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Hillary Clinton's foes rip Bill Clinton for Swift-boat comment
NY Daily News ^ | November 7th 2007 | MICHAEL McAULIFF

Posted on 11/07/2007 5:33:02 AM PST by COUNTrecount

WASHINGTON - Democratic White House candidates ridiculed Bill Clinton Tuesday for suggesting they were trying to sink Hillary Clinton's bid with slimy Swift boat-style attacks.

It was a rare rebuke of the popular ex-President by Sen. Clinton's rivals, who pounced on her debate stumble last week to challenge the aura of invincibility her campaign cultivates.

Barack Obama told The Associated Press he was "stunned" when Bubba on Monday compared criticism of his wife's waffling with the 2004 television ads that questioned the patriotism and Vietnam heroics of President Bush's Democratic opponent, John Kerry.

"How you would then draw an analogy to distorting somebody's military record is a reach," Obama said.

Chris Dodd deemed Bill Clinton's suggestion "outrageous."

"To have the former President come out and suggest this is a form of Swift-boating ... is way over the top in my view," he added.

Bill Clinton theorized the recent Democratic debate in Philadelphia, in which Hillary Clinton was criticized for zigzagging on Gov. Spitzer's controversial driver's license plan, veered dangerously close to intraparty character assassination.

Fallout from last week's debate has slashed into Hillary Clinton's poll lead, prompting the former First Lady to say yesterday she should have performed better.

"I wasn't at my best the other night," she told CNN. But she still refused to say if she supports Spitzer's plan to grant licenses to undocumented immigrants. "I'm not going to be second-guessing governors," she said.

A Marist poll out yesterday suggested Clinton's debate cost her. In two days of surveying before her Philly flubs, 52% supported Clinton. Afterward, that fell to 43%.

Her campaign's first defense after the debate was to point out the male candidates ganging up on the woman. Clinton later said she was under attack because she's winning.


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Clinton later said she was under attack because she's winning.

Make that whining.

1 posted on 11/07/2007 5:33:03 AM PST by COUNTrecount
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To: COUNTrecount

I’m curious. When will the candidates start talking about the issues?


2 posted on 11/07/2007 5:34:55 AM PST by Slapshot68
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To: COUNTrecount
...slimy Swift boat-style attacks.

Has John Fraud Kerry signed and submitted Standard Form SF-180 to the Federal Records Center in St. Louis releasing his unredacted military record to the public yet?

3 posted on 11/07/2007 5:36:12 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (Islam is a religion of peace, and Muslims reserve the right to kill anyone who says otherwise.)
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To: COUNTrecount
Chris Dodd deemed Bill Clinton's suggestion "outrageous." "To have the former President come out and suggest this is a form of Swift-boating ... is way over the top in my view," he added.

Hey Chris... you're running against the Clintons and if you had been awake in the 1990s, you'd know what to expect. As she said "I'm in and I'm in to win". Expect finger-wagging-in-your-face from the ex fornicator-in-chief and lots of hypocritical posturing.

4 posted on 11/07/2007 5:37:17 AM PST by Rummyfan (Iraq: it's not about Iraq anymore, it's about the USA!)
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To: COUNTrecount

For such a controlling, mean, vindictive bee-otch, she sure has thin skin!


5 posted on 11/07/2007 5:38:32 AM PST by Rummyfan (Iraq: it's not about Iraq anymore, it's about the USA!)
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To: COUNTrecount

It’s going to be one very long year for Hillary. So much time to stand in front of so many questions.......Look for her to come down with a victim-disease soon. Something that will keep anyone in the media from asking direct questions of her. Newly found lumps somewhere or such.


6 posted on 11/07/2007 5:38:38 AM PST by blackdog
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To: COUNTrecount

Driver’s Licenses to ILLEGALS= VOTE FRAUD!!! Eliot the MILLSTONE is sinking Hillary!!


7 posted on 11/07/2007 5:39:58 AM PST by Suzy Quzy (Hillary '08...Her PHONINESS is REAL!!!)
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To: COUNTrecount

It’s a matter of public record that the Clintons made it their business to personally and professionally destroy even the least significant and threatening of their enemies.


8 posted on 11/07/2007 5:40:16 AM PST by IrishMike (Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it)
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To: Rummyfan

Chris Dodd better watch his back and NEVER go near Ft. Marcy Park! Waiting for the SLIME coming against him....soon!


9 posted on 11/07/2007 5:41:09 AM PST by Suzy Quzy (Hillary '08...Her PHONINESS is REAL!!!)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
Much of this is stunt is meant to rewrite the history of the Swiftboat campaign.

Bill Clinton mentions "Swift-boating" constantly and when he does it is with spitting venom and complete (feigned) disdain. And the LSM dutifully goes along with his description of it as a pack of lies.

They need to get it into the minds of the mindless that what the Swift-boaters said had no validity - that it was slimy and despicable. Then when the truth about Herself! comes out, merely spitting out, "This is Swift-boating!" will serve to make people ignore the content. (They hope)

10 posted on 11/07/2007 5:48:09 AM PST by Mygirlsmom (Mrs Clinton! How'd your campain fund get so big????? "Ancient Chinese Secret!!!!")
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They need to get it into the minds of the mindless that what the Swift-boaters said had no validity - that it was slimy and despicable.

It worked on Joe McCarthy. Why change a winning game?

11 posted on 11/07/2007 5:50:46 AM PST by thulldud
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To: COUNTrecount

Let’s discuss Clintoon’s military record, shall we ?


12 posted on 11/07/2007 5:54:06 AM PST by Eric in the Ozarks (Go Hawks !)
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"Has John Fraud Kerry signed and submitted Standard Form SF-180 to the Federal Records Center in St. Louis releasing his unredacted military record to the public yet?

And it needs to be his COMPLETE record, not some limited issue or time period just so he can say he submitted the form.

13 posted on 11/07/2007 5:55:36 AM PST by LZ_Bayonet (There's Always Something.............And there's always something worse!)
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To: Eric in the Ozarks
She wanted to join the Marines.

BBWWAAAHAHAHAHAH!!!!

She may have the "BA" but she could NEVER be a "M"!!!


14 posted on 11/07/2007 5:58:17 AM PST by bannie
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To: LS
I have long maintained that the coronation of Hillary as the Dem nominee would be the Democrats worst nightmare and the GOP's most galvanizing event. She would carry the deep blue states but would crush the dems downticket.

I think the dems are seeing this in their internal polling and are scared. They know they have to take her down, IMHO. What say you, oh learned one.

15 posted on 11/07/2007 6:01:59 AM PST by MattinNJ (I'm pulling for Fred Thompson and Duncan Hunter-...but I'd vote for Rudy against Hillary)
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To: Eric in the Ozarks

Wasn’t she an asstronaught?

Wasn’t he a draft dodger?


16 posted on 11/07/2007 6:02:24 AM PST by COUNTrecount
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To: COUNTrecount

Hooray Barack Obama! Hooray Chris Dodd! BTTT!


17 posted on 11/07/2007 6:03:23 AM PST by PGalt
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To: Suzy Quzy

I’m VERY curious to wonder just how many dems who are now opposing hillary will succumb to “Arkanside” over the next few years... I’m going to keep a checklist..


18 posted on 11/07/2007 6:03:30 AM PST by J40000
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To: COUNTrecount

Bubba majored in draft avoidance studies at a university in the UK.


19 posted on 11/07/2007 6:06:19 AM PST by Eric in the Ozarks (Go Hawks !)
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To: COUNTrecount
Watch for more of these “incomprehensibly” clumsy attempts to “help” his psudo-wife. Bubba will do whatever it takes to scuttle Hillary’s candidacy.
20 posted on 11/07/2007 6:11:19 AM PST by Cedric
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