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Old 01-15-2008
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Re: Top Clinton advisor arrested on aggrevated DUI charges

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Originally Posted by Slon View Post
Well, it's not like the adviser is Hillary's slave or anything. Just because he does something illegal doesn't mean Hillary is all of a sudden a poor choice for a candidate. Still, I guess the assholes who vote based on what this guy did probably don't care about policy anyway. And since Hillary is retarded when it comes to policies, I guess it all balances out.
The role of a "senior political advisor" is to make intelligent decisions to help their candidates campaign. This requires a high degree of trust by the candidiate.

The advisor's actions, DUI and driving 40 mph above the speed limit, does not demonstrate responsible execution of his job, which is to minimize negative press, not create it. Obviously, just from this thread, the issue of DUI and the law is controversial.

I do not believe there will be any significant harm to Hillary's campaing. If the trust is gone, however, the candidate has the right to remove an advisor. That is reality in politics and the advisor should, and probably does realize it.
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