Nancy Pfotenhauer is Talented

[Jack_Dawson]

Seriously. Partisanship aside, I work in public relations and deal with people who are or are not "media trained" and I can say she is probably the most gifted and telegenic bullshit artist I've ever seen. I mean seriously - that chick is world class good at what she does.

Please don't confuse this with her truthiness. Two (2) totally separate issues.

:beer:

[madaboutharry]

1. I agree.

She did her job well on Rachel tonight. She smiled broadly right through Rachel politely telling her that she is full of shit.

[4 t 4]

7. Yea but her neck ?

it's really hard to look! How can you complement her ? Can you complement Rove-same difference!

[Jack_Dawson]

10. She made Rachel look fat

I don't always say the popular thing on DU, but I do call 'em as I see 'em.

:beer:

[billyoc]

2. She seemed to make more sense of her lies on Rachel Maddow's show tonight.

I can't speak objectively, though, for she makes my soul hurt. :rofl:

[spanone]

3. no soul.....but a good gun for hire...we fool ourselves into thinking these folks have a personal

interest. they are hired for their ability to sell a product i.e. candidate

[beac]

23. Yup, just like a successful

Wasilla meth dealer. They are both earning money by doing something evil, except the meth dealer doesn't try and pretend to be concerned for the public good.

[malaise]

4. She sure lies with a smile

Yes she's good at her bullshit.

[Bozita]

5. She was the RNC's chief economic advisor at the age of 23.

Gifted?

Rachel ate her lunch and stuffed the scraps in her purse.

[malaise]

9. She's not in Rachel's league

What's more is that she knew Rachel wasn't buying the bullshit but she smiled through it.

[Jack_Dawson]

16. Link?

The 23 part.

:beer:

[Bozita]

17. sourcewatch.org

http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Nancy_Pfotenhauer


Background

She started her career as graduate research assistant to Walter Williams around 1980 at George Mason University, where she was taking an MA in economics.

In 1987 she became a senior economist at the Republican National Committee, as was promoted to Chief Economist in 1988. She was selected by the Bush transition team at the age of 24, she made recommendations for the Federal Trade Commission and the Interstate Commerce Commission. She has also worked for Senator William Armstrong and as chief economist on the President's Council on Competitiveness.<2>

Prior to her appointment to IWF in 2001, she directed the Washington Office of Koch Industries, the second largest privately held company in the United States. A biographical note from 2004 stated that "at Koch, Pfotenhauer experienced first-hand the legislative and regulatory labyrinth that faces American companies and ultimately has an impact on consumers."<2>

Her biographical note also stated that "as a daily morning talk show host for NET (National Empowerment Television - ed) (carried on cable and television networks nationwide), she made the case for free market policy solutions to problems facing the nation."<2>

In 2002, she was appointed by John Ashcroft to the National Advisory Committee on Violence Against Women.<3><4>



lots more at the link

[Jack_Dawson]

18. Yeah but nothing about 23!

Being senior advisor. Just sayin'.

:beer:

[Bozita]

22. Do the math.

[hakkinen]

6. Yes.

Two intelligent women having a real debate. No one else calls her out on her b.s. I hope she comes back.

[4 t 4]

11. OMG! I used chick the other day and I was

ostracized ! But i have a number under 500. Does that matter? Nothing against you but if I could copy your post and send it to the people that were so mad at me I think it would be rather funny.

[Jack_Dawson]

20. Where was that?

:scared:

[mrJJ]

8. Husband Headed Trade Group Lobbying on Bailout

McCain Aide's Husband Headed Trade Group Lobbying on Bailout

Nancy Pfotenhauer, a senior economic adviser to McCain, has been all over the airwaves in recent days touting McCain's decision to "suspend" his campaign over the bailout. But her husband, Kurt Pfotenhauer, worked until late last year as the top lobbyist for the Mortgage Bankers Association, a trade group that in recent years downplayed fears of a housing bubble, only to be proved spectacularly wrong.

It looks there's another John McCain adviser with a personal background that doesn't exactly jibe with the candidate's recent effort to portray himself as a populist crusader for ordinary folks.

Last week in Green Bay, McCain declared: "At the center of the problem were the lobbyists, politicians, and bureaucrats who succeeded in persuading Congress and the administration to ignore the festering problems at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac."

http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/09/mccain_advisers_husband_heads.php

[Bozita]

14. WOW! ... Good find! ... Every news watching DUer MUST READ that.

Thanks.

"Follow the money."

[Fuzz]

12. Rachel made her back off a couple of lies which was great

[madmax]

13. I can't stand how she smirks and smiles

then shakes her head from side to side as the other person speaks. She's a jackass. Does anhyone take her seriously? :shrug: Just another political hack.

[Jack_Dawson]

15. Well, not DU maybe...

But your average joe "six-pack"? I'm tellin' ya - she's good.

You betcha.

[JI7]

19. she is what they wish Sarah Palin could be

[bigtree]

21. she can't hold a candle to Obama's Linda Douglass

Douglass, most recently working as a contributing editor for the National Journal magazine and had worked for ABC, CBS and NBC covering U.S. politics.