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The Sound of the Clintons of Chappaqua
The Page by Mark Halperin — ... Essential reading: Scranton Times-Tribune reports Hillary Clinton’s brother Tony and other local Democrats who backed her bid met privately Monday with McCain economic adviser Carly Fiorina. ...

The Early Word: Veep in Waiting
The Caucus — ... next week. He pointed to her overwhelming primary win in his state, and for the desire of her supporters to back her one last time, before closing ranks around Mr. Obama. Somewhat charitably, Mr. Rendell noted that Mr. Obama has a 385 delegate-vote lead. “I believe he’ll win by at least 385 votes,” he said of the nominating process. And for those who still haven’t gotten over her, check out these quotes from other prominent Pennsylvanians, courtesy of Scranton’s newspaper, The Times-Tribune via The Page’s Mark Halperin (who called it essential reading today). It seems Carly ...

Fiorina meets Clinton brother
Ben Smith's Blog — ... As if conjured by Maureen Dowd's column today, the Scranton Times Tribune reports that Hillary's brother, Tony Rodham, appeared at a meeting for former Clinton backers with top McCain adviser Carly Fiorina. ...

Hillary brother meets with top McCain surrogate
Jonathan Martin's Blog — McCain economic adviser and women outreach specialist Carly Fiorina met with Tony Rodham and other former Hillary Clinton supporters last night near Scranton, Pa. Per the Scranton Times-Tribune, the small get-together included both prominent local Democrats and Republicans. Clinton carried the region, northeast Pennsylvania, by a considerable margin in the Democratic primary. Do read the whole story -- the kicker is priceless.

Hillary Backers In Pennsylvania Meet Privately With Top McCain Adviser
TPM Election Central — An odd little scoop from Pennsylvania's Scranton Times: A brother of New York Sen. Hillary Clinton and local Democrats who backed her unsuccessful presidential campaign socialized privately Monday with a top surrogate of the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, Arizona Sen. John McCain. The private gathering featured Carly Fiorina, Mr. McCain's top economic adviser, and took place at the Dunmore home of political consultant Jamie Brazil, a longtime friend of Mrs. Clinton's family who has signed on as paid national director of Mr. McCain's ...

The Clinton-McCain Axis
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — You know who the Clintons want to win this election as well as MoDo does. In Pennsylvania, the alliance is getting personal: A brother of New York Sen. Hillary Clinton and local Democrats who backed her unsuccessful presidential campaign socialized privately Monday with a top surrogate of the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, Arizona Sen. John McCain. The private gathering featured Carly Fiorina, Mr. McCain’s top economic adviser, and took place at the Dunmore home of political consultant Jamie Brazil, a longtime friend of Mrs. ...

Clinton's Brother Meets With McCain Adviser
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — Sen. Hillary Clinton's brother and several local Democratic leaders "socialized privately" with Carly Fiorina, "a top surrogate" of Sen. John McCain, according to he Scranton Times-Tribune. ...

Unity! Hillary's Brother, McCain Adviser Meet Privately
JammieWearingFool — I'm sure this was all just a coincidence and these folks innocently found themselves together at the same time. After all, the Clintons are such loyalists to the party and would never do anything to undermine Barack Obama, right? A brother of New York Sen. Hillary Clinton and local Democrats who backed her unsuccessful presidential campaign socialized privately Monday with a top surrogate of the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, Arizona Sen. John McCain. The private gathering featured Carly Fiorina , Mr. McCain’s top economic adviser, and took place at the Dunmore ...

Ruh-Roh-- Hillary's Bro & Top Dem Donors Meet With McCain Official
Gateway Pundit — Unity will have to wait. Hillary Clinton's brother Tony Rodham attended a private function with a top McCain surrogate this week. The Times Tribune reported: A brother of New York Sen. Hillary Clinton and local Democrats who backed her unsuccessful presidential campaign socialized privately Monday with a top surrogate of the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, Arizona Sen. John McCain. The private gathering featured Carly Fiorina, Mr. McCain’s top ...

McCain-Clinton 2008 Watch
The Corner on National Review Online — [image] [image] NRO BLOG ROW | THE CORNER | ARCHIVES SEARCH E-MAIL PRINT RSS [image] [image] Wednesday, August 20, 2008 [image] McCain-Clinton 2008 Watch [ Kathryn Jean Lopez ] Carly Fiorina m eets with Tony Rodham. 08/20 11:24 AM [image] [image] [image] © National Review Online 2008. All Rights Reserved. Home | Search | NR / Digital | Donate | Media Kit | Contact Us This page loaded in 0.011577 seconds. ...

PUMA alert: “Massive” e-mail campaign to derail Obama at convention
Hot Air » Top Picks — ... from McCain’s campaign or the RNC, which Obama has repeatedly smeared as racist. Things could get very interesting in Denver next week, folks. Update (AP): Meanwhile, what’s Tony Rodham doing meeting with top McCain aides ? (Sample quote: “Poor Hillary. You can pick you friends, but you can’t pick your family.”) New VP speculation: Hillary on both tickets!

Doomed. DOOMED.
Blah3 Feed — ... Now, I realize that everybody is on edge waiting for the VP to be announced and there isn't much to focus on besides polls and the Corporate Media is driving the narrative that they want (keyword: horserace) and every single tiny bit of information that shows up on the internet is the Final Fucking Word and Clinton supporters are still praying for (and by some accounts, angling for) a Convention Miracle and everything - but can we please all take a deep breath, breathe into a paper bag, slap ourselves a couple of times? ...

Local Clinton backers, McCain adviser meet
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News — ... Kathleen Granahan Kane, who coordinated Mrs. Clinton’s presidential campaign in Northeast Pennsylvania during the primary election; and Virginia McGregor, sister of Scranton Mayor Chris Doherty. -snip- Mr. Brazil is a longtime close friend of the Rodham family and a friend of Mr. Rendell, who also supported Mrs. Clinton. Mr. Rendell is endorsing Mr. Obama, although he has said he will vote for Mrs. Clinton when her name is placed in nomination at the convention next week. Read more: http://www.thetimes-tribune.com/articles/2008/08/20/new... There's a LOT going on here behind ...

Early delivery of Thurs morning links
Maggie's Farm — ... when it is now widely acknowledged that there has been no ‘global warming’ for the last ten years, a cooling trend that many think may continue for at least another ten years? How can you talk of the climate ‘warming’ when, on the key measures, it isn’t? Social justice or compassionate conservatism? Olasky Moslem barbarism in Pakistan. We must learn to understand different cultures...and not make judgements. Right? Clinton backers meet with McCain people in NY Lost 700 lbs. Not skinny, yet. ...

For The Obama Campaign
A Chequer-Board of Nights and Days — Sleep with one eye open : A brother of New York Sen. Hillary Clinton and local Democrats who backed her unsuccessful presidential campaign socialized privately Monday with a top surrogate of the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, Arizona Sen. John McCain. The private gathering featured Carly Fiorina, Mr. McCain's top economic adviser, and took place at the Dunmore home of political consultant Jamie Brazil, a longtime friend of Mrs. Clinton's family who has signed on as paid national director of Mr. McCain's Citizens for McCain Coalition. The attendees included Tony ...

Clinton’s Brother Meets With McCain Adviser
The Hollywood Liberal — ... Sen. Hillary Clinton’s brother and several local Democratic leaders “socialized privately” with Carly Fiorina,“a top surrogate” of Sen. John McCain, according to he Scranton Times-Tribune . The gathering “raises questions about the support” Sen. Barack Obama “can expect from former local supporters of Mrs. Clinton.” ...

All in the Presidential Family
The Caucus — ... , shown standing dejectedly in front of a shack in Nairobi, told the Italian-language Vanity Fair that he is Mr. Obama’s half brother. “I live like a recluse,” George Obama says in the article. “No one knows I exist.” Then there is Hillary Rodham Clinton’s brother, Tony Rodham, who was spotted in Obama enemy territory this week, meeting with former supporters of his sister and Carly Fiorino, a McCain campaign adviser, according to the Scranton Times Tribune. All of which proves once again that TV’s most far-fetched soap operas can be as sterile as academic studies when it ...

For The Obama Campaign
RedState: Conservative News and Community — Sleep with one eye open: A brother of New York Sen. Hillary Clinton and local Democrats who backed her unsuccessful presidential campaign socialized privately Monday with a top surrogate of the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, Arizona Sen. John McCain. The private gathering featured Carly Fiorina, Mr. McCain's top economic adviser, and took place at the Dunmore home of political consultant Jamie Brazil, a longtime friend of Mrs. Clinton's family who has signed on as paid national director of Mr. McCain's Citizens for McCain ...

Carol Felsenthal: Uh, oh, Here Comes Hillary's Brother (Again)
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... My eye was caught by a story, "Local Clinton backers, McCain adviser meet," in Wednesday's Times-Tribune of Scranton Pennsylvania. It featured a file photo of Hillary's brother Tony Rodham, he of the scandal and shenanigans during his brother-in-law's terms in the White House. ...

Poll: Hillary Would Be a Stronger Candidate Than Obama
Weekly Standard Blog — The Wall Street Journal's latest poll contains some food for thought for Hillary backers. The poll finds that Hillary would be beating John McCain by 6 points right now, as opposed to the 3 point margin that Obama currently has. That's probably not a big enough difference to make 130 delegates switch to Clinton and hand her the nomination. But it's not like Hillary and her supporters trying to allay concerns about Obama, either.

Reaction in Scranton to Biden News
The Caucus — ... , 74 percent to 26 percent — even though Mr. Obama had the backing of another Scranton favorite son, Senator Bob Casey. Feelings about Mrs. Clinton’s failure to advance were still so raw there that just last week, her younger brother, Tony Rodham, and other Clinton allies met with Carly Fiorina, a top adviser to Senator John McCain, the presumptive Republican nominee. Ms. Fiorina was on a bus tour of the state, reaching out to disillusioned Clinton supporters who might be willing to cross party lines and vote for Mr. McCain. While the Democrats who attended the meeting ...