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Britain's Conservatives hire Obama campaign chief in election role
Reuters ^ | August 2, 2013 | By Costas Pitas

Posted on 08/02/2013 3:32:31 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

Britain's governing Conservative Party has hired U.S. President Barack Obama's former campaign manager as part of its election team ahead of polls due in less than two years, the party said.

Jim Messina, a lifelong Democrat, is the latest appointment by Prime Minister David Cameron in a bid to win the party's first overall majority in over 20 years, against a weak economic backdrop and poor poll ratings.

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: cameron; davidcameron; jimmessina; uk; unitedkingdom

1 posted on 08/02/2013 3:32:31 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

David Cameron is not really any more conservative than our Democrats anyways


2 posted on 08/02/2013 3:33:24 PM PDT by GeronL
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Cheating pays...


3 posted on 08/02/2013 3:36:42 PM PDT by Hotlanta Mike ("Governing a great nation is like cooking a small fish - too much handling will spoil it." Lao Tzu)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

They want to learn the art of cheating your way to an election.


4 posted on 08/02/2013 3:40:38 PM PDT by Wisconsinlady (AMNESTY BY ANY OTHER NAME IS STILL A PIG WITH LIPSTICK)
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To: GeronL

Yes, the meaning of Conservative apparently means something else across the pond. Conversely, “liber” in liberal, does not properly represent the authoritarians and cultural Marxists here who claim the description of “liberal”. Masters of verbal trickery and deception.


5 posted on 08/02/2013 3:43:14 PM PDT by lormand (Inside every liberal is a dung slinging monkey)
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To: lormand

Correct. They are leftist or socialist.


6 posted on 08/02/2013 3:46:15 PM PDT by GeronL
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To: Oldeconomybuyer; All

Real conservatives do not hire Obama Staffers for anything

And, Kenny Loggins was actually more successful solo....


7 posted on 08/02/2013 3:51:20 PM PDT by SeminoleCounty (Difference between George Zimmerman and Al Sharpton is that Sharpton woulda let honky family burn)
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To: GeronL

Yes, the meaning of Conservative apparently means something else across the pond. Conversely, “liber” in liberal, does not properly represent the authoritarians and cultural Marxists here who claim the description of “liberal”. Masters of verbal trickery and deception.


8 posted on 08/02/2013 3:52:43 PM PDT by lormand (Inside every liberal is a dung slinging monkey)
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To: lormand

Double post , victim of back button


9 posted on 08/02/2013 3:54:39 PM PDT by lormand (Inside every liberal is a dung slinging monkey)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...

Sounds about right.

Thanks Oldeconomybuyer.


10 posted on 08/02/2013 4:34:06 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (It's no coincidence that some "conservatives" echo the hard left.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

I don’t know how any traditional Tory can stand for this! If I were them, I switch en-mass to the UKIP!!!! Pronto..


11 posted on 08/02/2013 5:36:51 PM PDT by JSDude1 (Is John Boehner the Neville Chamberlain of American Politics?)
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To: Wisconsinlady

They want to learn the art of cheating your way to an election.

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Exactly. They want to put that uppity UKIP in its place.


12 posted on 08/02/2013 6:04:35 PM PDT by Bigg Red (Let me hear what God the LORD will speak. -Ps85)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Nigel Farage probably doesn’t know it, yet, but Cameron probably just made a huge political blunder. All Farage has to do is to get Messina to do some typical, crude, Democrat trick that is common in the US, but would be incredibly offensive in the UK.


13 posted on 08/02/2013 6:46:13 PM PDT by yefragetuwrabrumuy (Be Brave! Fear is just the opposite of Nar!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Britain, go UKIP. Margaret Thatcher would walk away from Cameron the Clown.


14 posted on 08/02/2013 7:03:32 PM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Kinda reminds me of Arafat hiring Jim Carville.


15 posted on 08/02/2013 7:07:03 PM PDT by tacticalogic ("Oh, bother!" said Pooh, as he chambered his last round.)
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