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27. Another Podesta connection

Tue May 31, 2016, 09:00 AM

May 2016

D.C. lobbyist to host Jerry Brown fund-raiser

Thursday night, Brown will be feted at the home of D.C. Lobbyist Tony Podesta, brother of former White House Chief of Staff John Podesta.

The site also says Podesta is “active with the Democratic Governors Assn. and maintains close relationships with governors from coast to coast.”

The DGA spent nearly $500,000 on Brown’s behalf in 2010 through an independent expenditure committee.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2012/02/jerry-brown-washington-lobbyist-fundraiser-barack-obama.html

John Podesta is of course Clinton's campaign chairman and the Podesta's lobbying firm in DC is a major bundler for Hillary. They represent everyone from weapons manufacturers to big pharma to Saudi Arabia.

Why would anyone be surprised that someone like Brown is trying to keep his campaign donors onside?

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California Gov. Jerry Brown Endorses Hillary Clinton [View all] Surya Gayatri May 2016 OP

Hey, look! yallerdawg May 2016 #1

Under the bus with him!! ronnykmarshall May 2016 #3

Yep, add him to the enemies list SCantiGOP May 2016 #62

What enemies list? Does Hillary have one? Her supporters? cui bono Jun 2016 #156

No bus wallyworld2 May 2016 #69

Of course not for most. That refers to more Hortensis May 2016 #102

like I said wallyworld2 May 2016 #106

Blah. blah. blah. sulphurdunn May 2016 #134

Nice for Hillary: Brown and Bill didn't get along in the past lewebley3 May 2016 #70

What is this bus thing supposed to say to people? I'm in no way ashamed to throw people who endorse Ed Suspicious May 2016 #76

Their next WHAT? Just for shits and giggles, how about ... 11 Bravo May 2016 #94

You got me! Really strong move to go for the misspelling! Ed Suspicious May 2016 #96

The fact is, if you are able to admit it, every human being alive, every Jackie Wilson Said May 2016 #127

Sooooooo ImaPolitico May 2016 #145

He's been criticized plenty already for allowing fracking. cui bono May 2016 #153

Gov. Brown is being shoved under the 4-wheeled conveyance as we speak! LOL! Surya Gayatri May 2016 #4

Most who are throwing him are not fit to tie his shoes. He has done more Jackie Wilson Said May 2016 #128

I wonder if that's why she went out there a day early, instead of the reported.... George II May 2016 #2

Uh-oh! That's the final nail in the coffin for a certain someone. brush May 2016 #42

Guess he didn't get the memo from the Hillary brigade.... AlbertCat May 2016 #129

Bernie's voters could care less what Jerry Brown thinks or endorses. JDPriestly May 2016 #133

You just admitted they don't know shit about history. ronnykmarshall May 2016 #142

Neither do most Hlllary supporters. JDPriestly May 2016 #146

m too.e, OwlinAZ Jun 2016 #160

K&R nt ProudProgressiveNow May 2016 #5

On his site..... Historic NY May 2016 #6

Thanks for posting. Excellent news... Surya Gayatri May 2016 #10

Clean, clear and simple. yallerdawg May 2016 #12

Condescending posts like yours kacekwl May 2016 #38

Condescending... ReRe May 2016 #72

Condescending? yallerdawg May 2016 #112

Some of us ablamj May 2016 #140

The full statement: George II May 2016 #7

Senator Sanders has an equally firm grasp of the issues. OwlinAZ Jun 2016 #158

Sanders may have an "equally firm grasp" of the issues, I'd say a number of people here.... George II Jun 2016 #166

This is really great news. ucrdem May 2016 #8

You link or pic is broken. riversedge May 2016 #18

Thanks, fixed it! ucrdem May 2016 #20

HUGE ENDORSMENT and another super delegate for hillary beachbum bob May 2016 #9

She may get there before June 7th with Puerto Rico, etc. Who knows? Surya Gayatri May 2016 #13

I rather keep it going thru June 7th for hillary's GOTV efforts but hey its happening beachbum bob May 2016 #14

Too bad Brown didn't run for president Democat May 2016 #11

He did turn California around. I think it was his age though. brush May 2016 #44

Much, much younger. I thought he WAS younger and said so downthread. Surya Gayatri May 2016 #48

Good question. Must be the stress, although how stressful has it been all those years . . . brush May 2016 #60

Vermont has to be one of the LEAST stressful gigs in politics... Surya Gayatri May 2016 #73

No question on Sanders. I too wish Brown could turn back the clock, especially after how he . . . brush May 2016 #75

But there are so many Post Offices to name!!! Walk away May 2016 #81

Brown ran in the late 70's for President CountAllVotes May 2016 #99

Been there, done that. Jerry Brown has an exceptional political resume ... Hekate May 2016 #151

Considering the bad blood there has been between Brown and The Clintons in the past RogueTrooper May 2016 #15

Exactly. MSNBC didn't wait 2 min. before airing that debate clip from 1992--between Jerry and Bill. Surya Gayatri May 2016 #17

That we could do without but it was always going to happen, sadly. RogueTrooper May 2016 #21

Yes, nasty of them to do that with the announcement. But people really do want to move FORWARD! riversedge May 2016 #29

Typical. MSNBC, at least during their daytime schedule, is decidedly anti-Clinton. Surya Gayatri May 2016 #32

Too Many People... LeFleur1 May 2016 #86

^^^This!^^^ LuckyLib May 2016 #97

Nailed it! sheshe2 May 2016 #114

I'm sure that no pressure was put on Jerry Brown. GoneOffShore May 2016 #143

What earthly kind of "pressure" do you think could be brought to bear on Gov. Brown? Hekate May 2016 #152

Link from CNN..... riversedge May 2016 #16

Thanks. Will do. Nothing on MSNBC yet. Surya Gayatri May 2016 #19

"Clinton knows how to get things done and advance the Democratic agenda" DesertRat May 2016 #49

So in summary spanzini May 2016 #22

He endorsed her 18 months ago unofficially. ucrdem May 2016 #24

No ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2016 #79

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2016 #23

They're flipping, but in the other direction. Bernie's ill-judged ego trip is NOT impressing them. Surya Gayatri May 2016 #25

This Jerry Brown? Ned_Devine May 2016 #26

yeah, THAT jerry shanti May 2016 #110

I liked him back in '92 though but was only 17 Ned_Devine May 2016 #115

yes shanti May 2016 #125

His head has become detached from his memory... MrMickeysMom May 2016 #144

Another Podesta connection EdwardBernays May 2016 #27

Jerry Brown is an Ace Democrat heavy hitter. Nobody has more California cred than he does. LuvLoogie May 2016 #50

She will not "get there" in pledged delegates... bkkyosemite May 2016 #28

I guess the 74-year-old Bernardo didn't impress the younger-looking, but older Brown Surya Gayatri May 2016 #30

Jerry Brown is 100% establishment these days. roody May 2016 #148

Haaaaaaaa shenmue Jun 2016 #163

I would have supported Jerry Brown over Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders given a choice and PufPuf23 May 2016 #31

Same willfully ignorant/misinformed drivel as everyone else. Triana May 2016 #33

Exactly, fasttense May 2016 #43

Yes, Jerry Brown is ignorant and you are brilliant Democat May 2016 #88

you use logical fallacies of appeal to authority and also false equivalency AntiBank May 2016 #108

And you just call people dump if they disagree with you Democat May 2016 #113

an endorsement of fear. nt retrowire May 2016 #34

Shaking in his boots, I'm sure...LOL! Surya Gayatri May 2016 #35

fear of trump. retrowire May 2016 #41

For all that Jerry Brown stood for and his stand as true progressive INdemo May 2016 #36

Selling Out to the Clintons CobaltBlue May 2016 #46

The weakness of the Democrats to stand up for principle OwlinAZ Jun 2016 #162

Jerry was voted back in after the Schwarzenegger LibDemAlways May 2016 #64

mind boggling, innit? shanti May 2016 #111

Do you guys GulfCoast66 May 2016 #136

He already disappointed when he allowed fracking. cui bono May 2016 #154

Or else. Android3.14 May 2016 #37

This is a big endorsement! DesertRat May 2016 #39

Yes it is! LuvLoogie May 2016 #53

He is a popular governor, and this will certainly sway people! nt anotherproletariat May 2016 #71

Unless you read chunks of this thread where we learn he's not a great progressive Blue_Adept May 2016 #85

Correct me if I am wrong and I am not. sheshe2 May 2016 #116

History repeats itself quite regularly around here. Blue_Adept May 2016 #117

Yes you are wrong. cui bono Jun 2016 #155

We're gonna need a bigger bus. nt msanthrope May 2016 #40

Or, at least a lot higher one! LOL! Surya Gayatri May 2016 #47

Clinton Uber Alles! bonemachine May 2016 #45

you do realise you just equated Clinton to being a Nazi fascist AntiBank May 2016 #104

Mostly bonemachine May 2016 #107

oki, just didn't think many had the chutzpah to go that far AntiBank May 2016 #109

Brown has sold out Robbins May 2016 #51

... Surya Gayatri May 2016 #58

You are repeating the first few responses to this thread SCantiGOP May 2016 #63

Or Brown is right and you're wrong? Democat May 2016 #91

Always a fan of this man. He's served Californians well. K&R Laser102 May 2016 #52

Love the Gov.! Surya Gayatri May 2016 #54

he's done many good things but his position on fracking is disgusting Fast Walker 52 May 2016 #82

Hhhm..." But Clinton knows how to get things done and advance the Democratic agenda"" vkkv May 2016 #55

They're pulling out all the stops in hopes of preventing that humiliating defeat in CA. frylock May 2016 #56

;) sheshe2 May 2016 #119

Yeah.. no. frylock May 2016 #120

... sheshe2 May 2016 #121

The kind of insightful analysis that I've come to expect. frylock May 2016 #122

I guess Brown is going under the bus now, too... Blue_Tires May 2016 #57

Yep, rolling around under there as we speak. Surya Gayatri May 2016 #59

Yes. He is under my bus. Anyone else who endorses oligarchy is next. Ed Suspicious May 2016 #77

I hope you learn to live with disappointment, then... Blue_Tires May 2016 #124

And I'm still voting for Sanders. Iggo May 2016 #61

From my twitter feed Gothmog May 2016 #65

What more need be said? The case for Clinton is clear. Surya Gayatri May 2016 #67

Exactly! sheshe2 May 2016 #118

Jerry Brown pulled California out of the ditch Schwarzenegger put it in. SunSeeker May 2016 #66

Most respected public figure in CA. People will hear this... Surya Gayatri May 2016 #68

he's been a disappointment with my mother PatrynXX May 2016 #74

Brown is worse than Reagan and Arnie Democat May 2016 #93

Hey sweetie from cross the pond! Iliyah May 2016 #78

He's said and done exactly the right thing. Lov the Gov.! Surya Gayatri May 2016 #84

If Hillary loses to Trump, we can blame all her establishment support like Gov. Brown, right? Fast Walker 52 May 2016 #80

If the Berning One carries on with his ego-tastic, quixotic, but doomed quest, Surya Gayatri May 2016 #87

he hasn't crippled anything yet Fast Walker 52 May 2016 #103

Gov. Brown is Now on the List with Paul Krugman and Tom Hayden McKim May 2016 #83

And, the "dead to me" figurative corpses continue to pile up...higher and higher. Surya Gayatri May 2016 #90

Can't tell if this post is sarcasm or not? Democat May 2016 #95

This is a big endorsement for Hillary. herding cats May 2016 #89

I really admire Brown. However I'm not with him on this one! hollowdweller May 2016 #92

Dear Californians Carolina May 2016 #98

We'll send you Bernie, he's a super-delegate, but the choice is between Trump and Clinton. ucrdem May 2016 #100

Sad choice Carolina May 2016 #105

Party Insiders SusanLarson May 2016 #101

Ridiculous statement. Kingofalldems May 2016 #123

It has always been so. OwlinAZ Jun 2016 #161

Very happy to give it a REC riversedge May 2016 #126

two peas in a pod. nt mhatrw May 2016 #130

Latest Poll jamese777 May 2016 #131

one outlier poll OwlinAZ Jun 2016 #159

Not surprising. Jerry Brown is great in many ways, but both he and Hillary are JDPriestly May 2016 #132

Hear a huge sucking sound? SmittynMo May 2016 #135

Woo, Hoo! ImaPolitico May 2016 #137

Thank you Gov. Jerry Brown… ImaPolitico May 2016 #138

And in other news they just allowed fracking. glinda May 2016 #139

well, of course he does! ish of the hammer May 2016 #141

No surprise here roody May 2016 #147

KnR to my very popular governor, the great Jerry Brown Hekate May 2016 #149

Bill Clinton apparently went begging moondust May 2016 #150

This message was self-deleted by its author cyberpj Jun 2016 #167

Selling Californai Forests, Fracking for oil on land hopemountain Jun 2016 #157

Tsk tsk Jerry. Califonz Jun 2016 #164

Another wonderful endorsement! Amimnoch Jun 2016 #165