BUENOS AIRES: Following his successful contribution to the election of Argentine president-elect Fernando De la Rua, disgraced Clinton adviser Dick Morris has been asked to stay with the administration as a communications consultant.
BUENOS AIRES: Following his successful contribution to the election
of Argentine president-elect Fernando De la Rua, disgraced Clinton
adviser Dick Morris has been asked to stay with the administration as a
communications consultant.
Alianza candidate De la Rua easily triumphed over Eduardo Duhalde in the
October 24 election. He will succeed President Carlos Menem on December
10.
Sources within De la Rua’s PR team told the Argentine press this week
that they regard Morris as a key and valued consultant. While Morris
hasn’t decided whether to continue in the advisory role, he confirmed
that he was asked to stay for an extended period.
Morris played a key role in Clinton’s election during the early years of
his reign, but he departed from the White House after a highly
publicized dalliance with a prostitute. Later, he wrote a book revealing
details of his work as PR advisor for Clinton, which rendered him
persona non grata in the Clinton camp.
Loser Duhalde had also imported a high-profile US politico, former
Morris colleague James Carville, as a key advisor. Carville’s hired-gun
status was confirmed by his winning associations with British Prime
Minister Tony Blair and Israeli chief Ehud Barak. But he reportedly
clashed with Duhalde’s PR team prior to the election, leading to his
departure.
