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Aloha Spirit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-06-08 02:26 PM
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Obama Senior Advisor Axelrod.
http://blogs.abcnews.com/george/2008/11/axelrod-emanuel.html

November 06, 2008 1:16 PM

Former Obama chief strategist David Axelrod has accepted the position of Senior Adviser in the White House, sources tell ABC News.


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TwilightZone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-06-08 02:27 PM
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1. Well-deserved.
That was some campaign he helped run.
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Bobbie Jo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-06-08 02:28 PM
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2. Nice!
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BurtWorm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-06-08 02:28 PM
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3. That's excellent news.
:applause:

He should be kept very close by. He ran a brilliant organization.
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AspenRose Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-06-08 02:29 PM
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4. YES!
He earned it. :patriot:
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Akoto Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-06-08 02:29 PM
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5. I'd say he more than earned it!
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Cha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-06-08 02:29 PM
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6. The Axe!
:toast: Love this stuff:loveya:
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Sheets of Easter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-06-08 02:29 PM
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7. I'll take him over Karl Rove any day.
Brilliant work, Mr. Axelrod!
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my3boyz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-06-08 02:29 PM
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8. I wonder if Plouffe will accept a position? nt
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tekisui Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-06-08 02:30 PM
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10. Plouffe said he did his job and is going to be with his new baby.
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gateley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-06-08 02:29 PM
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9. Excellent! nt
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SurfingAtWork Donating Member (788 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-06-08 02:31 PM
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11. Is that like what Rove was?
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Aloha Spirit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-06-08 02:34 PM
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22. yeppers. W the decider created an official office of the senior advisor, which had previously only
been an unofficial role in an Administration.
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gblady Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-06-08 02:38 PM
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25. according to Wiki....
Senior Advisor is a title used within the Executive Branch of the United States Government for various positions.

In the Executive Office of the President of the United States, the title has been used in two different capacities:

In the George W. Bush administration, it is a formal position, formerly held by Karl Rove and now held by Barry Steven Jackson, in the newly created Office of the Senior Advisor to the President. It has responsibility for the following four groups:
White House Office of Strategic Initiatives
Intergovernmental Affairs
Political Affairs
Public Liaison
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ErinBerin84 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-06-08 02:31 PM
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12. go Chicago!
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Sidney J Mussburger Donating Member (448 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-06-08 02:50 PM
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38. Hell yeah!
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budkin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-06-08 02:31 PM
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13. Ran the best campaign ever... he deserves it!
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CADEMOCRAT7 Donating Member (557 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-06-08 02:31 PM
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14. Oh this is great ! Thank you for the post ! n/t
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City Lights Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-06-08 02:31 PM
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15. Excellent!
:toast:
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Avalux Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-06-08 02:31 PM
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16. Oh that's excellent! So happy he's taking the job!!
:applause:
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Left Is Write Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-06-08 02:32 PM
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17. I like that choice.
:)
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gblady Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-06-08 02:32 PM
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18. YES!!!
:thumbsup:
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ericgtr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-06-08 02:33 PM
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19. The guy is as solid as a rock
We knew he would definitely have a place in Obama's administration. Glad to hear this.
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ellacott Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-06-08 02:33 PM
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20. Great
Now I wonder what they will do for Bill Burton and Reggie Love.

I thought Linda Douglas would have gotten the Press Secy. job.
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napi21 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-06-08 02:33 PM
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21. I don't mean to sound too stupid, and I think David did a great
job heading Obama's campaign, but with all the other advisors to the President on damn near everything, what does a Senior Advisor do?
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lapfog_1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-06-08 02:40 PM
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28. Toby Ziegler (Richard Schiff) from The West Wing. - n/t
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MadBadger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-06-08 02:41 PM
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31. Toby was DIrector of WH Communications
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lapfog_1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-06-08 02:47 PM
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36. I thought he started as the head (or chief deputy) of the Bartlett Campaign
and was at first a senior political adviser to the President.
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VolcanoJen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-06-08 02:50 PM
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37. I thought Toby was Communications Director?
Just like George Stephanopolous was to Bill Clinton, or Karen Hughes (bleargh!) to George W Bush.

Senior Advisors are more-or-less political advisors to the President. Karl Rove was a Senior Advisor, for example. On West Wing, Leo McGarry became a Senior Advisor after leaving his role as Chief of Staff.
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RollWithIt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-06-08 02:55 PM
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41. He advises on the advisements.... lol....nt
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Chichiri Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-06-08 02:35 PM
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23. How to become incredibly rich and famous:
1) Lock David Axelrod and Karl Rove into a room together.

2) Videotape what happens.

3) Write a two-act play about it.
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lapfog_1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-06-08 02:37 PM
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24. This is looking more and more like "The West Wing"
and that's a great thing.

So... when does Axelrod go and bail out our next member of the Supreme Court after he is stopped by some redneck cop?
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Aloha Spirit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-06-08 02:40 PM
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29. haha definitely. maybe you should be asking lawrence o'donnell.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_O'Donnell
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Aloha Spirit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-06-08 02:40 PM
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30. edit-dupe
Edited on Thu Nov-06-08 02:41 PM by beat tk
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mmonk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-06-08 02:38 PM
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26. Two thumbs ups
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butterfly77 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-06-08 02:39 PM
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27. Another excellent choice...
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harun Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-06-08 02:43 PM
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32. That guy knows his stuff.
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Tatiana Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-06-08 02:43 PM
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33. This is a proud day and time for Chicago. n/t
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ComtesseDeSpair Donating Member (529 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-06-08 02:46 PM
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34. I must admit as a Chicagoan...
I'm loving the fact that he's putting fellow Chicagoans in these positions. That must be absolutely driving those "boo, hiss, Chicago Style Politics" people crazy. Ha ha - Chicago Blue(s) is takin' over the White House!!
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VolcanoJen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-06-08 02:53 PM
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40. It's very reminscent of JFK's inner circle, so far.
JFK never appointed a Chief of Staff, but it's believed that senior advisor Kenny O'Donnell de facto filled that role. Kenny O'Donnell ran an inner crew known in Washington as "The Irish Mafia," a group of close, trusted friends of the Kennedy family.

I think Obama's smart to put together an inner circle of trustworthy friends and fellow Chicago hard-scrabble pols. It's gonna drive the anti-Obama commentators crazy. :-)
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nc4bo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-06-08 02:46 PM
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35. Shweet!! nt
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Overseas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-06-08 02:51 PM
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39. Glad to hear it !! Love that No Drama Axelrod !! //nt
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bdamomma Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-06-08 02:55 PM
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42. Wow that's good, he's cool too.
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