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Trey gowdy suggests sidney blumenthal may have leaked information to the dossier author. Sidney blumenthal has been, essentially, the secretary of state, rush limbaugh said on his radio show in july, referring to him as a reprobate and despicable person. Download the permanent campaign ebook pdf or read online books in pdf. Former clinton administration communications official sidney blumenthal s book the permanent campaign argues the importance of communication consultants in political campaigns and offers a history of important consultants. Max, the virulently antiisrael activist, has been the subject of much controversy because of his penchant for vituperative and outlandish attacks on israel, not the least of which was his call for israeli jews to be indigenized after the end of the jewish state. Public presidency, us elections, and the permanent campaign. Apr 20, 2020 the davis material circulated by blumenthal was just one tidbit of negative material that dreier says had been circulating against obama almost every day over a sixmonth period during the 2008 campaign, this material, he complained, attacks obamas character, political views, electability, and real or manufactured associations. And again this week blumenthal s name surfaced when trump put words in the advisers mouth. Sidney blumenthal is a former aide to bill clinton and the author of two books on abraham lincoln, a selfmade man and wrestling with his angel august 2019 trumps statue of bigotry is. Inside the world of elite political operatives by sidney blumenthal 3. Sidney blumenthal hillary clintons psychophant and. But the conversion of one mans name into shorthand for what we dont like about the clintons is out of control, and unfair. It appears that hillary clinton adviser sidney blumenthal has a network of military and intelligence connections that made him anathema to the obama white house.
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An innocent idealist sets out to change the world and in the process becomes what he hates most. Sidney blumenthal most senior us military officers now believe the war on iraq has turned into a disaster on an unprecedented scale thu 16 sep 2004 18. Sidney blumenthal is a former aide to president of the united states bill clinton and a widely published american journalist, especially on american politics and foreign policy. He made the case that politicians spend more time trying to get reelected than governing. Trey gowdy rsc said a state department source, defined by hillary clinton as an old friend who emailed her from time to time. The concept of a permanent campaign also describes the focus which recent presidents have given to electoral concerns. He has defended the clintons through decades of scandal investigations. Simon and schuster, 1982 political science 336 pages. Obamas administration could only stomach so much of hillarys unethical behavior. Sidney blumenthal is the author of the forthcoming a selfmade man. Sidney blumenthal is a longtime clinton confidant and reportedly shared claims that president barack obama was not born in the u. When it comes to communication, war has taken back the concept of campaign from. He has also worked for media matters and as an operative within the clinton foundation. On the frenzy over sidney blumenthal we all have our flaws.
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