Reminders.of two obscure bits re The Standard Hotel
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Podesta email
https://www.wikileaks.org/podesta-emails/emailid/10370
Chad Griffin.
Mr. Reiner introduced Ms. Schake to Chad Griffin, a former aide in the Clinton White House who is now the president of the Human Rights Campaign. Mr. Griffin and Ms. Schake became best friends and together started Griffin-Schake, a Los Angeles-based public affairs shop. They handled media relations for Maria Shriver when she was the first lady of California.
Ms. Schake was one of the first people Mr. Griffin came out to, on the rooftop of the Standard Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. “She worked to get the story out of me and she got what she wanted,” Mr. Griffin said.
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HRC and HRC
"Human Rights Commission", pro-gay-identity-politics lobby firm
"Hillary Rodham Clinton", the wife of the guy who did not have sex with that woman (Maybe Bill meant Hillalry?)
Chad Griffin
https://www.hrc.org/hrc-story/staff/chad-griffin1
He spent the early part of his career working at the intersection of Hollywood and politics, forming the successful political and public affairs firm, Griffin|Schake. Together with business partner Kristina Schake, Griffin led high-profile campaigns around renewable energy, land conservation, stem-cell research, early childhood education, anti-tobacco and of course, marriage equality. He represented and advised high net-worth individuals, families and foundations, as well as some of the nation’s most prominent leaders in the entertainment community, in their political and philanthropic endeavors.
A native of Hope, Arkansas, Griffin got his start in the press office of President Bill Clinton’s White House at the age of 19, becoming the youngest West Wing staffer ever. He is a graduate of Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service. Griffin currently serves on the board of The Leadership Conference for Civil and Human Rights and resides in Washington, D.C.