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anan_ab

Destroying the Party to Save It

Mar 09, 2008 13:57

Hillary Clinton's "My Lai" Strategy?

March 08, 2008 12:03 PM

She's destroying the party in order to save it….that seems to be the conclusion of a some opinion writers today…

Obama-backing former Sen. Gary Hary writes: "It will come as a surprise to many people that there are rules in politics. Most of those rules are ( Read more... )

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newsjunkie87 March 10 2008, 03:42:34 UTC

I really think they're both guilty of this. It's unfortunate, but Hillary's not the big bad scary monster. They both play these games.

I still think either democratic candidate is still stronger than John McCain, even after a longer primary process. Also, who is the media covering more? Definitely not McCain.

anan_ab March 11 2008, 16:10:24 UTC

The petty attack ads reminiscent of Karl Rove politics did not emerge until Hillary had lost 11 consecutive states and about 25 of 35 contests. Sure, you have to be somewhat aggressive in politics but few are willing to go as dirty and irrelevant as the Clintons (probably thanks to James Carville and the incredible ambition that both Bill and Hillary share). Obama has at least kept his defensive retaliations largely on policy and on claims that Hillary makes. He has yet to respond to her dirty personal accusations with his own dirty accusations towards her. There has been no mention of Peter Paul, Whitewater, Monica Lewinsky, or her own dirty land deals. I am almost willing to guarantee that if she were Obama, those topics would be running rampant in the media ( ... )

newsjunkie87 March 11 2008, 21:09:10 UTC

Ok, who ever said I was a Hillary supporter?

I support the DEMOCRATS. Hillary just happens to be the better candidate. They are both terrific choices however.

I could take issue with a lot of what you just said, like HIllary would support McCain over Obama (what?!).

You're making an argument where there is none. HIllary is working to destroy Obama's character? No, actually I think she just wants to win. Obama says plenty of nasty things about her but he's just being defensive. Ok, right.

Obama is not some angel sent from above and Hillary isn't the devil. A lot of Obama supporters are guilty of the character assassination of which they accuse Hillary of committing herself.

anan_ab March 11 2008, 22:01:29 UTC

I could provide a list of reason why Hillary is not the better candidate, but I'll spare you and point out her two biggest problems. 1) She's running on a primary message of experience that is non-viable for the general election. 2) Nobody mobilizes conservative and Republican voters like a Clinton ( ... )

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