Posted on 05/03/2014 4:38:04 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Tommy Vietor started working for Barack Obama when he was still Senator Obama--well before he became a presidential candidate--and until Friday, the 32-year-old Vietor hadn't stopped. His first job for Obama was as the driver of a press van, and he rose up the ranks through the 2008 campaign, and then the White House press office, to become the National Security Council spokesman.
Now leaving the White House to open a political communications firm with the president's departing speechwriter Jon Favreau, Vietor says it's been the privilege of a lifetime to work for the president.
"It's been kind of a front seat at some historic events--killing bin Laden, ending the Iraq war, a whole bunch of things--so it's been extraordinary," Vietor says.
The longtime Obama staffer says it's not without some sadness that he moves on, recalling a recent conversation he had with the president.
"I said 'Sir, you know, talking about it, and I feel it's a little sad to be leaving,' and he was like 'what do you mean sad for you?' he said, 'it's sad for me! You guys are you know, ditching me'," Vietor recalls to Politics Confidential of his conversation with the president. "But you know I think he's excited. The turnover is good for the administration, for him, get some new faces in there, new energy."(continued)
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1) Who can rise through the ranks so fast?? A Marxist who keeps his mouth shut!!
2) Remember when Bill Clinton remarked “0bama, a few years ago would be getting us coffee”. Well, the coffee guys driver was promoted to NSC spox!!
A empty head is of prime importance when your job is to read the script (aka lie) and not question what is going on around you
Maybe, I don’t remember,” Vietor responded,
First rule of lying, do not remember some things with perfect clarity, then claim not to remember anything about something that happened next.
Vietor failed on this rule
Fresh meat for Speaker Boehner’s future Special Prosecutor Committee to chew on!
The Clintons have made HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS since 2001 and they’re not even black.
One of the biggest challenges a politician has after a lifetime of public service is figuring out how to launder their money into daylight. I think there is a whole industry devoted to helping retiring statesmen legalize their retirement portfolio.
Obviously, with the qualifications you outline, Hillary’s got her eye on him for a top spot if she ever gets elected.
Unbelievably, the dumb-headed jerk is opening a (gag) political communications firm with another one of Obama’s jerkoffs-— ex-speechwriter Jon Favreau
I guess there’s lotsa clients out there who will pay him to say “he can’t remember” and who like to be addressed as “dudes.”
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