Thank You, Hillary

[slinkerwink]

When I heard that the Clintons were going to go after Obama on Rezko/Wright in a 12:15PM conference call on Time's The Page, I assumed that they'd go after the Wright flap, but according to a news summary on The Page just now, they only talked about Rezko.

Clinton’s Mark Penn and Phil Singer hold Saturday afternoon conference call calling out Obama on Rezko, requesting he release all documentation on transactions.

Both pass up opportunity to criticize him on Rev. Wright issue when repeatedly asked by reporters.

http://thepage.time.com/

[Colobo]

1. Good judgement.

[bicentennial_baby]

2. Yeah, even Penn knows he shouldn't go there...

Surprising though.

[slinkerwink]

9. I think it's b/c they know story's so explosive that they don't have to add to it

That's my take on it.

[bicentennial_baby]

14. You're probably correct about that. So far, I think Obama is

making the right moves. Only time will tell.

[Neshanic]

41. Why should they go there? Obama is putting this show on himself. Just stand back and watch

when your opponent is stuck and trying to extricate himself from a nightmare.

[GarbagemanLB]

3. I love how they are pushing a 'scandal' involving land dealings..hm..the Clintons have no experienc

e with that...:rofl:

[Arkansas Granny]

19. Umm. You do know that they were cleared of any wrongdoing don't you?

[GarbagemanLB]

26. You do know there is nothing wrong with what Obama has done and he isn't under investigation?

[Rageneau]

33. You are correct. The Clintons have absolutely NO connection to scandalous land deals.

True, they were the object of a ten-year, 100 million dollar right-wing ATTEMPT to connect them to a scandalous land deal, but they were found to be completely innocent of any and all misdeeds by not one, but FOUR, investigations!

Meanwhile, we have hardly scratched the surface of Obama's dealings with Rezko. It is possible that Obama will turn out to have been as honest and ethical as the Clintons are, but we'll never know if Obama is as clean as Clinton until he has been investigated as much as she has.

That's only fair. And since it's only fair, I imagine Obama's supporters will have a problem with it.

[anonymous171]

4. I have to say, thank you.

I think they're trying to salvage the AA vote if they manage to steal the convention.

[Texas Hill Country]

5. Nice move... Clinton is not a stupid politician.

[IrishBloodEngHeart]

6. he knows the dirty work has been done

What more does Clinton have to do? Her fundraiser Murdoch is already saturating the media with it.

[high density]

7. Has Clinton released her tax returns?

Maybe Obama can release his Rezko documentation when she releases her tax returns.

[Lucinda]

April 15th. That's the next page on your calendar...This is March 15th.

:hi:

[high density]

13. 2006 tax returns were filed last year

Thanks for playing.

http://taxprof.typepad.com/taxprof_blog/2007/04/baracj_obamas_2.html

[Lucinda]

17. She said they'd be released April 15th. That's next month

no matter how ya look at the calendar.

[high density]

18. What's special about April 15? The 2006 tax returns are available right now

Otherwise I guess Obama can wait until April 15 to release his Rezko documentation

[Lucinda]

23. Ask her.

:hi:

[high density]

24. Very useful post

Thanks.

[JackORoses]

21. why are they waiting until then to release the returns from 2000-2006?

They have nothing to do with this year's filing.

Perhaps, they actually don't want to give the people of PA a chance to find out what is in them?

[Lucinda]

34. If they were worried about what was in them, they'd do it after PA.

[hisownpetard]

37. Chances are they will find a reason to delay releasing them another week after 4/15,

since they've managed to keep them from seeing daylight since 2000.

[JackORoses]

49. they only been able to wait this long by using Tax Time as their excuse

They won't be able to do that after April 15.

You are not going to like what comes out of those returns. Hillary's plan was to have the nomination sewed up by now so that the returns wouldn't come into play.
That didn't work out, and now the bright light is about to shine down on those dark secrets.

[rodeodance]

28. SPAM every single thread gets 2-3 hits this issue

[Lucinda]

8. They said on one of the news shows last night that the Clinton campaign

had refused to comment on Rev Wright.

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

10. I'm Quite Thankful For That. I Would've Been Extremely Disappointed If They Tried To Go For The

throat on that, and I'm proud of them for having not done so.

[slinkerwink]

12. that's the only sign of class they've shown, I have to say

If they'd showed more class especially during South Carolina, the CBS interview, and the debate with the Farrakhan thing, I'd have felt easier about voting Hillary in GE.

[jgraz]

16. Funny how such a tiny shred of decency generates such a big sigh of relief from Democrats

Another indication of how ridiculous this campaign has become.

[ruggerson]

20. Dude, if Hillary rescued you from a burning building

you'd cough out, "when are you releasing your tax returns, bitch?"

[anonymous171]

22. I'm an Obama supporter (w/ all respest to jgraz) but...

I lol'ed :rofl:

[SaveOurDemocracy]

25. DUUUUUUUUUZY!!

:spray:

[Joe the Revelator]

29. Thats pretty funny.

[jgraz]

30. You had me up to "bitch"

Hey, I like a good joke as much as the next guy... but you know full well that I've been one of the strongest advocates on this board to cut the use of the kind of sexist language you attribute to me.

Since I know your next move is to cry "link?", here's one of many.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=132&topic_id=4933692


So tell me, ruggy, how would you feel if I jokingly attributed a quote to you where you refer to Obama as "boy"? Would that be within the bounds of good humor?

[ruggerson]

35. ok, I apologize for "bitch"

You don't even have to link anything, I know you're very attuned to those issues. And you're obsessed with animals, so I know you're a good guy.

But, it still worked better with "bitch." :)

[jgraz]

43. thanks

and yeah, it was pretty funny :D

[Forkboy]

38. Not really funny or fair.

Jgraz has consistently spoken out against that kind of language. It's like accusing you of using the word "fag".

On Edit - just saw your apology. Thank you! That's one of the reasons you're a good guy here. :thumbsup:

[jgraz]

11. Sorry to sound a discordant note, but does anyone believe they won't try to use this?

Politico reports today that Obama's "opponents" have been pushing the story for months. It's looking more and more like Obama punked them by getting the story out at a time when he could control it.

[stillcool]

32. Yeah really...

they've got nothing left..they've been on the rinse and repeat cycle since Iowa. BLACK_BARACK_MUSLIM_BLACK_REZKO_BLACK_HUSSEIN_BLACK_OSAMA_BLACK_PREACHER_BLACK_OBAMA

[ruggerson]

15. Thank you for pointing this out

[rodeodance]

27. Teach you all---that post was nothing but lies and speculation.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

42. " Obama Admits Repeated Poor Judgment With Rezko" Chicago Tribune

[Unsane]

31. Class or political intelligence?

I doubt they'd pass up the opportunity if they believed it advantageous to them. I'm not sure "class" is how it'd describe it.

[LTR]

36. She's letting the behind-the-scenes people get their hands dirty

So she can appear to be staying above the fray. This is the same shit Nixon pulled.

Just like we never heard Dumbya himself mention the Swift Boat scandal in '04.

Don't you people know anything about politics?

[caledesi]

45. I agree! NT

[Forkboy]

39. One trouble the Clinton campaign has is they have very few issues against Obama...

..that can't be turned back on them. I suspect it's why McCain didn't touch the issue much either.

[JoFerret]

40. Smart move. This is not Hillary's mess to clean up

.

[rodeodance]

44. yes, it was. i see Penn got asked twice about Wright. Hope he continues to shut up

[Cha]

46. Chicago Tribune indicates that it's satisfied with Obama's

account of Rezko..

jefferson_dem (1000+ posts) Sat Mar-15-08 01:30 PM
Original message
Chicago Tribune indicates that it's satisfied with Obama's account of Rezko."
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x5094774

[IdClaire]

47. they don't need to say anything...

and they are smart not to. This is his problem to deal with.

[snappyturtle]

48. I think they're just trying to keep themselves in the picture. If the

Chicago Trib is satisfied with Obama on the Rezko issue(poster up a bit) they're just trying to look relevant and not have to pay for advertising. As for not touching Wright....would they dare?

Frankly, I wonder if Obama hasn't done himself some harm by denouncing Wright's words. What I've heard of the sermon I can't say I disagree...not a pretty picture but there's truth in it. I suppose I'll be flamed but remember this is just my humble opinion.