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Obama vs Hillary Round 1

If he was (is) so proud of his work, why did he distribute it anonymously? And yes, there is a clear different reading of his departure between his account and that cited by Steve.
 
Maybe at first he feared for his job... and then he decided he could make more money exposed and fired/resigned.
 
SezMe said:
If he was (is) so proud of his work, why did he distribute it anonymously? And yes, there is a clear different reading of his departure between his account and that cited by Steve.
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What do you think really happened?
 
I have absolutely no idea what really took place but LawnOven has a plausible explanation. There are probably several others.

IF the company fired him, I think they are on solid ground. Having an employee acting on his own regarding a corporate client (by closing with the shot of BO's web site) endangers the company's client relations. If I'd been his boss, he would have had only enough time to clear out his desk and be escorted out the door by security.
 
The fellow who did the add said:
This ad was not the first citizen ad, and it will not be the last. The game has changed.
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Yep. This is not your father's political campaign.

DR
 
the fellow who did the add said:
This ad was not the first citizen ad, and it will not be the last. The game has changed.
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It certainly wasn't the first "citizen ad"- meaning by someone not on the campaign payroll.
 
I heard Hillary tonight on the news comment on the ad. She said it was much more flattering than the one going around of her singing the national anthem!
 
steverino said:
http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/news_theswamp/2007/03/a_link_between_.html

Looks like Sen. Obama just fired the consultant putting out that video.
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http://www.bluestatedigital.com/2007/03/on_the_1984_video.html

Not true. Senator Obama would have no way of firing that person, because he didn't work for Senator Obama.

Pursuant to company policy regarding outside political work or commentary on behalf of our clients or otherwise, Mr. de Vellis has been terminated from Blue State Digital effective immediately.

Blue State Digital is under contract with the Obama Campaign for technology pursuits including software development and hosting. Additionally, one of our founding partners is on leave from the company to work directly for the campaign at headquarters.

However, Blue State Digital is not currently engaged in any relationship with the Obama Campaign for creative or non-technical services.

Mr. de Vellis created this video on his own time. It was done without the knowledge of management, and was in no way tied to his work at the firm or our formal engagement [on technology pursuits] with the Obama campaign.
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You might as well say that Tom Vilsack fired the guy.
 
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