Comments on: Just say “no” to resume-padding campaign monkeys. http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2005/01/campaign-monkeys/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:57:06 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Raising Kaine » And Monkeys… http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2005/01/campaign-monkeys/#comment-1568 Raising Kaine » And Monkeys… Thu, 07 Jul 2005 10:01:32 +0000 http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2005/01/campaign-monkeys/#comment-1568 [...] In fact, I would go significantly further than that. If the Kaine campaign truly is filled with a bunch of “resume padding campaign monkeys,” , as Waldo Jaquith famously calls them, then it’s time for Tim Kaine to fire them all and let God sort ‘em out. I say, Gov. Kaine, get the “monkeys” off your campaign’s back, and get people in there who: a) want to win; b) know how to win; c) will do what it takes to win; and d) did I mention “win?” [...] [...] In fact, I would go significantly further than that. If the Kaine campaign truly is filled with a bunch of “resume padding campaign monkeys,” , as Waldo Jaquith famously calls them, then it’s time for Tim Kaine to fire them all and let God sort ‘em out. I say, Gov. Kaine, get the “monkeys” off your campaign’s back, and get people in there who: a) want to win; b) know how to win; c) will do what it takes to win; and d) did I mention “win?” [...]

]]> By: John Behan http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2005/01/campaign-monkeys/#comment-105 John Behan Sat, 08 Jan 2005 06:22:17 +0000 http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2005/01/campaign-monkeys/#comment-105 True, true. True, true.

]]> By: Waldo Jaquith http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2005/01/campaign-monkeys/#comment-103 Waldo Jaquith Sat, 08 Jan 2005 06:17:16 +0000 http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2005/01/campaign-monkeys/#comment-103 I suspect that some resume-padding campaign monkeys may have infected the campaigns of both Democrats and Republicans, so irrelevant is the actual substance of the job to them. Each party should maintain a blacklist. We'd all be better for it. I suspect that some resume-padding campaign monkeys may have infected the campaigns of both Democrats and Republicans, so irrelevant is the actual substance of the job to them.

Each party should maintain a blacklist. We’d all be better for it.

]]> By: John Behan http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2005/01/campaign-monkeys/#comment-100 John Behan Sat, 08 Jan 2005 06:13:23 +0000 http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2005/01/campaign-monkeys/#comment-100 Brilliant post. It's not only the Democrats who suffer from this particular malady, trust me. Brilliant post. It’s not only the Democrats who suffer from this particular malady, trust me.

]]> By: Waldo Jaquith http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2005/01/campaign-monkeys/#comment-92 Waldo Jaquith Fri, 07 Jan 2005 19:02:15 +0000 http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2005/01/campaign-monkeys/#comment-92 In the business world, there's no assumption of good intent -- it's a dog-eat-dog world, after all. But campaigns are one step removed from charity, and there's an assumption among candidates that anybody offering to work on their campaign is a good, honest person who wants to make the world a better place. As you say, the applicant is at least as likely to be a dope as in the business world. Candidates need to learn better. In the business world, there’s no assumption of good intent — it’s a dog-eat-dog world, after all. But campaigns are one step removed from charity, and there’s an assumption among candidates that anybody offering to work on their campaign is a good, honest person who wants to make the world a better place. As you say, the applicant is at least as likely to be a dope as in the business world. Candidates need to learn better.

]]> By: Duane Gran http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2005/01/campaign-monkeys/#comment-90 Duane Gran Fri, 07 Jan 2005 18:50:09 +0000 http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2005/01/campaign-monkeys/#comment-90 Great post. The problem is that this reflects the world at large. A handful of people really make things happen or have the tenacity to produce results and the vast majority fudge it. I have interviewed enough people for technical positions and I can tell you the same is true in the business world as well. Great post. The problem is that this reflects the world at large. A handful of people really make things happen or have the tenacity to produce results and the vast majority fudge it. I have interviewed enough people for technical positions and I can tell you the same is true in the business world as well.

]]> By: Commonwealth Conservative » Resume-padding campaign monkeys http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2005/01/campaign-monkeys/#comment-102 Commonwealth Conservative » Resume-padding campaign monkeys Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2005/01/campaign-monkeys/#comment-102 [...] eneral , National politics by John Behan @ 1:19 am Waldo, our buddy from the left, <a href="http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2005/01/campaign-monkeys/">has an insightful piece</a> about what he calls “resume-padding campaign monkeys.&#8221 [...] [...] eneral , National politics by John Behan @ 1:19 am
Waldo, our buddy from the left, has an insightful piece about what he calls “resume-padding campaign monkeys.” [...]

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