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MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.25.170.2 with HTTP; Thu, 27 Aug 2015 09:13:39 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <SNT404-EAS266857EA8890CCF7348FB90DF6F0@phx.gbl> References: <SNT404-EAS266857EA8890CCF7348FB90DF6F0@phx.gbl> Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2015 12:13:39 -0400 Delivered-To: john.podesta@gmail.com Message-ID: <CAE6FiQ8GjXF3i7KGdQNv7hFkRGsTcPX=pJk1KJQ6MECcG7K6qQ@mail.gmail.com> Subject: Re: HRC was picture perfect yesterday From: John Podesta <john.podesta@gmail.com> To: Brent Budowsky <brentbbi@webtv.net> Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a11411db814855b051e4d40ae --001a11411db814855b051e4d40ae Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Thanks. I am sure you are right, although I think most, including at the top are on our side. On Thursday, August 27, 2015, Brent Budowsky <brentbbi@webtv.net> wrote: > IMO yesterday was a very good day. I am thrilled that on the email issue > HRC > offered a change of tone towards what I consider the strongest position, > and her > handling of the Biden issue was picture perfect. Advocates such as myself > can > take a respectful but harder line, while she took the right respectful but > softer line. > > I would warn that regarding at least some Obama White House staff, when the > Clintons next dine at the White House they should bring a food taster and > wear > body armor that covers their backs with at least some people there. I > picked this > up from several sources, though I will not write about this. > > Virtually all the reaction to my Why Biden Shouldn't Run, and Won't column > was > strongly positive except for some mainstream media players who want to gin > up > a divisive battle. My guess, speculating, is that Biden saw it and > probably asked > his staff "Could he be right that I would be seen as a vulture candidate?" > > I did give an extended interview to The Sunday Times of London who called > about > my Biden column. The reporter directly asked me about reports he is > hearing that > some in the White House are working to undermine HRC. I thought about it > for > a full minute, and then told him that it doesn't matter to me whether he > quotes me > or not, but my on-the-record answer was that my take is that many in the WH > support HRC, at least some privately do not, and that there are a handful > of > individuals over there who are preternaturally Machiavellian, > preternaturally stupid, > and preternaturally indiscreet though IMO this is a minority view of > little practical > consequence to the campaign. > > Sent from my iPad --001a11411db814855b051e4d40ae Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thanks.=C2=A0 I am sure you are right, although I think most, including at = the top are on our side.<br><br>On Thursday, August 27, 2015, Brent Budowsk= y <<a href=3D"mailto:brentbbi@webtv.net">brentbbi@webtv.net</a>> wrot= e:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-l= eft:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">IMO yesterday was a very good day.=C2= =A0 I am thrilled that on the email issue HRC<br> offered a change of tone towards what I consider the strongest position, an= d her<br> handling of the Biden issue was picture perfect.=C2=A0 Advocates such as my= self can<br> take a respectful but harder line, while she took the right respectful but = softer line.<br> <br> I would warn that regarding at least some Obama White House staff, when the= <br> Clintons next dine at the White House they should bring a food taster and w= ear<br> body armor that covers their backs with at least some people there.=C2=A0 I= picked this<br> up from several sources, though I will not write about this.<br> <br> Virtually all the reaction to my Why Biden Shouldn't Run, and Won't= column was<br> strongly positive except for some mainstream media players who want to gin = up<br> a divisive battle.=C2=A0 My guess, speculating, is that Biden saw it and pr= obably asked<br> his staff "Could he be right that I would be seen as a vulture candida= te?"<br> <br> I did give an extended interview to The Sunday Times of London who called a= bout<br> my Biden column.=C2=A0 The reporter directly asked me about reports he is h= earing that<br> some in the White House are working to undermine HRC.=C2=A0 I thought about= it for<br> a full minute, and then told him that it doesn't matter to me whether h= e quotes me<br> or not, but my on-the-record answer was that my take is that many in the WH= <br> support HRC, at least some privately do not, and that there are a handful o= f<br> individuals over there who are preternaturally Machiavellian, preternatural= ly stupid,<br> and preternaturally indiscreet though IMO this is a minority view of little= practical<br> consequence to the campaign.<br> <br> Sent from my iPad</blockquote> --001a11411db814855b051e4d40ae--