Clinton campaign attacks the Edwards through Fox News

[itsrobert]

Long time Clinton supporter Susan Estrich uses Fox News to attack John Edwards and his wife.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,295660,00.html

I wonder who in the Clinton campaign put her up to this? Maybe Clinton donor Rupert Murdoch had a hand in this hit piece?

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[rodeodance]

1. why does everything have to be suspicious?

[obnoxiousdrunk]

2. This is how it

works. Clinton calls Murdoch who then calls Susan to attack Edwards. BS at DU at work.

[itsrobert]

3. So you don't deny Susan is a Clinton supporter? Or

that Murdoch gave money to the Clinton campaign? Full disclosure.

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[rinsd]

4. Does all that cash from Fortress make John Edwards a tool for hedge funds?

Two can play this game of bullshit smears by association.

[itsrobert]

5. So there is a law where Democrats can't make money?

I don't think so.

[rinsd]

7. I was talking about the tens of thousands they have given him in campaign donations.

He's gotten over $185K from Fortress employees.

Kind of looks small next to Rupert's measly $4K huh.

Especially since Edwards raised so much less money that he is dependent upon every dollar.

[zulchzulu]

19. I don't think you want to go down that road...

There are lots of worms in that can... be careful...

[rinsd]

21. True but I've already opened that can before

;-)

So I know what to expect.

[flyarm]

6. sorry once ruppert got involved with Hillary..hillary lost me for good!

there is nothing nazi ruppert won't do!!


there is nothing that Ruppert won't do to destroy democracy in this country ..and anyone who takes a dime or any suoort from that man loses me for good..

my husband was in a union that Rupert did everything in his power to try to destroy..he is the scum of the earth..and the minute Hillary stepped up and let Ruppert help her campaign..she was dead meat to me!! for good!..there are no excuses..none good enough for me to have that man near any real democrats campaign..

it say it all to me..that Hillary let him help her campaign..

she is dead meat to me!

and Edwards should come out and say..it is a compliment to him that Hillary would run to Ruppert to attack he and his wife..that it shows where Hillary's real roots are and with whom..and that they must be very worried about him..

and then i would laugh ..and say..coming from Fox..and the Ruppert nazi group..that is a compliment!! and what a joke!!

fly

[peace13]

10. I am with you.

That was the turning point for me. Peace, Kim

[DURHAM D]

8. You are giving power to Hillary she does not have.

Elizabeth brought this scrutiny on herself by constantly stupidly saying things that make her sound morally superior.

[Cameron27]

9. Sooner or later Edwards is going to face payback

for her remarks from both Clinton's and Obama's camps.

[DURHAM D]

17. The media will also eventually bring up Elizabeth's book

and her comments about Teresa.

Elizabeth can't let anything go because she is obviously hard wired for feeling and thinking she is morally superior. She is unable to let any opportunity go by if she can get a dig in.

I would not want to be on the campaign staff - they can't get a handle on her and it is causing damage to John.

[Inspired]

27. Elizabeth can handle it. The truth is on her side. n/t

[KingFlorez]

11. I don't think the campaign put her up to it

Susan is a regular guest of FOX News, she's just voicing her opinion. As for what she said, I think she's right on the mark about the Edwards.

[flyarm]

12. NOTHING GOES ON FOX WITHOUT CLEARING THE TOP DOGS..GET THAT STRAIGHT..NOTHING!!

and if you don't believe Hillary's camp wasn't behind it ..i have swamp land in fla for you!

fly

[wyldwolf]

13. ...screached flyarm as he was led back into his house by concerned family members...

[flyarm]

14. didn't notice i had caps locked..sorry!

[creeksneakers2]

20. Then how come

recently, not long after Rupert took over the Wall Street Journal, the Journal ran an attack on Hillary based on nothing more than the size of a donor family's house? Where did that story come from?

Fox News is sure to smear Hillary every chance it gets but that doesn't count to Hillary's critics. Let Faux smear another Democratic candidate and suddenly critics jump to the conclusion that Hillary must be behind the smear.

Who was behind the Journal story? A conspiracy between Edwards and Murdoch?

[Clintonista2]

15. Obama campaign says Clinton let osama go

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x3419554

[Jersey Devil]

16. I hear Hillary also cast a spell on the Edwards, the dreaded Malocchio!

[Mass]

18. Please, Estrich is not from the Clinton campaign. She is just a Fox columnist.

What do you expect of her? She spent the 04 campaign being negative on Kerry and will be on Clinton if Clinton is the nominee. Just Fox propaganda.

BTW, I am no fan of Clinton, just tired of Edwards's people whining each time somebody attacks him?

[karynnj]

22. Actually she had one very nice Kerry op-ed as he was winning the

primaries - I suspect she became negative when he had no use for her in his campaign.

I seriously doubt the Clintons want her either.

[Mass]

25. Most of her editorials were very bad, before and after the one you are pointing at...

I think I know which editorial you are talking about. I imagine she was trying to get on the team.

However, she went negative on Gore in 2000, Kerry on 2004. Except if this is a 8 year long conspiracy for Hillary, I imagine that she is just fullfilling her obligations toward Fox.

[karynnj]

26. I agree with you

The point was the likely reason for her book - which trashed Gore, Kerry, Edwards, and Clark to conclude that Hillary was the best choice - was clearly an attempt to garner favor with a possible future President. I give Hillary Clinton more credit than to fall for it. Her comments in the book directly contradicted what she said in 2004. She is a pretty nasty person - I wonder how Dukakis ever was convinced she was good.

But you are right it might just be that she is a Fox person.

[SaveElmer]

23. Nahhh...I heard she used little voodoo dolls of the other candidates...nt

[huskerlaw]

24. Pure speculation.

Susan Estrich's comment was obviously pure bullshit and she needs to be called on it.

But there's no evidence that Hillary's campaign had anything to do with it. In fact, Hillary of all people knows how ridiculous the personal appearance attack is.

Bottom line: a campaign cannot be held accountable for the words of their supporters. Unless that supporter is acting with the direct endorsement of the campaign itself...and there is no evidence that Susan was when she made this comment.

[Zandor]

28. Can you say "This is a stupid post"?

I knew you could!