A New Kind of Politics Closely Resembles the Old-- June 2007

[jobycom]

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/16/us/politics/16obama.html?n=Top/Reference/Times%20Topics/Subjects/P/Presidential%20Election%20of%202008

A New Kind of Politics Closely Resembles the Old

WASHINGTON, June 15 — Senator Barack Obama often offers a crisp sales pitch to voters, imploring them to be part of something new, different and hopeful. “If you want a new kind of politics,” he says, “it’s time to turn the page.”

But as the chase for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination intensifies, the high-wire act of political purity is becoming more difficult for him to maintain, particularly on days when the race takes on the air of a bare-knuckles street fight.

The latest episode unfolded Thursday. As Mr. Obama spent a rare day in the Capitol, researchers at his headquarters in Chicago distributed a document that directly — and sharply — took aim at Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton.

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The political brawls that become public are just one manifestation of a less-visible battle conducted through competing opposition research teams that employ real and not-so-real scandal, changed policy positions and old and new relationships with people whose reputations are less than sparkling to try to shape news coverage and impressions of the candidates.

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Much of this drama unfolds behind the curtains of today’s technologically driven political campaigns. But the curtain was pulled back this week, at least for a moment, when a document prepared by the Obama campaign landed in the hands of the Clinton campaign.

Referring to various ways in which Mrs. Clinton, of New York, and her husband had benefited, financially and politically, from support from Indian-Americans and companies that do business in India, the Obama campaign circulated a document to reporters on the basis that they not reveal where it had come from. Under a bold headline, the document referred to Mrs. Clinton as “(D-Punjab).”

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[anonymous171]

1. BAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWWW

[BlooInBloo]

2. Recycling year-old snipes? HAHAHAHA!!!!!

[jobycom]

3. Demonstrating that nasty campaigning has been Obama's norm, not something new.

[anonymous171]

4. bawwwwwwwww

[jobycom]

5. I agree, he's awful.

[Debi]

6. Didn' t Clinton actually say that herself?

http://sikhcouncilusa.org/article.aspx?article=evtdinner

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Washington May 18th - “I am delighted to be the Senator from Punjab as well as from New York” said Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton and the former first lady of the United States of America. She received a standing ovation and thunderous applause from the Sikh Americans who had gathered in the Senate side of the Capitol Hill on May 17th for the Sikh American Heritage Dinner Event in Washington, DC. The Sikh Council on Religion and Education (SCORE), based in the nation’s capital organized this event.


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[Zodiak]

8. Why yes she did

and you beat me to it....!

Oh well, if it needs to be said twice, then so be it.

[Debi]

9. OMG we posted it at the same time.

You would have beat me if I'd included some of the pictures from the site :hi:

[jobycom]

10. Yes, in an inclusive tone, not in a derogatory one. Obama's use was very different.

Note two things: first, he tried to hide that his campaign sent the memo (as usual) and second, he had to apologize for trying to divide voters on the issue. Which is normal for him--trying to divide voters, not apologizing.

[Debi]

11. If Hillary says it - it's good. If Obama says it - it's bad

:thumbsup: gotcha!







:crazy:

[Zodiak]

7. Hillary referred to herself as a Senator from Punjab

It has been mentioned on this site over and voer again, but hey....if you want to drag out this tired ole saw again, go for it.

"Sikhs receive an embrace at the Capitol Hill by the political leaders of America


Washington May 18th - “I am delighted to be the Senator from Punjab as well as from New York” said Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton and the former first lady of the United States of America. She received a standing ovation and thunderous applause from the Sikh Americans who had gathered in the Senate side of the Capitol Hill on May 17th for the Sikh American Heritage Dinner Event in Washington, DC. The Sikh Council on Religion and Education (SCORE), based in the nation’s capital organized this event."

http://sikhcouncilusa.org/article.aspx?article=evtdinner

There are numerous other references to this.....this is just the first on on Google.

So how nasty is Obama for using her own words against her?