Who are the Obama Alums who are helping Shultz right now?

[Baltimike]

I am pretty sure Bill Burton is one of them...who are the others?

[regnaD kciN]

1. I don't know...maybe some who were also in Clinton's 2016 campaign?

Remember, Schultz was reportedly on the short list for consideration as HRC's running mate, so I'm assuming he must have had at least a few backers there.

[Baltimike]

2. I don't remember any of that at all, but it appears to only be Burton

He's an original Obama aide

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/dems-livid-as-original-obama-aide-joins-schultz

[EffieBlack]

4. That's news to me. Where did you hear that?

[Baltimike]

6. see post #2 nt

[EffieBlack]

8. Neither your post nor the linked article says anything about Schultz being on HRC's VP short lis

[Baltimike]

10. I thought you were referencing the Obama alum...I *NEVER* heard of Schultz on HRC's list

but deza is as deza does and all....

[pnwmom]

31. Thank you. He wasn't. But if you believe a Wikileaks document, he was one of almost 40

who ended up on some early brainstormed list.

https://www.opb.org/news/series/election-2016/clinton-hacked-email-starbucks-schultz-gates-vice-president/

[EffieBlack]

33. I saw that. A brainstormed list of 40 people presented as a suggested "first cut"

is, by definition, NOT a "short list."

[DURHAM D]

14. Schultz is just stupid. Hillary would never

hire stupid.

[pnwmom]

30. He wasn't on a "short list." According to a Wikileaks document -- which could have been fake

or altered -- he was on an early "brainstormed" list of almost 40 possible candidates. Most weren't ever seriously considered.

https://www.opb.org/news/series/election-2016/clinton-hacked-email-starbucks-schultz-gates-vice-president/

[Tom Rinaldo]

35. Burton wasn't just a cog

Some info from Wiki:

"He was the national press secretary during Obama's first campaign for President.[4]

During the Obama administration, Burton was Deputy White House Press Secretary[5] under Robert Gibbs[6] from January 2009 until February 2011.

He was a co-founder and senior strategist with the Priorities USA Action super PAC".

On Priorities USA Action Super PAC:

"Priorities USA Action is the largest Democratic Party super PAC. Founded in 2011, it supported Barack Obama's 2012 re-election campaign. It was the primary super PAC supporting Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign. It focused mainly on high-dollar donors. As of September 2016, it had amassed $132 million in support of Clinton. The top six donors to the super PAC have given $43.5 million, which is a third of the money collected by Priorities USA Action in the 2016 election cycle.[1] The super PAC raised $21.7 million in August 2016, marking its largest monthly fundraising haul.[1] "

[brush]

3. Are you sure about that or is this just shitstirring?

[irisblue]

5. No. It was on twitter yesterday as well.

The TalkingPoints Memo upthread has the guys name.

[greyl]

7. But the OP claims there are others. nt

[irisblue]

9. I read the OP as a question rather then an assertion , as if a fuzzy memory

Google showed the one Obama staffer & no Clinton staffers from my very limited search.

[greyl]

11. It's a question overall, but "the others" is not what is in question.

Plus the plural in the title. Cmon.

[Baltimike]

19. Yes...PLEASE NOTE the PLURAL...

Because that is what I asked, and I was NOT, in any way shape or form wrong about in.

Link to tweet

[Baltimike]

12. Thank you. Mine too. I am shocked at Burton though

You don't need to be a rocket scientist to know what this will (try to) do

[Baltimike]

13. No. The OP **ASKS**, not claims.

[greyl]

15. That's not asking if there are more than one, it's asking what their names are.

That there are more than one is stated as a foregone conclusion.

[Baltimike]

16. Nice try. No dice. He hired Burton and I wanted to know who the others are

because it is unseemly. It's bad news that they are *any*, but it is good news that it seems like it's just this one.

[Baltimike]

18. Also, HERE IS THE LINK:

Note the PLURAL form there, ok....thanks.

Link to tweet

[greyl]

21. "including a few fellow Obama alums", well alrighty then.

You could have opened with that one, ya know.

[Baltimike]

23. Or you could have not jumped all over me

Bill Burton is dead to me. Dead.

[Baltimike]

24. But notice how he's the only one named...who are the others? nt

[greyl]

25. Right. Seems like they'd have no problem finding work

what with all expected candidates this time around. Sad to hear, gotta be greed.

[Cha]

17. Not "shit-stirring".. What a let down.. Pres Obama can't be happy about this..

Link to tweet

And, tweet from Dan Pfeiffer.. another Pres Obama advisor..

Link to tweet

[Baltimike]

20. We need to know who they are. The stakes are too high to ignore this. nt

[Cha]

22. Right.. everything out in the OPEN.

[Baltimike]

26. Amen. And Bill Burton is dead to me...DEAD

[Cha]

27. Same.. how the hell could he?!

Pissed!

‘Uninformed and amateurish’: ‘Turncoat’ Bill Burton slammed for pushing Howard Schultz spoiler bid on MSNBC

One-time Democratic Party political strategist Bill Burton was hammered after appearing on MSNBC’s “Meet the Press Daily” to push the third-party presidential bid of billionaire Howard Schultz.

Anchor Chuck Todd pressed Burton on a 2016 column he wrote slamming third-party candidates for potentially electing Donald Trump and the lack of Schultz having any record of engaging in political ballot campaigns in the past.

Trump bragged about goading Schultz into the race to help him get reelected despite his dismal poll support.

https://www.rawstory.com/2019/01/uninformed-amateurish-turncoat-bill-burton-slammed-pushing-howard-schultz-spoiler-bid-msnbc/

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

More tweets at the link!

[Baltimike]

28. Thank you for this...

I am a bit dismayed.

[Cha]

29. Yeah, but I'm grateful that so many

others are calling out Bill Burton for what he is.

Not very bright.

[Mr. Quackers]

32. "Same.. how the hell could he?!"

This one is easy: the money was right.

Cash rules everything around us. Dollar dollar Bill, y'all.

[Baltimike]

34. Same...how the hell could he?

And who are the others?