney’s sister, Susan Estrich, Carville or Begala? They are certainly just as irritating but at least different faces from the Grunwald Brigade.


22 posted on 02/20/2008 6:54:08 AM PST by rod1 (uestion)
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To: Nervous Tick
The myth of Hillary's inevitability carried over to campaign staff. Other than her top echelon of sycophants, I'll bet most of them simply hitched up with her in expectation of that good Administration or state Democratic party job down the road.

Hillary made a drastic mistake in this campaign, sticking with an incompetent group at the top for way too long. Even Ronald Reagan decided to fire his campaign manager after he lost Iowa to George H.W. Bush. In 2000, George W. Bush fired the operative that had been in charge in New Hampshire after losing to John McCain, and completely retooled his campaign theme and message. Hillary fired nobody after Iowa and made no changes in her theme or message. Not only did that leave the troops further down dispirited, it led to a false sense of security at the top that there was nothing really wrong with their strategy.

This is going to go down as a clear case of campaign mismanagement, among the worst in modern political history. Sure, Hillary was a flawed candidate, but not so badly flawed that she should have lost the nomination to a neophyte like Barack Obama.

23 posted on 02/20/2008 6:57:44 AM PST by Dems_R_Losers (Waiting for 2012 to vote for an actual Republican)
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To: stockpirate

Obama may be an empty suit, but there is enough air in there to keep him from putting Hillary in any power position.

For example, one post last evening suggested Obama would appoint her as his AG. Oh really... she would have him in jail in a NY minute and he knows it. Putting her in power as VP or AG evoluntarily would be like taking your own shovel and rug to Ft. Marcy Park.


24 posted on 02/20/2008 6:57:48 AM PST by rod1 (uestion)
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To: Senator Goldwater
Hillary places more premiumon loyalty than competence, because she can’t stand anyone in the room whom she perceives to be smarter or more agile. Like Mussolini.

More details here.

25 posted on 02/20/2008 7:00:18 AM PST by Liz (I spent $60 million and got one lousy delegate. Rudy Giuliani)
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To: Dems_R_Losers

>> This is going to go down as a clear case of campaign mismanagement, among the worst in modern political history.

It’s mean-spirited of me, but I’d like to see each and every one of these vile apparatchiks spends the rest of their miserable lives on a sidewalk, with a tin can and a cardboard sign.


26 posted on 02/20/2008 7:04:35 AM PST by Nervous Tick (Retire Ron Paul! Support Chris Peden (www.chrispeden.org))
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To: Liz

The only good thing that can come out of this ist that Patti Doyle, like many disgraced women, will grace the pages of Playboy sometime in the near future...


27 posted on 02/20/2008 7:05:10 AM PST by Clemenza (Ronald Reagan was a "Free Traitor", Like Me ;-))
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To: rod1
She resurrected the Old Guard---Bill Clinton, Terry McAuliffe, Maddie Albright, Ann Lewis (Barney's sis), Carville, Begala, Grunwald, Lanny Davis, Maggie Williams are all there. And don't forget to add to the usual Clinton suspects-----

Hill's brother, Hughie (golfing w/ Bill), would also be moving back into the White House.

After the Clintons left, one WH steward said when Hughie visited,
his sole occupation was ordering food from the WH kitchen.

28 posted on 02/20/2008 7:08:33 AM PST by Liz (I spent $60 million and got one lousy delegate. Rudy Giuliani)
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To: 668 - Neighbor of the Beast
If she goes down in this primary...

I see her as Ted's replacement as liberal lion in the Senate--for decades to come.

29 posted on 02/20/2008 7:12:32 AM PST by drubyfive
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To: 668 - Neighbor of the Beast
That's up to Obamasiah. He could appoint her

do you think her majesty would lower herself to accept anything less than VP from Obama? What would she accept?

30 posted on 02/20/2008 7:16:14 AM PST by shiva
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To: Clemenza
Wouldn't be surprised if ol' Hef does a series on the Clinton campaign crew---"I Took It All Off For the Clintons."


31 posted on 02/20/2008 7:19:08 AM PST by Liz (I spent $60 million and got one lousy delegate. Rudy Giuliani)
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To: Liz

With all the intrigue and back-biting just in running this campaign, imagine what a Hillary Administration and White House would look like! Scary.


32 posted on 02/20/2008 7:24:35 AM PST by ReleaseTheHounds ("You ask, 'What is our aim?' I can answer in one word: VICTORY - victory - at all costs...")
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To: Dems_R_Losers; Nervous Tick
This is going to go down as a clear case of campaign mismanagement, among the worst in modern political history.

Hillary's s trying to top Giuliani's disastrous campaign. Rudy was "saving" himself" for later, too---he campaigned in must-win Fla 61 days straight and finished a distant third. The more Giualini campaigned, the more voters were repulsed by him.

Although Hill can't top Giuliani in the delegate count---he spent $60 million and got only one delegate.

The controlled way Hillary speaks indicates a deep anger hiding inside. The way she greets voters with that deer in the headlights look must be off-putting in person.

Might think 1-2 of the 700 people she has working for her would have told her----then again, they were all operating on the belief that she was "inevitable."

33 posted on 02/20/2008 7:27:16 AM PST by Liz (I spent $60 million and got one lousy delegate. Rudy Giuliani)
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To: billorites; Liz
"Hillary snipped, "This has been very helpful talking to myself," and hung up on the group."

There probably were more than a couple of people who wanted to say: "If you would just get rid of that dumb assed Patti we could get things done around here."

They might have wanted to say it, but were to afraid to.

34 posted on 02/20/2008 7:30:12 AM PST by Enterprise ((Those who "betray us" also "Betray U.S." They're called DEMOCRATS!))
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To: angcat
"When can we open the wine!"

This isn't over yet.

"It's not over 'till we say it's over."

Remember from watching those old "Dracula" movies? Someone will have to drive a holly stake through her heart. Until that happens, don't count her completely out.

You can send the wine to me for safe keeping.

35 posted on 02/20/2008 7:46:54 AM PST by Designer
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To: shiva
do you think her majesty would lower herself to accept anything less than VP from Obama? What would she accept?

A Supreme Court appointment?

36 posted on 02/20/2008 8:16:09 AM PST by 668 - Neighbor of the Beast ( Peel back tabs for tagline. Do not remove this label. Obey.)
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To: Enterprise; billorites
There probably were more than a couple of people who wanted to say: "If you would just get rid of that dumb assed Patti we could get things done around here." They might have wanted to say it, but were to afraid to.

Yeah, Solis coulda called her contacts in Mexico and had federales in shoulder holsters and ammo clips patrolling Hillary's hdq.

37 posted on 02/20/2008 8:18:19 AM PST by Liz (I spent $60 million and got one lousy delegate. Rudy Giuliani)
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To: Liz

Once Hitlery loses, she is gone for good.

OTOH, I’d rather see Hitlery win for the general election then the Obomnation. McCain can beat either one but I’d like to see Hitlery creamed in a national election. Be gone Clinton’s!


38 posted on 02/20/2008 8:29:11 AM PST by nmh (Mike Huckabee the "religious" humanist that pushes socialism! (Clinton/Carter combo))
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To: Tennessee Nana; calcowgirl; indylindy; TommyDale; stephenjohnbanker; Condor51; cricket
.......over the course of her management career, Solis Doyle has developed a reputation for mucking around in the weeds, insisting upon signing off on even low-level decisions, such as where to hold a minor event and whether bagels or donuts should be served. (That's not a hypothetical.) She is brutal to staffers who try to circumvent her with a request, and she is not shy about reminding others of her position: When dispatched to Iowa headquarters in the final month, Solis Doyle demanded that in preparation for her arrival walls be erected around the section of the giant bullpen where she would be working..........
39 posted on 02/20/2008 8:29:51 AM PST by Liz (I spent $60 million and got one lousy delegate. Rudy Giuliani)
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To: Designer

Remember from watching those old “Dracula” movies? Someone will have to drive a holly stake through her heart. Until that happens, don’t count her completely out.
_________________________________________

Sorry cant use Holly

that holiday that falls on December 25 has been outlawed/banned/

And the Green people dont want you cutting down a forest

:)


40 posted on 02/20/2008 8:32:42 AM PST by Tennessee Nana
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