Clinton Camp Won't Rule Out Another Bin Laden Ad

A New York Times article on Sen. Hillary Clinton's strategy heading into Indiana notes:

A senior Clinton aide said that she would tailor her message in Indiana to appeal to lower-income workers in the cities and to voters in rural areas and small towns.

The aide said Mrs. Clinton would continue to raise questions about Mr. Obama's readiness to face the many economic and national security challenges facing the country. He did not rule out running some version of an advertisement that the campaign ran in the final days of the Pennsylvania race showing images of the Great Depression, Pearl Harbor and Osama bin Laden and questioning Mr. Obama's fitness to lead in perilous times.

Click here to watch the first bin Laden ad and the various responses.

Comments

[AnnieinOR]

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[Nader2008]

Are Obama voters worried about Obama rhyming with Osama? Is Obama afraid of Osama?

[obamanation31]

You are so ignorant,

[combatveteran]

My that is orginal.

[MNmommy]

"Bin Laden" ad my ass.

It's hilarious watching all of the propaganda from all sides. His image flashed through for what? 1/2 a second of something? Just like previous HuffPo headline referring to the ad as *featuring* Bin Laden - a load of nonsense.

[AnnieinOR]

she's showing her GOP roots - using the same GWB fear mongering to older Americans who remember WWII and the bombing of Hiroshima

[KGinSanFrancisco]

I have a great idea : Obama should run the Bin Laden ad first, with extensive footage of Bin Laden walking around and the caption:
"Since 2002 I was always against the Iraq war because it was a dumb war and it distracted us from going against Bin Laden, the Sep 11 terrorist. The reason he is still around and well is because senator Clinton voted with republicans and Bush to go after Sadam and not Bin laden. She is to blame for the failure to capture bin Laden"

And this is not a fear ad, it is the pure and simple truth.

[harriscrl3]

YEP I Love this. An ad like this would obliterate her from the Primary

Carol

[SkipHarv]

KG I beg to differ an even ad would be Bin Laden in a crosshair with the soldier asking for permission to engage the target. then fade to Bill at the same time answering questions about Monica Lewinski. People seem to have forgotten that when the CIA HAD A CHANCE TO TAKE BIN LADEN OUT Bill was being brought up in the US Senate for impeachment and he chose not to act because of the backlash he got by bombing the Sudanese Al-Quada HQ oin the same day as the Lewenski story hit for trying to deflect attention away form his infidelities.

[nippersdad]

Bbbbbbbbut......BILL CLINTON got a blowjob!!! BILL CLINTON could have saved us from the mean terrorists (that George no longer cares about). Lord you people are tiresome. It is really no wonder we find ourselves in our present predicament with lofty intellects such as yours with the vote. Please go find a thug to have a beer with.

[Marlyn]

spin it, spin it, rewrite history ... "he chose not to act" ??? WAG THE DOG again?

You guys never give up do you?

[poco767]

Watching a candidates ads to a certain demographic certainly is a window into their opinion of said group. All politicians do it, unfortunately it is symptomatic of our 30sec information window political culture. A string of attack ads does not a "well informed citizenry" make.

[Blutus]

So many so surprised by Hillary.

So many believed all that garbage about those liberal, progressive socialist Clintons
pumped out by Scaife and the boys.

Perhaps none of it was true and that they are just normally courrupt politicians
tied to corporate interests after all and not Marxist revolutionaries.

Surprise, surprise, surprise!!

So little time. So many stupid people.

[Marlyn]

Hillary has disowned the "liberal" label, and in turn, Liberals have disowned Hillary.

Obama 08

[hussein]

For all the fake outrage, why don't you ask Obama what he will do IF IRAN USES A NUCLEAR WEAPON AGAINST ISRAEL?

There is no stronger deterrent than telling them that the US will 'Obliterate' them if they dared use a nuclear weapon against Israel.

I want to hear what Obama will do. Will he invite Ahmadinajad to the white house for coffee and a chat?

[McFlipFlop]

Foreign policy requires thoughful statements and answers. The audience here is the world at large.

As another poster commented the other day, a more correct, and nuanced answer would have been something like this: "You can't seriously believe that Iran would ever attack Israel, Chris. Iran's leaders aren't complete idiots. In any case Israel is more than capable of defending itself against any and all enemies in the Middle East. The United States of course, will always stand by its allies, however this is a far-fetched scenario that is unlikely to EVER come about. Please ask me a serious question Chris."

[Marlyn]

Thank you. McFlipFlop for president.

[Syco]

Why the Hell do we have to help out Israel in the first place???
we need to mind our own business

[nippersdad]

That would be a really good question for Obama, if Iran had any nuclear weapons, if Iran was interested in having any nuclear weapons, if Iran had not banned the production of nuclear weapons as counter to the state religion and were it not a totally counterproductive (read stupid) idea to further annoy yet another middle eastern government in the first place. Keep digging, I am sure you will find a pony any day now.

[indiethinker]

This is what happens when Democrats forsake their principles & decide that the only way to defeat Republicans is to be as nasty & morally bankrupt as they are. If McCain is Bush redux, then Hillary Clinton is looking more & more like Bush lite. Her latest foreign policy statements, intended to make her appear "tough", lead me to believe that she is going to get our troops out of Iraq only to embroil them in a new war with Iran. If this is the kind of foreign policy that appeals to some "working class Americans", then they shouldn't bother voting for a watered down version like Clinton's - have the guts to vote for a candidate whose whole career is centered on military solutions to every problem - John McCain. Otherwise, if diplomacy & a sane approach to foreign policy makes more sense to you, Barack Obama is the only reasonable choice.

[harriscrl3]

Its so ironic way back in November when Obama did an interview with google and someone asked him why democrats lose in the general. His response was democrats lose because they dont know where they stand. Because they dont know where they stand they start looking and sounding like Republicans and if you are competeting as a republcian with a republican YOU WILL LOSE. You can't out republican the republican and that is what she is trying to do. You can be a hawk which Obama IS BTW without using words like Obliterate and Massive attack. Thats NOT toughness its blustering. There is a difference. Then you have these fear ads that she is running she is trying to compete on National Security by using THEIR DEFINITION of National Security you can't do that. You are going up against a war veteran and you think the best way to beat him is to talk tough voters are going to chose the war veteran. Obama knows he can't beat McCain on Military experience he doesnt try to compete on those grounds he is about JUDGEMENT. Parties are supose to offer contrast not similarities in the general.

Carol

[TheCSNews]

Why is she even a Democrat?

[nippersdad]

Because anyone can put a D after their name and get votes if they run on a Republican platform.

[Marlyn]

"anyone can put a D after their name"

Case in point, Mark Green and his brother, the new owners of Air America Radio. They claim to be Democrats, but when you hear them speak, or cut off conversation that doesn't go their war mongering ways, you KNOW they are disgruntled Conservatives.

[ibsteve2u]

"Won't rule out"?

lollll...I won't rule out the possibility that the sun will come up in the East tomorrow, either...

[Nader2008]

Earth to Obama Camp: 9/11 happened. 3000 dead Americans from this pile of crap. Bin Laden hasnt been found by failed President. Sounds like Obama has no intent on finding him since he doesn't even want commercials to appear. I think Hillary will nail this puke and obliterate him in his cave. Hillary has more rocks than this snob.

[barrista]

She's helped Bin Laden in the biggest way by voting for a war in Iraq. So please don't come in here with that garbage that Hillary is better suited to find him.

[Nader2008]

And Obama funded the war on every vote. Where were his convctions? Dennis Kuccinich voted against any funding for the war from DAY 1. So do come in here with that garbage that Obama didn't help pile on this war. He is another politician.

[eladora]

STUPID POST. Obama has said he would retaliate. Why do you ignorant people keep posting lie after lie. And I assume you are all happy about the now 4030 American soldiers who have died because she didnt have the time to read the intelligence report . She is part of the problem--you are part of the problem. There blood is on her and you. These are boys, sons, fathers, daughters, grandchildren. mothers , siblings. How dare you want more Americans to die .

[Nader2008]

No I didnt want this failed war. But people who died for our defense or our nation is to be commendable because they were called and served. I think both candidates are trash, however the media is so blindly behind Obama he isnt the answer. If was a choice justbetween Obama and Hllary as a pragmatist, I would vote Hillary. Sorry that isn't my choice so I am with Nader. How dare you wont allow America find Osama who made Americans died? I think Hillary is tougher than liberals like that is why they dont like her. Obama is a wussy. I want a leader capable of protecting our country, Obama is BSer extradonaire.

[Syco]

I don't even know what to say to you. I think even Ann would have a problem with what you just said

[kavehdabashi]

her campaign is absolutely disgusting. she will be remembered as a failed politician and a hack. and she can forget about being reelected to the NY senate.

she's done.

[NC4Obama]

Clinton: Yes we will.... use fear tactics to get votes.