Fork now officially stuck in Farouk Shami

[NoPasaran]

Several top campaign aides to Democratic gubernatorial candidate Farouk Shami resigned today, said Charlie Ray, who had been the campaign’s press secretary.

Five staff members stepped down, including Ray, campaign director Vince Leibowitz, and communications director Kelly Love Johnson, Ray said.

The resignations come a day after the campaign’s internal chaos spilled into public when a bizarre e-mail exchange was, apparently inadvertently, sent to reporters.

On Tuesday, Ray and Shami gave out conflicting information about the roles of aides David Diaz and Jessica Gutierrez, both of whom had been sending out press releases on behalf of the campaign. Ray said that neither were authorized to speak for the campaign, but Shami said late Tuesday night that both had permission to give such statements.

http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/politics/entries/2010/02/17/shamis_top_campaign_staffers_r.html

I liked this election better when Medina was the crazy one.

[sonias]

1. Well at least the melt down came early

This way when the primary is done, it really is over for Farouk. I'm sure we're still going to hear a lot from Medina. All to the way to November - no matter what happens on March 2nd.

Sonia

[efhmc]

2. He never bothered me. Created interest and we need that.

Not like that freaky kinky who created havoc just for his own ego.

[Vogon_Glory]

3. Bless Ol' Farouk, May He...

Bless Mr. Shami, may he do well in business, may he not run for statewide office again, and may he contribute handsomely to Democratic candidates.

:dem:

[cfsteak]

4. Farouk had the best line of the election

At the County executive meeting he says something to the effect of
"Capitalist bring back those jobs you sent out of Texas back to Texas or Capitalist get out of Texas"

[crispini]

5. I was wondering why Leibowitz was working for him.

Vince always struck me as a sane kind of guy.

“Clearly, (Shami) will not accept political strategy from the people who are there to provide it,” Leibowitz said.

:rofl: Yeah, that's pretty much the way it looks from the outside too!