WP: Power Lunch Alert! - Mark Penn lunches with Karen Hughes

[godai]

Spotted at lunch Wednesday at the pricey D.C. restaurant Il Mulino: Mark Penn, Burson-Marsteller chief and former chief strategist and major player in Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential campaign.

His luncheon companion? None other than Karen P. Hughes, longtime Bush aide, White House counselor and State Department public diplomacy czar. We're told mutual friends arranged this as a "get-to-know-you lunch" while she was in town for a State Department public diplomacy award.

But what would the two PR wizards have discussed? Obviously not politics. Maybe Hughes, who surely would have a number of potential Mideast clients -- despite having had some rocky days over there -- would come work for Penn's firm? Maybe a little chit-chat over their favorite PR strategies? NAFTA?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/10/AR2008041003358.html

[berni_mccoy]

1. And he's still pulling in $101,600 per day from Clinton. She must like Republicans. A LOT.

[TheWraith]

15. Well hell, she's basically running as a Republican now.

Complaining about the media bias, latte liberals, endorsing McCain... the other day the supporters' talking points were that Obama was a flip-flopper and weak on defense. Next it'll be the homosexual agenda and wanting to surrender to Al Qaeda.

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

19. how much is Penn's firm pulling in from McCain?

thats another question. one that brings more questions.

[Parche]

2. I Would Lose My Lunch Sitting Next To Karen Hughes

:puke: :puke: :puke:

:hi:

[newmajority]

6. I'm losing my lunch just reading about it.

Worst part is that it's only 10 AM here. I haven't even had lunch yet! :puke:

[SoCalDem]

7. Did they have lunch at HER place?

[izquierdista]

20. Better change your seat

Sit across from her then. And remember to keep your chin up!

[City Lights]

22. I would lose my lunch sitting next to Hughes or Penn. eom

[crankychatter]

3. They met on Match.com... give them some privacy

jeez

[Coexist]

8. you make me laugh!

:)

[ensho]

4. maybe Penn was a mole who is now coming out?

nt

[yellowcanine]

5. But Obama's radical preacher says mean things about the U.S! Surely that is more important than

Hillary's chief strategist hanging with a dyed in the wool Bushevik?

Or maybe not.

[Submariner]

9. Karen is an escort for Heidi Fleiss call girls...isn't she?

Her and Penn rolling around in a luv sweatball...:o

Maybe it was just a rumor I heard,....or maybe not.

[crankychatter]

10. He's a "love sweatball" by himself

top that

oh gawud, now I scunnered my own self

[formercia]

18. Like a bull Elephant Seal

Standing waves of blubber.

and Karen saying: "I can't breathe!!!"

[countingbluecars]

11. We so need a change

from Bush/Clinton.

[JimGinPA]

12. I'm Guessing A Secret Romantic Rendezvous Discovered By Those Snooping TMZ Paparazzi

Another Carville - Matalin type hookup.

[BlueIdaho]

13. More proof

Paid political operatives are whores.

[tabasco]

14. Such nice company the Hillary campaign keeps.

If you haven't realized Hillary is a stealth republican, you're a moron.

[bigbrother05]

16. flop sweat meets flop sweat

[global1]

17. HRC Campaign Is Looking To Hire Hughes As ....

an ambassador for public diplomacy — a job focused on changing Americans' negative perceptions of Hillary.

[guyanakoolaid]

21. Don't you guys see - the Clinton campaign's not in bed with Republicans, it only lunches with them

:sarcasm:

Most probable topic of conversation: "How to get away with everything"

[Vinca]

23. They must have made an attractive couple.

:evilgrin: