Mark Penn and Senator Clinton: It’s a Matter of Trust

BUZZFLASH EDITOR’S BLOG

Mark Karlin

Consider this April 4th Clinton campaign statement “inoperative” now: “Today, the Clinton campaign was asked about the [Colombian] meeting, and a spokesman, Mo Elleithee, said that Mr. Penn’s work had nothing to do with the campaign and that he did not see any conflict or perception problem.”

BuzzFlash has a homework assignment for our readers. Examine the following excerpts from articles this past week about what was clearly a Clinton campaign overture to Colombia to get involved in the U.S. primaries by denouncing Obama. But there’s more to it than that. Despite all the ongoing Mark Penn apologies, he’s the poster boy for the corporate lobbyist destructive infestation of our government – and he is Clinton’s lead strategist.

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BuzzFlash Update at 7 EST April 6:

The Clinton Campaign Must be Reading the BuzzFlash Editor’s Blog. Senator Clinton Finally Gives Mark Penn the Heave-Ho After He Gets Caught Talking with the Colombians Who Just Happen to Then Attack Obama, While Penn is Also Getting Paid to Promote a Free Trade Pact with a Country in Which Union Members and Leaders are Being Murdered by the Dozens.