Bill Clinton: Hillary, McCain The Candidates "Who Love This Country"

[Quixote1818]

Obama Aide: Bill Is Like Joseph McCarthy



MSNBC is reporting that on the campaign trail today in Charlotte, North Carolina, the former president said a general election matchup between his wife, Sen. Clinton, and Sen. John McCain would be between "two people who love this country" without "all this other stuff that always seems to intrude itself on our politics."

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Tony McPeak, a retired Air Force general and current co-chair of Obama's presidential campaign, compared former President Bill Clinton to Joseph McCarthy Friday in response to comments Clinton made earlier in the day that appeared to question Obama's patriotism.

"It sounds more like McCarthy," McPeak said. "I grew up, I was going to college when Joe McCarthy was accusing good Americans of being traitors, so I've had enough of it."

Link: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/03/21/another-bill-clinton-mome_n_92818.html

[joeybee12]

1. Misleading...this is your interpretation of what Bill Clinton said...

...it's like beating a dead horse trying to get Bots to discern between facts and opinions and interpretations.

[Quixote1818]

5. It's not my interpretation. Read the post. nt

[joeybee12]

7. Then it's THAT person's interpretation...and you apparently agree

with it by posting it, so it's your interpretation as well.

[Quixote1818]

12. I think it's quite obvious what Bill was trying to do and it's disgusting!

And you should be ashamed of yourself for thinking it's fine.

[OzarkDem]

2. I read Bill's quote

I saw nothing in it that questioned Obama's patriotism. Nothing at all.

Like Obama's attempts to paint Bill as a racist, this one also falls flat. Voters aren't buying this stuff. They want to hear talk about issues.

[stevietheman]

4. Nope, Bill Clinton clearly suggested that only Hillary and McCain loved their country. n/t

n/t

[Quixote1818]

6. I agree. It's right out of Bill's handbook this spring. nt

[City Lights]

15. Yup. Bill is only fooling himself, Hillary and her die-hards.

Everyone else sees his comment for what it is.

[papau]

18. NOPE - Obama not mentioned - tangential referral to Wright controversy isn't questioning patriotism

[Quixote1818]

19. Wow, wake the fuck up. nt

[Terry_M]

8. So if Obama comes out tomorrow and says

That he wants the general election to be about 2 people who won't destroy the country, that wouldn't be trying to bring down Hillary either, right?

[OzarkDem]

11. Obama's wife has already said as much

just a reminder, Hillary is the candidate, not Bill.

[Terry_M]

14. Really? Where?

Either way, you completely avoided the question.

[Liberal Veteran]

3. "Our politics", Comrade Clinton?

Why do I get the feeling what he is really saying is "How dare this upstart challenge our divine right as the preordained frontrunners in this election! And how dare the unwashed masses intrude on matters they don't understand by having a mind of their own!"?

[NJmaverick]

9. Once again Bill tanishes his reputation for a woman

Seems to be a bad habit of his

[RazBerryBeret]

10. EVEN if you

can get past the (obvious to me) slam on Obama's Partriotism (remember Bill is a master of the English Language)....Bill STILL garnered praise on McCain -- who obviously LOVES this country so much he's willing to continue an illegal war for 100 years...God, I hope Hillary doesn't LOVE this country THAT much.....

[Bensthename]

13. And Bill does it with a smile every time..

[ORDem]

16. Yes, you've got to hand it to him for at least being skillful at sticking the knife

in the back with so few people seeing it. I'll give him that!

:eyes:

[CountAllVotes]

20. that is why he is known as "Slick Willy"

and now we have his two-bit wife - "Slick Hilly" to go with him on the path to nowhere.

:puke:

[Bensthename]

21. lol

[Umbram]

17. "...all this other stuff that always seems to intrude itself on our politics."

Gee, and what might this be?

Sounds like "since it'd be between two white people, you wouldn't need to deal with that whole 'race thing.'"

What OTHER STUFF would come up in ONLY if it were Obama versus McCain?

[RC]

22. I think Bill has been inhaling a lot lately.