The former chairman of Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign, John Podesta, has joined The Washington Post as a contributing columnist, the paper announced on Thursday.
Podesta, who also served as chief of staff to President Bill Clinton and a counselor to President Barack Obama, has recently written two op-eds for the Post.
The first, published in December, was about the the FBI's investigation into Russian hacking of the Democratic National Committee. The second, published last week, was about President Donald Trump's penchant for dismissing all criticism of himself as "fake news."
The Post says Podesta's columns "will provide commentary and analysis on the intersection of politics and policy, the Trump administration and the future of the Democratic Party."
“No one knows more about how Washington works, how the White House operates, and how policy ideas are translated into reality than John Podesta,” said Editorial Page Editor Fred Hiatt in a statement. “His long experience in Congress, inside two Democratic White Houses and on the front lines of numerous presidential campaigns, will offer readers vital insight into Washington and politics at the start of a new era.”
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HarveyKlinger ago
I wonder if he'll write the kids or family section? If he does well, maybe he'll be taking over editor duties for "HIghlights for Kids." I don't know if you guys heard or not but he LOVES kids. Like, really really...
bopper ago
But JA says he doesn't like kids. He might be telling the truth. He might just be a supplier.
Touchdown50 ago
I agree. He seems like th ultimate dc elite insider on procuring children for pedos.
samhara ago
Of course they don't like children. Theyre sadists. They like to hurt them.
strix-varia ago
They are the death cult....they will hurt any thing.
dreamdigital ago
For someone who doesn't like kids he sure had a whole lot of them posted all over his instagram. Even in news adds about Comet are littered with kids strategically placed in the photo.
B_dog ago
Doesn't like kids... But documents spending time with them on social media. Runs a really sketchy place which attracts them. And 'jokes' about trafficking them or raping them. Icing on the cake: his Instagram avatar -- out of infinity other choices -- features the boy toy of Roman Emperor Hadrian.
Just fake news though. :0
bopper ago
My 'theory,' based upon him telling Ryan, "And by the way, I don't like kids," was that maybe he is just a supplier, a go-between, and all the pics and stuff are just him 'branding' himself (his role in it all) ... it seemed maybe he was saying "Hey, I'm a straight-up fag and proud of it, my thing ain't kids, that's for other people." (As in the Ape saying we all have our preferences.) But it's just a theory. I was struck by the way "I don't like kids" was pointed out by him.
remedy4reality ago
He doesn't like kids for anything other than posing for his IG page
what a fucking creep
HarveyKlinger ago
If he didn't dislike kids how would he hate fuck them?
YingYangMom ago
He hates them enough to not give a fuck about them OR enough to want to hurt them?
bopper ago
I'm sorry, I didn't mean Podesta (he def likes kids) ... I was talking about JA himself. He seemed like he really wanted to make a point that he doesn't like kids when he was texting with that Ryan guy. So my theory was that maybe JA is/was just a supplier, and that all the pedo stuff and imagery (the bands and the Instagram) was just him 'branding' himself as to what his role is/was.
Touchdown50 ago
Thats all part of his "culture".
HarveyKlinger ago
JA is an enigma to me. I have never met him or been to his pizza place but I know guys like him. To me, he's a 'famous by association' kind of guy. He managed to get within the DC social circle and tag along with the big boys and made some friends while he was there. But he certainly didn't earn his place with the DC elite. So his involvement in any type of pedophile ring could be anywhere from nothing to a "full investor" or somewhere in between. He's such a loose cannon with an obvious ego problem I can't get a really good read.
Jem777 ago
He "earned" his place believe me! When your voted in Top 50 in DC and you spend birthdays, and Holidays with former or current WH chief of staff you earned it.
When you find your name in the WH visitor logs & photos of you in Cuba pop up you earned it.
HarveyKlinger ago
Earned it, no. He GOT there, but only because he was having sex with a politically connected DC elitist who introduced him to the rest of the group. Trust me, he didn't work his way to be elite. He's not NEARLY wealthy enough.
Jem777 ago
Agree that is the bigger story. JA has to take ownership as does everyone. People know that. Scapegoating him will not solve it. Maybe he can share some truth with Authorities and his story will help in the end. He needs to turn it around though. He is being complicit in the scapegoat by hiding the whole truth.
HarveyKlinger ago
I honestly don't know if JA knows the whole truth or any truth for that matter.
bopper ago
You've read my mind. Exactly.
YingYangMom ago
If he does, I wouldn't be surprised if he titled it: "What's my name, huh?! What do you call me?!"
samhara ago
The column will be titled. "Ya Think ur Hot Shit, doncha"
Jem777 ago
Hysterical
YingYangMom ago
Lmao.