Mark Penn is at it again.

[pdxmom]

Mark Penn's take on the Richardson endorsement:

“The time that he could have been effective has long since passed,” he continued, “I don’t think it is a significant endorsement in this environment.”

http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/03/mark_penn_richardson_endorseme.php#comments

I would think Penn might want to watch what he says about an influential superdelegate. They should keep him off these conference calls.

[bicentennial_baby]

1. !

:rofl:

[Lerkfish]

2. "YOU'RE ALL DEAD TO ME!"

LOL, these guys are actually getting funny.

[Mz Pip]

8. ...unless

the endorsement it for Hillary. Then it's the most important news of the month! Monumental! Campaign defining! Yay!

[grantcart]

3. Does that mean that Richardson is dead to us or just in a coma?

[easy_b94]

4. WOW!!!!

[anonymous171]

5. Mark Penn is such an asshole

Hillary should have never hired him.

[KansasVoter]

42. That is Mr. Asshole to you...LOL...He is an idiot!

[Drunken Irishman]

6. Had Richardson endorsed Clinton, Penn's memo would look like:

BIGGEST ENDORSEMENT EVARRRRRRR!!!!!ONE CLINTON JUST WALKED TO NOMINATION! YESSSS!

[Deep13]

9. Yep, he's definitely campaigning.

Pretty much nailed him on that :eyes:

[Window]

46. LMAO! It certainly would.

[Deep13]

7. When I supported Richardson six months ago...

...I was being told by purists on this web site that he is to the right of HC, is a NAFTA proponant, is a DLCer and was against democracy.

Now suddenly he's the man of the hour. Weird.

[SoCalDem]

16. When you're in a boat, every piece of wood that floats by, is an oar

:)

[Mooney]

27. Welcome to the circular firing squad.

Anyone can be the conscience of the Democratic party at one minute and suddenly they're Adolf Hitler the next minute.

[dansolo]

50. I'm still not a big fan of him

The endorsement itself isn't the big news - it is the suggestion with the endorsement that the time of the major superdelegates sitting on the fence is over.

[Swamp Rat]

10. Mark Penn and Howard Wolfsen have nearly destroyed Hilllary Clinton's campaign.

She should fire them NOW!

[pdxmom]

19. When I read the quote, the first thought I had was that Penn was

essentially saying "Well, the states with large Latino populations are pretty much done, so a Richardson endorsement isn't very helpful now."

Penn is absolutely the worst, and he seems to have his foot permanently lodged in his mouth.

[Mooney]

35. You can tell that Penn believes that he's an incredibly shrewd and cunning customer.

He probably fancies himself Spock-like in his ability to play four-tiered chess. In reality, he's playing a retarded form of checkers.

[LTR]

37. These guys are clowns

Here's how Wolfson responded to the Wright/Clinton photo:

Asked for a response tonight through email, Howard Wolfson, a top aide to Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, wrote, “Urgent indeed — a picture — oooooooo!”

And this childish ass is one of her top aides? Yikes!

No wonder she's losing.

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/03/20/photograph-of-bill-clinton-and-rev-wright-surfaces/

[SoCalDem]

11. or schedule them for 3:00 AM

:rofl:

[Kittycat]

12. Here we go. Now super delegates don't matter

:rofl: When will they give up, already?

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

13. LOL typical Penn. Mark "Blackwater" Penn is FAKE FAKE FAKE

Just like Hillary.

You can tell if they are lying - it happens whenever they open their mouths.

[BeyondGeography]

14. Hey, Mark, Bill has a message for you: Soon you will be dead to all of us

[powergirl]

15. Then why have they been hounding Richardson for his endorsement

if it is not significant at this time in this environment. Just askin'

[americanstranger]

17. They should take away Penn's matches.

All he seems to do is burn bridges.

And she's paying him $5 mill to piss people off. Hell, I'll piss people off for $2 mill!

- as

[JPZenger]

18. Richardson is a Minority, so he doesn't count

Richardson is a minority, so he doesn't matter. He's from a state without a high population so it doesn't matter. The Clintons didn't spend months lobbying Richardson for his support, so he doesn't matter. Oceania has always been at war with Eurasia.

[City Lights]

20. Soon the cheese will stand alone.

:rofl:

Penn and Wolfson are such wankers.

[blonndee]

34. LOL!

"The cheese will stand alone." :D

[dbackjon]

21. idiotic statement

And this is coming from someone that voted for HRC.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

22. what Penn said is true and has been said by other pundits already...

if Richardson's endorsement was to have any effect it should have come before the NE or Texas primaries and caucuses

[americanstranger]

31. What about the general?

You can't tell me that Richardson would have no effect campaigning in front of Latino crowds.

If the endorsement is worthless, why was the Clinton camp angling to get it?

- as

[ElsewheresDaughter]

40. hello this is the PRIMARY...in the GE whoever it is will have ALL the Dem delegates and supporters

oy ...oy... oy
:banghead: :banghead: :banghead:

[americanstranger]

52. Jesus, you people are huffy.

Remind me to stop asking questions. You can't say a goddamned thing on this board any more without somebody biting your head off.

Sorry I even fucking bothered to try engaging in a conversation with you. I'll be certain not to make that mistake again.

- as

[Window]

48. Penn and the talking-head pundits don't know jackshit.

Hillary and her campaign hadn't stopped trying to win Richardson over after NE or Texas.

[PoliticalAmazon]

55. If HRC took a dump on a stage, called it pate and served it to MSM, they'd say it was the best...

...they ever had.

This is so much like the MSM's 8-year blow-job to Bush Jr, gobbling up whatever bullshit the Bush White House dished out to them and sending it on to publish, without ever analyzing it for credibility...even after Bush Jr had repeatedly lied to the MSM and made them look like fools for printing the lies.

[futureliveshere]

23. If you are not with us.. you don't matter

This is a small twist on the Bush philosophy of "If you are not with us.. you are against us"

[FrenchieCat]

24. It is all politics all of the time........and Penn sends us again another

criptic message......if it doesn't help politically as much as possible, an endorsement means nothing.

We've got it, Penn. We already know that political expedience is par for the course when the Clintons are concerned. Thanks for making their motto just that much more evident.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

25. he changes his tune when they hit the REAL FIREWALL of this campaign

Puerto Rico
C sue pwede.

[slinkerwink]

26. they're accusing Richardson of preventing voting in Indiana and North Carolina

Clinton spokesman Phil Singer: “The Obama campaign hits rocky waters and their first instinct is to stop the voting before states like Indiana and North Carolina have had a chance to compete. We’ve already seen them attempt to do just that in Florida and Michigan. Preventing millions of Americans from voting is not the Democratic way and it’s not the way to win.”

[Window]

49. I wonder if they have any idea of how ridiculous they sound.

:nopity:

[femmedem]

28. What a card!. He deserves a DUzy for that. n/t

[blonndee]

29. Clearly he didn't see the footage from the rally today.

This is big. Additionally (and perhaps even more importantly), he assumes that Bill is all alone on this. As you point out, he might do well to remember Bill's influence and consider that Bill may be speaking for more than just himself.

[BumRushDaShow]

30. That man is the biggest rip-off to that campaign.

Seems he is charging by the word and he manages to spew many. :eyes:

[Pisces]

32. The fairweather Clintons will turn on anyone in the blink of an eye.

[workinclasszero]

33. Pig Penn is an idiot (nt)

[leftynyc]

36. What an asshole

I've been waiting a long time for this "insignificant" endoresement. Richardson holds a lot of weight with me. When is Clinton going to realize that this man does her no favors.

[DearAbby]

38. Only SD's that count are those who support

Hillary....Right?

The Dead to me list just got a little longer

[Ichingcarpenter]

39. He just called Richardson insignificant and ineffective

Hunter S. Thompson is laughing somewhere about Penn


No man is so foolish but he may sometimes give another good counsel, and no man so wise that he may not easily err if he takes no other counsel than his own. He that is taught only by himself has a fool for a master.

[bunnies]

41. Guess they wont be wanting any more endorsements then.

Got that SD's? Camp Clinton doesnt want you!

[jenmito]

43. Let's see if he says the same thing about Edwards if HE endorses HILLARY.

My guess is he won't.

[Window]

44. LMAO! Typical...no surprise there.

:rofl:

[sudopod]

45. "There can be no victory against the power of Mordor..." nt

[TeamJordan23]

47. Obama campaign response:

Obama spokesman Burton responds:

“Since I think they consider the coming contests to be of significance and since they also continue to court superdelegates, you are probably as confused as we are.”

[Eurobabe]

51. STFU Penn n/t

[NJSecularist]

53. This is why everybody should appreciate Bob Shrum

Regardless of his O-fer record in presidential elections, he's not a Republican like Mark Penn is. He's a very liberal Democrat who has fought for gay rights and the most liberal issues in this nation.

It's very hard to root for people like Mark Penn.

[frylock]

54. “I don’t think it is a significant endorsement in this environment.”

the hillary clinton getting her ass handed to her environment that is.

[Vinca]

56. If this is what it takes to make millions of dollars, sign me up. nt