Posted on 09/08/2004 4:04:32 PM PDT by crushelits
Kitty Kelley’s publicist is DC-area spin doctor Marina Ein. When I read that in the Washington Post today, the name rang a bell way in the back of my cerebral cortex.
Marina Ein worked as a spin doctor for former Democratic Congressman Gary Condit, and attempted to smear the then-missing Chandra Levy by giving a reporter a “heads up on a story by Lisa DePaulo that was coming out in "Talk" magazine, and speculated that there would be questions, or there would be stories about a history of one night stands in Chandra Levy’s past.”
Ein signed on back in the Spring of 2000 to do media relations work for General Wiranto of Indonesia at the time when he was coming under intense scrutiny for his role in alleged crimes against humanity in East Timor in 1999.
According to Ein's April 4, 2000 Foreign Agents Registration filing (reg.# 5369), she:
agreed to provide media outreach services — including editorial services — to General Wiranto. We are providing these services for a monthly retainer of $20,000 for an open-ended period .... We will draft editorial material for use in a "by-lined" or op-ed piece(s) and work to secure interviews and other speaking opportunities. We will seek such opportunities in print and electronic formats.
This says nothing about the accuracy or inaccuracy of Kitty Kelley’s allegations of past drug use by President Bush. It’s just an interesting choice of publicists in this town.
As you probably recall, Condit lost his seat in a primary election and today he is pursuing several defamation lawsuits. The Modesto Bee reports, “Later this month, author Dominick Dunne’s lawyers will get the chance to grill Condit for up to seven hours. The deposition in New York City will follow up on Condit’s earlier surrender of several boxes of documents.” Levy’s remains were discovered in Washington’s Rock Creek Park in May 2002, and her murder remains unsolved.
Wiranto was indicted for crimes against humanity by a UN-backed tribunal in East Timor and was knocked out of Indonesia’s presidential race in July.
Sounds like she's on the payroll of a bunch of losers.
We have not forgotten; Gary Condit's rotten!!!
I have never read one of Kitty Kelly's books.
Thanks for the ping, Duffy.
Pinging Yaelle. Check out the Modesto Bee article re: Condit.
Kitty is going to be on the Today show, on Mon, Tues, AND Wed.
I loathe Katie C and Matt Lamer
Its interesting how the Condit story just died.
It hasn't died:
www.justiceforchandra.com
Well, I know that Dunne and his lawyers will be grilling Condidit extremely well and craftily, both to save DD the millions and also out of a personal vendetta. I am sure he feels EXACTLY the pain of the Levys. I can remember the day his daughter's murder was in the paper.
I hope somehow they can get that creep to slip up. I have no idea how they will do it.
What is the legal angle that Dunne has to prove in order to win? And can any evidence get over to the criminal case? I know Dunne's buddy is Mark Fuhrman. Hope he helps.
In the Modesta Bee today, it said the the tabloids settled with Condit.
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