Posted on 02/12/2008 10:12:22 AM PST by kingattax
With Virginia considered Hillary Clinton’s best chance in the Potomac Primary, Bill Clinton packed his schedule with three stops Monday in the Old Dominion, where he tried to convince voters that his wife’s experience trumps Barack Obama’s “smoke and mirrors” candidacy.
Clinton’s first stop of the day was at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, where he barely referred to Obama by name but alluded to him often as the lesser choice for the Democratic nomination, a candidate who has style but lacks Hillary Clinton’s substance.
“You have to decide what this election is about,” Clinton told a room of 600 students, his voice hoarse from making four campaign speeches a day earlier in the District and Maryland. “You have to decide what makes the best president. You want someone with the right vision, the right plans and ability to get the job done. If that’s the test, I don’t think the question is close.”
Outside of those traits, “all the rest is smoke and mirrors,” Clinton said in reference to his wife’s more charismatic rival.
Clinton has previously tried to paint Obama as a political lightweight. When asked by TV host Charlie Rose whether Obama was “more symbol than substance,” he responded: “I get tickled watching him. He’s got great skills.”
Asked in New Hampshire about Obama’s opposition to the war in Iraq, Clinton said: “Give me a break. This whole thing is the biggest fairy tale I’ve ever seen.”
Although race might play a significant role in the primaries, Bill Clinton stayed away from the topic in Fredericksburg. He previously angered African-Americans by comparing Obama’s campaign in South Carolina to those of Jesse Jackson, who ran as a black candidate and was never a serious contender.
On Monday, Clinton emphasized Hillary Clinton’s experience in the Senate and her days as first lady, asserting that she helped win peace in Ireland and achieve rights for women in Senegal
Hannity is asking repeatedly Obama supporters to state one, just one of his accomplishments. He is yet to find someone say anything of substance.
Last night, a black Clinton follower was asked. He responded, “he’s a black senator, that’s an accomplishment.
I know, right? The world is upside down. But OsamaObama is way more frightening! I get chills when I see his worshippers crying and screaming like that little girl on American Idol who loved what's his name. I think Sanjaya? Or something like that.
marinamuffy
Sounds like Bubba is playing the race card. Isn’t the term “smoke” some kind of racist slang for black?
It’s smoke, and coke, cut on mirrors.
Bill is just trying to find the right words to say that Obama's an empty suit.
Didn't Bill say something similar about Monica Lewinsky?
See my tag line
All your tazes belong to us!
Hillary’s experience is about 3 years longer than Obama’s.....not quite sure what he/they are referring to in talking about her experience.
Right you are, young lady!
We should make “Don’t worry, be happy, Obama’s official theme song. It sums up his whole campaign.
Perhaps the Democrats would be wise to run Hillary as VP, to handle BHO's inevitable Bimbo Eruptions.
BTW, when was the last time an ex-President campaigned this extensively .... for anyone?
I’d prefer smoke and mirrors to cloak and dagger. I may have to settle for strawberries, however.
Is this a fantasy?
Or a fairy tale?
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