Obama's key foreign policy aide says campaign fucked up in Ohio, calls Hillary a monster

[Herman Munster]

http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/latestnews/Inside-US-poll-battle-as.3854371.jp

HILLARY Clinton has been branded a "monster" by one of Barack Obama's top advisers, as the gloves come off in the race to win the Democrat nomination.

In an unguarded moment during an interview with The Scotsman, Samantha Power, his key foreign policy aide, let slip the camp's true feelings about the former First Lady.

Her comments came as Mr Obama, whose defeats in Texas and Ohio on Tuesday were largely put down to a series of negative attacks on him, vowed to turn up the heat on Mrs Clinton over her claims to be the more experienced candidate.

The fragile truce was blown apart as the pressure for the nomination intensified, with Mrs Clinton winning in Texas and Ohio.

Ms Power told The Scotsman Mrs Clinton was stopping at nothing to try to seize the lead from Mr Obama.

"We f***** up in Ohio," she admitted. "In Ohio, they are obsessed and Hillary is going to town on it, because she knows Ohio's the only place they can win.

"She is a monster, too – that is off the record – she is stooping to anything," Ms Power said, hastily trying to withdraw her remark.

"Interestingly, the people in her innermost circle seem to not mind her; I think they really love her."

But she added: "There is this middle circle – they are really on the warpath. But the truth is she has proved herself really willing to stoop."

[tabatha]

1. Smanatha Power is awesome.

She also supported Wesley Clark in 2004.

What she says is right on the money.

[The_Casual_Observer]

2. Of course, Ms Power's shit doesn't stink, just ask her.

[Fran Kubelik]

3. Fuck yeah.

I want a monster beating the republicans in November. Works for me. Go Mama!

[LSparkle]

5. Yeah, that's who we need as our president, a monster

Winning a campaign is one thing; governing is another. You may want a monster
on the campaign trail, but then you're stuck with her in the Oval Office.

[Fran Kubelik]

18. But that's the thing.

IWR aside (and there's a whole lot of prominent Dems who voted yea) Clinton could hardly be characterized a monster. She's driven to get to this office to make the changes she believes she needs to make, which include quite un-monstrous things like universal health care. Do I think she has made some questionable decisions lately? Oh yeah. But am I glad to know that this mama has some serious fight in her and isn't going to let the republicans roll over her in the GE? Hell yeah.

[LSparkle]

21. Her lack of loyalty to the Democratic Party as evidenced lately

makes me wonder who we'd really get in that office. She's behaving like Lieberman, preferring
Bomb-Bomb McLame over ANY other Democrat but herself. Her recent ads stressing national security
are downright war-mongering and remind me (and others) of ads a Repug (even McLame) would run.
Maybe she needs to form the "America For Clinton" Party ...

I'm not impressed with the "fight" in a person if if they've checked their heart and their principles
at the door.

[DLnyc]

24. Changes she believes she needs to make.

Not necessarily changes we believe we need to make. In other words, she doesn't always inspire a sense of community, a movement, a group effort. Repect maybe, but not motivation.

[surfin]

13. Maybe we know why Bill was fooling around with Monica

He was tired of the monster who is always fighting and not loving. I had some women dems point out and started watching for it. She will never kiss Bill. Women are smart on these things and never notice it. I watch the other night as I thought it was nonsense but she kissed Chelsea like a mom kisses her child with love and then Bill step up and she gave him a little cheek and no lips. Maybe the Gore can teach them to kiss, they know how. She took acting lesson and it seem to help with SNL.

[SoFlaJet]

4. a MONSTER????

I prefer she-devil has a nice ring to it and fits better

[islandmkl]

6. go figure

[amborin]

7. Samantha Power wants US to police every world conflict, get every dictator

is this the kind of US foreign policy you want????

being the world's policeman?

[amborin]

8. how dare Power call a fabulous Democratic candidate names? Is that her level? A Rove clone?

[Qutzupalotl]

9. Good thing it was off the record.

:eyes:

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

15. Very nice!

[anamandujano]

10. They fuked up in Ohio and they're fuking up now with her mouth.

I don't think they're going to get anywhere with name calling. If they can find some juicy stuff about issues, they should go for it. (They should try to make sure they're not lying as usual cause it will bite them in the @ss, as usual.)

This little episode does give us a glimpse into just how pissed they are about their big loss on Tuesday.

[sueragingroz]

11. what an idiot

That's right up there with Chretien's communications director calling Bush a moron.

If you are representing someone in a campaign, calling the opponent a monster doesn't help your cause.

It just makes you look foolish.

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E01E3DF1738F934A15752C1A9649C8B63

[bigdarryl]

16. Calling Obama like Ken Star is idiotic so don't CRY ME A RIVER NOW Clinton supporter she

started this bullshit three weeks ago on Obama so Obama is responding KINDLY!!!

[sueragingroz]

20. Harry and Louise... nice try /nt

[DemocratSinceBirth]

12. If Hillary's Godzilla OBambi's Tokyo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdWS3ZVD6ik

I love this shit...

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

14. Nice to know the Obama inner circle is as paranoid and deranged as the online supporters

[Maddy McCall]

17. Hahahaha! If this is how Obama plans to go negative, it AIN'T gonna work.

[OzarkDem]

19. BWAHAHAHA!!!

We told you to be prepared when you come to Ohio. Ohio Dems know real candidates from slick salesmen.

[shrdlu]

22. Monster? Isn't this the sort of thing for which the early Obama...

promised to fire staff?

Maybe it's the big league pitching...

[ruggerson]

23. Maybe they just HOPE she's a monster that will CHANGE

ain't the new politics fun and different?

[rosetta627]

25. Samantha Power knows a monster when she sees one

She writes about genocide.
She ain't squeamish.
But Hillary disgusts her.