“You can chant down speakers, my friend, but it’s hard to Etch-A-Sketch the truth away.”
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“The higher a monkey climbs up a pole the more you see of his butt. The Speaker is very high up the pole right now and we’ll have to see if people enjoy the view.”
“‘I don’t know where this is all coming from. It’s way overblown.’”
Axelrod departure, Plouffe arrival moved up - POLITICO
David Axelrod’s long-anticipated departure from the White House is happening a little earlier than expected – right after President Barack Obama’s State of the Union speech in late January or early February – so the senior adviser can “recharge his batteries,” according to a senior administration official.
David Plouffe — Obama’s 2008 campaign manager and most skilled organization builder - will be joining the West Wing staff in early January, also a bit earlier than predicted, to help a reeling White House cope with the biggest midterm rebuke any president has suffered in decades.
Axelrod’s mildly accelerated departure, first reported by CNN Monday night, immediately stoked speculation among some congressional Democrats that the White House is planning a more sweeping overhaul of the West Wing than was expected.
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Starting at 8pm EST tonight, watch the live webcast of Elie Wiesel and David Axelrod, Senior Advisor to President Obama, as they bring to the stage the key findings from the Conference of Nobel Laureates, focusing on how to manage the changing nature of leadership in the 21st Century.
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“Have you ever heard of hippie punching?” That prompted a long silence from Axelrod.
“You want us to help you, the first thing I would suggest is enough of the hippie punching,” Madrak [of Crooksandliars] added. “We’re [the liberal blogosphere] the girl you’ll take under the bleachers but you won’t be seen with in the light of day.”
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Top Obama adviser David Axelrod got an earful of the liberal blogosphere’s anger at the White House moments ago, when a blogger on a conference call directly called out Axelrod over White House criticism of the left, accusing Axelrod of “hippie punching.”
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“MMS needs a ‘top kill’ of its own.”
David Axelrod
“We have a big tent; they have a lean-to.”
David Axelrod
“Health care reform is more meaningful than even election night.”
David Axelrod
“If the Republican Party wants to go out and say to that child who now has insurance or say to that small business that will get tax credits this year if he signs the bill to help their employees get health care. If they want to say to them, “You know what? We’re actually gonna take that away from you. We don’t think that’s such a good idea.” I say, let’s have that fight. Make my day. I’m ready to have that. And every member of Congress ought to be willing to have that debate as well.”
“…But I believe we will have a strong case to make about the leadership the President’s provided in a difficult time, and vision for rebuilding America’s strength for the future. And to the extent the Republican Party is seen as sitting on the sidelines, rooting for failure, I don’t think they will be rewarded.”
from cspan’s newsmakers - David Axelrod talked about the Obama Administration’s policy priorities, relations with Congress, and how the White House views the 2010 elections.
