I'm Hillary Clinton and I approve this message:

Hello, This is the Hillary Clinton for President Campaign.

Before you vote on Saturday, you should know that John Edwards voted for permanent trade relations with China. That’s right, John Edwards voted for the bill that cost thousands of jobs. Like the ones in the textile mills he talks about so much down here.

You should also know that John Edwards made nearly a half a million dollars working for a Wall Street investment fund. A fund that’s been profiting on foreclosing on the homes of families; including 100 homes right here in South Carolina. That’s according to The State newspaper. Here in South Carolina, Edwards says he’s one of us, but up on Wall Street he was just another one of them.

Can you trust John Edwards?

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Now let me ask, did Obama pull this kind of shit on Edwards?

And if not, how in the fuck could he endorse Clinton?

this...anyone have any links?

but saying so is evidently taboo.

that whoever wins our primary is going to have to go up against the GOP campaign machine, which is the meanest, most effective election-winning machine in history.

So, one of the criteria I'm interested in for our candidate is, are they willing to send the other guy to the morgue? Frankly, as long as she wasn't lying, I see that kind of tactic as exactly the kind of thing that will be required to go up against the GOP machine.

And I'm a pollyanna. The GOP will employ the same tactics, *and* be willing to lie, cheat and steal votes too.

It's a shame that they have to fight each other first, before fighting the GOP. I was planning to vote for Edwards. But how else is the process supposed to play out?

out and gave $100,000 to charity for Katrina.

That part wasn't on the message, obviously.

It's giving half the story, in order to mislead. So no, it's not truth.

It might be a bit of truthiness, if that's your thing.

to present their opponent's spin?

Here's a link about it from Ben Smith at Politico:

http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0108/Clinton_robocalls_hit_Edwards.html

on the nasty one down here in Georgia that skewered Rep. Lewis for being an African-American that endorsed Hillary Clinton?

My wonder where that came from. Hmmmm...

also, if you want to talk seriously and make a charge like that provide the quote and context.

http://abcnews.go.com/images/Politics/Obama%20Oppo%20on%20JRE%20-%20On%20Labor%20in%20Iowa.pdf

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2007/12/dropping-oppo.html

But Saint Obama Would never ever do something like that.

:puke:

And after blasting Edwards in Iowa for 3rd party campaigning, Obama didn't say shit when he used 3rd party campaigning to do his dirty work in Nevada.

Edwards took issue with that.

You can bank on it.

linked

"UPDATE: The Obama campaign says this document came because a local union requested information on the differences between him and his opponents."

I read the leaflet, the information is presented in a way this is not sensational nor was it distributed in a sensational way.

It's fair to have opposition research and let people know the facts.

The robocall which is factual in some ways it sensationalized and foisted "at the last minute".

This is different than a union asking for oppo research and I'm sure that union got oppo research from all the candidates.

"the information is presented in a way this is not sensational nor was it distributed in a sensational way. "

Blaming Edwards for Maytag layoffs in Iowa is not sensationalized?


From the abc article

The cheapest shot ... that Edwards somehow has something to do with Whirlpool when the company was closing down Maytag plants in Iowa, Illinois, and Arkansas.

Why is that a cheap shot? Because the link is that Edwards worked for the controversial Fortress Hedge Fund while it owned stock in Whirlpool as it was shutting down those plants.


That statement is somehow ok while Hillary making the same tenuous (a cheapshot) connection with home foreclosures in South Carolina is beyond pale.

So both mention his China vote and both take cheapshots regarding his involvement with Fortress.

Politics ain't tiddlywinks but it slays me that Obama supporters are aghast at Hillary's tactics but when shown that Obama doing something similar it is somehow more than ok, its necessary.

Another little tidbit to put in my "Hillary will do and say anything to get elected" box.