Clinton Operatives Behind Anti-Bush Ad Campaign

Newsmax.com ^ | July 10, 2002 | Carl Limbacher

[Paul Atreides]

Former Clinton political hitman James Carville, who recently touted New York Sen. Hillary Clinton for a 2008 presidential run, is reportedly behind an advertising campaign attacking President Bush for his 1990 sale of Harken Energy stock as well as his ties to the oil industry in general.

American Family Voices, a group described by the New York Times as "secretive," has paid to run a 30-second commercial on cable news programs in Washington, D.C., and in New York through Thursday.

The ad blasts President Bush as "sly like a fox" for talking down his dealings with Harken Energy, which Democrats claim amounted to insider trading.

Under questioning from the Times, Democratic Party spokeswoman Jennifer Palmieri, who served as a senior aide to ex-President Clinton, confessed that Carville has significant ties to American Family Voices.

The secretive group is headed by another former Clinton aide, Michael Lux, who told the Times that the AFV commercial was timed to coincide with President Bush's speech on corporate responsibility.

Additional AFV ties to the Clinton administration include its advertising agency, the Glover Park Group. Former Clinton press secretary Joe Lockhart is a partner at Glover, as are Carter Eskew and Michael Feldman, who were top advisers in former Vice President Al Gore's 2000 campaign.

American Family Voices also sponsors a Web site called "The Daily Enron," which argues that the Bush administration is responsible for various corporate scandals.

Yet another former top Clinton staffer, Stanley Greenberg, serves on the board of Democrats.com, which in July began touting an analysis claiming that President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney are "personally and directly responsible" for the deaths of the passengers and crew of 9-11 hijacked airliner Flight 93.

The involvement of Carville and other Clinton aides in the overt assault on the Bush White House belies the conventional wisdom that the Clintons have removed themselves as players in the realm of presidential politics.

Though the White House has basically ignored their attacks, both Mr. Clinton and his wife have hinted that President Bush is at least partially responsible for leaving the U.S. vulnerable to the 9-11 attacks.

On Monday, Mrs. Clinton began touting the theme of the AFV ads, telling an upstate New York audience that Bush "hadn't shown much leadership" during the wave of recent business scandals that have sent the stock market reeling.

[Paul Atreides]

W needs to realize that he is not dealing with that moron, Ann Richards. These are sleazy gangsters who need to be blown out of the water.

[Semper Paratus]

Harkin is not getting traction. What's next, Bush's 4 beer night out 20 years ago again?

[Slyfox]

The ad blasts President Bush as "sly like a fox" for talking down his dealings with Harken Energy, which Democrats claim amounted to insider trading.

I highly resent the use of that phrase without justly compensating the original slyfox.

signed,
SLYFOX

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Personally, I don't like the idea of Carville's wife working in the VP's office.

[NormsRevenge]

Now I don't mean to sound "off tone" but a thorough IRS audit of carVille appears to be in order. I don't think Mary would mind.

[mountaineer]

Is it too tasteless to wish Mary would slip a little something into Jimbo's morning coffee?

[Paul Atreides]

Wouldn't bother me if she did it.

[FreeAtlanta]

Not as long as it is "tasteless." I wouldn't want him to figure it out, until it is too late. hah hah

[EternalVigilance]

If Carville wasn't the sleaziest political operative of the last generation, I would almost feel sorry for him...being reduced to such insignificance. ;-)

But I can't find even the smallest bit of sympathy for him...none.

He is one of the few people on the planet I despise more than the Clintons.

It warms my heart to see that they can't find any issue that gives them traction.

EV

[Carolina]

Carvile, Luxe, Lockhart, Greenberg...The slimes are oozing out from their primordial RAT soup. Doncha just loooove the "politics of personal destruction" by these glib snake oil sellers? NOTTT!

[mwl1]

Has anybody seen the whole ad? I would love to get a read on whether it will be effective or boomerang. It would seem that they are attacking Bush on his greatest strength - his character and integrity. Hope it boomerangs on these scheming liars.

[Wondervixen]

Allright dammit...Tell these jackasses in the Dumocrap party to make up their frickin' minds...Is Bush a dimwitted moron or "sly like a fox"?

We're through letting these doubletalkers have it every single way they want it!

[E=MC²]

Soooo...stupid, dumb, frat-boy, privileged, inexperienced in foreign relations, cowboy, buffoon Bush is NOW sly???

[nimc]

"Personally, I don't like the idea of Carville's wife working in the VP's office.

Oh, I don't see a conflict.

[FreeAtlanta]

lol, you have a great point. The Dims seem confused.

[smiley]

Tin Foil hat time: What IF the corrupt Clinton administration in their last year in office had set up these corporate structures to make false money and then fail and try to make these corporate collapses reflect on Bush? Let's face it, Martha Stewart was a Clinton Butt Girl, Terry McAuliff of Global Crossing was a Clinton Butt Boy.....on and on and on and on...possible? (Given the ridiculous pardons Clinton gave out.)

[capydick]

Absolutely right. For the life of me I dont understand why the Republicans dont go on the offensive. They've got so much ammo to use, but, I'm afraid they lack the will to use it.

[kcvl]

06.27.02 |
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American Family Voices was founded in 2000 to be a strong voice for middle and low income families on economic, health care, and consumer issues. Since our founding, we have educated the public and pushed for legislation on a number of vital issues to make American families more secure.

[mware]

I see that CFR law is working real well.