Libertarian Leanings (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
Robert Novak says that the June 26th meeting between Obama and Clinton big money donors left the Clintonistas monumentally underwhelmed. Terry McAuliffe, long the Clintons' faithful political servitor and Hillary's presidential campaign chairman, played the cheerleader after the meeting. "This...
NewsBusters (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
On Wednesday night's "Hardball," Chris Matthews seemed "thrilled" by new poll numbers showing Obama gaining strength and was so caught up in Terry McAuliffe's prediction of a Democratic sweep he encouraged the former DNC chair "to get the vote out." First up, on the July 9 edition of "Hardball," Matthews made the following introduction to a segment with NBC's Chuck Todd on state by state poll numbers....
The Politicker (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008
On the heels of Lanny Davis’ announcement last month, Howard Wolfson’s move today brings to two the number of top Hillary Clinton allies who have signed on with Fox News since the end of the primary season. And lest we forget that Terry McAuliffe, Clinton’s campaign chairman, also offered praise of Fox that the channel recycled into a promo . None of this would have been imaginable a year or two ago,...
A Newt One (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008
ACTOR DONALD SUTHERLAND PLAYS THE ROLE OF MOONBAT Obama's campaign is moving toward the center, which is typical at this point Jimmy Z How funny is this? Actor Donald Sutherland and the New York Times are flipping out! From the Huff'n'Puff Post , Donald Sutherland: "The DNC's 'Terry McAuliffe mind-set' ruined the campaigns of Gore, Kerry and Senator Clinton and now the legions of McAuliffites who have...
Gawker (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008
Howard Wolfson, the Hillary Clinton surrogate whose many television appearances were second in embarrassment only to Terry McAuliffe's, has a new job! The former communications director is taking his...
Scholars and Rogues (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008
I can’t say I’m surprised : Howard Wolfson, who was a top strategist for the presidential campaign of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, is going where some Democrats were unwilling to go during the early days of the election season: the Fox News Channel. Foreshadowed by Terry McAuliffe’s outburst a few months ago, the move comes as a slap in the face to progressives, media critics and bloggers, who...
Blue Mass. Group - Front Page (Free subscription) | 07/05/2008
This sounds like a very familiar re-run of botched efforts by the administration of the Democratic Party under Terry McAuliffe's management from 2001 to 2005. The NYT reports today: With the Denver convention less than two months away, problems range from the serious - upwardly spiraling costs on key contracts still being negotiated - to the more mundane, like the reluctance of local caterers to participate...
The Plank (Free subscription) | 07/01/2008
Now that Obama and Bill Clinton have finally chatted , the big question is: how should Obama use the 42nd president in his campaign? Terry McAuliffe offers a suggestion to Time 's Karen Tumulty: Obama has no trouble generating mega-crowds on his own, nor does he need Clinton's help in fundraising. Instead, says McAuliffe, it might make more sense for the Obama to deploy Bill as Hillary did, in small...
Crooks and Liars (Free subscription) | 06/30/2008
Finally, it’s happened. Barack and Bill will talk about the upcoming campaign. Clinton campaign chairman Terry McAuliffe assured CNN’s Candy Crowley that former President Bill Clinton and presumptive Democratic nominee Barack Obama will be discussing Clinton’s role in the campaign within the next two days. I believe that in the next 24 to 48 [...]
MediaChannel (Free subscription) | 06/30/2008
Emanuel and Pawlenty engage in a Lame-Off, Terry McAuliffe pronounces Bill on the Obama Bus, and Wes Clark hits McCain at his strongest point. All that and more in today's Sunday Show Roundup Smorgasbord edition of TPMtv.
News: Moldova.org: Politics (Free subscription) | 06/30/2008
A top aide to Hillary Clinton says former President Bill Clinton and likely U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama will soon meet.Terry McAuliffe, campaign chairman for the former Democratic presidential candidate New York senator said Senator Obama, D-Ill., and Bill Clinton will get together in the next few days, CNN reported Monday. The network said the meeting would put to rest reports...
Joe Scott 3: Body Politic (Free subscription) | 06/30/2008
Is an angry Bill Clinton about to stop sulking and join new political allies Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton in a Democratic unity campaign for president? Terry McAuliffe, W42’s courtier and fundraiser, told CNN he thinks so. “We talk every day,” he said, adding that he expects a Clinton-Obama rapprochement to happen soon – perhaps in a “day or two.” By some accounts the former president wants Obama...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 06/30/2008
Clinton campaign chairman Terry McAuliffe assured CNN's Candy Crowley that former President Bill Clinton and presumptive Democratic nominee Barack Obama will be discussing Clinton's role in the campaign within the next two days. "I believe that in the next 24 to 48 hours they will talk and off we will go," McAuliffe stated on Sunday's Late Edition. Clinton has remained behind the scenes so far during...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 06/30/2008
Hillary Clinton's former Campaign Chair Terry McAuliffe is insisting there's no bad blood between Bill Clinton and Barack Obama despite a report that Clinton said Obama can "kiss my ass." McAuliffe told CNN this morning , "This man doesn't stay mad. He can get mad for 24 hours. It's his Irish ancestry." McAuliffe also said the Clinton and Obama would meet in the next few days. Read more below: Sen....
Democratic Underground (Free subscription) | 06/30/2008
Source: [b]CNN[/b] (CNN) Sen. Barack Obama and former President Bill Clinton are expected to meet in the next few days, according to the chairman of Sen. Hillary Clinton's unsuccessful presidential bid. Terry McAuliffe said the former president was angered by media reports suggesting he bore a...
