Bridges Burned in U.S., Political King Maker (Dick Morris) Hits Africa

Source: ABC News Blotter

Political consultant Dick Morris, who rose to prominence as a key adviser for President Bill Clinton and then fell from grace after a scandal involving a prostitute, has surfaced as a political consultant in an unlikely place -- Kenya.

Leading presidential candidate Raila Odinga has brought Morris on as a consultant to help him beat incumbent President Mwai Kibaki in next month's elections. Last week Morris arrived in Kenya on a tourist visa and held a press conference saying he believed Odinga was poised to win the election.

"I think the reason is he has a clear reputation for courage and for integrity and for change," Morris said. "I am delighted to be here in Kenya and to help you get rid of the corrupt government."

But news of Morris' own scandals soon spread throughout Kenyan media. Letters to the editor and op-ed articles have severely criticized Odinga's choice of consultant. One op-ed in Kenya's The Nation newspaper laid out Morris' past indiscretions, including his affair and leaking of sensitive information to a prostitute, and that the Connecticut Department of Revenue Services has Morris as one of the top 10 tax evaders in the state. As of Oct. 1, 2007 he still owed almost $300,000 in back taxes.

"Either Mr. Odinga is unaware -- which is difficult to believe -- of the man's background or he chose to ignore it, which is a political mistake," the op-ed states.

Read more: http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2007/11/bridges-burned.html

A corrupt scandal ridden man in the US is paid big bucks to be an expert on news shows and give lectures and advice, but Kenyans reject him as being too low-life.

Just goes to show how much America has changed.

the LAST thing he needs is YOU!

"What kind of a guy has a NEED to impress a HOOKER???" --Chris Rock

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rocknation

The next time you're hit up for a payment, tell them, "Get it from Dick Morris."

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rocknation

dick morris..oy.

A buffoon....why ANYONE would even contemplate listening to or even hiring this jerk is beyond me.

The rule of thumb, that I've noticed for several years, is that WHATEVER Dick Morris "predicts" the opposite of that happens.

He's got a 100% political tin ear, he's a jackass.