Obama: I feel like I'm running against both Clintons

[babylonsister]

Obama: I feel like I'm running against both Clintons
Posted: 11:15 AM ET



MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina (CNN) – More tit-for-tat on the campaign trail – only this time, it’s between Barack Obama and Bill Clinton.

After losing the caucus tally in Nevada, the Obama campaign took aim at Bill Clinton and the comments he made during his many campaign stops in that state on behalf of his wife, Hillary Clinton.

Now the Illinois senator himself is taking on the former president, telling Good Morning America that he feels as if he’s running against both Clintons.

In the interview, Obama said that the former president has been misrepresenting both “my record of opposition to the war in Iraq” and “our approach to organizing in Las Vegas,” as the controversy over Saturday’s Nevada caucus vote continues to grow.

Obama campaign senior adviser David Axelrod did not back away from the remarks after they became public Sunday night, telling CNN the Clintons “have a good cop, bad cop thing going” in which “he comes with a negative message she stays positive.”

Axelrod accuses the former President of “doing slash and burn stuff,” and slams the Clinton campaign, saying “there’s a philosophy of saying and doing anything it takes.”

“It’s very clear that Bill Clinton is playing fast and loose with the facts,” says Axelrod, and unbecoming of a former president: “It’s been a little crass, as someone who supported him and respects him, I think it’s disappointing.”

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http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/01/21/obama-i-fel-like-im-running-against-both-clintons/

[okasha]

1. Somebody hand the poor little man a hanky.

n/t

[Cha]

37. hilary needs the hankie..

[okasha]

40. And good afternoon to you, too, Pork Chop.

:hi:

[Clintonista2]

2. Waah!

[IndianaJones]

3. boo hoo.

[Proud2BAmurkin]

4. waaaaaahhhhhhh, I'm going home to mother

[MonkeyFunk]

5. And Hillary is running against both Obamas

and both Edwards', and Edwards is running against both Clintons and both Obamas.


All candidate spouses are campaigning. Elizabeth Edwards has done her share of the heavy-lifting, too.

It's unseemly to whine about it.

[tabatha]

6. Have you heard

Michelle or Elizabeth bash Hillary?

[MonkeyFunk]

11. Yes

Elizabeth Edwards has. Michelle Obama seems a little more subdued.

[THUNDER HANDS]

7. maybe he should start tearing up

worked for you-know-who.

[Bok_Tukalo]

16. Actual crying does not count as crying

<POE>

[rodeodance]

8. Time to buck up and stop WHINNING!--

[babylonsister]

18. But he wants to 'whinn'. nt

[JackORoses]

35. time to buck up and learn to spell

[cobalt1999]

9. ...and Clinton is running against Obama and Oprha

Poor baby. What happens when he faces entires groups of countries united against us?

[TwilightZone]

10. He is running against both Clintons. His mistake was acknowledging it.

Picking a fight with Bill is a bad idea. He should focus on Hillary and pretend that Bill doesn't exist.

Meanwhile, Hillary is running against both Obamas.

[rodeodance]

14. makes him come across as weak.

[babylonsister]

17. Nice of you to finally admit it. nt

[rodeodance]

23. admit that Obama is weak?---I have had not problem with that.

[TwilightZone]

31. I don't recall ever claiming otherwise.

If you can point me to a post where I indicated that Obama was not running against Bill, feel free.

A campaign isn't just about the candidates. It's about organization. Obama is running against Bill, Hillary, and everyone related to Hillary's campaign. That's obvious, since we've already seen issues arise with Bob Kerrey and others. He's also running against Edwards and Kucinich, their spouses, and their campaigns.

The same is also respectively true for Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, and Dennis Kucinich.

The trick is knowing what to pay attention to and what to ignore. At this point in the campaign, I think picking a fight with Bill is a waste of time. Bill won't be on the ballot.

[Fresh_Start]

12. you have the Clintons running against the memory of MLK

who also isn't in the race.

[rodeodance]

20. and Obama is running On the memory.

[FlyingSquirrel]

13. Could be worse... could be running against the MSM

That's a battle you (apparently) can't win.

[LulaMay]

15. Would that be his battle cry against a Wingnut attack?

[gaiilonfong]

19. this is starting to take hold all over the country

All the IDIOT pundits thought this was a mistake for Obama, I think from what is being discussed all around now...this is a WINNER for Obama. The next few days are going to be interesting, after his appearance in Atlanta today where bigdog wasn't the center of attraction, watch for him to explode soon and that will cause the OLd Dem establishment like Kennedy et al, to turn on him fully and it will backfire on Billary!

GOBAMA

[rodeodance]

26. With the economy going down the tubes--yup--glad Bill will be at her side.

[gaiilonfong]

30. Hell be at her side alright BUT in NEW YORK

not in the WH........
You will be watching the inauguration of President McCain

[ronnykmarshall]

46. and which one of you will be watching?

The white male or the gay latino?

[LulaMay]

32. It's very disrespectful of you to call her "Billary". She's a Senator, and she's not a racist.

It is wrong to keep attacking her or Bill Clinton this way and imply they are racist.

It is SAD.

[MonkeyFunk]

38. It's a pure right-wing appellation

but not surprising to see it used here.

[PresidentObama]

21. Well you aren't. Just like you have Senator Kerry on the trail, Hillary's got Bill.

[rodeodance]

27. yes, kerry has been the attach dog for Obama. Fair is fair.

[Windy]

22. THIS IS NOT AN ELECTION FOR A CO-PRESIDENCY!!!!

I am SO fed up with the Clinton's crap. She needs to stand on her own.

We are going to sit by and watch our chance to fix this country destroyed by those who think they are going to exact revenge on the repubs for what they did to the clintons in the 90's. Its not going to work. If the clintons are our nominees, we will lose the whitehouse.

[durrrty libby]

44. I am SO fed up with the Obama Drama. What a bunch of fucking babies

[William769]

24. Actually he should have said, I feel like I'm running against the Democratic party.

[zulchzulu]

25. He is and they are showing their true colors

The Clintons are power mad. Bill comes across as a bloviating red-faced Little League parent screaming at the umpire to give his little girl a chance to win.

Bill has already soiled the American Presidency with his inability to control his zipper and now he just acts like a Type A Asshole. His Republican policies he signed away on are his REAL legacy. He wants the Goldwater Girl to pass on the next Republican policies while he perhaps gets to check out the new intern "talent". Anyone who knows assholes can see what he wants. He is a top class whiner and liar. Next thing you know, he'll blame it all on his drunk daddy while he bites his lip, wags his finger and tells us he feels our pain. Thanks NAFTA boy... I got your pain right here.

The Clintons have proven to play dirty, lie and distort effortlessly and continue to be a ball-and-chain on the Democratic Party.

[PresidentObama]

28. Nice slash and burn of the Clintons. Kudos.

Karl Rove would be proud.

Sigh. I hear Democrats taste like chicken.

[rodeodance]

33. Poster is a Rush L./Hannity wanna be.

[JackORoses]

36. the Clintons have disgraced themselves by their own actions

Don't blame it on the people who notice this.

[LulaMay]

42. That is baseless. They have fought for civil rights! Insulting him at an MLK memorial is crass.

[MonkeyFunk]

39. did you copy/paste that from FreeRepublic?

[Tarheel_Dem]

43. there you guys go again...

You think everyone who dislikes the Clintons can be dismissed as Freepers or Rightwingers. I can see why you're enamored with them. :eyes:

[MonkeyFunk]

47. Nope

but people who post nothing but right-wing points are suspect.

[durrrty libby]

45. Bill must be doing an excellent job campaigning. You BO babies

are having strokes. Carry on

[stillcool]

29. That's stating the obvious...

and I just get such a kick how posters here try to deflect the truth by one syllable pissant replies. Over and over and over and over...:rofl:

[robbedvoter]

34. Not fair Elisabeth Edwards posts on DU! Gives John an advantage here!

:sarcasm:
Just a bit of reductio ad absurdum of the OP statement

[Tarc]

41. A little cheese to go with that whine?