Mark Halperin authors "How to Beat Trump: America's Top Political Strategists on What It Will Take,"

[brooklynite]

Politico

MARK HALPERIN has signed a deal with Regan Arts to publish a book called “How to Beat Trump: America’s Top Political Strategists on What It Will Take,” the publisher will announce Monday. The book is Halperin’s first major project since multiple accusations about him were published in the height of the Me Too movement in October 2017. The book will be released in November of this year.

-- HALPERIN interviewed more than 75 top Democratic strategists for the book including Jill Alper, David Axelrod, Bob Bauer, Donna Brazile, James Carville, Tad Devine, Anita Dunn, Karen Dunn, Adrienne Elrod, Jennifer Granholm, Ben LaBolt, Jeff Link, Jim Margolis, Mike McCurry, Mark Mellman, Amanda Renteria, John Sasso, Kathleen Sebelius, Bob Shrum, Ginny Terzano, and David Wilhelm.

-- HALPERIN has re-emerged in recent months, authoring his own newsletter, resurfacing on Twitter and appearing on Sirius XM with Michael Smerconish.

-- JUDITH REGAN will release this statement about why she is publishing Halperin’s book: “I do not in any way, shape, or form condone any harm done by one human being to another. I have also lived long enough to believe in the power of forgiveness, second chances, and offering a human being a path to redemption. HOW TO BEAT TRUMP is an important, thoughtful book, and I hope everyone has a chance to read it.”

[RockRaven]

1. Sexual harasser says what?

Never mind, don't care...

[Demovictory9]

6. yep

[PoliticAverse]

2. The power of forgivene$$$$$. n/t

[stopbush]

3. You can't spell "smary" without Mark Halperin...

[OnDoutside]

4. Did you mean "smarmy" halperin ? He was completely anti Hillary and

Pro Trump. An assholes asshole.

[betsuni]

5. I was selfishly disappointed to find out that Halperin and the other guy weren't going to

publish a book about the 2016 election because of the allegations. "Game Change" was exactly the gossipy stuff I love, especially about John Edwards.

[Submariner]

7. How long before he shows up on Morning Joe

I’m betting that discussion is going on behind the scenes.

[irisblue]

9. I'm betting

One cyber coffee/tea, he will be on that show by Thursday, in the 1st hour.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

8. Really impressive how the accusations against Halperin completely destroyed his life, just like

people say happens.

Also fuck every one of those strategists for a variety of reasons, but right now fuck them for talking to him.

[JHB]

10. C&L: The Resurrection Of Mark Halperin's Career Shows Once Again Women Don't Matter

https://crooksandliars.com/2019/08/resurrection-mark-halperins-career-shows

By Nicole Belle

Perhaps we shouldn't be surprised in an industry that routinely protected the careers of the likes of Charlie Rose, Bill O'Reilly, Roger Ailes, Matt Lauer and Glenn Thrush while making the working environment as hostile as possible to female employees, that serial sexual harasser Mark Halperin feels so entitled to a media career. And sadly, he's not wrong.

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Not to put too fine a point on it, but what in the ever-loving F@#%??? Why are there so many Democratic consultants -- including FEMALE consultants -- cooperating with such a repugnant sexual harasser? Why are they contributing to the rehabilitation of Mark Halperin??? Are there no female writers--ones whose careers have been waylaid or even ended by being harassed on the job that could have been commissioned to write this book? Halperin famously called President Obama a "dick" and one of the sexist men in the media that feminist writer Jill Fillipovic named directly as hurting Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign in the face of the damaging and democracy destroying Donald Trump.

What message does this send to women, both in politics and in the media? White conservative men in the media can always have a career and damn all women for expecting consequences for bad behavior. Cool. That's EXACTLY the kind of message we should expect from Democratic consultants, right?

I hope that these consultants are seeing the feedback on social media of their rehabbing of Halperin.

[gratuitous]

11. That's it: Why did these consultants talk to Halperin?

But yeah, let's not ruin poor Mark's reputation or career as an insider member of the club just because some young women felt inconvenienced or whatever it is young women feel when a powerful, important man shares his wank session with them.

Every one of these consultants needs a turn in the stocks and a plentiful supply of rotting vegetables and fruit handy for the populace.