Obama Campaign Rolls Out Richard Clarke To Hit Back At McCain's "Sept. 10th Mindset" Attack

[kpete]

Obama Campaign Rolls Out Richard Clarke To Hit Back At McCain's "Sept. 10th Mindset" Attack
By Greg Sargent - June 17, 2008, 1:07PM

Richard Clarke made an appearance as an Obama surrogate on a conference call with reporters moments ago, hitting back very hard against the McCain camp's claim today that Obama has a "September 10th mindset."

"I'm frankly disgusted at my friends on the McCain campaign," Clarke said, perhaps being a bit optimistic in describing those folks as still being "friends" of his. Clark referred to the McCain camp's claim that Dems only favor a law enforcement approach to terrorism, and accused McCain advisers of "completely and utterly distorting the record of that party."

"They said that about Bill Clinton," Clarke continued. "They said that about John Kerry. And now they're saying it about Barack Obama. I'd like them to show where in the record Barack Obama has favored only a law enforcement approach."

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[Maine-i-acs]

1. Bush and McCain suffer from a "1775" mindset.

Empires and Kings are good, as long as the wealth stays at the top, and the working class keeps on working themselves to death to support the Empire.

That's my stock rebuttal to the tired old 9/10 meme.

[jgraz]

12. Make that 1214

[27inCali]

14. you nailed it on the head

I could totally imagine Obama using that line himself.

[Webster Green]

2. What about the Aug. 6th mindset?

When the chimp administration ignored the warnings.

[blondeatlast]

7. I had the same thought. nt

[Cha]

3. Good...it's so simple to counteract johh mccain's

soundbites 'cause they're full of lies and as stale as bush's policies.

I don't imagine Richard Clarke is going to be the last prominent expert to shine the light on mccain's lies.

The gop sure chose a good representive to get out there and spout their talking points that ask people to believe them or their lying eyes.

The Obama camp hastily assembled the call after the news spread this morning about the McCain camp's attacks.

Clarke emphasized that Obama has unveiled a comprehensive anti-terror plan and has said that he would be willing to act on actionable intelligence to pursue Al Qaeda suspects in Pakistan. "This is the Karl Rove strategy of taking what the truth is, and stating the opposite," Clarke said of the McCain team's charges."

[ellacott]

4. Didn't know Clark was a surrogate

I guess this is what he means when he says of they bring a knife I'll bring a gun.


They are very good with the rapid response.

[RichardRay]

5. Keep him out in front!

Richard Clarke is a great voice on these issues. I don't know that he's an 'Obama surrogate' - but on this issue he can certainly make conclusive statements!

[flpoljunkie]

6. The Real "September 10th" Mindset: Ignore PDA titled "Bin Laden Determined to Attack the U. S."

http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/04/10/august6.memo/

[Miss Chybil]

10. Amen. nt

[LittleClarkie]

8. Shouldn't they be getting some new material?

That's exactly what Bush's campaign said to Kerry. Exactly. Kerry shot it down pretty well just by virtue of winning the foreign policy debate he was supposed to lose.

Come up with something else, McBush.

[elehhhhna]

9. SNAP! GObama!

[Bleacher Creature]

11. Geez, talk about recycling old talking points.

McCain really used that tired "Sept. 10 mindset" line? What crap.

[xxqqqzme]

13. using the 2002 saurovian campaign binder

w/ a few pages missing - saurove sold it to them real cheap.

[Arkana]

15. He's the man to do it, that's for sure.

No one should question Clarke's credentials.

[liberalla]

16. Richard Clark is the perfect person to do this!

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