Yes, they were desperate.
As I explained above in post 55, my thinking (with additions) is this:
The clinton machine was planning to spring the Foley hit closer to the election to maximize its effect and minimize the probability of mitigation by the GOP or random events.
But then "The Path to 9/11" and Chris Wallace started the clinton 9/11 malpractice and malfeasance story... and clinton's stupid actions and reactions to each only caused the story to grow. Exponentially.
THIS THREATENED TO SHATTER NOT ONLY HILLARY'S ELECTORAL HOPES, BUT ALSO CLINTON'S 'LEGACY' (even if it is in his own mind only).
Panic gripped the clinton camp. The clintons decided to release the Foley hit piece early. They had nothing else to stop the hemorrhaging and to hell with a Democrat majority.
(As a matter of fact, an argument can be made that it would be better for hillary in 2008 if the Ds do NOT win control of either house.)
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Wouldn't surprise me, from what I know of the Clintons. They are total slime. She is Satanic.