Clinton Camps accuses Obama of being a copycat - for appearing on Colbert

[sabra]

http://www.newsday.com/news/printedition/nation/ny-uscopy215658681apr21,0,5547727.story

PHILADELPHIA - Hillary Clinton was clearly having a blast during her drop-in television appearance with Stephen Colbert here Thursday, but her campaign's mood soured when aides learned Barack Obama would be appearing on the same show via satellite.

"I can't believe it - he's such a copycat," fumed a person close to Clinton, telling Newsday that the candidate herself said she was surprised by Obama's Colbert Nation invasion.

Obama spokesman Bill Burton said his boss was simply taking the show up on repeated requests that he appear - and that the producers had suggested the Thursday time slot. Colbert's spokeswoman didn't return calls for comment during the weekend.

"I'm not surprised the Clinton campaign is attacking us for going on 'The Colbert Report' - since their campaign is 100-percent negative," Burton said. "But I do have to say this is about the lamest attack they've come up with so far."

[City Lights]

1. NO WHINING, HILLARY!

:rofl:

[lisa58]

2. what is this? third grade?

[Ichingcarpenter]

3. Not a word on Edwards showing up?

Hypocrites and disingenuous as normal

[SoonerPride]

4. If you can't stand the heat, get off Comedy Central.

What a whiny person she is.

[oviedodem]

5. To all you Hillary supporters THIS IS PATHETIC and you know it; admit it.

[ErinBerin84]

6. This sounds like a headline for The Onion

lamest is right.

[Kittycat]

18. If only it wasn't true - how lame indeed.

[MaineDem]

7. I agree - pretty lame

I wonder how much comes from the campaign and how much comes from a supporter? I can't really see the campaign or the candidate complaining about this. I'd be surprised and more than a little disappointed if Clinton was indeed upset about this.

[Adelante]

8. Such whiners nt

[ericgtr]

9. LMAO this must be some sort of joke??

I mean come on!

[islandmkl]

10. but...but...we were here first....

[Life Long Dem]

11. Say what?

It's called triangulating. :rofl:

[AtomicKitten]

12. Just when you think the Clinton campaign whining couldn't be more lame, they top their own record.

[rox63]

13. The Clinton camp is sounding like the whiny losers they are n/t

[Window]

14. Damn. Please tell me this ain't so.

:banghead:

[tularetom]

15. I think you made that up, even the link

I can't believe a serious candidate for president in the US in 2008 would would allow her surrogates to bitch about something as meaningless as this.

:shrug:

[indimuse]

16. 100% huh?

Hillary speaks about OUR party the Dem's as a whole!! Obama speaks about Obama!
Obama Time...Obama nation.. Generation Obama (came from his own lips!!!!!!!) I can't stand these LIAR!

[peoli]

25. I dont know why you cant see how two-faced her campaign is

amongst other words...

can you not see the jealousy and hatred oozing out of every attack? its like the high school prom queen getting her crown taken away.

[Cassandra]

27. "Dem's as a whole"

except for MoveOn members, party activists, caucus goers, small state dems, and anyone else who isn't 100% behind Hillary.

[Lerkfish]

17. I think they're hurt because she came off as an elitist jerk

and a bad stiff actor, to boot. Obama and Edwards both did a great job of being genuine and using humor.

two things she truly sucks at.

[RaleighNCDUer]

29. She did look a bit nervous.

I think she half expected to get booed when she walked out there - she KNOWS that is not any of her prime demographics. It takes nerve to beard the lion in his den. It was not a bad presentation on her part, IMO.

I occassionally see flashes from her of who I once thought she was.

Then crap like this comes out.

And the one who REALLY shined was Edwards.

[Lerkfish]

34. agreed, edwards was GREAT! but I think he had nothing to lose, really.

[Frustratedlady]

19. I've heard everything, now. Kindergarten stuff.

Maybe she'll take her ball and go home. This is embarrassing!

[Lerkfish]

24. well, not too surprising since she whined about getting the first question, if you'll recall.

I really don't want a president who whines constantly about piddly little shit. There is going to be a LOT of heavy lifting to this country back on track, and someone who whines at every opportunity is NOT the best choice.

[Connie_Corleone]

20. I thought for sure this was The Onion. Good grief!

GROW UP ALREADY!!

[BlooInBloo]

21. Clinton camps accuse Obama of being a copycat - for eating dinner...

... Clinton supporters are insane.

[madrchsod]

22. that`s what happens when you go on colbert

he does want he wants and to who ever he wants to...ask the governor of illinois.

another cry baby hillary staffer

[Arugula Latte]

23. Gawd her campaign gets more pathetic by the minute, doesn't it? nt

[redqueen]

26. I like that... the lamest attack...

SO FAR.

Yup, cause you know they can always sink lower. We've learned that by now.

[bowens43]

28. what whiney little babies......geesh

[BattyDem]

30. A copycat?!

Is the Clinton campaign run by a bunch of 6 year olds?

:wtf:

[ecstatic]

31. They are making comedians' jobs easier... that's for sure nt

[Fox Mulder]

32. They're really petty.

How pitiful.

[TexanDem]

33. Geez, will we EVER be rid of Hillary and her whining!

[ORDem]

35. Hillary is just so, ... precious, isn't she?

[stillcool]

36. Hillary owns the Television!!!

[Occam Bandage]

37. He decided to run for President after she did. Such a copycat.

[blm]

44. Fer chrissakes, Jimmy Carter decided to run for President after Hillary did.

.

[crankychatter]

38. gawud this is SO juvenile... do they think we're ALL idiots?

Infantile actually... a juvenile should be offended by the comparison

It doesn't say "genius" anywhere on my resume'

but this is the dumbest damn thing I've ever seen.

[bigtree]

39. bullshit. this one person 'reportedly' made the comment

And the rest in the article was included to make it look like some official complaint. Juvenile.

[MonkeyFunk]

40. so how does what one unnamed person

"close to" Clinton become "the clinton camp"?

[SemiCharmedQuark]

41. This guy should really be mad that Edwards had the best lines of all 3 of them

Damn him and his likable persona!

*edited* because it's not the whole campaign, just this unnamed jerk.

[GoesTo11]

42. Yes She Can

[anonymous171]

43. Is that whining I hear?

[flvegan]

45. BREAKING: Obama to dye hair blonde, wear pantsuits

whatever

:rofl:

[Lucky 13]

47. Whoa. Now there's a mental image.

No thanks I love him as rugged and wonderful as he already is. Gobama!

[Lucky 13]

46. WTF! I'm sure Colbert has been wooing BOTH of them AND J. Edwards to appear for WEEKS?!

So he accepts an invite and is a copycat?

She is so full of ridiculous bullshit, it's hard to stomach.

When he goes on Leno or Letterman or Larry King or The Daily Show (HE WILL BE ON TONIGHT!!) or Meet the Press or any show that Hillary has been on is that copycatting?

NO! He's in demand, baby! Everyone wants the NEW big dog on their show!