Subject: RE:
From: "Begala, Paul" <[email-masked]>
To: "John Podesta" <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2008 15:25:25 -0500

Oh, absolutely.  This was hers to lose, and Penn lost it for her.  She
deserved so much better.  It's heartbreaking.

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From: John Podesta [mailto:[email-masked]] 
Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2008 3:13 PM
To: Begala, Paul
Subject: Re:

I know the fish rots from the head, but I really feel sorry for her.
This definitely could have been won.

On 1/8/08, Begala, Paul <[email-masked]> wrote: 

	What's the matter?  Don't you want to break federal law?  And if
you do, and by some miracle you are successful, you get to be the guy
who killed the dream.  You'll be hated by young people and
African-Americans for the rest of your life.  Gee, it sounds like such
an attractive offer, John.
	 
	I am so pissed at Penn.  He has screwed this thing up and now
it's too late.  Barack will be over 50% tonight, he'll crush her in
Nevada and South Carolina.  And then, what?  She's going to rally and
beat him in California and 21 other states?  Not after Penn has bled
that campaign dry.  She's toast. 

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	From: John Podesta [mailto:[email-masked]] 
	Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2008 1:29 PM
	To: Begala, Paul
	Subject: Re:

	
	Mary put me in witness protection after reading the NYT.

	On 1/8/08, Begala, Paul <[email-masked] > wrote: 

		Diane and I are laughing about it.  We're taking the
boys to the Rockets-Wizards game tonight instead of watching the
returns.  
		 
		So I'm on for Chicago.  But the NY Times says YOU are
joining Hillary's campaign.  

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		From: John Podesta [mailto:[email-masked]] 
		Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2008 1:22 PM 
		To: Begala, Paul
		Subject: 

		
		Are you as Fox says reporting for duty or are you coming
to Chicago with me?