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Obama Unhappy With Aides Over 'Race Memo'

Politico   |  Ben Smith   |   January 17, 2008 11:54 AM

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My colleague Carrie Budoff Brown reports:

Sen. Barack Obama told his top campaign aides that he was "unhappy" about a staff-written memo about allegedly racial comments made by Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and her supporters, Obama's chief media strategist David Axelrod said Wednesday. The memo was signed by one of his South Carolina press aides and eventually circulated to various media outlets.

"He made it very clear that he was unhappy and that it shouldn't have happened," Axelrod said. "He directed it at us. He made it very clear to the managers of the campaign that he was unhappy, and to make sure everyone understood, and that it wasn't good enough ... that it came at a very low level in the campaign. The word had to spread from top to bottom."

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- bessie1 I'm a Fan of bessie1 permalink

If Clinton's aides had done this, the media would be screaming. When it's Obama, it's another free pass with him even being complimented for what he did. An absolute double standard in every way.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:25 PM on 01/17/2008
- bessie1 I'm a Fan of bessie1 permalink

If Clinton's aides had done this, the media would be screaming. When it's Obama, it's another free pass with him even being complimented for what he did. An absolute double standard in every way.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:07 PM on 01/17/2008
- nihilon x I'm a Fan of nihilon x permalink

Hope this clears up the "memos" thing -- it was ONE memo and it was not given to the press...anyone who actually read the story would have known this. Granted, it still is low-level politics, and its good that Obama made it clear that such tactics are not what his campaign is all about.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:57 PM on 01/17/2008
- JohnFromCensornati I'm a Fan of JohnFromCensornati permalink
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I thought there was a truce. No more talking about this. LOL.

Now it's Hillary's turn to make a statement about her displeasure with gender comments.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:20 PM on 01/17/2008
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