New Halperin Book Prompts Major Backlash: 'I Regret Responding At All'

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(TalkingPointsMemo) Mark Halperin, a political pundit accused by numerous women of groping and making unwanted sexual advances, has a new book coming out which he wrote with the help of dozens of prominent Democratic political operatives.

Many of those operatives are in the line of fire now, as their voices lend Halperin and his project legitimacy some feel he should have lost, according to the Daily Beast.

One, David Axelrod, former senior adviser to President Barack Obama, expressed regret that he participated in the project at all.
Another, former DNC chairwoman Donna Brazile, said that she wanted her strategic advice included in the book, called How to Beat Trump: America’s Top Political Strategists on What It Will Take.

“Much has been said or written about Mark Halperin’s failures. We have condemned him, disgraced him and shoved him away. We are still angry at him and will never cease to admonish him,” Brazile told The Daily Beast. “After a lot of emails, tough times for sure, I wanted to go on the record with my answers about how to defeat Trump. Many of my friends today are disappointed that I answered Mark’s call, but I did so after he understood where I was coming from.”

For at least one of Halperin’s alleged victims, the biggest insult is that Halperin got a book deal in the first place.

“He leveraged his position as a prominent journalist to prey on women. He has yet to take responsibility for his actions by apologizing to his victims or demonstrating genuine contrition,” Eleanor McManus, cofounder of PR firm Trident DMG, said. “Giving him a book once again puts him in a position of authority and that is a slap in the face to all the women that he has victimized.”

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/halperin-book-backlash-operatives

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1. "Yeah, we helped Mark Halperin in trying to rehabilitate his reputation"

But we feel really bad about it. Or Mark understood where I was coming from ( does that mean???).

Axelrod, Brazile, and every other one of these people needs to be out of their cushy consultant jobs immediately and (this can't be stressed enough) permanently.

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2. Stupid book that only appeals to the overpaid, overfed "strategist" class

and their personal narcissism.

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3. msnbc, nbc and CNN will not be promoting his book...........

Mark Halperin's new book faces widespread criticism

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/all/mark-halperin-s-new-book-faces-widespread-criticism-n1043801


The book draws upon observations by dozens of Democratic strategists, including Donna Brazile, James Carville and David Axelrod.




Aug. 19, 2019, 6:20 AM CDT
By Associated Press

A reported book deal for Mark Halperin, the "Game Change" co-author and political commentator who has faced multiple allegations of sexual harassment, is being greeted with widespread outrage. Former Fox News host Gretchen Carlson called the deal "a slap in the face to all women."

Politico announced Sunday that Halperin's "How To Beat Trump" was expected in November. The book draws upon observations by dozens of Democratic strategists, including Donna Brazile, James Carville and David Axelrod. It's the first major project for Halperin since reports of harassment emerged in 2017, with former colleagues alleging crude sexual advances. Penguin Random House canceled a planned book by Halperin and John Heilemann about the 2016 presidential election and Halperin also was dropped as a commentator by Showtime and NBC News.

"Game Change," about the 2008 election, was a bestseller co-written by Halperin and Heilemann and later adapted into an acclaimed HBO movie. They also teamed up on a bestseller about the 2012 race, "Double Down."

Carlson, who alleged she was harassed by the late former Fox chairman Roger Ailes, was among many expressing surprise and anger about Sunday's announcement. CNN political commentator Karen Finney called Halperin "a predator" and condemned publisher Regan Arts. Political strategist Rebecca Katz tweeted that "you can beat Trump without supporting the career rehabilitation of Mark Halperin."

Eleanor McManus said she was a 21-year-old job seeker when then-ABC News political reporter Halperin tried to kiss her during a meeting in his office. She's the co-founder of PR firm Trident DMG.

"He leveraged his position as a prominent journalist to prey on women," she said in an email. "He has yet to take responsibility for his actions by apologizing to his victims or demonstrating genuine contrition. Giving him a book once again puts him in a position of authority and that is a slap in the face to all the women that he has victimized."

Halperin's media campaign already seems limited. On Sunday, CNN announced that Halperin would not be appearing on the network to promote his book. An NBC spokesperson told The Associated Press that Halperin would not be appearing on NBC or MSNBC................................




Image: Author and producer Mark Halperin appears at the Showtime Critics Association summer media tour in Beverly Hills
Author and producer Mark Halperin appears at the Showtime Critics Association summer media tour in Beverly Hills, Calif.Richard Shotwell / AP file

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5. Glad to hear it - he's a creep

This is one book I've no interest in reading. Whatever happened to #Metoo? It seems everyone is trashing it every chance they get these days.

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4. Halperin pressed his erect penis into

more than one of his female colleagues

And many of the 75 Democratic pundits who agreed to be interviewed by Halperin are women