Daly appointed as research chief

The Washington Times ^ | Monday, February 9, 2009 | Jon Ward

[hoosier hick]

Obama is going to put someone on the public payroll who will use public resources for partisan political purposes

Not only that, but isn't the activities of the White House Counsel's office covered by client privilege and/or Executive privilege??

hh

[Vaduz]

little-noticed items are libs M.O.

[SunkenCiv]

What a start for Obama (The “King of Hope” Tanks)
pittsburghlive.com TribLIVE | Monday, February 9, 2009 | Ralph R. Reiland
Posted on 02/08/2009 10:57:18 PM PST by Syncro
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2181381/posts

[cookcounty]

IIRC, wasn't it Daly who worked for Charles Schumer at the DCCC or the Dem Senate Campaign Committee and went through Michel Steele's Credit report???

[cookcounty]

And now Obama has brought back on board Samantha Power, who was dumped in late spring from his campaign for her anti-Israel and anti-American extremism.

[cookcounty]

My bad regarding pilfering of Michael Steele’s credit report. I take it back.

It was “Lauren Weiner and Katie Barge, then the DSCC’s director of research, (who) resigned after their superiors learned of the incident,....”

Though I DO wonder how much these people are linked.

[George Varnum]

“DALEY”, eh?

My, but that name does ring a bell...

Any relationship, per chance, to Chicago Mayor “Boss” DALEY?

If so, wouldn’t that be a funny “coincidence”...?

(”Hail; Hail!; The Mob’s all here!!!”)

[Aria]

Can’t the recipients of these requests just say no?

[jersey117]

He must need to take control fast because he knows he will get outed soon.

Do you really think so? I sure hope you're right. This is a terrible nightmare.

[Girlene]

Yes, it was Lauren Weiner and Katie Barge who were involved in the Michael Steele credit report search. According to this profile, Katie Barge had been research director for Media Matters before going to the DSCC. After the scandal in Shumer's office Katie Barge has since moved on...and changed her name. Assuming this is the same person, according to this reference

Katie Paris is Director of Communications Strategy at Faith in Public Life. Prior to joining Faith in Public Life in 2005, Paris served as Research Director for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) and as the first Research Director for Media Matters for America. A veteran communications and research professional, Paris has also served on senatorial, gubernatorial and presidential campaigns.

*Note name change from Barge to Paris.

She is also involved with a Washington think tank, Third Way....Not sure how much interaction this will have with Obama's new faith based office he just set up. It seems some of these people never go away.

[penelopesire]

Darn..the link is not working! I am gathering from reading the posts though that she had something to do with hiding the truth about the BC?

Love the Levin quote...lol

[STARWISE]

Looks like they changed the link. This one works.

http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/feb/09/exclusive-partisan-dirt-digger-joins-wh-counsels-o/

*snip*

On the Obama campaign, Miss Daly specialized in preparing for political attacks against Mr. Obama.

Thus, one scenario in which her skills would be useful to the White House would involve setting up a “murder board operation,” in which political nominees are subjected to simulated political attacks in order to prepare for the real thing.

If that is part of her job description, the timing of Miss Daly’s hiring would appear to be a response to problems the Obama administration has experienced with several of its nominees, most recently the withdrawal of Tom Daschle for secretary of health and human services because of a tax problem.

Although the White House confirmed that the counsel’s office has taken over the vetting process, it said Miss Daly has not been involved in any vetting of political appointees and will not do any work on future vetting. A separate team of people inside the counsel’s office will handle that task, the White House said.

Miss Daly has been doing opposition research for Democratic politicians since just after graduation in 2001 from Smith College. She began in 2002 as a researcher for Sen. Tim Johnson’s re-election campaign in South Dakota, and in 2004 she was research director for Betty Castor’s unsuccessful run at a Florida seat in the U.S. Senate.

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Sounds like a peach ........./s

[penelopesire]

Thanks.

[corvus]

Kinda makes you think about records disappearing, don’t it, as in ‘delete’(d).

[ridesthemiles]

“Her only qualification is that she knows how to dig up dirt on other people,” he said.”

TMZ can use her in Hollywood.

[Velveeta]

Ping to #11.
Unmitigated gall.

[rfp1234]

* Researcher at John Edwards for President Campaign

John Edwards Alert! Was this woman as "qualified" as the Silky Pony's filmmaker / mistress?

[justiceseeker93]

Sounds like this Daly girl has a job similar to Craig Livingstone’s in the Clinton WH.

[BigSkyFreeper]

Yeah, the link was changed because they changed the headline.