Democratic Underground Latest Greatest Lobby Journals Search Options Help Login
Google

MSNBC seems to have hired Bob Shrum as a commentator.

Printer-friendly format Printer-friendly format
Printer-friendly format Email this thread to a friend
Printer-friendly format Bookmark this thread
Home » Discuss » General Discussion Donate to DU
 
No Elephants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-12-13 03:30 PM
Original message
MSNBC seems to have hired Bob Shrum as a commentator.
Shrum's first political job was speechwriter for New York City Mayor, John Lindsay, a socially moderate or liberal Republican. The Democratic Presidential candidates for whom Shrum has worked, in one capacity or another, include Dukakis, Muskie, McGovern, Ted Kennedy, Dick Gephardt, Al Gore, Edwards, Kerry and Kerrey.

Sensing any pattern there?

In fairness to Shrum, he did not always work for those mean as Presidential campaign manager and he did work for Jimmy Carter's 1976 campaign, albeit only for nine days as a speechwriter. (I wonder why he got fired so quickly, though.) Also, he has done very well for a lot of his clients at levels lower than President.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Shrum

What I have against Shrum, besides the fact that he is said to be a curse on Democratic Presidential campaigns: he wrote in his book something very ugly about John Edwards and his dead son after the 2004 campaign, something he learned because he was campaign advisor. I am not saying if it was true or not. I am just saying that I thought it tacky to disclose it publicly.



Refresh | +1 Recommendations Printer Friendly | Permalink | Reply | Top
Enthusiast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-13-13 02:50 AM
Response to Original message
1. Bob can be relied upon to remain
Edited on Tue Aug-13-13 02:52 AM by Enthusiast
within the perimeter of the cardboard cubical. If he is told to poo poo the many "conspiracy theories", like Rachel Maddow, he will do as he is told. Whatever the PTB want, Bob is their man.
Printer Friendly | Permalink | Reply | Top
 
No Elephants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-13-13 12:28 PM
Response to Reply #1
2. To be candid, if someone offered me big bucks to give my opinions
to a very large audience, just as long as I stayed within certain parameters, I am not entirely sure that I would refuse.

So, as the joke goes, "We know what you are. Now, we're just haggling over price.
Printer Friendly | Permalink | Reply | Top
 
DU AdBot (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view 
this author's profile Click to add 
this author to your buddy list Click to add 
this author to your Ignore list Wed Dec 25th 2024, 01:31 AM
Response to Original message
Advertisements [?]
 Top

Home » Discuss » General Discussion Donate to DU

Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators


Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.

Home  |  Discussion Forums  |  Journals |  Store  |  Donate

About DU  |  Contact Us  |  Privacy Policy

Got a message for Democratic Underground? Click here to send us a message.

© 2001 - 2011 Democratic Underground, LLC