CNN: Kerry, Gore adviser (Bob Shrum) to air views in book

[DeepModem Mom]

Kerry, Gore adviser to air views in book
Success elusive for Shrum in eight presidential campaigns
From Mark Preston
CNN
Wednesday, November 16, 2005


WASHINGTON (CNN) -- After spending more than 30 years consulting for Democratic candidates, campaign operative Robert Shrum is using his pen to advance his own, liberal views.

"The book is about what I have seen the direction of progressive politics take, what happens to it and where I think it ought to go," Shrum told CNN in an interview.

The veteran political operative was coy about what else he would say in his book, and Washington insiders were aflutter Wednesday about whether it would include sharp critiques of his clients and colleagues from past campaigns -- particularly the failed presidential bids of Sen. John Kerry and former Vice President Al Gore.

Shrum did tell CNN he would not disparage Kerry or Gore but left open the door regarding criticizing his own party....

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Some of his critics are former Kerry colleagues, and they claim Shrum has not shouldered enough blame for the Massachusetts Democrat's unsuccessful attempt to defeat President Bush in 2004....


http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/11/16/shrum.book/index.html

[Ignacio Upton]

1. Maybe this will be his final memoir?

I hope that he does not work for any candidate in 2006 or 2008.

[marbuc]

2. "Some of his critics are former Kerry colleagues

and they claim Shrum has not shouldered enough blame for the Massachusetts Democrat's unsuccessful attempt to defeat President Bush in 2004...."

No, he has not. Same goes for Gore's unsuccessful campaign in 2000. This guy has no standing to comment on the direction of progressive politics. Needless to say, I will not be first on line to buy this guy's book.

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[Adenoid_Hynkel]

3. it will end up next to alan colmes' tome

in the bargain bin of "books the corporate media think progressives give a damn about"

[geek tragedy]

4. Title "I'm the Biggest Loser in Political History, But It's Not My Fault"

What a wanker.

[bluestateguy]

5. I'm glad he's doing this

Now we will all know how not to run a presidential campaign.

[Withywindle]

6. My feelings exactly.

It'll be good to have all those discredited ideas in one easily refutable place.

[hatrack]

8. Can't WAIT to not buy that one

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