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Edited on Mon Feb-25-08 01:42 PM by enki23
Anyone consider that possibility out there? It may or may not be that a Clinton campaign staffer (either under orders to do so or not) tried to circulate that photo. Frankly, I wouldn't put it past some of the people she's surrounded herself with in this campaign. However, we don't actually have any evidence that is true. All we have, so far, is the shameful refusal to deny it. That seems, at least in the public perception (of those few who actually follow such things) to mean they know the allegations are true, or at least that they are afraid they might be.
But none of that might really matter. Because, in the end, this smears both of them. It smears Hillary, because it adds yet another bit of evidence, real or simply perceived, that she is running a dirty race. That perception might be one I tend to share, but that doesn't mean I don't recognize that some people would like to push that perception even further. And it smears Obama, for obvious reasons. He's already been targeted by smears meant to imply that he is actually a secret Muslim. Pretending that isn't the case just makes a person look like a disingenuous asshole. That is, of course, the official stance Hillary and her campaign have taken. And that makes them look like disingenuous assholes, further serving to "smear" them, I suppose. However, they may not have much choice. It also wouldn't look good for people to say "Our campaign wants to assure everyone that Barack Obama isn't one of those evil, America hating Muslims." It might be that there really isn't a good position to take, though some are certainly worse than others. In my opinion, what Hillary *should* do is to categorically deny circulating that photo, but not mention a damned thing about *why* that should be something they should deny. That, I believe it should be obvious, is probably the least offensive position they could take. They haven't chosen to take it, making all this bullshit worse.
All of this, *all* of this, makes republican operatives smile with fucking glee. And I, for one, don't want to see motherfuckers like Roger Stone smiling ever again.
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