Posted on 08/25/2008 4:14:41 AM PDT by PJ-Comix
It's hard to dislike political consultant Bob Shrum. Because of the Shrum Curse, he is exactly 0 for 8 in getting the presidential candidates he worked for elected starting with George McGovern in 1972 and most recently John Kerry in 2004. And because all of the candidates he worked for have been Democrats, that is why he is so well liked by Republicans because of his reputation as the Eddie Mush of presidential campaigns.
In case you are unfamiliar with Eddie Mush, he was the character in the movie "A Bronx Tale" who was a total jinx. He had a perfect track record of losing every bet he ever placed as well as jinxing everyone around him. That pretty much describes Bob Shrum so it must have been painful for Shrum to answer this reader's question in the UK Independent: "Would you give up your other victories to have gotten one Democratic president elected?" You can tell that Shrum was a bit irked in his reply:
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I have a feeling you are a big fan of “A Bronx Tail.”
What’s her name?
????? Who you talking about?
Your favorite Bronx TAIL. Mine was named Brenda.
but anyways I was having dinner with my dad at a country club in southeast MA and I saw Bob Shrum at another table, So I went up to him and said aren't you Bob Shrum I've seen you on MSNBC and I am a big fan I just wanted to thank you, I really wish you were involved in this years election because I am a republican, he looked really aggravated
I do know of "A Bronx Tale", which I enjoyed (although it was filmed in Queens).
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