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July 20, 2011

Politico Reporter Quits for Democratic Party Job
— rdbrewer

No way, you say. How can that be? From The Daily Caller:

A Politico reporter who often penned stories about Sarah Palin and other Republicans has quit journalism to work with the Democratic Party in Arizona, sources tell The Daily Caller.
That reporter, Andy Barr, has covered national politics for the publication since 2008. Barr leaving to help elect Democrats will likely fan the flames of critics who say Politico has a liberal bias.
ItÂ’s not exactly clear what his new job duties are. Barr wouldnÂ’t say . . . .

I bet we can pretty much guess.

Posted by: rdbrewer at 04:05 PM | Comments (91)
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1 How can this be???

Posted by: Mr. Pink at July 20, 2011 04:06 PM (VidfH)

2 What I don't get is that if she was doing the job already free at the Politico, why pay her?

Posted by: Mr. Pink at July 20, 2011 04:07 PM (VidfH)

3 Same job, different employer.

Posted by: AndrewsDad at July 20, 2011 04:07 PM (C2//T)

4 Bawoooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!

Posted by: Pooter Hound at July 20, 2011 04:08 PM (le5qc)

5 Unprecedented!

Posted by: George Stephanopolous at July 20, 2011 04:08 PM (SwkdU)

6 "A Politico reporter who often penned stories about Sarah Palin and other Republicans has quit journalism..."

I suspect he had actually quit journalism long ago. He's just getting as new employer now.

Posted by: BuckIV at July 20, 2011 04:08 PM (AtjNL)

7 Quit journalism? Not sure I understand what a journalist actually is.

Posted by: kansas at July 20, 2011 04:09 PM (A+g5T)

8 I wasn't aware there was a difference between Polshitico and the democrap party.

Posted by: ol_dirty_/b/tard at July 20, 2011 04:10 PM (IoUF1)

9 It was never exactly clear what my job duties were either but at least I got to fuck gorillas for 40 years.

Posted by: Jane Goodall at July 20, 2011 04:10 PM (mpX2c)

10 "...new job duties might be." Probably learning how to swallow now that he has been trained in how to suck.

Posted by: emdfl at July 20, 2011 04:11 PM (Kasxh)

11 Andy Barr? Gay Barr? Discuss.

Posted by: Pecos Bill at July 20, 2011 04:13 PM (j84s0)

12 Bacon. guns. food. http://tinyurl.com/3je28hq

Posted by: Technodoug at July 20, 2011 04:14 PM (4I9Eu)

13 Hey, he has to bring his own kneepads, and no cutting in line!

Posted by: Debbie W-S, Obama's favorite at July 20, 2011 04:16 PM (thr9V)

14 to work with the Democratic Party in Arizona...

and where did Sarah Palin recently buy a house....

Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at July 20, 2011 04:16 PM (EeYDk)

15 .......sitting outside her gated home with binoculars.....

Posted by: phoenixgirl at July 20, 2011 04:17 PM (eOXTH)

16 ItÂ’s not exactly clear what his new job duties are Same as the old job duties.

Posted by: steevy at July 20, 2011 04:19 PM (4NWt8)

17
does he have a sister Candy?

Posted by: soothsayer at July 20, 2011 04:19 PM (Dr7Fc)

18 Round up the usual suspects.

Posted by: Guy Fawkes at July 20, 2011 04:19 PM (xW+Fh)

19 "Reporter" is such an inelegant and inaccurate job title. Libtard schlong slurper is a much more accurate description. Plus it's fun to type.

Posted by: GnuBreed at July 20, 2011 04:19 PM (ENKCw)

20
in AZ of all places...

Posted by: soothsayer at July 20, 2011 04:20 PM (0yBng)

21 Par For Pollutico: Pollutico's Jonathan Allen quit Pollutico to work as an aide for Debbie Blabbermouth Schultz then went back to Pollutico.

Posted by: aquaviva at July 20, 2011 04:20 PM (bmHom)

22 Don't make fun of my brother.

Posted by: Zanzi at July 20, 2011 04:21 PM (xW+Fh)

23 He wrote for the Washington Post before he went to Politico. So he will feel right at home at the DNC or wherever.And Tony Podesta will find him a cushy PR job after that.

Posted by: rockmom at July 20, 2011 04:21 PM (lSyyU)

24 I can see exactly how this helps feed Michelle's kids.

Posted by: Truman North at July 20, 2011 04:23 PM (K2wpv)

25 So it's a lateral move.

Posted by: USS Diversity at July 20, 2011 04:23 PM (Jyt+i)

26 Nothing to see here. Did you guys know Fox News is a bunch of wingnut racist teabaggers?

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at July 20, 2011 04:23 PM (7utQ2)

27
As long as he's cordial.

Posted by: soothsayer at July 20, 2011 04:23 PM (z96ra)

unexpected, is what it is

Posted by: Jones at July 20, 2011 04:24 PM (8sCoq)

"will likely fan the flames of critics who say Politico has a liberal bias."

Is TDC implying Politico isn't biased? Ok, it was TDC, afterall

Posted by: there they go again at July 20, 2011 04:24 PM (ucq49)

30 30th!

Posted by: rickl at July 20, 2011 04:25 PM (1CfwK)

31 Of course, there is still no bias either way in the news media.

Posted by: NC Ref at July 20, 2011 04:26 PM (/izg2)

32 Cool. I'm unbanned.

Posted by: rickl at July 20, 2011 04:26 PM (1CfwK)

33 Roseanne?

Posted by: cherry π at July 20, 2011 04:26 PM (OhYCU)

34 Let's see.....items of distinction between Politico job and Dem job......{}.

Posted by: cthulhu at July 20, 2011 04:26 PM (kaalw)

35 ItÂ’s not exactly clear what his new job duties are.

The only change is the letterhead.

Posted by: nickless at July 20, 2011 04:26 PM (MMC8r)

36 In breaking news, snow is cold. Film at 11.

Posted by: twiceblessedmom at July 20, 2011 04:26 PM (HjxoE)

37 Reporter, Andy Barr, has quit journalism to work with the Democratic Party.

There's a difference?

Posted by: De' Debil Hisself at July 20, 2011 04:27 PM (lpWVn)

38 By all means, let's have Rush and Hot Air continue to give Politico four or five shout-outs per day.

Posted by: sifty at July 20, 2011 04:29 PM (ECjvn)

39 Tool Barr

Posted by: cherry π at July 20, 2011 04:29 PM (OhYCU)

40 Hey there Sonny. You write some pretty lies.

Posted by: Democrat Party Inbreds at July 20, 2011 04:30 PM (ECjvn)

41 Sand Barr

Posted by: lowandslow at July 20, 2011 04:31 PM (GZitp)

42 Explanation:

He got caught in something so blatant that he had to leave.

Posted by: sifty at July 20, 2011 04:32 PM (ECjvn)

43 Linda Douglass (National Journal) went to work for the Obama campaign in 2008. A little websearching lead to a bunch at the local level (particularly in Seattle).

This never happens with Republicans. The only example I can think of is Tony Snow, who was a political operative first and then went to the op-ed pages.

Posted by: AmishDude at July 20, 2011 04:33 PM (73tyQ)

44 In other news, he is 33, she is 40, and they were at it for 30 minutes in the pool until someone stopped them.

How to beat the heat

Thirty minutes. THIRTY MINUTES. And they still were not done.

Posted by: The Adult in the Room Full of Morons at July 20, 2011 04:34 PM (4sQwu)

45 A pool is very wet and cold. I'm just saying....

Posted by: cherry π at July 20, 2011 04:35 PM (OhYCU)

46 he was probably more useful to the democratic party at politico

Posted by: Ben at July 20, 2011 04:36 PM (DKV43)

47 I don't get the part that he quit a job? Looks like its the same thing to me.

Posted by: blaster at July 20, 2011 04:37 PM (Fw2Gg)

48 Thirty minutes. THIRTY MINUTES. And they still were not done.

Posted by: The Adult in the Room Full of Morons at July 20, 2011 08:34 PM (4sQwu)

I don't understand your point.

Posted by: AmishDude (distance runners do it with endurance) at July 20, 2011 04:39 PM (73tyQ)

49 Politico? Team Obama? The hell, you say.

Posted by: Dirty Old Man at July 20, 2011 04:39 PM (/q/kQ)

50 Thirty minutes. THIRTY MINUTES. And they still were not done.

Some people have all the luck,

Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at July 20, 2011 04:41 PM (c0A3e)

51 Politico was nothing more than a spin-off from the Washington Post to employ people who were about to be out of a job with the paper, IIRC.

Posted by: A Balrog of Morgoth at July 20, 2011 04:41 PM (agD4m)

52 Courage, Andy. Courage.

Posted by: Dan Rather at July 20, 2011 04:42 PM (f8XyF)

it would be almost like someone who works for fox news to be a republican prez's mouthpiece

coughtonysnowcough

Posted by: navycopjoe (baracudus maximus is coming) at July 20, 2011 04:42 PM (R7NIt)

54 Thirty minutes. THIRTY MINUTES. And they still were not done.

Well what kind of skeevy pervs watched it for 30 mins? Probably says a bit more about them than it does the sexor/sexee.

Posted by: laceyunderalls at July 20, 2011 04:42 PM (d4wka)

55 Is this a transfer within Center for Amerikan Progressss?

Posted by: cherry π at July 20, 2011 04:42 PM (OhYCU)

I don't understand the headling.

Are you saying that working for Politico is NOT a Democratic Party job?

Posted by: malclave at July 20, 2011 04:43 PM (OCRaO)

57 btw, tony snow was a great man, serious loss to journolism imho

Posted by: navycopjoe (baracudus maximus is coming) at July 20, 2011 04:43 PM (R7NIt)

58 46 he was probably more useful to the democratic party at politico

Posted by: Ben at July 20, 2011 08:36 PM (DKV43)

It really does sound like he's on Palin proctology patrol. When Palin announces she's not running, let's see if he runs back to Politico.

Posted by: AmishDude at July 20, 2011 04:44 PM (73tyQ)

now if a certain 'curious' republican all of a sudden worked for the dnc...

SHOCKER!!!!!

Posted by: navycopjoe (baracudus maximus is coming) at July 20, 2011 04:45 PM (R7NIt)

60 All your press are belong to us.

Posted by: Democrat, Inc at July 20, 2011 04:46 PM (ECjvn)

61 This is more of an inter-office transfer than a resignation.

Posted by: Jorge Bonilla at July 20, 2011 04:46 PM (wN3Ji)

58 When Palin announces she's not running

dude, she's not only running but she will win AND you'll like it

Posted by: navycopjoe (baracudus maximus is coming) at July 20, 2011 04:46 PM (R7NIt)

_{now if a certain 'curious' republican all of a sudden worked for the dnc...}

_SHOCKER!!!!!

My theory this week is that it's the dumbest Federal Agent in the country trolling for Janet Napolitano.

Posted by: sifty at July 20, 2011 04:48 PM (ECjvn)

coughtonysnowcough

Posted by: navycopjoe (baracudus maximus is coming) at July 20, 2011 08:42 PM (R7NIt)

An addendum to #43. Snow's career started as a journalist. But from day 1 he was on the editorial page. If Frank Rich goes to work for Obama, nobody will say one word about this being a demonstration of liberal bias.

Posted by: AmishDude at July 20, 2011 04:48 PM (73tyQ)

65 Myron got awarded a Victoria Cross?

Posted by: USS Diversity at July 20, 2011 04:48 PM (Jyt+i)

66 Shocking

Posted by: jay carney at July 20, 2011 04:52 PM (GTbGH)

67 What?

Posted by: Shailagh Murray at July 20, 2011 04:54 PM (GTbGH)

dude, she's not only running but she will win AND you'll like it

Posted by: navycopjoe (baracudus maximus is coming) at July 20, 2011 08:46 PM (R7NIt)

Nah, she's not.

Posted by: AmishDude at July 20, 2011 04:57 PM (73tyQ)

"coughtonysnowcough"

Several distinctions. The Dims have a revolving door. And Press Secretary is a little different than "operatives".

Posted by: there they go again at July 20, 2011 04:57 PM (ucq49)

70 Sucking Tom Harkin's butt?

Posted by: TexasJew at July 20, 2011 04:58 PM (wzmgj)

71 My Lord, Larry Kudlow is a fucking dunce. Dude is still fapping to the Gang of Six.

Posted by: A Balrog of Morgoth at July 20, 2011 04:58 PM (agD4m)

72 Murdoch's News Corp stock up for the week so far.

The power of pie.

Posted by: toby928™ at July 20, 2011 05:06 PM (GTbGH)

73 navy, sheesh don't start a fight.

Posted by: willow at July 20, 2011 05:07 PM (h+qn8)

74 toby, I had thought news was state controlled in the UK. I don't really understand what's happening with Murdock.

Posted by: willow at July 20, 2011 05:08 PM (h+qn8)

75 grr, i am again late to a thread.

Posted by: willow at July 20, 2011 05:10 PM (h+qn8)

76 Barr leaving to help elect Democrats will likely fan the flames of critics who say Politico has a liberal bias.

Since when was it ever in doubt?

Posted by: Blacque Jacques Shellacque at July 20, 2011 05:20 PM (v5/gq)

77 Lateral move for Barr, who is a socialist hack.

Posted by: some dope at July 20, 2011 05:28 PM (+kznc)

78 Whats funny to me is that Barr and Politico really would have us believe that one day he is totally non partisan fair right down the middle in his job as a journalist, and then literally 24 hours later he is a partisan liberal democrat working to elect partisan liberal democrats. They really would have us believe that "yeah sure now he is a democrat operative, but just 24 hours ago working for us he was totally non partisan!" LOL

Posted by: Dan at July 20, 2011 05:46 PM (mXBxH)

79 what will be his job ? besides sucking obama's dick

Posted by: pd at July 20, 2011 05:53 PM (mVdiW)

80 He doesn't have an economic background like Contessa Brewer or a solid private sector resume like George Streptocacalips but he did study government in college. This will allow him to bring a fresh, innovative perspective to job creation discussions at the WH.

Posted by: mark c at July 20, 2011 05:56 PM (SBIko)

81 Zerobama's latest knob-gobbler.

Posted by: Clutch at July 20, 2011 05:58 PM (X67eL)

82 Crowe Barr (what they use to separate liberals lips from Teh Won's little beige nozzle).

Posted by: Clutch at July 20, 2011 06:02 PM (X67eL)

83 Politico has a liberal bias? STOP THE PRESSES! That's about as surprising as Fox News' pro-Murdoch PR campaign.

Posted by: Jordan at July 20, 2011 06:33 PM (4z6KA)

84 She was a contractor. Now she works for the government.

Posted by: K. Clark at July 20, 2011 07:10 PM (xBYrb)

85 She couldn't get a job at CNN?

Posted by: Molon Labe at July 20, 2011 07:20 PM (g5MrG)

86 So, a lateral transfer then?

Posted by: Dodd at July 20, 2011 08:31 PM (ipxVy)

87 The dude knows party members get the good dachas after the up-coming revolution.

Posted by: Case at July 20, 2011 10:20 PM (0K+Kw)

88 Politico was always a hack operation of leftist propagandists, as evidenced by most of their writers being in on the far-left "Journ-O-List" neo-Marxist attempt to manage the news secretly behind the scenes.

The switch is not in whom Barr is working for, just in who will sign his paychecks.

Posted by: Adjoran at July 20, 2011 10:27 PM (VfmLu)

89 I do not understand Politico is a DNC organization? You mean that he moved to a differant branch of the DNC or joined the DNC PR department (our media)

Posted by: John at July 21, 2011 05:58 AM (46VAS)

Moving to AZ to do the job that Americans don't want to do.

Another Obama Slurpee.

Posted by: Roy at July 21, 2011 08:25 AM (VndSC)

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Posted by: Brain Bugs Audiobook at July 22, 2011 04:35 PM (0Vrsc)

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