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[65.54.61.94]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id fu13si7046889oeb.38.2015.05.18.12.54.09 for <john.podesta@gmail.com> (version=TLSv1.2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES128-SHA bits=128/128); Mon, 18 May 2015 12:54:10 -0700 (PDT) Received-SPF: pass (google.com: domain of brentbbi@webtv.net designates 65.54.61.94 as permitted sender) client-ip=65.54.61.94; Authentication-Results: mx.google.com; spf=pass (google.com: domain of brentbbi@webtv.net designates 65.54.61.94 as permitted sender) smtp.mail=brentbbi@webtv.net Received: from SNT404-EAS210 ([65.55.90.71]) by SNT004-OMC2S43.hotmail.com over TLS secured channel with Microsoft SMTPSVC(7.5.7601.22751); Mon, 18 May 2015 12:54:09 -0700 X-TMN: [x7YWmQ3HHQeyI3vCX/emjYe1hpIeUEp+] X-Originating-Email: [brentbbi@webtv.net] Message-ID: <SNT404-EAS210DDFAD83BEAAFBAF676A6DFC40@phx.gbl> Return-Path: brentbbi@webtv.net Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail-80A50DE8-488B-488D-812F-610305A402E0" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: John, be careful References: <SNT404-EAS121BA7DF6118C39E44CB27DFC40@phx.gbl> <CAE6FiQ8hG4kk2HJOq5ZeVMLpWCOAyk65wxKGj7-2vp3t=uOn5A@mail.gmail.com> From: Brent Budowsky <brentbbi@webtv.net> In-Reply-To: <CAE6FiQ8hG4kk2HJOq5ZeVMLpWCOAyk65wxKGj7-2vp3t=uOn5A@mail.gmail.com> Date: Mon, 18 May 2015 15:54:07 -0400 To: John Podesta <john.podesta@gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 (1.0) X-OriginalArrivalTime: 18 May 2015 19:54:09.0745 (UTC) FILETIME=[67E4B410:01D091A4] --Apple-Mail-80A50DE8-488B-488D-812F-610305A402E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable BTW, I may doing an Elizabeth Warren column soon. If I write that my optimu= m scenario would be for Elizabeth to ultimately give a big endorsement to HRC and give= the keynote speech at the Convention, totally off the record, would that give you a prob= lem? It would be my personal opinion only, but if you have a problem with my suggesting th= is as my idea, I won't tell anyone and I won't include it, deferring to you...... Sent from my iPad > On May 18, 2015, at 2:48 PM, John Podesta <john.podesta@gmail.com> wrote: >=20 > Message heard, although I think caution will ultimately be measured by wha= t she says and what she's for rather than how many press gaggles she does. A= nd in that regard, I don't think she'll be cautious or imperial. But no sen= se working them into a lather. >=20 >> On May 18, 2015 2:02 PM, "Brent Budowsky" <brentbbi@webtv.net> wrote: >> I am not going to raise this publicly, but one of HRC's opponents will so= on charge that she is running an "imperial campaign." If it is the right op= ponent, Democrat or Republican, the charge will resonate. Probably 90% of t= he total media coverage >> of HRC has a negative slant, from her paid speeches to foundation donatio= ns to >> not answering questions from the press. Her caution on policy has create= d a news >> vacuum that is filled by these other stories. And while I don't have the= highest regard for most of the campaign press corps, they are getting dange= rously unhappy about HRC refusing to answer questions. >>=20 >> If we look at a long curve of her numbers, there is reason for serious co= ncern if >> trends continue and I see nothing today that will change them. >>=20 >> What I hear from many many Democrats is that there is something off-key a= bout >> her campaign and the hope that Republican candidates are so bad she can w= in >> by playing cautious. That is a very dangerous way to run for president. >>=20 >> What I hear from "average voters" is basically a shrug, no enthusiasm, wa= it and >> see, with some real doubts..... >>=20 >> There is a missing element in her campaign and it is troubling. The "imp= erial campaign" charge will resonate when the right candidate figures it out= .... >>=20 >> Sent from my iPad --Apple-Mail-80A50DE8-488B-488D-812F-610305A402E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 PGh0bWw+PGhlYWQ+PG1ldGEgaHR0cC1lcXVpdj0iY29udGVudC10eXBlIiBjb250ZW50PSJ0ZXh0 L2h0bWw7IGNoYXJzZXQ9dXRmLTgiPjwvaGVhZD48Ym9keSBkaXI9ImF1dG8iPjxkaXY+QlRXLCBJ IG1heSBkb2luZyBhbiBFbGl6YWJldGggV2FycmVuIGNvbHVtbiBzb29uLiAmbmJzcDtJZiBJIHdy aXRlIHRoYXQgbXkgb3B0aW11bSBzY2VuYXJpbzwvZGl2PjxkaXY+d291bGQgYmUgZm9yIEVsaXph YmV0aCB0byB1bHRpbWF0ZWx5IGdpdmUgJm5ic3A7YSBiaWcgZW5kb3JzZW1lbnQgdG8gSFJDIGFu ZCBnaXZlIHRoZSBrZXlub3RlPC9kaXY+PGRpdj5zcGVlY2ggYXQgdGhlIENvbnZlbnRpb24sIHRv dGFsbHkgb2ZmIHRoZSByZWNvcmQsIHdvdWxkIHRoYXQgZ2l2ZSB5b3UgYSBwcm9ibGVtPyAmbmJz cDtJdCB3b3VsZDwvZGl2PjxkaXY+YmUgbXkgcGVyc29uYWwgb3BpbmlvbiBvbmx5LCBidXQgaWYg eW91IGhhdmUgYSBwcm9ibGVtIHdpdGggbXkgc3VnZ2VzdGluZyB0aGlzIGFzIG15IGlkZWEsPC9k aXY+PGRpdj5JIHdvbid0IHRlbGwgYW55b25lIGFuZCBJIHdvbid0IGluY2x1ZGUgaXQsIGRlZmVy cmluZyB0byB5b3UuLi4uLi48L2Rpdj48ZGl2Pjxicj5TZW50IGZyb20gbXkgaVBhZDwvZGl2Pjxk aXY+PGJyPk9uIE1heSAxOCwgMjAxNSwgYXQgMjo0OCBQTSwgSm9obiBQb2Rlc3RhICZsdDs8YSBo cmVmPSJtYWlsdG86am9obi5wb2Rlc3RhQGdtYWlsLmNvbSI+am9obi5wb2Rlc3RhQGdtYWlsLmNv bTwvYT4mZ3Q7IHdyb3RlOjxicj48YnI+PC9kaXY+PGJsb2NrcXVvdGUgdHlwZT0iY2l0ZSI+PGRp dj48cCBkaXI9Imx0ciI+TWVzc2FnZSBoZWFyZCwgYWx0aG91Z2ggSSB0aGluayBjYXV0aW9uIHdp bGwgdWx0aW1hdGVseSBiZSBtZWFzdXJlZCBieSB3aGF0IHNoZSBzYXlzIGFuZCB3aGF0IHNoZSdz IGZvciByYXRoZXIgdGhhbiBob3cgbWFueSBwcmVzcyBnYWdnbGVzIHNoZSBkb2VzLiBBbmQgaW4g dGhhdCByZWdhcmQsJm5ic3A7IEkgZG9uJ3QgdGhpbmsgc2hlJ2xsIGJlIGNhdXRpb3VzIG9yIGlt cGVyaWFsLiBCdXQgbm8gc2Vuc2Ugd29ya2luZyB0aGVtIGludG8gYSBsYXRoZXIuPC9wPg0KPGRp diBjbGFzcz0iZ21haWxfcXVvdGUiPk9uIE1heSAxOCwgMjAxNSAyOjAyIFBNLCAiQnJlbnQgQnVk b3dza3kiICZsdDs8YSBocmVmPSJtYWlsdG86YnJlbnRiYmlAd2VidHYubmV0Ij5icmVudGJiaUB3 ZWJ0di5uZXQ8L2E+Jmd0OyB3cm90ZTo8YnIgdHlwZT0iYXR0cmlidXRpb24iPjxibG9ja3F1b3Rl IGNsYXNzPSJnbWFpbF9xdW90ZSIgc3R5bGU9Im1hcmdpbjowIDAgMCAuOGV4O2JvcmRlci1sZWZ0 OjFweCAjY2NjIHNvbGlkO3BhZGRpbmctbGVmdDoxZXgiPkkgYW0gbm90IGdvaW5nIHRvIHJhaXNl IHRoaXMgcHVibGljbHksIGJ1dCBvbmUgb2YgSFJDJ3Mgb3Bwb25lbnRzIHdpbGwgc29vbiBjaGFy Z2UgdGhhdCBzaGUgaXMgcnVubmluZyBhbiAiaW1wZXJpYWwgY2FtcGFpZ24uIiZuYnNwOyBJZiBp dCBpcyB0aGUgcmlnaHQgb3Bwb25lbnQsIERlbW9jcmF0IG9yIFJlcHVibGljYW4sIHRoZSBjaGFy Z2Ugd2lsbCByZXNvbmF0ZS4mbmJzcDsgUHJvYmFibHkgOTAlIG9mIHRoZSB0b3RhbCBtZWRpYSBj b3ZlcmFnZTxicj4NCm9mIEhSQyBoYXMgYSBuZWdhdGl2ZSBzbGFudCwgZnJvbSBoZXIgcGFpZCBz cGVlY2hlcyB0byBmb3VuZGF0aW9uIGRvbmF0aW9ucyB0bzxicj4NCm5vdCBhbnN3ZXJpbmcgcXVl c3Rpb25zIGZyb20gdGhlIHByZXNzLiZuYnNwOyBIZXIgY2F1dGlvbiBvbiBwb2xpY3kgaGFzIGNy ZWF0ZWQgYSBuZXdzPGJyPg0KdmFjdXVtIHRoYXQgaXMgZmlsbGVkIGJ5IHRoZXNlIG90aGVyIHN0 b3JpZXMuJm5ic3A7IEFuZCB3aGlsZSBJIGRvbid0IGhhdmUgdGhlIGhpZ2hlc3QgcmVnYXJkIGZv ciBtb3N0IG9mIHRoZSBjYW1wYWlnbiBwcmVzcyBjb3JwcywgdGhleSBhcmUgZ2V0dGluZyBkYW5n ZXJvdXNseSB1bmhhcHB5IGFib3V0IEhSQyByZWZ1c2luZyB0byBhbnN3ZXIgcXVlc3Rpb25zLjxi cj4NCjxicj4NCklmIHdlIGxvb2sgYXQgYSBsb25nIGN1cnZlIG9mIGhlciBudW1iZXJzLCB0aGVy ZSBpcyByZWFzb24gZm9yIHNlcmlvdXMgY29uY2VybiBpZjxicj4NCnRyZW5kcyBjb250aW51ZSBh bmQgSSBzZWUgbm90aGluZyB0b2RheSB0aGF0IHdpbGwgY2hhbmdlIHRoZW0uPGJyPg0KPGJyPg0K V2hhdCBJIGhlYXIgZnJvbSBtYW55IG1hbnkgRGVtb2NyYXRzIGlzIHRoYXQgdGhlcmUgaXMgc29t ZXRoaW5nIG9mZi1rZXkgYWJvdXQ8YnI+DQpoZXIgY2FtcGFpZ24gYW5kIHRoZSBob3BlIHRoYXQg UmVwdWJsaWNhbiBjYW5kaWRhdGVzIGFyZSBzbyBiYWQgc2hlIGNhbiB3aW48YnI+DQpieSBwbGF5 aW5nIGNhdXRpb3VzLiZuYnNwOyBUaGF0IGlzIGEgdmVyeSBkYW5nZXJvdXMgd2F5IHRvIHJ1biBm b3IgcHJlc2lkZW50Ljxicj4NCjxicj4NCldoYXQgSSBoZWFyIGZyb20gImF2ZXJhZ2Ugdm90ZXJz IiBpcyBiYXNpY2FsbHkgYSBzaHJ1Zywgbm8gZW50aHVzaWFzbSwgd2FpdCBhbmQ8YnI+DQpzZWUs IHdpdGggc29tZSByZWFsIGRvdWJ0cy4uLi4uPGJyPg0KPGJyPg0KVGhlcmUgaXMgYSBtaXNzaW5n IGVsZW1lbnQgaW4gaGVyIGNhbXBhaWduIGFuZCBpdCBpcyB0cm91YmxpbmcuJm5ic3A7IFRoZSAi aW1wZXJpYWwgY2FtcGFpZ24iIGNoYXJnZSB3aWxsIHJlc29uYXRlIHdoZW4gdGhlIHJpZ2h0IGNh bmRpZGF0ZSBmaWd1cmVzIGl0IG91dC4uLi48YnI+DQo8YnI+DQpTZW50IGZyb20gbXkgaVBhZDwv YmxvY2txdW90ZT48L2Rpdj4NCjwvZGl2PjwvYmxvY2txdW90ZT48L2JvZHk+PC9odG1sPg== --Apple-Mail-80A50DE8-488B-488D-812F-610305A402E0--