Hillary: Don't Elect Obama -- Al-Qaida Is Watching

newsmax.com ^ | Monday, January 7, 2008 10:55 PM

[InvisibleChurch]

Hillary Clinton on Monday warned that Al-Qaeda watched US elections, urging Americans not to risk electing an inexperienced president, in her latest implicit swipe at rival Barack Obama.

In one of her most overt plays of the national security card yet, the senator from New York noted that days after Gordon Brown became British Prime Minister, militants planted bombs which failed to explode.

"I don't think it was by accident that Al-Qaeda decided to test the new prime minister," Clinton said here, referring to two devices which did not go off in London and a car which was crashed into Glasgow airport in June.

"They watch our elections as closely as we do ... they play our allies."

The former first lady's comments day before the New Hampshire primary, in which Obama is poised according to opinion polls to inflict a second damaging defeat on her White House campaign, after his Iowa caucuses victory last week.

"Let's not forget, you are hiring a president not just to do what a candidate says he or she will do in an election," Clinton said.

"You are hiring a president who will be here when the chips are down, and problems pile up, because that's when you really need somebody who knows exactly what has to be done, to make the tough decisions."

"I hope I don't face any of those in my first 100 days, but if it do, I think I will be ready," Clinton said.

Clinton has argued that Obama, a 46-year-old freshman senator from Illinois is too inexperienced to serve as US commander in chief, and held up what she says is her own years of experience at the pinnacle of US public life.

Obama has discounted her claims to have foreign policy expertise, and argued that her foreign policy judgement is faulty, after her vote in the Senate in 2002 to authorize President George W. Bush to wage war in Iraq.

Last month, former president Bill Clinton made a pointed reference to the September 11 attacks in 2001, arguing that the next president had to be ready for sudden, national security challenges.

"You have to have a leader who is strong and commanding and convincing enough ... to deal with the unexpected," he was quoted as saying by the Washington Post in New Hampshire.

"There is a better than 50 percent chance that sometime in the first year or 18 months of the next presidency, something will happen that is not being discussed in this campaign," he added.

© 2008 Agence France Presse. All rights reserved.

[InvisibleChurch]

Well, he has to win the election, now doesn't he, Hillary?

[El Conservador]

We can say now that the gloves have come off, and Hillary(TM) is now going medieval on Bar-Ack.

[jpf]

Hillary displaying a desperation that will not be rewarded.

[sourcery]

I hope we have a video of H. making this statement. And that we will be able to use it next Fall.

[FormerACLUmember]

Hillary is 100% correct. But the same logic applies to her in spades!

[edcoil]

“Hillary: Don’t Elect Obama”

We won’t don’t worry.

We won’t elect you either.

The country is safe.

[2ndDivisionVet]

Hahahaha! How does her meager experience make her a better candidate for the White House?! Neither one of them are qualified for a lower-level state department position.
Fred Thompson and Duncan Hunter, on the other hand have decades of relevant experience! What a joke the democrats are!

[jpf]

You know, has she gone through ALL the stages of grief today? Anyone counting?

[originalbuckeye]

IIRC, Al Qaeda has come out in support of Hillary!. After eight years of security inaction by her husband/her (they were co-presidents, right?) does she think anyone will believe that she will be tough on terrorists?? I do agree that Obama is too naive/young/inexperienced to be POTUS. If he gets the nod, we will have to hit those points hard. On the other hand, if Hillary! is the nominee, I absolutely believe she and her machine will cheat their way back into the White House. I can’t decide who I want us to face in 10/08!

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

I’ve never seen anyone, but you, Hillary....

Cry, just because you’re tired.

Don’t want you for my commander in chief.

[wtc911]

Hillary is 100% correct. But the same logic applies to her in spades!

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Heh heh heh,,,you said 'in spades'...

[Interesting Times]

Hillary Clinton on Monday warned that Al-Qaeda watched US elections...

Did she mention their consistent use of DNC talking points?

[Senator Goldwater]

Careful, Hil.

Zawahiri is rooting for you the most.

[doug from upland]

Just incredible. Her husband (and her, since it was a co-presidency) let’s bin Laden get away, does not answer terrorist attacks, and she warns of the consequences of Obama.

[pyx]

In one of her most overt plays of the national security card yet...

Wait, wait, wait...lemme get this right... Who is the national security advisor for HildaBeast's campaign ?

Hint: He used his security pass to shove several copies of the same highly classified secret documents in his underwear and steal them from the National Archives.

[mylife]

She just said Sunday in the debate that the first thing she would do is pull the troops out of Iraq!

This woman is demented.

[Enchante]

re: Al Qaeda is watching

and that, Shrillary, is one of the many reasons why we must not elect you or any Demagogue!!!

[popdonnelly]

“You know, has she gone through ALL the stages of grief today? Anyone counting?”

Mourning the loss of all that power. Such is life. You think she’s sad, you should see all the people associated with her campaign.

[Proud_USA_Republican]

Al-Queda is rooting for any democrat to win.

[jpf]

“Hillary is 100% correct. But the same logic applies to her in spades!”

This is because her crying fit from earlier today showed the sort of steady leadership under pressure that Al Qaeda fears most.

[Michael Barnes]

Nah, this is still trading jabs in the tail end of the first round. We are still in the “poor Hillary” phase as the setup for a one two in the second or third from the Clinton Camp.

[PhilDragoo]

That would be the Al-Qaida headed by the Osama bin Laden the Co-Presidents Clinton would not take when offered by Sudan multiple times.

Does America need national security advice from a Clinton?

did not bring him here because we we had no basis on which to hold him

[radiohead]

Cry, just because you’re tired.

I'll tell you something else - the picture that's been posted a few times of Hill on stage, wearing a brown pantsuit? She looks awfully tired in that one. I even mentioned to my son that something seemed off -

Every candidate I've seen has his 'game face' on when in front of a crowd. I remember GWB outside in front of crowds, his underarms wet from perspiration, but the guy was smiling. Kerry looks like an ass when he does it, but he was smiling. Barack is smiling all the g-d time.

You want the people's attention, you better look happy to see them, not like you can't wait to get to bed.

[stylin19a]

Huh ? Hillary plays the republican ?

[khnyny]

This woman is demented.

Yes, she is.

It's the politics of fear. Oh, that's right, that only applies to Republicans when they talk about terrorism and national security./s

[tcrlaf]

“We won’t don’t worry. We won’t elect you either.”

Anyone but me notice the NON-STOP Clinton-o-thon CNn has been running all night??

[mylife]

I cant believe the amount of idiots at DU that buy her BS.

On the other hand I am surprised by the number of them that are onto her.

[eyedigress]

I’m curious as to what “base” she is appealing to? Phhhttt

[popdonnelly]

Guess what? As long as there’s speculation about her pulling out of the race, no one is talking about Obama.

[The KG9 Kid]

Isn’t this the exact same thing that Hillary! supporters have been accusing Republicans of since 2001?

[potlatch]

TEARS ON MY PILLOW

[potlatch]

Good post Phil.

[Rome2000]

[Secret Agent Man]

Now, I don’t want either of these jokers to win, but if I was Obama, my comeback would be:

“Don’t elect a woman, Al-Qaida is watching.”

[The Great RJ]

I think Al-Qaeda would also be delighted with President Hillary who would pander to the anti-war left and retreat in Iraq and leave anti-terrorism to the likes of Janet Reno.

[Jo Nuvark]

How convenient.

Hillary acknowledges Al Quaeda threat to make Obama look vulnerable.

Hillary discounts Al Quaeda threat to make Bush look foolish.

Which is it Hill???

[khnyny]

It’s obvious from the polls that large numbers of Dems, and even larger numbers of independents, don’t like Hillary. If Hillary ends up “winning” the nomination, the Dem party will destroy itself.

[HisKingdomWillAbolishSinDeath]

Either one of them will lead us into a crisis that only God will be able to deliver us from. Which actually could be a good thing, although not with my vote. The good news is when you see things in an eternal perspective through Christ, you always know your going to end up on top when it really counts.

[shiva]

in SPADES...LOL

[SIDENET]

I saw the title and expected satire.

[mylife]

Lets Hope for it!

[tanknetter]

Huh ? Hillary plays the republican ?

Yeah ... that's the funny thing. In trying to get the public focused on experience, specifically foreign policy experience, she's actually making the case for electing McCain*

(*this does not constitute an endorsement of McCain or support for his candidacy ... just that in that one specific area McCain happens to be the candidate on both sides of the race with the most experience).

[swatbuznik]

It’s like a spade calling a kettle black...oops, did I just say that?

[Velveeta]

Last month, former president Bill Clinton made a pointed reference to the September 11 attacks in 2001, arguing that the next president had to be ready for sudden, national security challenges.

"You have to have a leader who is strong and commanding and convincing enough ... to deal with the unexpected," he was quoted as saying by the Washington Post in New Hampshire.

"There is a better than 50 percent chance that sometime in the first year or 18 months of the next presidency, something will happen that is not being discussed in this campaign," he added.

[Hattie]

I thought these were the people who said Bush exaggerated all this terrorism stuff. Keep on talking Clintons, you’re exposing your lies every day.

[khnyny]

I can understand your sentiment, but I think it would be better for the stability of the country for the Clintoons to retire than to wreck the political system that our country has in place.

[ChessExpert]

"I don't think it was by accident that Al-Qaeda decided to test the new prime minister," Clinton said here, referring to two devices which did not go off in London and a car which was crashed into Glasgow airport in June.

"They watch our elections as closely as we do ... they play our allies."

And what did the ever observant Al-Qaeda think when Harry Reid declared the war lost for the United States? What did they think when Hillary doubted the honesty of General Petreus? What did Al-Qaeda think as they watched the Democratic party try to derail the war in Iraq and do everything in their power to trip up President Bush, Dick Cheney, and the US military in their mission?

[STARWISE]

Wow .. you’re a whiz!

[potlatch]

At something, anyhow, lol. Thanks STARWISE!

Half a days work - no pay!!

[sirjohn]

She speaks the truth for a moment but it’ll do her no good in the primaries.

There is no war on terror, according to the base.