"The mailer is wrong and misleading." - Peter Harbage, former Edwards health care adviser

[KennedyGuy]

http://www.taylormarsh.com/

I've just gotten off a media call from the Clinton campaign denouncing the mailer from Obama. They had a lot of help from experts. On the call they mentioned expecting this type of Republican talking points in the general election, but found Obama's mailer "very distressing" coming from a Democrat, going so far as to say it could damage the general efforts of getting universal health care going forward. On the call was a former John Edwards adviser on health care, Peter Harbage. He is not joining the campaign, and he had not talked to Edwards about being part of the call. However, he believed the Obama campaign mailer "drives to the lowest common denominator." The experts on the call accused Obama of trying to "demonize" Hillary Clinton. Len Nichols, director of the health policy program fort he New America Foundation, who is also uncommitted, was particularly furious about the Obama mailer, which he feels uses the same language the insurance industry did to attack Hillary's plan in 1993. Nichols characterized the mailer as "so far over the line" that he was personally "outraged" by it. He said Obama should "retract it," retract the mailer. He went further to call it "disgusting," and called Barack Obama personally "disingenuous."

It's exactly as Ben Smith stated, showing the mailer: a flood of negative mail.

Clinton mentioned last night that the forces wanting to stop universal health care spent $300 million to attack her in 1993. Well today, Barack Obama is spending some of his big bucks to act as an agent against universal health care. He knows her plan is better. It doesn't leave 15 million people out, as well as aligns her with John Edwards. You have to wonder what he'd think about these negative and patently false mailers.


"The mailer is wrong and misleading." - Peter Harbage, former Edwards health care adviser

[rinsd]

1. Don't you get it, Obama is free to lie.

The MSM & his supporters will ignore it.

Until he's the nominee, then MSM is gonna have him for lunch.

[in_cog_ni_to]

2. What mailer? What does it say? n/t

[fenriswolf]

3. not really one to through name calling around

but I remember hearing about some robo calling going around concerning obama. Now which candidate is coniving enough to do something like that? I know its not a repub because they would save that shit for the general. You honestly think that either candidate is pure? You can sling mud back and forth all day it doesnt matter.

[Renew Deal]

4. No one has explained how the mailer is false

I don't see the distortion.

[Radical Activist]

5. Do we get to see the mailer?

I couldn't find a link to the whole thing. Sorry but Taylor Marsh has no credibility when it comes to her attacks against Obama. I'm not taking her word for it.

The only part she showed has a line about forcing people to buy insurance. Its a fair point and I suspect Hillary's strong support from the insurance industry influences her plan to require mandatory insurance.