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Delivered-To: john.podesta@gmail.com Received: by 10.100.255.16 with SMTP id c16cs215371ani; Mon, 28 Jan 2008 06:09:41 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.100.111.5 with SMTP id j5mr11954285anc.100.1201529380833; Mon, 28 Jan 2008 06:09:40 -0800 (PST) Return-Path: <pbegala@hatcreekent.com> Received: from outbound.mse9.exchange.ms (outbound.mse9.exchange.ms [69.25.50.217]) by mx.google.com with ESMTP id o27si9471076ele.15.2008.01.28.06.09.40; Mon, 28 Jan 2008 06:09:40 -0800 (PST) Received-SPF: pass (google.com: domain of pbegala@hatcreekent.com designates 69.25.50.217 as permitted sender) client-ip=69.25.50.217; Authentication-Results: mx.google.com; spf=pass (google.com: domain of pbegala@hatcreekent.com designates 69.25.50.217 as permitted sender) smtp.mail=pbegala@hatcreekent.com X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C861B7.6C33C279" Subject: RE: SOTU Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2008 09:09:37 -0500 Message-ID: <DD3F85C93FEB8A489C0283BD1379358A03F81BAD@ms18.mse9.exchange.ms> In-Reply-To: <8dd172e0801280603tcc7c71cta943444b67dcddfb@mail.gmail.com> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: SOTU Thread-Index: Achhtoq3F0QfQXrIS8KNaVcj8TOa0QAABWTQ From: "Begala, Paul" <pbegala@hatcreekent.com> To: "John Podesta" <john.podesta@gmail.com> ------_=_NextPart_001_01C861B7.6C33C279 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable My hatred for the Clinton-bashing, hand-wringing, sanctimonious commentariat outweighs all other considerations. It's okay for Barack's campaign to push reporters to pry into Clinton's sex life, but if Clinton says Barack is fudging his story about the war, he's a racist? Give me a break. It's just like family: we can complain all we want about each other, but when outsiders do it, it's out of bounds. And it IS patronizing to Barack to suggest the only reason people voted for him was because they were mad at Bill. There's nothing in the data to indicate that. Maybe they just like Obama - despite their affection for Bill, not because of any newfound animosity toward him. =20 That said, comparing Barack's S.C. win to Jesse's was really stupid. They're not staffing him right, John. He's just out there saying whatever pops into his head. As ever, he needs more scripting; she needs less. =20 As for the SOTU thing, I think Barack wants to sit with Teddy. But sitting with Hillary would be a much bigger deal. Any support you could lend the idea would be appreciated. It would really go a long way toward unifying the party. =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 ________________________________ From: John Podesta [mailto:john.podesta@gmail.com]=20 Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 9:03 AM To: Begala, Paul Subject: Re: SOTU Good idea. Was your nose growing long today on Today? That was rough. On 1/26/08, Begala, Paul <pbegala@hatcreekent.com> wrote:=20 John, =09 I'm pushing Barack and HRC to sit together at SOTU. Rahm is all for it, as are Pelosi & Reid. Talked to Ax; he was open but noncomittal. Both BC & HRC seem supportive - according to Doug Band and Bing, who is pushing forcefully. =09 What do you think? I think it would blow Bush off the front page and give the nets cutaways throughout -- so long as neither is making bunny ears behind the other's head. =09 Paul =20 ------_=_NextPart_001_01C861B7.6C33C279 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Dus-ascii"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2900.3243" name=3DGENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><SPAN class=3D265580314-28012008><FONT = face=3DArial=20 color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>My hatred for the Clinton-bashing,=20 hand-wringing, sanctimonious commentariat outweighs all other=20 considerations. It's okay for Barack's campaign to push reporters = to pry=20 into Clinton's sex life, but if Clinton says Barack is fudging his story = about=20 the war, he's a racist? Give me a break. It's just like=20 family: we can complain all we want about each other, but when = outsiders=20 do it, it's out of bounds. And it IS patronizing to Barack to = suggest the=20 only reason people voted for him was because they were mad at = Bill. =20 There's nothing in the data to indicate that. Maybe they just like = Obama -=20 despite their affection for Bill, not because of any newfound animosity = toward=20 him.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><SPAN class=3D265580314-28012008><FONT = face=3DArial=20 color=3D#0000ff size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><SPAN class=3D265580314-28012008><FONT = face=3DArial=20 color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>That said, comparing Barack's S.C. win to = Jesse's was=20 really stupid. They're not staffing him right, John. He's = just out=20 there saying whatever pops into his head. As ever, he needs more=20 scripting; she needs less.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><SPAN class=3D265580314-28012008><FONT = face=3DArial=20 color=3D#0000ff size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><SPAN class=3D265580314-28012008><FONT = face=3DArial=20 color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>As for the SOTU thing, I think Barack wants to = sit with=20 Teddy. But sitting with Hillary would be a much bigger deal. = Any=20 support you could lend the idea would be appreciated. It would = really go a=20 long way toward unifying the party. </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><SPAN class=3D265580314-28012008><FONT = face=3DArial=20 color=3D#0000ff size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><SPAN class=3D265580314-28012008><FONT = face=3DArial=20 color=3D#0000ff size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><SPAN class=3D265580314-28012008><FONT = face=3DArial=20 color=3D#0000ff size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><SPAN class=3D265580314-28012008><FONT = face=3DArial=20 color=3D#0000ff size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV><BR> <DIV class=3DOutlookMessageHeader lang=3Den-us dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft> <HR tabIndex=3D-1> <FONT face=3DTahoma size=3D2><B>From:</B> John Podesta=20 [mailto:john.podesta@gmail.com] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, January 28, = 2008 9:03=20 AM<BR><B>To:</B> Begala, Paul<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: = SOTU<BR></FONT><BR></DIV> <DIV></DIV>Good idea. Was your nose growing long today on Today? = That was=20 rough.<BR><BR> <DIV><SPAN class=3Dgmail_quote>On 1/26/08, <B = class=3Dgmail_sendername>Begala,=20 Paul</B> <<A=20 href=3D"mailto:pbegala@hatcreekent.com">pbegala@hatcreekent.com</A>>=20 wrote:</SPAN>=20 <BLOCKQUOTE class=3Dgmail_quote=20 style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc = 1px solid"> <DIV> <P><FONT size=3D2>John,<BR><BR>I'm pushing Barack and HRC to sit = together at=20 SOTU. Rahm is all for it, as are Pelosi & Reid. Talked to Ax; he = was open=20 but noncomittal. Both BC & HRC seem supportive - according to Doug = Band=20 and Bing, who is pushing forcefully.<BR><BR>What do you think? I = think=20 it would blow Bush off the front page and give the nets cutaways = throughout --=20 so long as neither is making bunny ears behind the other's=20 head.<BR><BR>Paul = </FONT></P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></BODY></HTML> ------_=_NextPart_001_01C861B7.6C33C279--