An email chain turned over by the Department of Homeland Security in response to a subpoena in the Dan Choi case reveal that it was the White House that tipped off the Secret Service with the information that 3 days later there would be a DADT protest in front of the White House. Brian Bond, Deputy Director of Public Engagement, sent an email to then-Deputy Chief of Staff Jim Messina, Dan Pfeiffer, Melody Barnes, Tina Tchen, Dan Pfeiffer, Shin Inouye and others telling them he had it on “pretty good authority” that “Choi will be a part of it.”
Emails Reveal White House Alerted Secret Service to Dan Choi, GetEqual Protests in November 2010 |
| By: Jane Hamsher Thursday September 22, 2011 10:04 am |
Veal Appeal: Whitewashing of Health Care Reform Battle Continues |
| By: Jon Walker Friday April 1, 2011 10:11 am |
Over at the Huffington Post, in an attempt to defend Jim Messina, Robert Creamer reaches for the absolute biggest brush he can find to totally whitewash the actual history of the health care reform battle. From his blog post: Messina is sometimes criticized by progressives for his management of the health care battle. Progressives like [...]
How Many Democrats Does It Take to Stand Up to Andrew Breitbart? |
| By: Jane Hamsher Wednesday July 21, 2010 9:28 am |
Barack Obama ran his campaign on progressive messaging, but he basically despises liberals and hired a White House staff full of people who share those sentiments. Rahm Emanuel’s “f*&king r%!rds” comment is symbolic of a multitude of anonymous slams against the left that are readily offered up by administration staffers to any member of the [...]



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