McCain Using Clinton's Line Of Attacks Against Obama

Voters thinking the Republican lines of attack against Sen. Barack Obama sound familiar aren't experiencing deja vu - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton previewed several of them during the primary campaign.

Democrats warned that the prolonged Obama-Clinton battle could give Republicans ammunition, and they have been proved right as Mrs. Clinton's harsher words resurface in campaign missives from Sen. John McCain and national, state and local Republicans.

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[ldjnews]

It wasn't the prolonged primary to blame.

John McCain would have continued any negative campaign speeches used by any democrat in the primary race. The point here for voters is to recognize and defuse John McCain's attempt to create the illusion that the general election is an extension of the democratic primary and John McCain is now in the shoes of Hillary Clinton. It"s a wild attempt to take over Hillary's position as Obama's opponent. His campaign smoothly adopted Hillary's ads or content of ads so it seemed these issues were not just chronic but the substance of the general election campaign. He's also trying to sound as much as a democrat as he can without losing his republican positions. I guess based on the large group of Hillary's supporters and voters, the catch is worth it if he can get away with it.

We don't see Obama anywhere near the shoes of Huckabee or Romney. McCain, though, is willing to cut off some toes to fit into Hillary's. Okay, the toes are fake and Hillary is not Cinderella. But if the shoe doesn't fit------

[mydogshakespeare]

No doubt, it has already been pointed out already:

It didn't work when Clinton used it, so why do McCain and chumps think it will work when they repeat it?

[cynicism101]

Well, it's a matter of perspective. It's easy to see the irony of Senator Rodham referring to Senator Obama as naive and inexperienced. She has marginally more experience and was allegedly naive enough to think Bill wasn't getting it on the side.

Senator McCain can question Senator Obama's experience from a position of authority. Senator McCain can comment on the naivety of Senator Obama's foreign policy ^plans^ from a position of authority. That perspective can make the difference.

[olivia]

HRC did make history, and not in a good way.

Writing the Republicans' material for them against the candidate in her own party. Shameful.

[Obamican7]

if you like this then you would like the Obama Pizza Rap ft. Obama Girl!!!

[saun8934]

This is why Clinton as Obama's VP would be a nightmare ticket!!!!
She knew early on that she could not win.
However, that did not stop her from giving the rethugs more ammunition.
Not, that I believe it is going to work, the american people (i hope) are alot smarter than that.
I think 8 years of this country going down hill and not be any safer with a war costing billions weekly should be enough to wake people up.

[clbrune]

Good lord. You'd think the Clinton's were the very first politicians to ever EVER criticize an opponent.

I mean, it's not like the Right Wing has ever thought about...oh...attacking a candidate.

And it's not even conceivable that they would go after Obama's inexperience, his "present" votes, or anything else under the sun.

Yeah...everything is still Clinton's fault, right?

[suzyku]

clinton went beyond "criticizing" her opponent. she acted like karl rove and used his playbook against her "democratic" opponent! she went above and beyond in attempting to demolish Obama, she went further with Obama then she did with McCain! This is why she didn't win, it would have been politics as usual ala bush/rove!

[wutzhappn]

Yes, Reverend Wright was Hillary's fault. She made him say all those things.

[new logic]

pretty much......

[SanityClaus]

Criminy Jeepers! Have you never heard of the Rethuglican 11th Commandment, handed down by Ronald Reagan? "Thou shalt not speak ill of another Rethuglican."

HRC violated this basic concept in the most egregious of ways again and again and it is for this that she is rightly scorned by true Democrats.

[wutzhappn]

True Democrats include Clinton democrats who were none too pleased when Obama demeaned and diminished the Clinton years as insignificant. Who does he think he is? He was state senator in a piddly district in Chicago when the only two-term democratic president of our lifetime was in office.

[closetodemfection]

Both camps certainly violated that commandment - I've thought that myself. The rethugs certainly would never gouge out their own eyes the way we have. Heck they still can't criticize GWB within the party, they just quietly watch while he implodes.

[Cookie100]

Obama supporters unite and help HRC pay ff her debt, donate to HRC today! The best way to show our support,, whatever you can give helps.
Obama 08' & 12'

[olivia]

I think Bill should just write a check. He makes 250k per speech and made millions on oil deals. They cannot possibly spend all their money and they only have one kid to inherit it.

Hill and Bill could write another book and replace that money.

If they have honor they will do it.

[bigbingtheory]

Don't hold your breath. I gave in the 90's.

[bigbingtheory]

No just the stuff she's done.

[oafishcad]

McCain would never have come up with any of these obvious attacks by himself. The GOP would never have decided to attack Obama if it weren't for Hillary. It worked to get Hillary the nomination... Wait, none of that is true.

[bigbingtheory]

McCain and the Republicans would never be able to say "Hilray Clinton doesn't think he's experienced enough but thinks John McCain is" if she didn't say it. Do you get that genuis? Can you fathom that?

[Actionmac]

x2 especially "It worked to get Hillary the nomination... Wait, none of that is true."

[CrapWhisperer]

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[CAPTAINSKIPPY]

djv & hope vs. experience, all over again.

[marymansour]

Duh, well, we figured as much. The best thing that Hillary Clinton can do for Obama at this point is go home and needlepoint, knit or bake cookies. No one wants her back stabbing putz on his campaign trail.

[olivia]

I'm angry at Clinton and want her to go away too but sexist comments do not help.

This is so obvious that I wonder if you are real, or a plant from Clinton's camp or the Republicans' .

[wutzhappn]

Keep up the Clinton bashing. It will help your candidate lose in November. Clinton supporters are falling away from Obama in droves because of it.

[Peteyman]

Empty threats get you nowhere in this election

[Syco]

the attacks on clinton need to stop.

You are allowed to hate and despise her but stop bringing her up

[bigbingtheory]

Fo rmonths we were saying the attacks on Obama, from Clinton herself, must stop. You know what? She didn't. She made her bed and now she has to lie in it. In her quest to bring down the nominee to pull some kind of coup she succesfully turned off that pesky "activist" base as well as blacks. You are allowed to write whatever you wish, but you really don't have the right or power to stop people from voicing their displeasure with Hillary Clinton.

[Catharsis]

Had to flag this one for stupidity.

[diamondgirl9]

Scroll up-read the title of the article.We are responding to that.

[iLogos]

Not.Helping.

And wrong.

The best thing she can do is walk into a press meeting and cowgirl up. Eat crow. Plead Mia Culp, and admit some variation of the truth, she got caught up in the campaign, in the stress, activity, and said some things that were not true. If she wants to save face, she can say "that I have since learned about Sen. Obama." This gives her an out, lets her recant all the crap that she and her surrogates put out, and helps get the DNC closer to the healing and unity it needs to smash the GOP for a decade of progressive policies to be put in place.

[Catharsis]

Before or after her release from the mental ward?

[Cookie100]

Well that's not gonna happen, she couldn't even say she was wrong about the war.

[Actionmac]

Never gonna happen, so needlepoint or something is more the reality.

[scorpioleidy]

I agree!