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Clinton?s Spin Doctors to Fix Yushchenko?s Image (Yushchenko's true colors)
Union ^ | 14.11.2005

Posted on 11/14/2005 10:13:58 PM PST by jb6

If you're the president of Ukraine and your fledgling administration is already embroiled in a political crisis, who you gonna call? Bill Clinton.

According to Washington Whispers, U.S. New & World Report, only a year after the Orange Revolution catapulted him to power, Viktor Yushchenko is turning to Bubba's old team of spinmeisters and policy wonks.

Former press secretary Mike McCurry and ex-Chief of Staff John Podesta will head to Ukraine next week to meet with Yushchenko and dispense a little advice. "It's much ado about nothing," insists Jay Carson, Clinton's spokesman.

But to Yushchenko, who amid allegations of corruption has joined forces with his opponent, Viktor Yanukovich, it may be just what the spin doctor ordered.

This news was monitored by the ArtUkraine Monitoring Service for The Action Ukraine Report.


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: bubba; carvel; clinton; jb6; propaganda; spin; ukraine; yushchenko

1 posted on 11/14/2005 10:13:59 PM PST by jb6
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To: ValenB4; anonymoussierra; zagor-te-nej; Freelance Warrior; kedr; Sober 4 Today; BrooklynGOP; ...

ping


2 posted on 11/14/2005 10:14:14 PM PST by jb6 (The Atheist/Pagan mind, a quandary wrapped in egoism and served with a side order of self importance)
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To: Deb

Hmmm....


3 posted on 11/14/2005 10:15:22 PM PST by bellas_sister (www.bracketfish.org)
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To: jb6
Odd choice.

Viktor Yushchenkos wife could have helped him here.

Why is he choosing the political opponents of his wifes friends and former associates and co-workers?

Especially since she has contacts all over the GOP and in the think tanks and conservative consultants.

4 posted on 11/14/2005 10:19:22 PM PST by Sonny M ("oderint dum metuant")
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To: Sonny M
"Why is he choosing the political opponents of his wifes friends and former associates and co-workers?"

The $64 million dollar question.

6 posted on 11/14/2005 10:24:10 PM PST by sageb1 (This is the Final Crusade. There are only 2 sides. Pick one.)
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To: Sonny M

Maybe his true colors are Clintonian? Or maybe his buddy Chirac recommended them?


7 posted on 11/14/2005 10:29:16 PM PST by jb6 (The Atheist/Pagan mind, a quandary wrapped in egoism and served with a side order of self importance)
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To: tailgunner

Seems your boy has an image problem.


8 posted on 11/14/2005 10:40:41 PM PST by jb6 (The Atheist/Pagan mind, a quandary wrapped in egoism and served with a side order of self importance)
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To: Values Voter

Who are you kidding?


9 posted on 11/14/2005 10:48:51 PM PST by DryFly
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To: jb6
Maybe the poison spoiled his brain a bit?
10 posted on 11/14/2005 10:50:21 PM PST by Jaysun (Democrats: We must become more effective at fooling people.)
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To: jb6

True colors....Ah you mean the "blue dress" stategy?


11 posted on 11/15/2005 12:57:43 AM PST by ONETWOONE (onetwoone)
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To: jb6

Who will deal with Yula Timoshenko's image. "Baba Yaga No. 1"


12 posted on 11/15/2005 4:23:20 AM PST by Jimmy Valentine (DemocRATS - when they speak, they lie; when they are silent, they are stealing the American Dream)
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To: jb6
Maybe his true colors are Clintonian? Or maybe his buddy Chirac recommended them?

I was thinking about this.

Since his wife had so many contacts with the GOP (half of national review is friends with her), it could be that the GOP consultants she has contacts with are all occupied/and or most of the democrats guys are too.

It could be these 2 knuckleheads were the best political consultants they could get.

They obviously weren't good enough for Hillarys team, they aren't occupied with any campaigns right now.

With 2006 around the corner and presidential elections in 2008 and everybody and their mother running, he might just be getting the best help avalable at this time.

13 posted on 11/15/2005 8:27:10 AM PST by Sonny M ("oderint dum metuant")
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To: Sonny M

Either that or his best bud's Chirac's boys are all to busy trying to save Nero...er...Chirac as Paris burns.


14 posted on 11/15/2005 11:53:38 AM PST by jb6 (The Atheist/Pagan mind, a quandary wrapped in egoism and served with a side order of self importance)
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