Clinton, RNC On Same Page Regarding Obama's Debate Complaint
Political watchers have been debating whether or not the long Democratic nomination battle has harmed the eventual nominee by exposing him or her to the sorts of criticisms Democrats expect from Republicans, not those within their own party.
But while the fallout of the long campaign remains unclear, at least one thing is undeniable: The rhetoric coming from Hillary Clinton and the Republican National Committee in the wake of this week's tense Democratic debate is strikingly similar.
Following the debate, Barack Obama complained that "it took us 45 minutes before we even started talking about a single issue that matters to the American people."
"They like stirring up controversy and they like playing gotcha games, getting us to attack each other," Obama added. "Senator Clinton looked in her element. She was taking every opportunity to get a dig in there. That's her right to kind of twist the knife a little bit ... that's the lesson she learned when Republicans did it to her in the 1990s."
The RNC and Clinton responded to Obama's comments with statements that sound virtually identical notes.
Here's the RNC's Alex Conant: "Bottom line: If Obama’s buckling to 45 minutes of direct questions now, how would he ever handle the responsibilities of the White House?”
And here's Clinton: "And I know he spent all day yesterday complaining about the hard questions he was asked. Being asked tough questions in a debate is nothing like the pressures you face inside the White House."
But while the fallout of the long campaign remains unclear, at least one thing is undeniable: The rhetoric coming from Hillary Clinton and the Republican National Committee in the wake of this week's tense Democratic debate is strikingly similar.
Following the debate, Barack Obama complained that "it took us 45 minutes before we even started talking about a single issue that matters to the American people."
"They like stirring up controversy and they like playing gotcha games, getting us to attack each other," Obama added. "Senator Clinton looked in her element. She was taking every opportunity to get a dig in there. That's her right to kind of twist the knife a little bit ... that's the lesson she learned when Republicans did it to her in the 1990s."
The RNC and Clinton responded to Obama's comments with statements that sound virtually identical notes.
Here's the RNC's Alex Conant: "Bottom line: If Obama’s buckling to 45 minutes of direct questions now, how would he ever handle the responsibilities of the White House?”
And here's Clinton: "And I know he spent all day yesterday complaining about the hard questions he was asked. Being asked tough questions in a debate is nothing like the pressures you face inside the White House."
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See all 77 CommentsWill some white Democrats not vote for Obama due to his race? Say it isn''''t so!!
"Gov. Ed Rendell, one of Hillary Rodham Clinton''''s most visible supporters, said some white Pennsylvanians are likely to vote against her rival Barack Obama because he is black".
%u201CYou''ve got conservative whites here, and I think there are some whites who are probably not ready to vote for an African-American candidate%u201D.
If I%u2019m not mistaken only Democrats can vote in the Democrat primary. So is Rendell admitting that there are white Democrats that won%u2019t vote for Barrack Obama due to his race? That%u2019s an interesting claim. I wonder what does Rendell thinks about blacks that support Obama because he is black and won%u2019t vote for Hillary because she is white. More then likely Rendell would squirm like a worm on a hook if asked that question. Are the white men that are support Hillary Clinton racists? So Rendell is admitting that there are not only racist white Democrats but also racist black Democrats. It seems it goes further then that as well. Ed has also admitted that no all racist live in southern states, but they also live in northern states. Ed also exposed the illusion that all conservatives are registered Republicans. Everything Rendell has mentioned is common knowledge among people willing to do the research and use common sense.
Posted by RobinVZB at 01:47 PM : Apr 20, 2008
Name all the experience HRC has NOT connected to her piggybacking on her husband''s jobs.
Most of us are looking at experience--especially the lies and the way they are running each of their campaigns--that gives us a birds eye view of how they control and manage finances, choose leaders and strategies and how they conduct themselves. One of them (HRC) disturbingly resembles the antics, prowess and mindset of Dubya.
Posted by RobinVZB at 01:44 PM : Apr 20, 2008
To endorse or support HRC is to endorse her tactics, ensuring in every other election after that, that racially divisive tactics will be used. But not only that, dirty smear Republican tactics (like HRC has been using) will become the norm for Democrats like it has for Republicans. Any vote for Hillary is a vote for a liar and trash politicking.
Who is in bed with who?
BHO until he had the nomination locked up and it was too late for us to change our minds. This is why Obama has been so frantic to end it while he is ahead. He knows when the truth comes out he will lose votes so, he wanted it decided before that happened. Wise up, people, before you make a serious mistake that gives control to groups that want to take down our way of life. Remember how GREAT they thought HITLER was at first? He went after the young people, too. Does that tell you anything?
Seems I remember Hillary crying the blues about: "pile on politics." And then there was the time she was whining about "always getting the first questions." And you have the never to talk about Obama. He said: Bring it on.
Posted by rufisgufis at 11:58 PM : Apr 19, 2008
Yeah, and the one time they did bring it on, he complained non stop. Lot''s of words come to mind when I think of Obama: one way, hypocrite, liar - yes, that is not a misprint, he is a liar, misleading peoples by saying that he does not accept money from lobbying and telling people that they do not have anyone lobbying for them (ordinary Americans are represented by oranizations such as AARP, unions, etc., who do lobby for their members who are ordinary Americans), just to name a few examples. But I think the worst trait of Obama is his tacit approval of his supportors playing the race card over and over again while at the same time accusing the Clintons and their supporters of being racists. The latest instance of this is being reported by the CNN wing of Obama campaign headquarters reporting on Obmaa supporters complining that criticing Obama about his "bitter" remarks amounts to Clinton calling him an "uppity black man". It not only is a lie, this sort of racial politics will only serve to hurt Obama in the general election. Although he and his supporters can get away with it with the ultra politically correct Democrats, it will backire against a Republican.
Seems I remember Hillary crying the blues about: "pile on politics." And then there was the time she was whining about "always getting the first questions." And then there were the several times she actually cried on TV. And you have the never to talk about Obama. He said: Bring it on.
Looks like the GOP likes the 45 minute lie.
Remember the UK"s Prime Minister propagating Saddam''s 45 minute
missile attack on the UK? The Republicans bought it too.
Jack Straw, the UK"s former (Defense Secretary?) Shadow Warrior
Took the Downing Street Memo information from a California PH.d
Student''s dissertation. Then the Bush Ad. labeled it the Niger Memo.
Wilson went to Niger and concluded the information was false.
Scooter Libby was prosecuted by Attorney Gen. Fitzgerald for plagiarizing the intelligence and lying about slandering Plume.
When American politicians GOP listen to the UK, we are in trouble.
45 minutes.... and counting.
Speaking of liars, George S. justified the Ayers question on the ground that it hadn''t been answered. Baloney! It had been answered long ago, and he knew there was no there, there. See this article on March 10th, for example:
http://www.pensitoreview.com/2008/03/10/swiftboating-obama-terror-ties/
George claimed that he didn''t get the question from Sean Hannity (it was just a coincidence, I guess), but had been tracking the question for months. If so, then why didn''t he know that it had been answered?
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