Clinton Camp Stokes RFK Flap by Blaming Obama

[tekisui]

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign accused Sen. Barack Obama's campaign of fanning a controversy over her describing the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy late in the 1968 Democratic primary as one reason she is continuing to run for the presidency.

"The Obama campaign ... tried to take these words out of context," Clinton campaign chairman Terence R. McAuliffe said on "Fox News Sunday." "She was making a point merely about the time line."

The issue is particularly sensitive given longstanding concerns about Obama's safety as a presidential candidate. (He first received Secret Service protection last May.) The Obama campaign called Clinton's words unfortunate and circulated a TV commentary criticizing them, although Obama himself said Saturday that he took Clinton at her word that she meant no harm.

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Appearing on CBS's "Face the Nation", Clinton senior strategist Howard Wolfson said McAuliffe is "absolutely right" that Clinton didn't want to apologize to Obama for the remark and said: "I think it was unfortunate to attack Senator Clinton's remarks without knowing fully what she had said."

McAuliffe said Clinton is staying in the race to give hope to the millions of women who have voted for her and "she is winning races." And the campaign chairman made clear that his boss would strongly consider pressing on if the Democratic National Committee does not allow Florida and Michigan delegates to vote at the party's convention this summer -- a decision that would boost Clinton's delegate total. The DNC's rules and bylaws committee is scheduled to meet Saturday to discuss the issue.

"We are prepared to fight this so that all 50 states are included, that the delegates be seated. Let's have no questions about that. This race is still very close," McAuliffe said.

Wolfson said the campaign believes the DNC will reinstate Florida and Michigan "100 percent. That's what they should do. That will obviously help us, but it's the right thing to do."

The Obama campaign, meanwhile, delivered a strong signal that it expects the nomination contest to wrap up in the next 10 days, after the final primaries.

"We expect on June 3rd that this process will come to an end," Obama senior strategist David Axelrod said on ABC's "This Week."

link: http://blog.washingtonpost.com/the-talk/2008/05/clinton_camp_stokes_rfk_flap_b.html?hpid=topnews

[Stephanie]

1. June 3, Hill.

Then you're done.

[tekisui]

3. 8 Days.

[skyounkin]

7. You mean politically, right?

Politically- I hope she just goes away- and takes Bill with her.

[Cant trust em]

2. It's gotta be someone's fault, but not Clinton's.

They should have just come out with a pure apology and then STFU about it. Wouldn't moving on have been the better communications strategy?

[tekisui]

6. When , in this campaign have they made the better decision?

They always chose wrong. Always.

[Cant trust em]

10. I have nothing to add here. NT

[Catherina]

4. Despicable but not unexpected n/t

[Warren DeMontague]

5. Ah, Terry "the rules are the rules" McAuliffe.

Dude takes shameless hypocrisy to astounding levels.

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

"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."

[DesertFlower]

8. Jesus H. Christ. nt

[Rageneau]

9. So if I defend myself from a false accusation, I'm "stoking" the issue?

The wingnuts over at Free Republic are more objective and fair-minded than many of the Obama lovers on this board.

In fact, sometimes I suspect that the Clinton-haters are really the nastiest Freepers, who are pretending to be Democrats and pretending to like Obam for the sole purpose of destroying Hillary.

By their works you will know them. The work of Hillary-haters is division, hatred, anger, resentment, character assassination and paranoid sanctimony.

[tekisui]

11. Where's the false accusation?

Hillary used this meme no less than 3 times. It finally got picked up by the press. Obama's camp wants this line of reasoning to stop.

It all makes sense.

[TahitiNut]

19. Wow. Talk about projection.

Pathetic. :eyes:

[tekisui]

12. "Clinton didn't want to apologize to Obama" and she never did.

[Kittycat]

13. And the NYT is reporting the Kennedy's (excluding RFK) are furious over her comment.

[tekisui]

14. RFK, jr. must have a sweet deal lined up with them

to stick with them and defend this.

[Stephanie]

18. He was in line to get her Senate seat if she got the WH

I guess he's a guy who doesn't renege on a deal, no matter how bad it sours.

[AZBlue]

16. Love that logo!

[tekisui]

15. She shot herself in the foot, and stuck it in her mouth.....

Obama's fault!

She's the victim!

:shrug: :rofl:

[TahitiNut]

17. Unfuckingreal!

"... Clinton's campaign accused Sen. Barack Obama's campaign of fanning a controversy ..."
Whaaa? How? By giving her a pass and the benefit of any doubt? By saying nothing more? The get McAuliffe AND Wolfson on the tube COMPLAINING and then claim it's Obama's fault? What fucking "through the looking glass" universe to these deluded, fun-house, idiots live in???

" ... staying in the race to give hope to the millions of women who have voted for her ..."
Huh? How about the men who've voted for her?? Cannon fodder? Back of the bus?? WHO'S the "sexist" asshole now, Terry??? What about ALL of the American people you blithering IDIOT?

Axelrod acknowledged, "There's an enormous amount of pride and investment in Senator Clinton among millions of women across this country," and that unifying the party after a tense nomination contest will produce "some tumult in the short run."
It's "official." It's not about people ... it's about crotches. :eyes:


These self-serving, power-hungry, bigoted, arrogant bastards should just STFU.

:grr: :grr:

[CreekDog]

20. so it's Obama's fault

and Hillary thinks she is the victim of being taken out of context.

of course, after the whole "bitter" thing, which was her campaign platform in Pennsylvania, all I can say is:

Karma's a bad word. :think: