Posted on 11/05/2008 4:38:51 PM PST by lonewacko_dot_com
A list of those on Obama's transition team is at the link.
Would everyone choose a name at random and see if they have any links to the Chicago Machine or similar? Then, post a summary and a link below.
Don't bother with Napolitano, Pena, or Daley since there's already ample information on them out there.
Cassandra Butts is also at the Center for American Progress.
Jim Messina Obama’s Campaign Chief of Staff?
Chris Lu Executive Director. Also works in Obama’s office and was a Harvard classmate of his. Asian American
Patrick Gaspard, Obama’s National Political Director, Was involved in Obama get 15 NC electorial votes. Also is with New York Labor. (?)
Kate Kale has something to do with office of Sherrod Brown
Christine Varney Partner in Hogan & Hartson as Internet Law Practice group. According to Forbes was Federal Trade Commisioner with Clinton; served as his Senior Advisor and Chief Counsel during his campaign.
Lots of big libs....
Chris Lu was Barack’s Harvard Law School classmate and serves as a trusted advisor on the campaign and in his Senate office.
Dan Pfeiffer - Obama campaign spokesman
Stephanie Cutter - Cutter is a longtime top aide to Sen. Edward M. Kennedy and served as communications director to Sen. John Kerry during his 2004 presidential campaign. She also has worked as a staffer and consultant to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (Nev.).
Jim Messina — Former chief of staff to Montana Sen. Max Baucus. Was an advisor on the campaign
Patrick Gaspard — Was his national politcal director
Christine Varney — Christine A. Varney is an American lawyer and internet policy expert, serving as personnel counsel for the Obama-Biden Transition Project.
Varney served in the Clinton Administration as a Federal Trade Commissioner and previously as Secretary to the Cabinet. She is currently a partner at the Washington, D.C. law firm Hogan and Hartson, where she leads the internet practice group.
Melody Barnes — Executive vice president for policy, Center for American Progress
Lisa Brown — Lisa Brown is the Executive Director of the American Constitution Society. She came to ACS from Relman & Associates, a civil rights firm in Washington, D.C. Lisa was Counsel to the Vice President of the United States from September 1999 through January 2001, and Deputy Counsel from April 1997 through August 1999. In addition to advising the Vice President and his staff on legal matters, she handled civil rights issues, served on the Executive Board of the President’s Committee for Employment of People with Disabilities, and worked closely with the Vice President’s Domestic Policy Office on a variety of legislative initiatives.
Phil Schiliro — Senior campaign advisor — former chief of staff to Henry Waxman. Also was aide to Tom Daschle
Michael Strautmanis, a senior advisor at Obama for America.
Katy Kale —
Stepanie Cutter Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor to Michelle Obama
Interesting that this gets a “Vanity” prefix (not added by me), when doing research on BHO’s team might seem to be a very worthy goal and something quite useful. Strange how that happens.
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