Obama surrogate: Bill Clinton worse the Joe McCarthy, brings up blue dress

[jackson_dem]

Once again Obama says one thing, he or his campaign does another.

-snip-

Gordon Fischer, the former director of the Iowa Democratic Party and a senior adviser for Sen. Barack Obama's efforts in the Hawkeye State, is still very much involved in making sure Obama gets delegates as the caucus process continues.

"B. Clinton questions Obama's patriotism. In repsonse (sic), an Obama aide compared B. Clinton to Joe McCarthy. This is patently unfair. To McCarthy.

"When Joe McCarthy questioned others' patriotism, McCarthy (1) actually believed, at least apparently (sic), the questions were genuine, and (2) he did so in order to build up, not tear down, his own party, the GOP. Bill Clinton cannot possibly seriously believe Obama is not a patriot, and cannot possibly be said to be helping -- instead he is hurting -- his own party. B. Clinton should never be forgiven. Period. This is a stain on his legacy, much worse, much deeper, than the one on Monica's blue dress."

That's not quite the kind of comment that keeps with Obama's pledge to focus on policy differences instead of personal attacks, I think it's safe to say.

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/03/obama-iowa-co-c.html

[BenDavid]

1. you know when they become rabid and scared is when they

use Monica......

[desi]

8. Michelle did that early on....

something about not being able to "take care of your own house."

[Oleladylib]

16. she's absent with cause!

[desi]

17. Did somebody tape her mouth shut?

She sounds an AWFUL lot like their beloved pastor Wright...

[JimGinPA]

19. Like The OP Did?

:rofl:

[marshall]

26. Women like Monica continue to be used all too frequently

They are weak and vulnerable.

[AX10]

2. The Obama campaign is nothing special.

They attack using lies like the others do.

[MonkeyFunk]

3. Absolutely

that's why it's so frustrating to see so many people here pretend that Obama is pure and true and the epitome of goodness and a new kind of politics.

It's bullshit.

[AX10]

4. It is what makes him unnacceptable for me.

A pure fraud.

[MonkeyFunk]

7. I like Obama much better than I like his supporters

but they're making it very difficult for me to support him at all should he get the nomination.

There's an active thread here wherein Hillary is called a "scumbag".

There's another thread where a blatant lie is told, saying that the Clintons' pastor has been convicted of child molestation - it's about a pastor from the town of Clinton, NY, with no relationship whatsoever to Bill or Hillary.

The smears, the name-calling, the brownshirt tactics, the outright lies told with impunity by his supporters make it very very hard to accept him.

[joshcryer]

9. Some well known and respected long time DUers are calling her a "racist hack."

It's astounding.

[desi]

5. If they have the audacity to label the Clintons as racists

they are capable of anything. Nothing they say or do should come as a surprise and any Obama "pledge" is worthless.

K&R

[LVjinx]

23. It's amazing they've managed to sell the racist angle without even one concrete quote

They just say it, and people believe it.

[DearAbby]

6. Do you guys have a list

should keep track of who is posting what...this has already played. :boring:







LET IT SINK

[joshcryer]

10. While some people here want this to become a MySpace forum, I don't.

So could you please take your off-topic drivel somewhere else? Thanks.

[bellasgrams]

18. What you should do with the info the Clinton folks give you is

LET IT SINK IN. You might learn something.

[ecstatic]

11. Hillary has a way of making good, polite people so furious

that they explode. I see this as more of an indication of how badly Hillary's campaign has failed at inspiring people. More people hate the Clintons now than ever before.

[Oleladylib]

14. Yes but they look like bigger assholes because of the anger..so have at it!

[bellasgrams]

21. I have yet to ever hear or see Hillary say anything wrong.

She is a politician and a very good one. I believe she and Bill have to be pretty darn good people to be able to raise a child like Chelsea. If they were the horrible people you BO folks say they couldn't have raised her to be the respectable, poised, young lady she is today. I'm sure it wasn't easy living in the limelight in her formative years, they've had to spend a lot of time and love to have this success. They don't deserve the bashing they're getting from the democrats on this board. You sound like a bunch of republican A O's, shame on you.

[LVjinx]

24. She doesn't have to. Obama supporters will make the quotes up for her, and choose to believe them

[robbedvoter]

12. When in doubt, blame the Clenis...

Done wonders for W - not!

[Oleladylib]

13. Love it...very, very stupid..

[redqueen]

15. And he took it down, and apologized, and the campaign said they thought it was garbage.

*sigh*

[Texas Hill Country]

20. That is so fucked up... omg...

[sniffa]

22. I appreciate when people like you put the phrase BLUE DRESS in your headline

I enjoyed seeing it again at the top of the page. :bounce:

[TahitiNut]

25. You'd think folks would stop shooting themselves in the foot after they started limping.

Guess not. :shrug: