The Heat's On Clinton Over Plagiarism Charge

[Abacus]

Hillary Clinton flatly denied that her campaign was attacking Barack Obama for using the words of another politician, telling reporters on Tuesday that her campaign had not made the charge. The Chicago Tribune reported her remarks from an interview with KITV in Honolulu on Tuesday:
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"Look, it's not us making this charge. It's the media. You know, the media is finally examining my opponent which I think is important because we're trying to pick a president, someone for the toughest job in the world <...> So, I think the media is going to be putting forth whatever facts and information it has for voters to assess on their own."

Obama Campaign spokseman Bill Burton shot back on Tuesday evening. "Senator Clinton knows full well that her campaign held a conference call with reporters to fan these flames and the fact that she suggested her campaign had nothing to do with it is exactly the kind of evasive tactic voters are rejecting," he said in a statement.

Clinton's claim is demonstrably false. Her campaign has aggressively and openly pushed the plagiarism attack, including a national conference call by senior campaign aides on Monday. Her aides also circulated a YouTube clip comparing footage of Obama and Gov. Deval Patrick.

more:http://news.yahoo.com/s/thenation/45287479

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[billyoc]

1. It wasn't me,

it was the one-armed man... :eyes:

[yellowcanine]

17. I was just sitting on the stoop and two dudes came by and started trashing Obama for plagiarizing.

Swear to God.

The two dude explanation.

[LakeSamish706]

2. It just goes to show that Clinton is a lier as many of us already knew anyway... end of story. n/t

[SoFlaJet]

3. OMG

how stoopid do they think we are anyway? We all know they have been going negative since this thing started through their slimy surrogates, from Shaheen to this and the trial balloon they floated about stealing delegates

[Renew Deal]

5. Stupid enough to believe

Caucuses don't count
24 states don't count
Health insurance is health care
Hillary is ready on day 1

[Renew Deal]

4. How anyone can continue to support this unprepared lier, I don't know.

Do the Clintons ever tell the truth?

[eleny]

6. I thought her campaign brought up that issue during a conference call with the media

I'm sure that I heard Scarborough mention that the other day. He said there was a long conference call with media and the campaign pounded on the "words" issue.

:shrug:

[DURHAM D]

8. I thought CNN started the whole thing last Sunday.

It is not surprising that MSNBC/NBC does not want to credit CNN with the report and they decided to blame it on Clinton three days later.

[ORDem]

10. One of Hillary's henchmen, Wolfson crammed this thing down the MSM's throat

in an hour long conference call. She's being disingenuous, misleading, and mendacious. As always.

:dem:

[DURHAM D]

12. Three days later. eom

[eleny]

18. Perhaps that wasn't the best tactic

Seems to have hurt her somewhat while not influencing the Wisconsin primary. A double digit Obama win was not expected.

[ClassWarrior]

20. The speech was this past Saturday, Wolfson's conference call was Monday...

...the primary was Tuesday. Where do you get "last Sunday" and "three days later?"

:crazy:

NGU.

[ClassWarrior]

26. Hellooo? I asked a question...

NGU.

[ClassWarrior]

28. I'm guessing your silence is my answer.

NGU.

[Angela Shelley]

7. I don´t agree that being the POTUS is so difficult.

"we're trying to pick a president, someone for the toughest job in the world"

Everyone I know has a more difficult job and works harder than the POTUS.

[grace0418]

9. At least the current POTUS.

My mom, who hasn't had a job since she married my dad in 1949, works harder than Dumbass.

[Angela Shelley]

11. Mine too! ... Mom for President!

[grace0418]

16. LOL! I *guarantee* you don't want my mom for President.

The only reason she came to mind for me was because she was the least capable person I could think of besides Dumbass. We're talking about a woman who's never driven, never paid a bill, is afraid of junk mail, and breaks into a panic if the bowl of soup she orders at a restaurant is more than she can finish in one meal.

[Angela Shelley]

21. Well, we do agree that it´s time for a CHANGE

and maybe she would rise to the occasion? Tell her that she would have 4 years to practice.

Give her a call, maybe she would be honored that we considered her for the position.

:-)

[grace0418]

23. Well, I will give her some credit. She is a Democrat.

But she'd make a lousy President.

:)

[Angela Shelley]

24. Being that "it can´t get any worse"

isn´t really a good decision making policy, let´s leave your Dear Mother out of the race.

My Mom would rock!

[grace0418]

25. Angela Shelley's Mom in 2016!

Let me know if you need help with the campaign.

[Angela Shelley]

27. Start sending donations now,

the money will have to flow before she would even think about it.

Peace. :-)

[ClassWarrior]

31. .

[GoldieAZ49]

13. Shocking !!! Clintons are Liars! Who would have thought that???????

oh yeah, everyone, the whole freakin world as seen this dog n pony show before.

No Reruns, thank you.

[grantcart]

14. phone calls to Hawaii don't count

[Ino]

15. If I didn't know better...

I would have thought it was Karl Rove! What a pathetic liar she is. She will say and do anything to win.

[AtomicKitten]

19. It isn't often that the candidate is uglier than the media ...

America is rejecting this kind of game-playing politics, but ClintonCo is apparently digging in their heels for another round of rejection with the same kind of tactics.

[Cha]

22. Yeah, they're most always

republicons.

[Bread and Circus]

29. Hillary Clinton is a lying sack of beans? Who knew?

[Infinite Hope]

30. Her communications director, Wolfie, was all over the networks spewing that shit. Either she's lying

or her campaign is utterly disorganized and off message.