Mark Penn's new Role defined

by TruthMatters, Tue Apr 08, 2008 at 03:24:42 PM EST

ok on the confrence call today Howard wolfson finally settled this whole fired, resigned stepped down thing and gave us Mark Penn's new role with the campaign.

http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/04/hillary_spokesperson_penn_stil.php#comments

Mark Penn isn't going anywhere.

On the Hillary campaign's conference call moments ago, Hillary spokesperson Howard Wolfson left zero doubt: Camp Hillary will not be heeding the Obama campaign's demand that they fire Penn completely.

Asked about reports that Penn is still participating on internal campaign strategy calls, Wolfson said, "I'm not going to send out a daily email about who's on which calls and who isn't," clarifying: "Mark is no longer senior strategist, but he will be playing a continuing role in strategy."

Pressed by a reporter to explain the difference between Penn's former and current status, Wolfson said: "The difference would be between the editor in chief of your newspaper and one who plays an important role at your newspaper."

He added that "anyone at a workplace" would understand "the difference between someone who is playing the key role" and "someone who is playing an important role."

So there you have it: Penn will continue playing an "important" role.

so there you go, he is now in an "Important" role no longer a "Key" role. I think this is punishment enough and I hope he has learned his lesson.




Tags: Mark Penn, Hillary Clinton (all tags)

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Ed Rendell will not be pleased. (2.00 / 2)

This morning, Ed said Penn should be gone. Completely.

I wonder what Gerald McEntee (AFSCME) thinks about this?


by Bob Johnson on Tue Apr 08, 2008 at 03:26:41 PM EST

Re: Mark Penn's new Role defined (2.00 / 1)

This who firing thing is joke.  It was no more a firing than it was a transparent move to appease the unions and some supporters.


by mefck on Tue Apr 08, 2008 at 03:34:26 PM EST

Re: Mark Penn's new Role defined (none / 0)

Wolfson has a miserable job.


Bitter voter for change.
by Hope08 on Tue Apr 08, 2008 at 03:47:20 PM EST

Re: Mark Penn's new Role defined (none / 0)

He [Mark Penn] added that "anyone at a workplace" would understand "the difference between someone who is playing the key role" and "someone who is playing an important role."

There is also a difference between "playing the key role" and "playing a key role".

My assumption is that even in the past not even Mark Penn would say that it was him and not Senator Hillary who was "playing the key role".

Or to put it another way, the only thing that has changed about Mark Penn's place in Senator Clinton's campaign is the wording of his job title, not the content of his job description or his influence.


by My Ob on Tue Apr 08, 2008 at 04:00:04 PM EST

Re: Mark Penn's new Role defined (2.00 / 3)

Obama and his people should be glad Penn is still playing an important role -- even the same one -- since he has managed to bring down she who was once the most inevitable nominee in history.


Hillary: "Her dishonesty is actually honest." -- yellowdem1129
by Kobi on Tue Apr 08, 2008 at 04:00:41 PM EST

The most inevitable in history (2.00 / 1)

well put.


by ReillyDiefenbach on Tue Apr 08, 2008 at 05:11:42 PM EST
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Re: The most inevitable in history (2.00 / 1)

I was actually disappointed when I first saw the blurb on TV, "Mark Penn Quits Clinton Campaign."

Now I can count on Hillary continuing to blunder along.


Hillary: "Her dishonesty is actually honest." -- yellowdem1129
by Kobi on Tue Apr 08, 2008 at 05:17:06 PM EST
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Re: Mark Penn's new Role defined (2.00 / 1)

If the campaign really was on it, they would define Penn's new role as unemployed.

However, as soon as he is out of a job, he will likely go to work for John McCain.

Of course, scenario number two may still happen if Obama gets the nomination.  And, given what a bang-up job he's done this campaign season so far, having him go to McCain might just be a blessing for the Democrats.


McCain/Palin... even scarier than Bush/Cheney... and that's saying something!
by JenKinFLA on Tue Apr 08, 2008 at 04:07:42 PM EST

Re: Mark Penn's new Role defined (2.00 / 2)

Are you completely sure he hasn't been working for McCain all along?

I mean that as snark... or I want to mean that as snark... but honestly, it's pretty much that or he's hopelessly incompetent.


No Way. No How. No McCain-Palin!
by Texas Gray Wolf on Tue Apr 08, 2008 at 04:26:16 PM EST
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His company is working (2.00 / 1)

for MCain.


by ReillyDiefenbach on Tue Apr 08, 2008 at 05:12:48 PM EST
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Re: Mark Penn's new Role defined (2.00 / 2)

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Sen. Hillary Clinton predicted Tuesday the recent controversy surrounding her top adviser's meeting with the Colombian government wouldn't prove damaging to her campaign.
http://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/04/ 08/clinton.penn/

Did her pollster/advisor tell her that?


by My Ob on Tue Apr 08, 2008 at 04:19:34 PM EST


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