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Actor Donald Sutherland: Obama's Being 'Gutted' for Hillary By Noel Sheppard (Bio | Archive) July 7, 2008 - 20:45 ET As far as conspiracy theories go, the one actor Donald Sutherland posited at the Huffington Post Monday certainly doesn't rank very high. After all, there's a long line of political pundits predicting the Clintons are conspiring to steal the Democrat presidential nomination from Barack Obama. But, coming from Kiefer's dad, and the original "Hawkeye" Pierce from "M*A*S*H," the entertainment value is, well, delicious (photo courtesy NYT). Get out the popcorn, folks...you won't be disappointed (emphasis added, h/t NBer Gary Hall):...

Is Bill Clinton still fuming over the outcome of the primary contests? Although he has yet to pick up the phone when Barack Obama calls, a close associate said Sunday that the former President is ready to make nice this week. "This man doesn't stay mad," said former Democratic National Committee Chairman Terry McAuliffe, although there are a few anger issues hanging around. For Clinton, it's not all about him, definitely not, McAuliffe said on CNN's "Late Edition." "Is he somewhat angry, as I am, and others, at some of the treatment Hillary Clinton received from the press? Sure. But,...

WASHINGTON — Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton was gracious in her full-throated endorsement of Senator Barack Obama. But that does not mean all is forgiven by others in the Clinton universe. For proof, look no further than Doug Band, chief gatekeeper to former President Bill Clinton. Mr. Band keeps close track of the past allies and beneficiaries of the Clintons who supported Mr. Obama’s campaign, three Clinton associates and campaign officials said. Indeed, he is widely known as a member of the Clinton inner circle whose memory is particularly acute on the matter of who has been there for the couple...

Clinton campaign Chairman Terry McAuliffe tells my colleague Ken Vogel in San Juan that Hillary Clinton will “probably” continue a retail-level campaign operation after Tuesday’s primaries regardless of what happens in them. Team Clinton also won’t necessarily consider the campaign over if rival Barack Obama soon reaches the 2,118-delegate threshold necessary to clinch the nomination. “No, it’s not it,” McAuliffe responded when a reporter asked if securing 2,118 delegates would mark the end of the marathon race. “We’ll see. We’re going to get through Tuesday’s votes. We’re going to see where we are, and we’re going to look at all...

Ken Vogel reports that the Clinton campaign is using the results to openly argue that Barack Obama has a problem with Hispanic voters — an idea Clinton backers have previously mentioned only behind the scenes. “It was a 100 percent Hispanic primary and it shows that he has a problem with the Latino community,” Terry McAuliffe, campaign chairman for Hillary Clinton, told a handful of reporters after polls closed Sunday. “He cannot close in this key core constituency,” McAuliffe added. Voters in Puerto Rico are in some ways different from Hispanics living stateside, both because there’s a long tradition of...

Hillary Clinton campaign chairman Terry McAuliffe tells the National Journal's splendiferous Tammy Haddad that he doesn't care for former Bush White House press secretary Scott McClellen's scathing memoir. "I never like it when someone works for someone and then comes out and writes a book trashing them," quoth the Macker. "I don't care if it is politics or life. If he was that upset about everything, he should have quit. Remember, Gerald Ford's press secretary quit when he disagreed with pardoning, Ford pardoning Nixon. If you don't agree, then get out. And I just, I find it abhorrent the way...

In this photograph provided by 'Meet the Press', Terry McAuliffe, Chairman of the Clinton Campaign, speaks to host Tim Russert, right, during a taping of 'Meet the Press' at the NBC studios Sunday, May 11, 2008 in Washington. (AP Photo/Meet the Press, Alex Wong) NO SALES NO ARCHIVE, MUST USE BEFORE MAY 18, 2008 MANDATORY CREDIT ALEX WONG, 'MEET THE PRESS'

The Talk Shows Sunday, May 11th, 2008 Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows: FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): David Axelrod, campaign adviser for Obama; Howard Wolfson, campaign adviser for Clinton; actor Ben Stein. MEET THE PRESS (NBC): Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn.; Clinton campaign chairman Terry McAuliffe. FACE THE NATION (CBS): Former Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C.; Terry McAuliffe, campaign chairman for Hillary Rodham Clinton. THIS WEEK (ABC): Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev.; Carly Fiorina, adviser to John McCain's campaign. LATE EDITION (CNN) : Reps. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., and Chris Van Hollen, D-Md.; Retired Army Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez,...

The Talk Shows Sunday, May 4th, 2008 Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows: FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean; Joe Andrew, former DNC chairman; Clinton campaign chairman Terry McAuliffe; Carly Fiorina, adviser to John McCain's campaign. MEET THE PRESS (NBC): Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill. FACE THE NATION (CBS): Sen. Evan Bayh, D-Ind.; Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C.; Richmond Mayor and former Virginia Gov. L. Douglas Wilder. THIS WEEK (ABC): Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y.LATE EDITION (CNN) : Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.; Govs. Mike Easley, D-N.C., and Bill Richardson, D-N.M; Robert Reich, former...

Terry McAuliffe, Sen. Hillary Clinton's finance chairman, is one of the biggest proponents for counting Michigan's primary results even though the state violated Democratic Party rules by moving up its contest. However, Mark Nicholas finds an amazing passage in McAuliffe's own memoir, What A Party!, that shows he took a very different position as DNC Chairman four years ago.

YOU DON'T NEED A WEATHERMAN TO KNOW WHICH CANDIDATE BLOWSApril 23, 2008 The key problem for Hillary's campaign is that normal people reel back in horror at her association with the Clinton administration. (Which is why, as her supporter, I refer to her as simply "Hillary.") If Hillary could run exclusively on her record since becoming a senator from New York, she'd be a relatively moderate Democrat who hates the loony left -- as we found out this week when a tape of Hillary denouncing Moveon.org surfaced. Think Joe Biden in a pantsuit. But because of her unfortunate marriage, Hillary...

Clinton spokesman Terry McAuliffe just stated on MSNBC that they will push for new primaries in Michigan and Florida ....

McAuliffe says Penn should zip it By Klaus Marre Posted: 03/04/08 11:39 AM [ET] Terry McAuliffe, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton’s (D-N.Y.) presidential campaign chairman, said Tuesday that top pollster Mark Penn should stop talking to the press after remarks from Penn indicated that he is distancing himself from the campaign. “People ought to quit talking to the press and focus on helping Hillary win,” McAuliffe said on MSNBC in response to a question about Penn’s remarks. According to the Los Angeles Times, Penn said in an e-mail that he had “no direct authority in the campaign,” and called himself an...

MADISON, Wis. — The national chairman of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton’s presidential campaign says she could end up on the same ticket with rival Barack Obama. Terry McAuliffe told a business group in Madison on Tuesday it ‘‘sure is’’ possible the former first lady and the Illinois senator could become running mates. He says that team would create excitement in the country heading into the general election. But McAuliffe would not predict who would be on top of the ticket. The former chairman of the Democratic National Committee says Clinton has to do well in next week’s elections in Ohio...

Terry McAuliffe, the chairman of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton’s (D-N.Y) presidential campaign, said Thursday that the former first lady is raising an average of $1 million per day online this month. The longtime Clinton supporter tried to defuse stories indicating that the campaign is in trouble. McAuliffe noted that the delegate count remains close and predicted big wins in Ohio and Texas, where voters will go to the polls March 4, as well as Pennsylvania, which holds its primary April 22. “At the end of this process … if you look at where Hillary Clinton will have won — California,...

Arlington, Va.-- Terry McAuliffe walks into a crowded office at Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's national campaign headquarters here and asks, in an upbeat voice, "How much did we do last night?" Everyone in the office of mostly 20-something women stops what they're doing to pay attention. One quickly fires back the answer: $650,000. McAuliffe smiles. The Syracuse native, who serves as Clinton's national campaign chairman and master fundraiser, is clearly pleased. The "Countdown to Victory" event Jan. 22 at the swank Mayflower Hotel in Washington attracted 350 people who paid up to $2,300 per ticket to spend a couple of...

Fred Thompson's decision to skip Wednesday's New Hampshire debate invited ridicule from the Republican '08ers who view him as a lightweight. But his thin public record is cold comfort to one Democratic powerbroker. In fact, it has former DNC Chairman Terry McAuliffe downright nervous. "There's not much there. That's what makes me nervous," said McAuliffe who remembers toiling for Jimmy Carter when he was trounced by Ronald Reagan. "I'm never underestimating another B-Movie actor." McAuliffe offered his assessment to ABC News just moments after Thompson entered the fray. "I am certainly not disrespecting them," Thompson said of his '08 rivals...

Now awaiting trial, businessman is said to have sought interests in firms he introduced to a top Democratic official. When Southern California businessman Ray Jinnah surfaced after more than a year as a fugitive to face charges of arranging illegal campaign contributions, he appeared weak and lost, collapsing during a brief federal court hearing last month. His transformation was stunning to those who knew him in 2000, when Jinnah brashly, if briefly, marketed himself as a political player with clout to arrange access to the Democratic Party's elite. That summer, when the Democratic National Convention unfolded in Los Angeles, Jinnah...

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<p>As lawmakers prepare to grill Global Crossing and Qwest Communications execs next week, a handful of damaging e-mails seems to prove they used sham trades to boost profits. "I wish this company would just come clean with the Street regarding our guidance. This swap crap is going to kill us in the long run and I'm personally very fed up," wrote Global Crossing senior finance executive Joey Wong to colleagues last fall.</p>

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MONICA MADNESS BUBBA'S DEM CHIEF BARES HILL TENSION By MAGGIE HABERMAN     (snip)Bill Clinton described that time period as "absolute living hell," McAuliffe said. He uses the book to claim that Kerry, who lost his 2004 challenge to President Bush, had a bumbling and wavering campaign team that was tripped up by a smoother machine. "I thought the decision of the Kerry campaign to back off any real criticism of Bush was one of the biggest acts of political malpractice in the history of American politics," McAuliffe wrote. (snip)McAuliffe says Kerry's aides wanted to oust him as party...

WASHINGTON - Former Democratic Party boss and Clinton friend Terry McAuliffe is lambasting John Kerry’s unsuccessful presidential campaign, calling his effort to unseat President Bush "one of the biggest acts of political malpractice in the history of American politics." In his scrappy memoir, McAuliffe criticizes the 2004 campaign that he was responsible for defending but ultimately lost to what he describes as a more organized Republican machine. McAuliffe calls the Kerry campaign gun-shy, distracted and incompetent. McAuliffe is close to Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton and will support her presidential bid if the New York senator runs in 2008. McAuliffe’s...

Former Democratic National Committee Chairman Terry McAuliffe has told business associates and Democratic donors that he will chair Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton’s (D-N.Y.) presidential campaign next year, according to several Democratic sources. Together, Clinton, the favorite to win the Democratic nomination, and McAuliffe, the top money man in Democratic politics, have a good chance of raising $100 million before the first official contest, the Iowa caucuses in January 2008.While Clinton and her staff insist she is focused solely on winning reelection in New York this November, the decision over who will be in charge of getting her elected to the...

Let me steal the opening from Ruth Marcus' column on Alberto Gonzales yesterday and repackage it for my own purposes: Howard Dean is achieving something remarkable, even miraculous, as DNC Chairman: He is making Terry McAuliffe look good.Surveying the wreckage of Dean's latest imbecilic utterings, grotesquely overwraught analogies, and phony calls for unity, one really has to wonder: has there been a greater buffoon leading one of the two major parties in recent history? Republicans remain thrilled by Dean's rise, of course, not only because he has an uncanny ability to make the Democratic party look bad with cringe-inducing headlines...

This is a beta version of NNDB Search: for Terry McAuliffeAKA Terence Richard McAuliffeBorn: 1957Birthplace: Syracuse, NY Gender: MaleEthnicity: WhiteSexual orientation: StraightOccupation: PoliticianNationality: United StatesExecutive summary: Clinton's Chairman of the DNCGraduated Catholic University of America in 1979, BA in Political Science. Received a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center in 1984. Quickly became a prime Democratic party fundraiser. Invested $100K in Global Crossing, which turned into $18M. McAuliffe did work for Global Crossing's CEO Gary Winnick. Luckily McAuliffe got his money out before accounting irregularities were revealed demonstrated that GC had an inflated stock price, resulting in the company's...

During this holiday season, we Democrats have plenty to be thankful for. Our Party is as strong and vibrant as ever. During elections earlier this month, millions of Americans freely chose their leaders in a ritual as old as the nation itself. This week, we are thankful that we live in a society where the rule of law prevails, where power is transferred peacefully, where ballots and not bullets are the ultimate arbiter. This week, we can also be thankful that our armed forces and our nation's leaders are up to the task of defending us against a vicious and ...

As of this past July 9th, 2001, Meng vs Schwartz - 98cv2859 Judge Lamberth denied a motion to alter judgement, denied a motion to amend judgement and denied a motion for relief of judgement in the Loral Shareholders case. - As of today, July 19, 2001, I'm starting this Loral Shareholders 'Discussion' Thread to make sure this Loral case stays in the spotlight (Latest Posts) for discussion purposes and for all future FR.com posters and lurkers to easily find. I'm highlighting one of the key defendents, Terrance McAuliffe - because he is now Chairman of the DNC. Yesterday, on ...

by Mark Finkelstein March 13, 2006 It's not exactly news to the GOP base that John McCain is not one of them. But it was somewhat surprising to hear Chris Matthews, ostensibly a McCain man [at least when it comes to his preference among Republican presidential hopefuls] acknowledge that fact on this evening's Hardball. He might also have raised eyebrows on the other side of the aisle by ripping Democrats for their weakness on illegal immigration. Speaking of the issues that were stressed at this past weekend's Republican coffee klatsch in Memphis, Matthews stated "all I heard was . ....

It's been a pretty quiet afternoon here in the Media Blog, but we'll wrap it up with some interesting links, plus a video of former DNC chairman Terry McAuliffe getting a tag-team beating from Wolf Blitzer and Torie Clarke.

Today's example of MSM bias: this Business Week article by Leo Hindery, Jr., titled "Tragedy and Telecom." The article is subtitled, "How the Bush Administration's antiregulation stance contributed to the post-Katrina communications collapse -- and what should be done now." Mr. Hindery's indictment of the Bush administration is the latest effort to blame the President for just about everything associated with Hurricane Katrina. Its reasoning is so fragmentary, however, that Hindery never does explain why "the Bush administration's antiregulation stance" had anything to do with the hurricane or its aftermath. That doesn't stop Hindery from dropping the usual snide comments....

Political operatives at the Democratic National Committee in Washington developed the plan to turn the memorial service for Minnesota Senator Paul Wellstone into a political rally, top party sources tell Capitol Hill Blue. The party also urged the Wellstone family to ask Vice President Dick Cheney to not attend the service and concocted the excuse that security for the VP would disrupt the event even though Secret Service security was required for former president Bill Clinton, who was invited and who did attend. Rick Kahn, the Wellstone campaign worker and friend, worked the highly partisan crowd into a frenzy with...

Former Democratic Party chairman Terry McAuliffe is reportedly predicting that 2008 presidential candidate Hillary Clinton will drop out of her 2006 Senate reelection race if a challenger like Jeanine Pirro forces her to spend campaign cash earmarked for her presidential race. "I had a conversation with Terry McAuliffe during the Republican convention," former top Clinton campaign advisor Dick Morris told Fox News Channel's "Hannity & Colmes" Wednesday night. "And I said, 'Do you think Hillary runs for re-election to the Senate if she has a tough race?'" According to Morris, McAuliffe replied: "No, why should she squander $30 million getting...

Former Democratic National Committee chairman Terry McAuliffe criticized his successor, Howard Dean, on Wednesday, saying that he should stop launching personal attacks on Republicans and "always keep it to the issues." Asked what advice he had for Dean, McAuliffe told Fox News Radio's Tony Snow: "I just think that sometimes you have to be, obviously, careful about how you say things." The ex-DNC chief added, "I was one of the most partisan chairman ever, but you know what? I never made it personal." McAuliffe said his replacement was wrong to boycott the Fox News Channel, which Dean described on Monday...

It's rather amusing, frankly, to see certain Democrats trying to distance themselves from Howard Dean's latest round of vitriol against the Republican Party, when you consider the systematic slandering most of them have heaped upon President Bush for more than four years. Assuming you're not dwelling in a cave with Osama, you've heard that Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean said that many Republicans "never made an honest living in their lives," and that the Republican Party is "pretty much a white, Christian party." (As to the former, remember when Democrats, in their post-election, grief-born introspection promised to redouble their...

Former DNC Chairman Terry McAuliffe left a few surprises for incoming DNC chair Howie Dean. Perhaps the biggest was McAuliffe's decision to give to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) full access to the DNC's donor database known as "Demzilla." McAuliffe didn't consult with Dean or any of Dean's advisers in giving the two congressional campaign committees access to the list. For years, the RNC has given its party's House and Senate campaign committees access to its version of the data base, but that's partly because both committees help finance the list and...

WASHINGTON — Howard Dean won the chairmanship of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) yesterday, vowing to lead a crusade back to power by competing for values-minded voters in "red" Republican states while continuing blistering criticisms of President Bush that rank-and-file Democrats love. "Today will be the beginning of the re-emergence of the Democratic Party," the former Vermont governor and presidential candidate said to cheers and applause from party activists and leaders. "We are going to take this country back for the people who built it." The 447-member DNC elected Dean by acclamation, his triumph locked up in recent weeks as...

From C-Span.org - IN WASHINGTON Dean To Be DNC Chairman The final day of the DNC Winter Meeting takes place Saturday, first with remarks by outgoing chairman Terry McAuliffe, followed by the vote for the new chairman, expected to be former Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean. Afterwards, McAuliffe formally transfers the chairman's gavel to Dean.

WASHINGTON — Former President Clinton told Democrats Thursday night it won't take any special magic for them to win the White House again. "All that has to happen is you have to have a clear vision, a plan for the future, good campaign tactics and fight like the devil," said Clinton. "We need to brand ourselves better. There were too many people who didn't know why we were Democrats except that we were against President Bush's policies." Clinton spoke at a rally honoring outgoing Democratic Chairman Terry McAuliffe (search). "He got us out of debt, modernized our technology and fund...

Al Franken shows some notes to Terry McAuliffe:

Good morning. I'm Terry McAuliffe, chairman of the Democratic National Committee. ADVERTISEMENT This week, President George W. Bush delivered his State of the Union address, and though he claimed our nation is strong, he did not and could not say that America is stronger today than it was four years ago. Four years ago, when President Clinton left office, our nation was experiencing the longest economic expansion in our history. We had moved from record deficits to record surpluses. Unemployment was at a historic low and America was respected in the world. But after four short years of Republican control,...

Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean, a candidate for chairman of the Democratic National Committee, talks with current chair Terry McAuliffe Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2005, in Washington. Democratic mayors held a forum to meet the candidates during the National Conference of Democratic Mayors forum. (AP Photo/Sharon Farmer)

Dear Kevin, Today, the day of George W. Bush's second inauguration, Republicans are hoping that we'll just fade into the background. They're hoping that for the next two years we sit on the sidelines, and let them ram their agenda through. But we Democrats will never step aside. While Bush tries to build his legacy on a series of attacks against working families, the middle class, and seniors, Democrats will be there to stand up. We will fight President Bush and his Republican cronies as they try to: Shift the tax burden away from the wealthiest to working families and...

Dear XXXX, Today, the day of George W. Bush's second inauguration, Republicans are hoping that we'll just fade into the background. They're hoping that for the next two years we sit on the sidelines, and let them ram their agenda through. But we Democrats will never step aside. While Bush tries to build his legacy on a series of attacks against working families, the middle class, and seniors, Democrats will be there to stand up. We will fight President Bush and his Republican cronies as they try to: Shift the tax burden away from the wealthiest to working families and...

Dear Kevin, Join the million-strong Democrats who are standing up to fight for what we believe in. Last week, James Carville sent you a message asking you to join him this Inauguration Day by renewing your financial support of the Democratic Party. Your response has been incredible. We've nearly made it to our goal of 1,000,000 people renewing their support by tomorrow. This is your chance to stand up and tell President Bush that his narrow victory in 2004 gave him neither a mandate nor a blank check. Now is the time to send a clear signal to the Washington...

American Friends? HardlyBy Gordon LambFrontPageMagazine.com | June 5, 2003 When the first Quakers arrived in America in the late 17th century, they were thought of as heretics, sometimes witches and routinely bizarre. Theirs was a religion based on the ideas the individual is supreme, that the relationship between God and man is a very private affair not to be regulated by government or society, that temperance ("all things in moderation") is a noble way to live one's life. Above all, it prized peace and stated that violence should be avoided if at all possible.The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) has mastered...

The unbelievable news came in on late last week. Some leaders in the Democratic Party, and I use the term loosely as are you a leader when you don't control anything, want Terry McAuliffe to stay on. Let's get this straight. This is the man that has raised money but has been at the helm of the Democratic Party under the biggest string of losses in the Party's history. Therein lies the problem. Americans just don't understand what is good for them. Especially in those fast growing Red States in the South and West, Democrats discuss with other Democrats at...

With their party struggling to find a new leader, senior Democrats last week met with Terry McAuliffe to try to persuade him to stay on as national party chairman for another year or two. The job will be filled in February when the Democratic National Committee holds its winter meetings, but no likely successor has emerged. It's uncertain how McAuliffe responded to the plea from several Democratic senators, but he has been cool to such overtures in the past. Former Texas Democratic Party chairwoman Molly Beth Malcolm withdrew from consideration last week. Other possible successors include former Texas Rep. Martin...