Plagiarism; The Clinton Camp Was Hoping For A "Macaca Moment"

[JimGinPA]

It's kind of fizzling out, now but it did semi-work as a distraction from Bubba's meltdowns over the weekend & Chelsea's "clairvoyant" crack. I guess we can look forward to some similar outrageous & indignant charges(s) to come just prior to the March 4th primaries. Should be fun.

[DJ13]

1. The macaca ended up on Hillary's face

Sling macaca, get dirty.

[Nedsdag]

2. Her whole campaign is a macaca moment.

Let's see, there was Bill's comments, her "naive" comments, her comments on Obama's "Kindergarten essays," running out of money, predicting the campaign would be over on Feb. 5 and not fielding offices in upcoming primaries.

I can go on.

[Exilednight]

3. And failing to ...

register a full slate of delegates in Pennsylvania.

[JimGinPA]

6. That Was Unbelievable! nt

[johnnydrama]

9. also

not knowing how the delegates work in TX

[MrRobotsHolyOrders]

4. Of course...

The Macaca Moment reminded people that George Allen has a history of racist associations and statements.

Plagiarism-gateOMGZWTF reminded people that Obama and Patrick play XBOX360 and high-five over being excellent public speakers.

[ProSense]

5. No, Allen got what he deserved! Hillary was hoping for a "botched joke" moment,

She is rehearsed at it having participated in it directly.

[TexasObserver]

7. Instead, Hillary got a "Caca" moment, and the smell of it suggests those peppers she's been eating

[Scurrilous]

8. K & R

:thumbsup:

[NJSecularist]

10. You need something bigger than this for a Macaca Moment

But the fact that Hillary's camp put this on Youtube shows that is what they were aiming at...

[yellowcanine]

11. "Macaca Moments" only work if they play into a preconceived notion in the minds of voters.

In the case of George Allan, it played into a perception of smart alecky meanness that had been exhibited before. OTOH, Obama has not made any claims about any of the phrases in question. It was pretty much campaign boilerplate and will be seen as such. The caca is on the Clinton campaign for making a mountain out of a mole hill and then having blowback that revealed that they are just as vulnerable to charges of using "borrowed" material. It's a classic case of glass houses and stone throwing.