Gemini Group

Gemini’s are fun people and they are witty and charming. I, unfortunately, was once married to one and find them to also have a terrible dark side that is quite unattractive and includes being immature, shallow, moody and too changeable to count on. Why someone would want to name a political consulting firm after this egregious zodiac sign is a not a good omen. Jennifer Tierney is half of the Gemini Group, which is a «full-​scale communications firm specializing in internet-​based communication packages.» She runs it with her twin sister, Anne Kearns. These two brag about some notable political victories under their belt. Such as: 2008 wins for Todd Gloria for San Diego City Council; Sherri Lightner for San Diego City Council; Garry Haehnle for Judge and Evan Kirvin for Judge. In 2006 she posted wins for Kevin Faulconer for San Diego City Council and David Rubin for Superior Court Judge.
Most ominously, according to
, «Tierney will no doubt get far more attention for being the brains behind Bonnie Dumanis’ improbable upset over District Attorney Paul Pfingst. That victory is more impressive considering that Tierney has been doing campaign consulting for only three years,» when she took Bonnie from behind (I’m speaking symbolically) and gave her the D.A. job victory. These two thought they could pull off the Mayor’s race this year but Bonnie only managed 13% of the votes, thanks to a well-​organized opposition composed of medical marijuana proponents, social justice activists and assorted others. Tierney tried her best to pimp Bonnie to the voters, but Thank God, the smarter-​than-​they-​appear San Diego voters saw right through the Dumanis rouse in front of them. Consultant Tierney was very busy booking Bonnie on KUSI, ad nauseum, and sending out pictures of the candidate on Twitter – riding in parades and trying to make it look like Bonnie is just one of us aw shucks regular folks. Not too much luck for the Gemini Group getting «friends» for Bonnie’s Facebook page – that was a bust. Still Gemini Group tried their hardest to put a ribbon on that pig.
«Few voters, however, knew anything about the people behind the scenes who were making many of the important decisions about strategy, message and spin. They are the campaign consultants — motivators, financial planners, tacticians, confidants and time managers, rolled into one — and possibly the most vital cog in any would-​be elected official’s efforts for office,» said the San Diego Union/​Tribune in a 2002 story on the brains behind the scenes. I have dealt with people like this, including an associate from the Gemini Group and they are simply puppet masters who are really no better than mercenary guns for hire. The Gemini Group, despite naming themselves after one of the worst astrology signs, seems to be somewhat decent. Which is why I let them keep 2 Unilocal STARS. But this Jennifer Tierney needs to ditch her association with Dirty Dumanis. That relationship will only serve to bring her and her big political consulting firm down, down, down!