Former Bush press secretary Perino appointed to Obama administration post

[TacticalPeek]

Source: The Hill



Former Bush press secretary Perino appointed to Obama administration post
By Jordan Fabian - 11/18/09 07:22 PM ET

Former press secretary to President George W. Bush Dana Perino was appointed as a member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) Wednesday evening.

The board governs all government sponsored, non-military international broadcasting outlets, such as Radio Free Europe, Radio Free Asia, and Alhurra. The BBG is a nine member, bipartisan panel.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) urged the Obama administration to appoint Perino.

Perino is currently a Chief Issues Counselor for the United States at Burson-Marsteller, an international public relations firm, and is a contributor to Fox News.



Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/68497-former-bush-press-secretary-perino-appointed-to-obama-administration-post

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Their victory is complete.

[FrenchieCat]

1. Its a bipartisan panel, and she filled a Repug slot.

She's a dumbat dumbass and not very effective, assertive or articulate.
Could have been much worse.
If it helps get some of our judges confirmed as a favor,
it was most likely worth it.

[saracat]

7. This is the idiot who didn't know what the Cuban Missile Crisis was. And she admits it like

it was "cute". Gee, bipartisan or not, this was a lousy appointment to a position involving international image.

[bjobotts]

15. So many more qualified than this raving propaganidist. No more Bushies

[bjobotts]

16. We were hoping to de-Bushify the gov. not continue to pack it.Over 80 holds on appointees

[No Elephants]

46. Don't our troops still listen to Voice of America, too? They get more than enough of the religious

right as it is.

[Why Syzygy]

40. I was curious as to the justifications we would hear

from the 'see no same' aisle.

[immoderate]

43. Agreed. She was a good choice. The key word is ineffective.

They had to appoint a Republican. Any Republican that espoused acceptable policies would be disavowed by the GOP. That Perino was requested means some quid pro quo, which will be to our advantage, since she is the equivalent of an empty suit.

--imm

[No Elephants]

47. Speculation mixed with wishful thinking. We don't need Republican votes

to confirm her and nothing stops the Republicans from disavowing anyone at any time anyway. She does not have to be a genius to push Bushie goals. Heaven knows Dummya wasn't. And, if the correct Democrats have been picked, no Republican agenda will succeed anyway.

As far as getting a quid pro quo from McConnell for this appointment, I doubt any was promised. All Obama needs is for McConnell to tell the media that Perino got the appointment in exchange for XYZ. Even if McConnell did promise something, there's no guaranty that he can or will deliver.

[No Elephants]

44. There are Republicans who, unlike Perino. are neither Bushies nor conservatives.

If I were in Obama's shoes, and I did have to appoint a Republican, I might have tried really to interest as many Republican Senator in the job as I possibly could, especially if I could find some from states where a Democratic Governor would appoint the replacement. Failing that, I'd probably appoint the most liberal Republicans I could find.

Don't know why on earth appointing Perino, as opposed to a non-Bushie Republican, would help get Obama's judicial nominees confirmed. Even as speculation that seems like a stretch. Even the Republicans have tried hard to disassociate themselves from Bushco and they are never likely to do us any favors, especially not for appointing a Bushie to a slot that, according to you, has to go one Republican or another in any case.

[ShortnFiery]

63. Well put!

:thumbsup:

"Don't know why on earth appointing Perino, as opposed to a non-Bushie Republican, would help get Obama's judicial nominees confirmed."

[wordpix]

62. i thought this was an Onion story but i guess not. sigh

[napi21]

2. Well I kinda keeps her our of domestic stuff & concentrating

on international broadcasts. I was never a fan of Dana's but off all the press secs Shrub had, she at least was articulate & mostly sent reporters to talk to other people rather than just lie.

[saracat]

27. Whaaat? You classify our image abroad as insignifigant, and think perino didn't

"lie". Are you kidding? She only sent reporters to other people because she is dumb as a stump and her artictulate image consists of perky blode looks and ability to smile. Gimme a break. Remind you of anyone else who claims a degree in journalism??????? I shudder at the thought of her assisting in "crafting " any image of the USA.

[napi21]

28. I didn't intend to diminish the US inage abroad. If you understood it that way,

you were wrong. She's ONE of a panel and replacing another Pub seat. The reason I said it would keep her out of domestic stuff is because her power as only 1 on the panel is small, and I seiously doubt any people from any foreign coutries will ever even know her name. HERE within the US, she IS known, and I believe she can do more damage encouraging the remaining Pubs to become activists. I'd rather not have that!

[saracat]

29. She adds another Bushie voice to the mix, and it isn't a question of her being "known.

No one will "see" anyone on the panel but their handiwork will be on display. This could ultimately be more dangerous than perino attempting to influence domestic policy because I don't think she actually could. Here she is given license to meddle internationally.Her perspective was not needed on that panel.There had to be someone else more trustworthy and it pays further "respect" to the Bush Admin..

[No Elephants]

48. What domestic stuff are we keeping her out of again, why is it more important

than keeping her out of international broadcasting and how do we know that we are actually keeping her out of anything?

[lapfog_1]

3. Couldn't they find at least one repuke who's IQ is higher than their age???

[tosh]

4. Does one exist?

[avaistheone1]

5. Good point.

There has to be someone with more depth and experience than Perino. She is a zero.

[onehandle]

6. Man is she ever a zero. I assume she'll be making copies or running for coffee. nt

[mullard12ax7]

8. Fantastic, she can deny war crimes with everyone else

Denial and delusions will certainly help our image, LOL.

[Divine Discontent]

19. +1 to that subject title! gotta protect those who came before it appears...

[whatchamacallit]

9. Um... wtf?

:shrug:

[Piewhacket]

10. Stop her, she's carrying the stolen data tapes for the Death Panel!

The tighter we close our fists, the more they slip
through our fingers.

Its maddening!

But wait... this could be more 53,573,567 dimensional chess...
what if Obama really wanted her to have the stolen data tapes?
what if the Death Panels are an elaborate ruse?
what if there really IS no spoon?

I think my brain is melting.

[boppers]

14. There is no brain to melt....

Seriously, though, folks who assume motive and meaning behind everything seem to miss out on the basics of how humans work.

[Roland99]

11. Like, OMG! Like, this is, like, totally bogus or something, like, ya know?

[Hubert Flottz]

12. "Change" we can count on?

Another FOX in the hen house.

[valleywine]

21. I wonder how many upcoming changes of this type we can count on..

:puke:

[alfredo]

59. It's a bipartisan board. There needs to be people for both parties. She's just

filling a seat vacated by another corporatist.

[Holy Moly]

13. Plantation Politicks

Now He takes orders from Mitchell 'the chin' McConnell? How long has the ole Kentucky plantation been in the McConnell family tree? Disgusted minds wanna knows..

[maglatinavi]

17. Perino

What!!! Perino??? I detest her ... the fox in the chicken coop all right!!! Boy I feel sort of satisfied and vindicated having been a Hillary person ... Quel dommage!!!
:bounce: :mad: :puke: :eyes: :freak:
:kick: :kick: :kick:

[Divine Discontent]

18. it certainly makes any of us very disgusted who want the B*SHIES & all their ilk far away from

anything related to running/governing/advising anything for our country.

This nitwit is painful to listen to, and I could literally run circles around her, intellectually speaking, and I'm not a genius - she's a "pretty" phoney and spewed disgusting lies for Dick & B&sh - and that's a DAMNED shame that being one gets you a comfy job.


ABSOLUTE BULLSHIT!

[No Elephants]

49. The Hillary folk always seem to assume that Hillary would have done better than Obama has.

As the song says, "It ain't necessarily so."

It seems more likely that she would have done about the same, or worse. We'll never know, one way or another, so it's easy to claim imaginary victory. However, Obama has loaded his administration with Clinton re-treads, Hillary and Rahm not being the least of them. And his other advisors, like Axelrod and Plouffe, seem superior to those who were advised her.

[Vinca]

20. A stretch of bipartisanship to its furthest limits.

Not only is she annoying, she's also dumb as a stump.

[jotsy]

22. Unbelievable!!!!!!

How are we expected to recover from any damage done by the Bushco and all that bilking, when no one who counts will call a bunch of crooks out for being a bunch of crooks, now their mouthpiece gets a paying job from....the opposition?

Oh well, I guess I didn't want to eat today anyway.

Yo Bam Bam, it was us progressives that put you in that driver's seat, now would you kindly take your foot off the brake pedal so we can push start the car!?

[jgraz]

23. What. The. Fuck?

I have no words. What 's next? Appointing Karl Rove to a commission on protecting covert operatives?

[Why Syzygy]

42. I was thinking GHW Bush, CIA chief. nt

[Doctor_J]

24. Gets more discouraging every day

Every move like this keeps another 1000 or so dems at home next Nov.

[Why Syzygy]

41. stuffs fist in mouth .. nt

[No Elephants]

50. I hope Dems write in candidates, rather than staying home. Staying home

sends a mixed message, at best. Anything from "I was overconfident about Obama's re-election" to "I didn't feel well" to "I hate Obama." Basically, staying home gets to mean anything the pundits and the media want it to mean.

[City Lights]

25. Ugh.

:puke:

[bullwinkle428]

26. JAY-ZUS...I swear my calendar says Nov. 19th, not April 1st!

:argh:

[showpan]

31. Who better than a well trained propogandist?

She probably doesn't care what she spouts, as long as she is paid to do it, she'll say what she is told to say.


Broadcasting Board of Governors.

The board oversees U.S. international civilian broadcasting entities, including Voice of America, Radio Free Europe and Radio Free Asia, among others. Its mission is "to promote freedom and democracy and enhance understanding." Board members are responsible for "evaluating the mission and operation of its broadcast entities; assessing the quality, effectiveness, and professional integrity of its broadcasters; and determining the addition or deletion of language services," according to the agency's web site.

The taxpayer-funded agency had a budget of about $717.4 million in 2009.

[No Elephants]

53. $717.4 million? Geebus, can you even spit for under a few hundred million anymore?

[No Elephants]

51. I wish it said November 1, 2007. That was a couple of weeks before my first of many donations to

Obama and the DNC.

[Mari333]

30. oh god not her again

make her go away!!

[Javaman]

32. How will this be spun?

I don't know about you all, but I am getting vertigo from all the spinning.

[No Elephants]

52. The spinning started before you posted on this thread.

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[DebbieCDC]

34. Jeebus H Effing Christ

Obama gave the lying sack of crap a job? WTF???

[mitchum]

35. Affirmative action for very white right wing bimbos

[HCE SuiGeneris]

36. Monsanto just installed their personal Rep within the fabric of the Admin.

Fucking ridiculous appointments are coming fast and furious... http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=7045293&mesg_id=7045293

[fascisthunter]

39. Obama is nothing but a Corporate puppet

very discouraging

[Name removed]

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Message removed by moderator. Click here to review the message board rules.

[goclark]

45. There should be no place at DU for your comments nt

[No Elephants]

54. Why? Is it Democratic Underground or Obama Underground?

For some of us, putting a Democratic agenda into effect is the issue, not Obama, regardless of what he does or doesn't do. In other words, political principles are more important than any individual politician (especially when his next election is still a few years away).

You and I differ in that, IMO, there should be no place at DU, or anywhere in the Democratic Party, for trying to censor other Democrats. If you believe the poster is actually a Republican, though, that is a different story. I'm right beside you on shuting them up here.

[goclark]

58. Seems the post was deleted

that I was referring to ~

Perhaps you did not read that post.

By the way I have been here long enough to know the difference between a variety of views and namecalling of a racist nature.
It was a name used by Teabaggers directed at the President.

I'm sure you would find that offensive.

[No Elephants]

61. Odd. I thought I had read the post before it was deleted.

I thought it was just a general criticism of how he was running his Presidency, but it would not have been deleted if that were all it had been. I don't usually miss the gist of a post by that much, but I must have read it way too quickly. Either that or I thought you were replying to a different post and failed to follow the thread correctly. In either case, I apologize.

[fascisthunter]

38. she is unfit for such a position

what an idiotic move!

[harun]

65. Which is why it is good they picked her. They HAVE to pick Pukes by

law. Might as well pick those that can't do any damage and make the rest of the Pukes look bad.

Right?

[No Elephants]

55. On the bright side, we can't say this is the worst appointment Obama's made.

He's made a lot worse ones, IMO.

I guess that's not such a bright side, after all.

[IndianaGreen]

60. I guess Obama could appoint Todd Palin to head the FCC

I hoped for liberal government, we got Bush Lite.

[IndianaGreen]

56. More of Obama's 'Change You Can Believe In'

What a con job!

[lonestarnot]

57. Welp fucking A. WTF

:wtf:

[Vidar]

64. More Bush Lite maneuvers from Obama.