Clinton Camp Won't Rule Out Another Bin Laden Ad

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The Huffington Post   |   April 24, 2008 11:30 AM

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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.

 
 

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- gregjones See Profile I'm a Fan of gregjones

Hillary Clinton.....Campaign broke...so she can't run the economy....says she's against the war...but wants to 'obliterate Iran.....says she's experienced....but claims she dodged sniper fire....says she's a leader....but can't control her own husband....let alone her campaign chief Mark Penn....says she's a Democrat but willing to destroy the entire Democratic Party to win.....says she's for all of the people but alienated an entire race of Americans (black voters of which she started out with 82% of their support) she says she doesn't want to disenfranchise voters in Mich. and Fla. but wants the superdelegates to overturn ALL of the American voters....says she wants to help the middle class....but owes millions in unpaid debts to small businesses (caterers, sound crews, printers, etc.)....she says...she says...she says....she said she 'found her voice'....Hillary....please shut up....America's heard enough !!!!!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:01 PM on 04/27/2008
- speciallady2003 See Profile I'm a Fan of speciallady2003

This is truly frightening. She wants to go to war--again. Is this how we elect our politicians? The one who can make us proudest of our ability to maim and kill and OMG even torture soccer moms, their offspring and their working class husbands, are the candidates that are most deserving of our vote. Maybe she should invade China and cancel our debt to them and show how fiscally responsible she is--oh, we can't, they could obliterate us. What does all this say about us? Half the democratic voters think she is the future, this is so the past.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:54 AM on 04/28/2008
- marc1antony See Profile I'm a Fan of marc1antony

go figure, huh? She spent all that time trying to convince the public that she was not 'really' for the war, and then it was 'I was against the war before he was' and now it's OBLITERATE IRAN... call the looney bin - and book a padded cell, she's gone off the deep end - OR she is just giving us a glimpse of the other third term Bush administration - McCain or Clinton - a third BUSH term.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:40 PM on 04/27/2008
- 1dogs2 See Profile I'm a Fan of 1dogs2

With all her much vaunted "experience" in foreign policy and swipes at Obama for what she has termed "naive" and "irresponsible" comments about bin Laden and Pakistan, Clinton has yet again demonstrated that NOTHING is more important than winning the nomination, including America's reputation abroad. What she has apparently not noticed in that THE WHOLE WORLD IS WATCHING EVRY DETAIL of this primary season. All over the world, people sit up or get up at all hours to get the latest primary returns. They are watching what is happening here at least as carefully as we are, and reaching the same conclusions about her character and her campaign. If she isn't careful, she may find (in the highly unlikely event that she becomes president) that all the foreign leaders with whom she famously had tea as First Lady are less than delighted with a return visit from her.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 07:45 PM on 04/26/2008
- cramos See Profile I'm a Fan of cramos

Well Marylin I believe the same for Obama's HAMAS endorsement.......apparentlyy they see a sympathetic ear in OBAMA....

Do not forget that the HAMAS leader was featured in the magazine form Obama's church

NOW that is scary!!!!!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 05:36 PM on 04/26/2008
- marc1antony See Profile I'm a Fan of marc1antony

Spinning will give you headaches. Obama is not pro-Hamas, so stop lying like Hillary. You promote lies, no one will ever take you at your word ever again - look at AnninCA and Hillary, good company for BS artists like you. Hillary went on Olbermann and said she would attack Iran and on Good Morning America and said she would Obliterate Iran... and you want to equate that to some bullsh** email endorsement - give us a break and don't insult our intelligence - save it for Hillary's uninformed and uneducated... maybe they care.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:44 PM on 04/27/2008
- Marlyn See Profile I'm a Fan of Marlyn

"the Saudi-based daily Arab News trashed Clinton's comment today as insane"

They got that one right.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:57 AM on 04/26/2008
- mommadona See Profile I'm a Fan of mommadona

"This is the foreign politics of the madhouse. It demonstrates the same doltish ignorance that has distinguished Bush"s foreign relations. It offers only violence where there should be negotiations and war where there could be peace. At a stroke, Clinton demonstrated to everyone in this region that if she were the next occupant of the White House, Iraq-like death and destruction would be the order of the day."

Well, yep. That's what the little lady said. And she means every word of it.

SHE'S A GOLDWATER GIRL!

Any other women here absolutely stunned and mad as hell that another WOMAN would even THINK of using a NUCLEAR WEAPON on another SOVEREIGN COUNTRY for POLITICAL GAIN?

WOMEN don't kill for gain or pleasure.

Not NORMAL WOMEN.

HILLBILL TAG TEAM = ANOTHER FOUR YEARS OF BUSHCO.

Prove me wrong.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:28 AM on 04/26/2008
- Vern58 See Profile I'm a Fan of Vern58

These repulsive Repub style politics are going to catch up with both Clintons soon. If she cannot be crowned the sovreign prom queen outright , she is going to try and destroy Obama. The legacy of both Bill and Hill will suffer. They both seem to be oblivious to karmic laws. She is shamelessly endangering not only her own electability, but her husbands legacy as well.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 03:27 AM on 04/26/2008
- Marlyn See Profile I'm a Fan of Marlyn

"She is shamelessly endangering her electability."

I don't even want to see her in the Congress anymore. Hillary the HAWK, Republican Lite, bomb, bomb, bomb. Hillary is a BLUE DOG Democrat, supporting GW Bush and war.

If Hillary is the Democratic Party nominee, I will leave the party, and become a Green.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:04 AM on 04/26/2008
- Gabrielle See Profile I'm a Fan of Gabrielle

HILLARY A REPUBLICAN IN DEMOCRATS CLOTHINGS

POOR AMERICA

OBAMA 08

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:40 AM on 04/25/2008
- oxonhoya See Profile I'm a Fan of oxonhoya

Not much to add, but how come no Huff Post link to Garin's (HRC's new 'strategist') WHINING in the WaPo today that Hillary has been the victim of Obama's negative campaign and not the other way around.

I haven't seen much in Obama's t.v. ads or speeches about OBL -- except the need to fight/catch him rather than entering into or continuing a useless war of choice in Iraq -- but certainly nothing that uses him as a boogeyman.

So Mr. Garin and Ms. Clinton, I think the phrase you've been using is that if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen. So, please, please do.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:28 AM on 04/25/2008
- KGinSanFrancisco See Profile I'm a Fan of KGinSanFrancisco

Obama should not be affraid to use Osama to his advantage by striking first:
I have this idea that Obama should outwit and outplay the idiotic fear ads:
Obama should run the Bin Laden ad first, with extensive footage of Bin Laden walking around and the caption
"This is not another fear ad, I am confident I'll get bin Laden:
Since 2002 I have been 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 like McCain and Bush to go after Sadam and not Bin laden. She is to blame for the failure to capture bin Laden"
I will promise you I will use all of our military might and intelligence to capture bin Laden and destroy Al Queda, our true enemies on the war on terror.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:19 AM on 04/25/2008
- Marlyn See Profile I'm a Fan of Marlyn

I don't like it. It is just more fear mongering.

I want Obama to talk about how we got into Iraq based on lies.
I want Obama to talk about patriotism, to REDEFINE what it means.
I want Obama to talk about TRUTH, and how our current government constantly lies to us about everything.
I want Obama to challenge Bush and the Republicans for what they have done these last 7 years, rather than adopt the same Rovian tactics.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:13 AM on 04/26/2008
- AllenD See Profile I'm a Fan of AllenD

I like it!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:39 AM on 04/26/2008
- willo See Profile I'm a Fan of willo

If Iran's president Ahmadinejad had made that satement, bombs would already be flying. The statement attributed to him about Isereal, has been debunked as poor translation.
Somehow Isreal took over our government, they are our masters. Hillary's statement is a signal to them, that she will prostrate herself before them, thereby earning their blessing and insureing fianacial, and corporate media backing. Let's face it, they [Isreal] runs this place. We're just along for the ride.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:31 AM on 04/25/2008
- ElkoJohn See Profile I'm a Fan of ElkoJohn

`
the Hawkish Lady Hill -- WANTS to be a ''War President''
.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:24 AM on 04/25/2008
- iburl See Profile I'm a Fan of iburl

(McCain)
Bomb Bomb Bomb
Bomb Bomb Iran

Bomb Bomb Bomb
Bomb Bomb Iran

(Hillary)
Oooobliteraaaayyaayshun!
Oooobliteraaaayyaayshun!

(BOTH)
We fucked Iraq'n and we ain't leave'n
let's hear more children screamin', Bomb Iran!

(repeat and repeat)

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:59 AM on 04/25/2008
- marc1antony See Profile I'm a Fan of marc1antony

McCain-Clinton Duets on sale now.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:50 PM on 04/27/2008
- CTmom13 See Profile I'm a Fan of CTmom13

The MSM should be talking about this, SHE HAS BECOME AN OLD ANGRY WHITE LYIING WAR MONGER

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:47 PM on 04/24/2008
- marc1antony See Profile I'm a Fan of marc1antony

Tim Russert was the first to say he was amazed that there wasn't more being discussed about her "Obliterate" remark - now it seems the print papers are having at it - and as always, MSM is too busy spinning garbage.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:49 PM on 04/27/2008
- Marlyn See Profile I'm a Fan of Marlyn

"The MSM should be talking about this"

They will, as soon as she is the nominee. The MSM is scripted for a Clinton vs. McCane battle where McCane wins, don't ya know?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:17 AM on 04/26/2008
- RichBixby See Profile I'm a Fan of RichBixby

The most reasonable way to get the Iranians to not develop a nuclear weapon is to convince them that they won't need it. Hillary's threat will only act to convince them that they DO need it after all. Good going.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 06:14 PM on 04/24/2008
- joebhed See Profile I'm a Fan of joebhed

I was trying to comment on the foreign press coverage of Hillary's obliter-statement.

I haven't seen anything in my local papers yet.
Yes, I have seen international response, and it has been markedly "reserved".
I guess there is a difference between obliteration and wiping off the map.
Like you could still mark the map as the Obliterated Former Islamic Republic of Iran kind of thing.
But, if you do nothing but wipe Iran off the map, well then, what have you really accomplished?
Big guns here, from America.
The old guy did shock-and-awe, but us different Dems, we do obliteration.
No awe left.
Obama is shit-silent.
Dems!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 04:31 PM on 04/24/2008
- eladora See Profile I'm a Fan of eladora

I cannot believe that with all of the hollywood support that they wouldnt create a video and retailiate against these persons of hate --the lady at the end of the nc ad, the floyd brown who made the new political swiftboat ad. Why hasnt someone made them the stars of their own making with pictures of other haters from past and present? I just cant believe someone hasnt done it.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:32 PM on 04/24/2008
- AnnieinOR See Profile I'm a Fan of AnnieinOR

BOMB BOMB BOMB BOMB BOMB IRAN - HRC-MCSAME latest duet hits now available on TARGET

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:16 PM on 04/24/2008
- Nader2008 See Profile I'm a Fan of Nader2008

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

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:05 PM on 04/24/2008
- combatveteran See Profile I'm a Fan of combatveteran

My that is orginal.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:12 PM on 04/26/2008
- obamanation31 See Profile I'm a Fan of obamanation31

You are so ignorant,

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 04:17 PM on 04/24/2008
- MNmommy See Profile I'm a Fan of 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.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:59 PM on 04/24/2008
- AnnieinOR See Profile I'm a Fan of AnnieinOR

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

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:18 PM on 04/24/2008
- KGinSanFrancisco See Profile I'm a Fan of 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.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:37 PM on 04/24/2008
- SkipHarv See Profile I'm a Fan of 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.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:54 PM on 04/24/2008
- Marlyn See Profile I'm a Fan of Marlyn

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

You guys never give up do you?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:26 AM on 04/26/2008
- nippersdad See Profile I'm a Fan of 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.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 05:14 PM on 04/24/2008
- SkipHarv See Profile I'm a Fan of SkipHarv

OK you have no other arguement to the FACTS i listed so you want to attack me personally. If I was the lofty intellect you say I am, I would not have a beer with a thug I would have an 8 year-old scotch with my wife or a nice chiante at the opera. If you took your head out of HRC's ass for a moment you would know that EVERYTHING I typed is true. as you say so yourself BILL COULD HAVE DONE SOMETHING BUT HE DIDN'T BECAUSE HE TRIED THE TACTIC OF MISDIRECTION WHEN IT FIRST BROKE AND IT DIDN'T FLY. If you would like to debate me on anything lets set up a chat room and let the huffpo bloggers see the baseless arguements you try to come up with against FACTS!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 05:43 PM on 04/24/2008
- harriscrl3 See Profile I'm a Fan of harriscrl3

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

Carol

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:44 PM on 04/24/2008
- poco767 See Profile I'm a Fan of 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.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:06 PM on 04/24/2008
- Blutus See Profile I'm a Fan of 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.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:03 PM on 04/24/2008
- Marlyn See Profile I'm a Fan of Marlyn

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

Obama 08

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:28 AM on 04/26/2008
- hussein See Profile I'm a Fan of 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?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:40 PM on 04/24/2008
- nippersdad See Profile I'm a Fan of 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.

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