Mark Penn PLaying Down His Role In The Campaign: Just An Outside Message Advisor

[Me.]

So why are they paying him the big bucks? Several months ago I read he had veto power over everyone but HC.

“As the campaign faces a make-or-break moment, some high-level officials are trying to play down their role in the campaign. Penn said in an e-mail over the weekend that he had "no direct authority in the campaign," describing himself as merely "an outside message advisor with no campaign staff reporting to me."

"I have had no say or involvement in four key areas -- the financial budget and resource allocation, political or organizational sides. Those were the responsibility of Patti Solis Doyle, Harold Ickes and Mike Henry, and they met separately on all matters relating to those areas."

http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/front/la-na-clintoncamp3mar03,1,4168273.story?ctrack=1&cset=true

“Strategist Mark Penn, who has often been pointed to as a source of conflict, tells the LAT that his influence has been largely exaggerated and he had "no direct authority in the campaign."

http://www.slate.com/id/2185597/

[Renew Deal]

1. Rats are fleeing

Look out below.

[cali]

2. That's an excellent article

it really lays open the disasterous Clinton campaign.

[SoCalDem]

3. It's the "Throw Patti From the Train" excuse

..or the "Sgt Schultz defense"..

[blm]

11. Of course - blame the woman. That's TeamClinton's 'feminist' campaign.

More empty imagery.

[saltpoint]

4. "Upstairs? Have no idea. I just play piano on weekend evenings."

[Botany]

5. CYA Time

"Well I wasn't in charge of telling the boat to stay clear of icebergs."


I think Mr. Penn knows an ass kicking is coming. What do their internal polls show?

[CreekDog]

6. Soon to be outside "advisor"

:rofl:

[yourguide]

7. ROFL

I just finished reading the article, that camp is a mess.

[Window]

8. ..

[Exilednight]

9. He's become so good at moving goal posts, he's now moving his own..

[Me.]

14. Good One

:thumbsup:

[workinclasszero]

10. Success has many fathers..but failure is an orphan

[Exilednight]

12. How long until he shows up reporting on CNN or Faux?

[geek tragedy]

13. Success has a thousand fathers, but failure is an orphan. n/t

[saltpoint]

15. Very true. Although Penn is an exceptionally well-fed orphan.

He's billed the Clinton campaign quite a hefty fee set.