Edwards Camp Cranks Up Attack On "Corporate Insider" Hillary In New Email

[flvegan]

By Greg Sargent - September 18, 2007, 10:24AM

John Edwards' internet guru, Joe Trippi, is about to send out a mass email to supporters blasting Hillary as a "corporate Democratic insider" over a fundraiser she's holding today in Washington.

"Guess who's really coming to lunch with Hillary," the email asks, in a reference to a recent contest the Hillary campaign held to choose a donor to have lunch with Hillary and Bill.

Trippi's attack is a remarkably direct shot, hitting her again and again over this event, a fundraiser in D.C. for government contractors and lobbyists in the homeland security industry. The story of the fundraiser was broken last week by TPM alum and ABC News reporter Justin Rood.

"If you want to know why we need change in Washington – and I mean real change, not just trading corporate Republican insiders with corporate Democratic insiders – then just look at Senator Clinton's schedule for today," Trippi's email will say, according to an advance copy we obtained.

"That no one in the Clinton campaign – including the candidate – found anything
wrong with holding this fundraiser is an indication of just how bad things have gotten in Washington – because there isn't an American outside of Washington who would not be sickened by it," the email continues.

More, including full text of e-mail at link:

http://tpmelectioncentral.com/2007/09/_edwards_camp_cranks_up_attack_on_corporate_insider_hillary_in_new_email.php

[Enrique]

1. this line of attack doesn't ring true coming from Edwards

I don't hold it against him, he's doing what works and it's a good message. The problem is that if Edwards gets elected I would expect him to be a very corporate-friendly president and then a lot of people are going to feel they were fooled.

[MethuenProgressive]

2. As usual, just another "Wah! Wah! Send me money!" screed from Edwards.

Follow the OP's link: at least 3 begging "JohnEdwards(dot)com/contribute" lines inbtween the whining in the Trippi-mail...

[flvegan]

3. I noticed that too.

I wasn't going to say anything until the actual e-mail goes out, to see if it goes intact.

[superkia]

4. Is this true? I hope not, colin powell warned of creating a...

"terror industrial complex" like the "military industrial complex" that already exists. Saying you would be creating an industry that only exists as long as you keep the terrorist threat pumped up. Like the military industrial complex pumps up war. If she is really in with people in that industry and is accepting money from them, I guess we will have another leader forcing fear of terrorism down our throats like Bush.Will we continue to have an attack on the constitution to keep us safe from our governments fear mongering propaganda also? What is happening to our country?

Is this really true or was the OP wrong on this one? Pretty important stuff I think.

http://hub.ou.edu/multimedia/index.html?bcpid=1155389226