Obama Has a Job for Dana Perino. Really.

[ProSense]

November 19, 2009

Obama Has a Job for Dana Perino. Really.

By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG

From the Department of Unlikely Events: George W. Bush’s press secretary has been asked to serve in the Obama administration.

Well, sort of.

Dana M. Perino, Mr. Bush’s fourth and final press secretary, was nominated Thursday by President Obama to serve on the Broadcasting Board of Governors, an independent agency responsible for overseeing the Voice of America, Radio Free Europe and other non-military broadcasts sponsored by the federal government.

Mr. Obama is required to make the board nonpartisan; by law, it must consist of no more than four members of the same political party. Ms. Perino was on a list of eight nominees; Mr. Obama also selected Walter Isaacson, the author and former chairman of CNN, to serve as the board chairman. The others are: Victor H. Ashe; Michael Lynton; Susan McCue; Michael P. Meehan; Dennis Mulhaupt and S. Enders Wimbush.

All must be confirmed by the Senate.

Wonder if the hearings will be televised?

[Botany]

1. Victor H. Ashe?

Wasn't he W's special friend?

[mitchum]

59. Yes, the pear-shaped Ashe is bush's very special friend

[BlooInBloo]

2. You may wish to bold the money part of that.

[NYC_SKP]

3. Ahhhhhhhh........

Daaaaa-naaaa...

:loveya:



:P

[Cha]

4. I hope she's on her best behavior

with no lying.

[Cha]

5. It will be interesting to see how this plays

out. If there's more to it than just getting some people's knickers all twisted in a knot so tight they have trouble expressing themselves?

[depakid]

6. It plays poorly with folks who still retain some sense of ethics

[Cha]

7. Now that's just demagoguery bullshit 'cause I've seen who

got upset about this and so called ethics are no where to be found..lots of squealing though.

[depakid]

8. My guess is that it's been so long since you've seen any such thing

as ethics and meritocracy that you've forgotten what it looks like.

That's sad.

[Cha]

9. Well, you can't help how bad you are at guessing.

[depakid]

10. We'll see what the next ten months brings us

I like the guy, but it's becoming apparent that his administration isn't up to the task on the domestic front. I wish that weren't so.

[bigdarryl]

11. How many DAMN!!!!!!

Rethugs is he going to put in his Administration JESUS!!!!! no wonder he's starting to lose his base all this bipartisanship B/S is over kill

[GoCubsGo]

12. :I guess you missed this:

First sentence of the second paragraph:

Mr. Obama is required to make the board nonpartisan; by law, it must consist of no more than four members of the same political party.

[freddie mertz]

14. Excuse Machine goes into action!

OK, but why this obviously partisan, small-minded, talking head hack?

Surely there are Republicans with backgrounds in this area who are more honest, mature, and responsible an thoughtful than this empty shill...

And anyway, what's the rush?

The pukes have blocked almost all of the President's judicial appointments for months.

Wait until that gets cleared up, THEN maybe find a relatively decent puke for a post like this.

[GoCubsGo]

15. What excuses?

He is required to put rethugs on the board. The ones with that kind of background are all pretty much empty shills. Can you think of any that aren't? I can't. I suspect this is probably just a counter to their whining about how "You people blame Bush for EVERYTHING!" They all have to be confirmed by the Senate anyway.

[freddie mertz]

18. It's the character of the choice that I am questioning...

There are surely better ones.

[dionysus]

23. can you name one? man, people will throw a shit fit over anything nowadays..

[freddie mertz]

51. Scott McClellan maybe?

From that pool, at least he seems to be relatively honest.

Pukes hate him though, I'm sure.

Maybe some retired, moderate ex-official with a professional background in communications?

Who the hell knows?

Perino sucks, I am pretty sure of that.

Have you seen her "commentating" on the TeeVee since the election?

Pretty hostile to the current administration.

[GoCubsGo]

27. Like who??

Name one, please.

[mkultra]

16. by excuse do you mean US law?

Yes, its US law that he appoint republicans.


I noticed that despite your clear knowledge that less partisan republicans that are ready for this role exist, you have not demonstrated any.


you are the excuse machine, putting out constant apologies for the Anti-Obama smear campaign.

[freddie mertz]

19. Blah blah.

Why do I get the impression that he could appoint Glenn Beck and Laura Ingraham (maybe even KSM) and you guys would have excuses at the ready?

[mkultra]

20. did you have a subject, i couldnt tell

Most of your posts comes through that way anyway.

[treestar]

34. Because I have the impression there is no repuke he could have

appointed, or no Dem, or no person, that he could report without you claiming he could have picked someone better?

[treestar]

33. Less partisan Rethugs?

:rofl:

[spiritual_gunfighter]

29. The issue isn't about putting Republicans on the board

The issue is putting the mouthpiece of the Bush administration on it.

[GoCubsGo]

45. Who would YOU suggest?

???

[spiritual_gunfighter]

54. Are you suggesting that there aren't

better qualified Republicans than Dana Perino?

[freddie mertz]

57. Let's hope there are...

Really....

[JCMach1]

66. So, why not appoint a socialist!

or an Independent... That would make a nice change!

Instead, we get an idiot hack...

[dionysus]

22. he had to make the panel half rethugs.. but i bet you knew that.

:eyes:

[valleywine]

24. And? But, did he have to choose the "face" of the Bush. admistration?

Lots of qualified Repubs out there!!

[dionysus]

26. like who? man, seriously who cares? people get worked up over stupid, stupid shit...

[vaberella]

61. He has too. Those seats are resevered for Repubs. He has no choice. n/t

[freddie mertz]

13. How are the "hear no evil, see no evil" brigades gonna explain away THIS one?

:shrug: :popcorn: :patriot: :spray: :yoiks: :dilemma: :evilgrin: O8)

[mkultra]

17. its the law.

[dionysus]

25. poutrage squelched.

:rofl:

[freddie mertz]

43. The law requires that DANA, specifically, MUST be chosen for that board?

I thought not.

It's a bad choice, not the first one either.

[nemo137]

50. The law requires a Republican, custom requires the minority leader makes a recommendation

That's how you get Dana Perino.

[freddie mertz]

53. Screw custom.

Custom also requires that the minority party behave at least somewhat in the best interests of the country.

Things have changed.

Have you noticed?

[mkultra]

60. screw reactionary retardation

ill save my outrage. thanks

[vaberella]

62. Custom says that knowledge aids stupidity...however in some cases it's ignored.n/t

[Cha]

35. They're not out to be only attackers

so they know what's going on.

You'll just have to find out later.

[freddie mertz]

44. "They" may just think that Dana P is a lousy choice...

You appear to be fine with it.

Even ENTHUSIASTIC.

Tell me why you like Dana Perino so much, perchance....?

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

21. I like totally think her intellect is like totally misunderestimated and stuff. nt

[spiritual_gunfighter]

30. Cuban Missle Crisis?

What's that???

[freddie mertz]

47. A blank, pretty face in an ultra WASPY Republican kinda way...

That seems to be about it with this one.

Another blonde, reactionary mouthpiece without a clue.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

49. OMG it sounds like what I had for lunch, totally. (I can just hear the gum popping.) nt

[Ikonoklast]

28. Co-opt your opponents.

Make them partly liable for any decision-making.

Makes it harder to criticise the outcome, for those involved in the process.


Made a 'best choice' for a mandated decision.

[spiritual_gunfighter]

31. You forgot 3 dimensional chess and all that stuff n/t

[Ikonoklast]

No, not really.

Just normal politics, happens every day.

[Cha]

36. Ikonoklast layed it out well.

[spiritual_gunfighter]

37. I am sure to you that is true n/t

[Cha]

38. Yeah, I ain't lyin'.

[ej510]

40. Perino works for Burson-Marsteller?

I know Obama has to select repigs, but why this one?

[spiritual_gunfighter]

41. It is confounding

but I am done with asking why with this administration.

[SpartanDem]

42. The President usually defers to the party for who the seat is designated for

this is pretty standard for boards that require members of both parties. So the GOP wanted Perino and they got her.

[freddie mertz]

48. "The president usually defers"...

Defers in this case to a party that "usually defers" on ABSOLUTELY NOTHING...

They block his judges, call him a Nazi, whatever.... but let's keep the BIG LIE going, OK?

Business as usual.

[Cha]

39. Thanks, Ikonoklast..

for getting it.

[freddie mertz]

46. And that has worked so well before...?

One example will do...

[vaberella]

63. Huntsman (China ambassador defending Obama) or Lindsay Graham (climate change bill with Kerry). n/t

[Ikonoklast]

64. Gate at Defense, although registered an Independent. Competent.

Makes it difficult for the Republicans to criticise the decision-making at Defense, as Gates is signing off on it.

Lahood at Transportation, a pragmatist and consensus builder. Republican ex-Congressman.

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[burning rain]

52. Eight members, no more than four of whom belong to the same party.

As I read it, that doesn't entitle the Republicans, or any party, to any slots. Obama could pick St. Ralph and three people from minor socialist parties (or registered independents) if he wanted (though I might want to give one place to a member of the Natural Law Party, just 'cause they's so wacky).

Seriously, I don't see why, with so much on his plate, Obama would needlessly seek yet another confrontation with the GOP by refusing to nominate Republicans to this board, and Perino's sufficiently prominent, and not a hatchet-woman or hatemonger--seems more like someone who does the party thing because it's her job.

[NYCGirl]

56. I'm sure those folks from the minor socialist parties would sail through

Senate confirmation.

You are correct, though, about not seeking a confrontation with the GOP on this matter. On a nine member board, it just doesn't make that much difference.

[Ikonoklast]

58. A smart tactitician picks his battles.

This doesn't even qualify as a skirmish.

[burning rain]

65. Methinks you missed the significance of the word "seriously" at the beginning of the 2nd paragraph.

.

[RepublicanElephant]

55. but keith olbermann already had a job for her on air force one...