Posted on 1/7/2008, 7:56:34 PM by DBCJR
Clinton has dramatically ramped up her efforts to attack Obama... ABC reported last night, "Clinton is no longer leaving it to surrogates to attack Obama on his record. Today, she did it herself." ... AP adds that having "lost the luxury of being polite along with the Iowa caucuses," Clinton "came out swinging...with a vigor she hasn't shown before. ... She says she is the candidate who deserves the mantle of change, not this newcomer Obama."
NBC reported Clinton yesterday "took on the risky task of going on the offensive," saying, "I want to make change but I've already made change. I will continue to make change. I'm not just running on a promise of change, I'm running on 35 years of change." Cowan: "That outburst was in response to John Edwards who surprised many when he actually came to Barack Obama's defense." Edwards: "I didn't hear these kind of attacks from Senator Clinton when she was ahead. Now that she is not, we hear them. And any time you speak out, any time you speak out for change, this is what happens." Cowan: "Edwards, who finished better than Hillary Clinton in Iowa, may see aligning himself with Obama a better shot at staying viable."
AP reports, "Clinton skewered Obama for several votes he has cast in the Senate, such as his vote in favor of the Patriot Act and for energy legislation she described as 'Dick Cheney's energy bill.' ...The New York Times says Clinton "sought to slow" Obama's momentum "by pointedly challenging his voting record and the assertion that he is the only candidate who would bring about change." The Washington Times reports Clinton "said New Hampshire voters tomorrow must ensure 'we nominate and elect a doer, not a talker.'"
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The candidates in attack mode, Clinton and Romney are losing ground rapidly. Could it be that Americans are tired of attack politics? Maybe vision is the "change" they are seeking. This could explain why Obama & Huckabee have gained ground. Fred could really give voice to some vision if he would step up to the plate.
I wouldn't wish that on them. Common decency and all that.
CBS Radio at 2pm CST: Clinton on Today show “on the verge of tears.”
what will Dick Morris do if Hillary doesn’t get the nomination?
Sorta like Bill Clinton crying at Ron Brown's funeral.
Jeezy peezy... Hildabeast turning into the ultimate Skizorella... threats, outburst, crying, tantrum (quiting)
Let’s hope that she can drive up Obama’s negatives without it backfiring on her. Everything she can do in that regard spares the Republicans of the expense and bother.
Let’s hope that she can drive up Obama’s negatives without it backfiring on her. Everything she can do in that regard spares the Republicans of the expense and bother.
Grab the ankles - here comes Cankles!
She'd probably miss, again.
Probably a violation of some Hague Treaty.
That was Hillary’s Victim Act for the simple women who might be fooled into voting for her out of sympathy. There were no tears...much like her phony HINO did at Ron Brown’s funeral, as captured forever in Rush’s famous video. Their act is getting rancid though, and the younger, smarter voters aren’t fooled at all by their bag of tricks.
Probably a violation of some Hague Treaty.
“on the verge of tears.”
Could be here “Dukakis in the tank” moment.
America doesn’t want a weak leader.
“She says she is the candidate who deserves the mantle of change, not this newcomer Obama.”
An amazing assertion from Her Haggardness-she should win because she deserves it. Her advisers, maybe Bill, should tell her IT’S NOT ABOUT HILLARY! [I could make some really sexist observations here about gender and egocentricity, but I’ll restrain myself.]
“She says she is the candidate who deserves the mantle of change, not this newcomer Obama.”
An amazing assertion from Her Haggardness-she should win because she deserves it. Her advisers, maybe Bill, should tell her IT’S NOT ABOUT HILLARY! [I could make some really sexist observations here about gender and egocentricity, but I’ll restrain myself.]
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