Report: British Prime Minister Seeking Mark Penn As Strategist

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Daily Mail   |  Simon Walters   |   April 5, 2008 09:59 PM


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Gordon Brown is secretly planning to headhunt the world's most expensive polling expert in an attempt to revive his political fortunes.

The move to recruit political strategist Mark Penn, chief adviser to US Presidential contender Hillary Clinton, is the latest in a Downing Street shake-up ordered by the Prime Minister's new No 10 guru, public relations executive Stephen Carter.

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How very unfortunate for the citizens of Great Britain,

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:27 AM on 04/07/2008

Hey Gordon. Penn couldn't get it right in his own country, what makes you think he can get it right for you in yours?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:51 PM on 04/06/2008

Well Gordon Brown can Shulombo; the Hil-liar-y Clinton campaign just got fired.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 06:57 PM on 04/06/2008

Why?!? Does Gordon Brown want to lose?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:36 PM on 04/06/2008

Too bad that this was released before he could have turn in his resignation letter to Hillary, and make it appeared like she demanded his resignation over the Colombian fiasco. Now if he leaves it will appear that he dumped her as a losing case. After how Richardson got treated, he is probably afraid if he leaves without the Clinton's consent.

Maybe he was surprised that Hillary didn't dump him after Colombia, but Colombia did. Perhaps getting caught wasn't an accident, and he was looking for the exit clause from the Clinton campaign?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:33 PM on 04/06/2008

His face says it all "jerk of the century"

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:02 PM on 04/06/2008

I guess the only question that pops into my mind would be "why?" Wouldn't that be like, I dunno, bringing on Alan Greenspan to consult on solving the sub-prime lending crisis?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:36 AM on 04/06/2008

It looks like Gordon Brown continues fortifying his actions opposed to his rhetoric policy perfectly by looking to the Clinton campaign for guidance.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:01 AM on 04/06/2008

That being the case, I'll phone the Conservatives to congratulate them on winning the next election!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 05:17 AM on 04/06/2008

Hey let's not be mean to Mark Penn, look what he had to work with!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:34 AM on 04/06/2008

Breaking news: British Prime Minister reveals that he is an idiot.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:30 AM on 04/06/2008

There is one thing that Mark Penn is good at ... being a rich idiot and finding even bigger idiots to pay him for his advice. SIGH.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:04 AM on 04/06/2008

He can't even manage his own affairs. First he is working for Hillary's campaign, then he's not, then he is, i'm confused. They are against colombian trade deal, they are not? She must have known, if not, I would sue him for my money back. It seems like anybody that has been in DC at least 7 years is involved in one big business orgy. Everyone is connected to everyone, more like 3 degree's of separation.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:59 AM on 04/06/2008

Penn knows Hillary's just about done with this thing, and the $3 million or so she owes him is not ever going to be paid (when the primary is over, they pretty much disband the "company", too bad for the business partners that got stiffed).

So he's looking for his own interest now. Can you blame him? There are more idiots out there that will pay him, let them enjoy it!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 03:41 AM on 04/06/2008

The PM must have heard about the Columbia deal and how Penn was all signed up and getting tons of money from Columbia while getting tons of money from Hillary who "opposes" the dealing! Bad news dude, Columbia heard him appologize for the dealing and got fired by Columbia for playing both sides in public. Sometimes the advisor is so very stupid he makes me have hope to become an advisor myself someday..... Penn is just another Rove but more fat and less smart.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:49 AM on 04/06/2008

Now Penn's not a closeted Homosexual like Rove is...as far as I know.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:33 AM on 04/06/2008

Is Penn gay?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:26 AM on 04/06/2008

Why? He's an idiot.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:21 AM on 04/06/2008

It won't be long. I hope he likes it over there and stays.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:33 AM on 04/06/2008

this offer was made after he witnessed what penn did to clinton's inevitable campaign? god help the british.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:53 PM on 04/05/2008

Why hire him when he devised and led a losing effort? A badly losing effort with an "inevitable" candidate. Thought the Brits were smarter than that.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:47 PM on 04/05/2008

I guess they can see the writing on the wall even if hillary can't.....

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:32 PM on 04/05/2008

That's because even in England they recognize that Clinton is going to lose and Mark Penn will be out out his position pretty soon.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:31 PM on 04/05/2008
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