The astounding hypocrisy of Camp Clinton: Terry McCauliff edition, Michigan

[cali]

McAuliffe, circa 2004: Michigan "will not get seated" if they break rules
by kos
Fri Apr 25, 2008 at 02:54:33 PM PDT
We already had top Clinton supporter Harold Ickes, who voted to sanction Michigan at the DNC, then now complains about the sanctions he himself approved.

Now we have Terry McAuliffe himself, as DNC chairman, enforcing the very rules he now thinks should be broken.

Mark Nickolas digs out the relevant passages from Terry McAuliffe's own book:

"I'm going outside the primary window," told me definitively.

"If I allow you to do that, the whole system collapses," I said. "We will have chaos. I let you make your case to the DNC, and we voted unanimously and you lost."


He kept insisting that they were going to move up Michigan on their own, even though if they did that, they would lose half their delegates. By that point Carl and I were leaning toward each other over a table in the middle of the room, shouting and dropping the occasional expletive.

"You won't deny us seats at the convention," he said.

"Carl, take it to the bank," I said. "They will not get a credential. The closest they'll get to Boston will be watching it on television. I will not let you break this entire nominating process for one state. The rules are the rules. If you want to call my bluff, Carl, you go ahead and do it."

We glared at each other some more, but there was nothing much left to say. I was holding all the cards and Levin knew it.



Now?

Terry McAuliffe: I'm saying they've already voted, let's count the votes. I’m saying that the state parties in those states need to work with the national party and figure out how we count the votes that have already been voted.

Hypocrite.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/4/25/165935/668/909/503541

Great find by kos. The hypocrisy of the Clinton campaign is truly mind boggling.

[tammywammy]

1. but, but, but

that was then and this is now. Hillary wasn't running back in 2004, she didn't stand to gain from having them seated.

[cali]

2. it's just amazing how they spew their lying bullshit

with straight faces.

[tammywammy]

4. They're pros at it really

I've known people that can lie at ease like that. I always knew when they were lying to me, and I didn't remain friends with any for too long.

[cliffordu]

3. They are a fine group, aren't they.