Clinton Doesn’t Deny Campaign is Pushing Wright Story to Superdelegates

[Freddie Stubbs]

Source: ABC News

March 20, 2008 1:56 PM

ABC News' Eloise Harper Reports: Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign has strictly maintained a public position not to comment on Sen. Barack Obama's relationship with Rev. Jeremiah Wright. Many times, questions have been answered with -- "you will have to ask Senator Obama about that."

However at a Thursday press availability in Terra Haute, Indiana after a report surfaced that the Clinton campaign was pushing the Wright story to superdelegates arguing that the relationship hurt Obama's electibility -– Clinton refused to deny that her campaign was pushing the story.

When asked, Clinton ignored the Wright portion of the question and said “well my campaign has been making the case that I am the most electable that I have said that for a year or more that I am the person best able to make the challenges that our country faces as commander in chief.”

When Clinton was then asked specifically if her campaign was pushing the Wright story –- she shrugged and took the next question, ignoring the reporter.

Read more: http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2008/03/clinton-doesnt.html

[tekisui]

1. This is her only shot at getting the Nomination.

Sell to the SD's that Obama is not "electable". She has a lot of convincing to do, if it is to work. I don't think it will.

[atal]

2. she can only win

by playing dirty politics....

[bluestateguy]

3. Uh huh. If she wants to play that way.

Then it would be unfortunate if we had to inquire about John Huang, James Riady, Norman Hsu and why 900 FBI files in 1995 ended up on some fat guy's desk in the Clinton White House...

AS I SAID...

It would be unfortunate if the campaign went down that road. I would rather it not.

[PinkTiger]

4. Oh, grow up.

Politics is not a walk in the frigging park. You need to get your head out of your butt and realize that this is serious business, playing to win; why play if you play to lose? Get over it. BO's people have played dirty politics too. It is just isn't politically correct to say so here.

[fascisthunter]

17. You Tell Him to Grow Up for Mentioning Dirty Politics

yet in the next sentence claim it's just politics and that he should get over it. You can't have it both ways, can you?


Hillary and her supporters have run the dirtiest campaign I have ever seen besides Bush himself.

[blm]

23. True - if I were BO's strategist I'd put up Hillary's pic holding paper BUSH KNEW

and play her remarks from the senate floor and compare them to Wright's remarks about 9-11. Then send THAT to the superdelegates who are being played the fear card by Hillary.

Seems to me that would shut the Clinton campaign up much faster than anything else.

[99th_Monkey]

5. OMG, this is so sick, so vile, so slimy ... and in the wake of Obama's "more perfect union" speech

arrrrggghhhh!!

And she expects my vote -- along with other Obama supporters -- if she's the nominee? :mad:

Good fucking luck with that one Hillary. :sarcasm:

[acmavm]

12. But yet you Barrie supporters expect the Clintonites to support him if he

gets the nomination?

Me, I have no one to support. I hate 'em both. They're both liars.

[Johnny Battleground]

14. He gave the wrong damn speech

He did not address the issue of "Wright".
A guy that speaks about "hope" and "change" did not "change" when he had the opportunity.
He has made matters worse, and Hillary would be a moron for not having Super Delegates have Obama answer tough questions.

I think the race for 2012 is on the books now, because he is going to win this one, and she just might be in for taking him out.

[99th_Monkey]

"he is going to win this one, and she just might be in for taking him out."???

can you clarify here who "he" is that's "going to win".. and I'm assuming "she" refers to Clinton.

but I'm not really sure I'm getting who "he" is, Obama, McCain, or?

[frazzled]

6. No one wins from this

If she does manage to convince the superdelegates that Obama is not electable, that he has been too bloodied, and she manages to secure the nomination ... I predict we will see a mass exodus of African American voters from the Democratic party. And if she becomes the nominee she will lose. I suppose she thinks she can come out later and say, "oh, wasn't that awful, Bill and I loves us some black folks." But she can't. The time to have spoken out about this has already passed.

On the other hand, should Obama manage to survive this within the party, and still get the nomination, he will have been damaged sufficiently among independents--who didn't realize before he was such a scary black guy-- that he will lose too.

We all lose.

[Tempest]

7. I agree with you

Both campaigns are making McSame's job all that much easier.

[atal]

9. If she wins

We will have a 3rd Party at the next election.....

[Johnny Battleground]

20. If that happens... 3rd party... forget winning the WH for a long, long time

Think what Nader did.
Perot did.

Splitting the voted kills the party.
The opponent wins... every time.

[heliarc]

24. Nader's done it again.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/24/nader.politics/

[Johnny Battleground]

16. I agree in part, but...

He's not a scary black guy. That isn't why I's wouldn't vote for Obama.
He spoke about "hope" and "change".
Then he associated himself with Wright for 20 years.
It showed bad judgment. It showed no guts. It comes across as hypocritical.

Hillary is taking him out for 2012, because she cannot win.
In the meantime someone else may be brokered in.
MI and FL, and this has created hell on earth for us.

I don't think there will be a mass exodus of African American voters, perhaps people not going to vote this time around though.

[ramapo]

8. I'm getting sicker of this shit by the day

Can I just opt out now? Ignore politics for the rest of my life? Give up on America?

I'm trying to maintain some hope but this election looks like it'll be the most vile and disgusting of them all, and I've seen quite a few.

[NOLALady]

10. I wonder if she's ready to discuss

"The Fellowship"

http://www.motherjones.com/news/feature/2007/09/hillarys-prayer-2.html

[Megahurtz]

11. Lying Sack.

Acts like she didn't dredge up this Race-Baiting sleazy-ass campaign tactic in the first place! Fuck her and the horse she rode in on!

[jlake]

13. Why should she deny it and why shouldn't she push the story?

Obama made a ghastly error in judgement.... .and all he's got going for him is his claim of good judgement... he's toast.

[Johnny Battleground]

21. Hate to say it but I think your comment is on the money.

He's damaged badly.
Due to his own poor judgment, and also due to the press not doing their job.
He should have been vetted long, long ago.

[Zhade]

15. #5 against the liar!

clinton is fucking SCUM.

[fascisthunter]

18. Mrs. NAFTA Needs to Play Dirty

It's all she got, except for her "experience".....


with NAFTA.

"Cackle, cackle, cackle..."

[Blarch]

19. fuck that lady.

fuck her...she is trash, pure trash.

[ruggerson]

22. More from the story

"Later, Clinton spokesperson Doug Hattaway told ABC News:"She was and is unaware of anyone on the campaign pushing issue with superdelegates. She wants anyone who is talking to superdelegates to focus on our message, which is that she's best prepared to be president and beat John McCain."