The Daily Transom (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Guess who engineered Republican Dede Scozzafava's endorsement of her erstwhile Democratic opponent, Bill Owens, in New York's newly, temporarily famous 23rd District? Naturally, it was the president's Brooklyn-based, "no fingerprints" political fixer Patrick Gaspard--who was last seen urging Governor David Paterson to go along quietly into New York's political night--reports...
Dad29 (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
It was reported that Tom Barrett was conversing with Patrick Gaspard about running for Governor. Gaspard is working in Obama's White House, and has lots of interesting connections . Gaspard, a longtime operative for ACORN and one of its partisan arms, New York's Working Families Party, currently holds the title of White House political affairs director, the same title Karl...
Political Activity Law (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
The Washington Post profiles White House political director Patrick Gaspard here.
Washington Post (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
During the past year, Patrick Gaspard, the low-profile White House political director, kept showing up in the middle of high-profile predicaments.
Michelle Malkin (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Dad29 (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Well, well. ...[Patrick Gaspard] played a pivotal role in the effort over the weekend to persuade Republican State Assemblywoman Dede Scozzafava to endorse the Democratic candidate in the special election in New York’s 23rd Congressional District, two senior White House officials said Sunday . Gaspard is an ACORN-ite.
Room Eight (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
After 16 continuous years of Republican mayors in New York City, you would think that there would be an urgency amongst democrats (nationwide) to get rid of this present pompous and arrogant mayor Michael Bloomberg: well you could have fooled me. After watching President Barack Obama (and surely his political director /Patrick Gaspard too) insult the democrat’s nominee William...
OpiniPundit (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
... radical advocacy group that used to employ President Obama and White House political director Patrick Gaspard counts for nothing. But Americans really shouldn’t be surprised that Attorney General Holder is bending over backwards to help his radical friends at ACORN. Holder, whom I’ve long argued is unfit to serve as the federal government’s chief law enforcement...
The Recliner Commentaries (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
... radical advocacy group that used to employ President Obama and White House political director Patrick Gaspard counts for nothing. Read the entire article on Big Government .
Big Government (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
... radical advocacy group that used to employ President Obama and White House political director Patrick Gaspard counts for nothing. U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder (center) with ACORN ally Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (left), and former California Gov. Gray Davis (right). But Americans really shouldn’t be surprised that Attorney General Holder is bending over backwards to...
Gateway Pundit (Free subscription) | 11/28/2009
... ACORN even canvassed for Obama last year. Earlier this year Obama promoted a top ACORN operative , Patrick Gaspard, who’s oranization was fined $775,000 for election violations, to a top post in the White House. Gespard is helping shape domestic policy. Obama’s ACORN group was banned from receiving federal funds in September after the group was busted on tape promoting the child sex...
the field negro (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
"Conservative radio and television talk show host Glenn Beck has made his reputation and fortune in part by taking innocent if not strictly professional relations and turning them into major political scandals. His crusades against Obama administration advisers Patrick Gaspard and Van Jones , who has since resigned, stand out as crowning achievements of the guilt-by-association game....
Marc Ambinder (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
... with a condolence call from Owens soon after she dropped out; then, White House Political Director Patrick Gaspard (under orders from Rahm Emanuel) orchestrated an aggressive campaign that included phone calls from New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, Sen. Chuck Schumer, and Bill Clinton, plus meetings with former New York Democratic Party chairwoman June O'Neill and Rep. Steve...
The Common Room (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
... more and more difficult for the Obama White House to deny that White House political director Patrick Gaspard has strong, longstanding ties to the corrupt activist group ACORN. Gaspard is a longtime operative for ACORN and one of its political parties, New York’ s Work ing Families Party. Internal ACORN documents show Gaspard gave ACORN $40,000 over the past two...
Blue Jersey: Covering NJ like a rug (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Promoted by Jason Springer: Here is JRB's take. The White House wants David Paterson out of the running for New York's 2010 gubernatorial election. Paterson hopes they'll reconsider. Because hey -- it worked for Jon Corzine . In early August, David Axelrod and Patrick Gaspard met at a New York City hotel with Corzine's campaign staffers, asking whether or not the incumbent governor could...
