http://www.wikio.com/search=Jill Hazelbaker Wikio - Jill Hazelbaker http://www.wikio.com/search/Jill+Hazelbaker?rinfoid=62659546 What is it with Republicans and the internet? Either they don't understand it , or they abuse it. Looks like Burnt Orange Report just caught themselves a sockpuppet staffer . And let's not forget, besides our own strange case , there's Jill Hazelbaker , who is now McCain's spokeswoman. Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:19:22 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Jill+Hazelbaker?rinfoid=62659546 2008-07-01T20:19:22Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Jill+Hazelbaker?rinfoid=61929203 In November of last year, Sen. Barack Obama answered "yes" to Common Cause when asked: "If you are nominated for president in 2008 and your major opponents agree to forgo private funding in the general election campaign, will...... Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:46:44 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Jill+Hazelbaker?rinfoid=61929203 2008-06-25T16:46:44Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Jill+Hazelbaker?rinfoid=61918465 Arizona Senator GOP nominee-to-be John McCain has put out an excellent ad that really goes to the heart of what’s wrong with the notion of a Obama presidency. The ad uses Obama’s own statements to show what kind of flip-flopping, Chicago-style political animal Obama really is. It’s a slick message with punch and resonance. The 48-second [...] Wed, 25 Jun 2008 07:38:50 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Jill+Hazelbaker?rinfoid=61918465 2008-06-25T07:38:50Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Jill+Hazelbaker?rinfoid=61800910 In June 24 articles about Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama competing for female voters, the Los Angeles Times and The Washington Times uncritically repeated comments by McCain national communications director Jill Hazelbaker that Obama "propos[es] to raise taxes on millions of small businesses." However, neither article reported that the claim, which McCain and his campaign have repeatedly made , and which has been uncritically reported in the media, is false, according to the results of an independent, nonpartisan analysis of Obama's tax proposal. In fact, as Media Matters for America has previously noted , Obama has proposed rolling back President Bush's tax cuts only on "people who are making 250,000 dollars a year or more," and according to the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center's table of 2007 tax returns that reported small-business income, approximately 481,000 -- not "millions" -- of those taxpayers are in the top two income tax brackets -- which include all filers with taxable incomes of more than $250,000 -- short of the "millions" that Hazelbaker cited. From the June 24 Los Angeles Times article: McCain's campaign, for its part, criticized Obama for recent remarks on uniting his party after his defeat of New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton in the protracted nomination battle. Obama privately told lawmakers that Clinton supporters would "get over it" once they realized McCain took the wrong side on women's issues, according to a Democratic congresswoman speaking to ABC News. McCain communications director Jill Hazelbaker said: "When you consider women are a major driving force behind small business start-ups in this country, Barack Obama's proposals to raise taxes on millions of small businesses isn't going to help women voters 'get over it.' From the June 24 Washington Times article: The McCain campaign fired back, using Mr. Obama's own words from last week, when he said that once Clinton-supporting women realize "John McCain is not in their corner, that would help them get over it." "When you consider women are a major driving force behind small business start-ups in this country, Barack Obama's proposals to raise taxes on millions of small businesses isn't going to help women voters 'get over it,'" McCain spokesman Jill Hazelbaker said. Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:08:42 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Jill+Hazelbaker?rinfoid=61800910 2008-06-24T18:08:42Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Jill+Hazelbaker?rinfoid=61706668 Wow. The really bad part? McCain is only condemning the comments. The worst part? If McCain were elected, this man would be right by his side… eek. The sincerity in following excerpt/apology statement filled me with an especially warm feeling: “Charlie deeply regrets his comments. They were inappropriate and he recognizes that the candidate we work for [...] Tue, 24 Jun 2008 02:10:31 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Jill+Hazelbaker?rinfoid=61706668 2008-06-24T02:10:31Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Jill+Hazelbaker?rinfoid=61340162 Late yesterday afternoon, Obama spokesman Bill Burton sent this email to McCain press chief Jill Hazelbaker -- BCC'ing the Obama campaign's entire press mailing list: from Bill Burton to Jill Hazelbaker date Thu, Jun 19, 2008 at 5:24 PM subject quick question about your conference call Jill – hope you’re well. We’d like to add our campaign counsel, Bob Bauer to your conference call with Trevor Potter [scheduled to take place a five minutes from when the email was sent] so that we can arbitrate some of the disagreements that the two of them have over the meeting they recently had. If you can please shoot me the dial-in, Bob is available to join for the first bit, go over his notes from the meeting with Mr. Potter and would be happy to take questions from him, the press corps or whomever. Sorry for the late notice. We’re of course willing to split the cost of the call. Talk about transparency! The secret press conference aspect of the email didn't last long (several perplexed journalists wrote to ask Hazelbaker what was up) but there's a more indelible layer of irony to the email as well: In the past, Bauer hasn't even asked to get on opposing candidate's conference calls . Hazelbaker's immediate response was playful if pointed: Jill Hazelbaker date Thu, Jun 19, 2008 at 5:56 PM subject Re: quick question about your conference call Bill, Actually, we’d prefer to set up a meeting with the two candidates at ten town halls at locations of Senator Obama’s choosing now through the convention — so we can fully examine his abandonment of his pledge to take public financing. As to the stunt — a last minute email to me — I only have this to say: that type of boys club bullying embodies an arrogance better suited for a frat house than a serious campaign about serious issues. Best regards, Jill Everyone who thinks that either side had any expectation of their request/counter-request being granted, raise your hand. Okay, now use it to click on this link . You'll be happier there. I have to say that neither side has a monopoly on occasional fraternity-ish behavior, and neither is a shining example of hiring women in leadership positions, even if they both have high profile female surrogates. And, of course, slinging around accusations of sexism isn't something you usually see from Republican campaigns. I wonder why they might be saying that... The Obama team put Bauer on a conference call of his own a short time later. The actual conference calls can be heard here: McCain , Obama . Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:09:33 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Jill+Hazelbaker?rinfoid=61340162 2008-06-20T13:09:33Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Jill+Hazelbaker?rinfoid=61265456 This will probably be at least mildly controversial, but I think Barack Obama made the right call this morning by announcing that he would not stay within the public financing system for the general election. The senator made the announcement in a video released earlier today. Not surprisingly, the McCain campaign isn’t happy. “Today, Barack [...] Fri, 20 Jun 2008 01:00:25 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Jill+Hazelbaker?rinfoid=61265456 2008-06-20T01:00:25Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Jill+Hazelbaker?rinfoid=61260035 Elizabeth Holmes reports on the presidential race. Rejection is harsh. McCain campaign officials trumpeted their disdain for Barack Obama and his decision not to accept public financing. Barack Obama and Howard Dean, head of the Democratic National Committee, on a flight from Washington to Chicago Thursday (Associated Press) On a conference call Thursday evening with reporters, McCain spokesman Brian [...] Thu, 19 Jun 2008 23:48:30 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Jill+Hazelbaker?rinfoid=61260035 2008-06-19T23:48:30Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Jill+Hazelbaker?rinfoid=61272648 OBAMA REVERSED HIMSELF YET AGAIN: EARLIER HE'D PROMISED TO USE PUBLIC FINANCING - WHICH HE SUPPORTS. NOW, HE'S GOING TO FORBEAR ANY PUBLIC FINANCING AND THE LIMITS ATTACHED TO IT. WASH POST: The McCain campaign released a statement from communications director Jill Hazelbaker condemning Obama's decision as an example of his rhetoric not matching reality. "Today, Barack Obama has revealed himself to be just another typical politician who will do and say whatever is most expedient for Barack Obama," Hazelbaker said. "The true test of a candidate for President is whether he will stand on principle and keep his word to the American people. Barack Obama has failed that test today, and his reversal of his promise to participate in the public finance system undermines his call for a new type of politics." COMPLETE ROUND UP HERE AT MEMEORANDUM. THIS IS HARDLY CHANGE. THIS IS NOTHING MORE THAN MORE OPPORTUNISTIC BS. VOTE ACCORDINGLY. Thu, 19 Jun 2008 22:06:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Jill+Hazelbaker?rinfoid=61272648 noreply@blogger.com (Reliapundit) 2008-06-19T22:06:00Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Jill+Hazelbaker?rinfoid=61391009 Ultimately, opting out is the right strategic decision for Obama, as the major plus (an overflowing war chest) outweighs the major minus (a bad process story in the dog days of June). Most voters simply don't care enough to hold this slippery maneuver against him for long. Thu, 19 Jun 2008 19:03:32 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Jill+Hazelbaker?rinfoid=61391009 2008-06-19T19:03:32Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Jill+Hazelbaker?rinfoid=61247473 McCain's campaign quickly goes on the offensive, accusing Obama of hypocrisy. Thu, 19 Jun 2008 17:36:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Jill+Hazelbaker?rinfoid=61247473 2008-06-19T17:36:00Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Jill+Hazelbaker?rinfoid=61242142 Senator Obama, who claims to support public financing of political campaigns: "If I am the Democratic nominee... I will aggressively pursue an agreement with the Republican nominee to preserve a publicly financed general election," is now only going to accept... Thu, 19 Jun 2008 17:15:35 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Jill+Hazelbaker?rinfoid=61242142 2008-06-19T17:15:35Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Jill+Hazelbaker?rinfoid=61238392 Barack Obama said he would forego public financing of his general election campaign against Republican John McCain, reversing an earlier stance and positioning himself to outspend McCain in the White House race Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:12:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Jill+Hazelbaker?rinfoid=61238392 2008-06-19T16:12:00Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Jill+Hazelbaker?rinfoid=61228773 A not-very-surprising response from McCain's Jill Hazelbaker: "Today, Barack Obama has revealed himself to be just another typical politician who will do and say whatever is most expedient for Barack Obama. "The true test of a candidate for President is whether he will stand on principle and keep his word to the American people. Barack Obama has failed that test today, and his reversal of his promise to participate in the public finance system undermines his call for a new type of politics. "Barack Obama is now the first presidential candidate since Watergate to run a campaign entirely on private funds. This decision will have far-reaching and extraordinary consequences that will weaken and undermine the public financing system." Obviously, the McCain camp is angry because they've just lost one of things that they hoped might level the playing field. Obama's spending advantage will be enormous. So of course they want to push this as sleazy move on Obama's part. Is it? Looking back over what Obama's spokesperson said last year *, this decision does seem to be more than a flip-flop or change of heart -- he didn't just have an opinion about public financing (in fact, he declares that he's still for it), he made a promise to another person to engage in it. And then, for reasons that you may consider legitimate or not, he reneged. People who care more about Obama beating McCain than this particular issue may not care. It's as if Kobe Bryant agreed to play Kevin Garnett as long as they both had one had tied behind their back and then, when Garnett said "yes," changed his mind. Fans of Bryant would probably cheer the decision, and point out that league rules don't require anyone to play with one hand tied behind his back, and, in fact, Garnett is himself breaking the hands-behind-the-back agreement because he has secured only his elbow, leaving his lower arm free. Anyway: It may not be sleazy to change your mind about promise when it means you have to sacrifice something, but it is very typical of traditional politicians -- a category that, lately, John McCain having some difficultly avoiding himself. What's more, I'm not sure McCain's message here will mean anything to most voters. The standard rule of thumb about whether a decision/gaffe/position can hurt a candidate is if you can make a convincing 30-second ad out of it. How would you convince a viewer that Obama broke his word, much less convince them that it matters, between Lost flashbacks? Not that people won't try. *For those who claim that Obama's "agreement" was somehow not a "promise" or "pledge" but rather, gosh, I actually don't know what the level between "blue-skying" and "promise" might be called. A possibility? Anyhow, if it wasn't a promise, how come Obama's people never pushed back on the huge amount of coverage at the time that portrayed it as just that? Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:59:07 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Jill+Hazelbaker?rinfoid=61228773 2008-06-19T15:59:07Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Jill+Hazelbaker?rinfoid=61223474 This will probably be at least mildly controversial, but I think Barack Obama made the right call this morning by announcing that he would not stay within the public financing system for the general election. The senator made the announcement in a video released earlier today. A transcript of Obama’s comments is online. He explains that [...] Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:15:12 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Jill+Hazelbaker?rinfoid=61223474 2008-06-19T15:15:12Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Jill+Hazelbaker?rinfoid=61220790 McCain campaign statement..... ARLINGTON, VA -- U.S. Senator John McCain's presidential campaign today released the following statement by Communications Director Jill Hazelbaker concerning Barack Obama's announcement that he will not participate in the public financing system: "Today, Barack Obama has... Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:59:34 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Jill+Hazelbaker?rinfoid=61220790 2008-06-19T14:59:34Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Jill+Hazelbaker?rinfoid=61218066 Washington - Barack Obama on Thursday said he would not accept government funds for the presidential election campaign, the first candidate to opt out since the system was established three decades ago. In a video message to supporters, Obama said it... Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:32:01 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Jill+Hazelbaker?rinfoid=61218066 2008-06-19T14:32:01Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Jill+Hazelbaker?rinfoid=61216298 This morning Barack Obama put up a video on his web site to make the unsurprising announcement that he will not participate in the public financing system --a long-expected development . Here's the equally unsurprising reaction from John McCain communications director Jill Hazelbaker: “Today, Barack Obama has revealed himself to be just another typical politician who will do and say whatever is most expedient for Barack Obama. “The true test of a candidate for President is whether he will stand on principle and keep his word to the American people. Barack Obama has failed that test today, and his reversal of his promise to participate in the public finance system undermines his call for a new type of politics. “Barack Obama is now the first presidential candidate since Watergate to run a campaign entirely on private funds. This decision will have far-reaching and extraordinary consequences that will weaken and undermine the public financing system.” Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:15:37 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Jill+Hazelbaker?rinfoid=61216298 2008-06-19T14:15:37Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Jill+Hazelbaker?rinfoid=61218952 On a conference call, McCain spokesperson Jill Hazelbaker just read a statement about Obama's decision not to accept public financing: "Today, Barack Obama has revealed himself to be just another typical politician... Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:11:27 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Jill+Hazelbaker?rinfoid=61218952 2008-06-19T14:11:27Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Jill+Hazelbaker?rinfoid=60997785 John McCain is now criticizing Barack Obama on the windfall profits tax:McCain criticized Obama, his Democratic rival, repeatedly in excerpts of a speech planned for delivery Tuesday evening. He cited Obama's advocacy of a tax on excess oil industry profits... Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:10:36 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Jill+Hazelbaker?rinfoid=60997785 2008-06-18T00:10:36Z