Fischer, also a former Iowa Democratic Party chairman, addresses his "McCarthy" and "blue dress" comments while also addressing the semi-threatening status notifications he placed on Facebook.
From Iowa Independent:
http://iowaindependent.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=2139...
"It was stupid, idiotic," Fischer said. "I deserve all the venom."
In a phone interview, Fischer explained that anger with what he believed to be President Clinton's challenge to Obama's patriotism motivated the post on his blog and a challenging if not hostile comment on Facebook. The swirl of media attention has so far centered on the post on Fisher's personal blog in which he references Monica Lewinsky's infamous blue dress.
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When asked if the "you are now on notice" line was a warning shot before the blog post or a threat of some other action, Fischer, a Des Moines employment lawyer who chaired the IDP from 2002 to 2004, said it was meant in a more general sense for both Obama and Clinton supporters whom he believes are engaging in damaging internacine warfare.
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Fischer, who is absolutely no stranger to politics, should have known better.
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