Posted on 09/27/2006 1:24:59 PM PDT by areafiftyone
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's underdog Republican challenger accused the former first lady and her husband on Wednesday of engaging in timeworn theatrics with their criticism of President Bush's handling of the hunt for Osama bin Laden.
"Once again, President Clinton is wagging his finger with righteous indignation and once again, Hillary Clinton is rushing to his defense," said former Yonkers Mayor John Spencer. "This act is getting old and the American people realize it."
The broadside from Spencer, with its reference to the Clintons' behavior during the early stages of the Monica Lewinsky scandal, came as the political world buzzed about the former president's testy interview with Fox News' Chris Wallace that aired Sunday.
In the exchange with Wallace, the former president contended that, unlike him, the newly installed Bush administration ignored bin Laden until the Sept. 11 attacks.
"They ridiculed me for trying. They had eight months to try; they did not try," he said. He also attacked Wallace for a "conservative hit job" by asking about his administration's failure to get bin Laden.
His wife said Tuesday that "my husband did a great job in demonstrating that Democrats are not going to take these attacks."
But in his statement, Spencer said, "the time has come to stop the theatrics and come clean with the American people." He called Clintons' attacks part of "a cynical attempt to return the Clinton name to the White House. If the Clintons truly want to defeat terror, they should back our president, not attack him."
Polls show the senator far ahead in her bid for re-election, a race many think is a prelude to her running for president in 2008. Her campaign has been seeking to portray Spencer as an extreme conservative out of step with the average New York voter.
Spencer beat Kathleen Troia "KT" McFarland, a Reagan-era Pentagon official, in the Sept. 12 GOP primary. The senator easily beat an anti-Iraq war challenger, Jonathan Tasini.
"And all the kings horses and all the king's men couldn't put Humpty back together again."
Are Begala, Davis, Carville, Dean, Moore, Steppenalloverus, Blumenthal, et al. all on vacation at once here, or have they truly quit scraping the bottom of the barrel?
Was the third-shift copy girl at the DNC left to send out this tripe as today's talking points?
HF
Gee, that's original Hillary, same thing the demo/socialists have been running on for 20 years. But I guess it beats putting forward any real ideas. Not that anyone's going to believe them anyway. You didn't deliver one anything from your last campain yet. I believe that was healthcare for all and a good job for every adult in NY. Not that you have it within your power (thank God) to deliver that anyway. Besides everyone knows your going to spend every moment in office running for President anyway. I guess that's what the braindead voters in NY want.
Of course the man is right, BUT the only people who see this post are here in free republic.
When I retire in a few years I am going to make the pilgrimage to the Clinton Liebrary and Adult Video Shop in Arkansas.
I am going to wear dark sunglasses and carry a white cane. I will have my Golden Retriever "Bailey" with me in a seeing eye dog harness.
I will have fed Bailey as much human food as he wants to eat along with a couple of bars of Ex-lax prior to touring the trailer facility.
When my dog sprays projectile diarrhea all over the trailer floor, I will shout "what is that stench?" "That's the worst smelling Clinton I have ever smelled" "Someone clean the Clinton up please!!!"
(((SIGH)))) So true!
That is just plain evil! I like it! ;-)
This woman is dangerous.
Oh, please do!!! That would be hilarious! Check out the video in #9.
LMAO!! Can I go with you?
That should be uploaded to YouTube.
Hilarious and clever, isn't it? It's EXACTLY the same angry finger pointing speech he gave about Monica and illustrates perfectly that he's lying again.
The True Clinton Legacy: he stood up to a reporter, but didn't do anyting to fight terrorism.
What a joke they are. If not for their sycophants in the MSM, they'd both be back living in the model built for Casa Grande.
LOL!
Its called playing it safe. She remembers how near her Hillery Health Care plan nearly became a sanctioned disaster. She has it tucked away to be resurrected under a broader scope at a later date, I'm sure. MS Clinton isn't about to show her hand until she, G_d forbid, gets back into the Whitehouse.
I am afraid it will be a long line if you do...
Seems more appropriate than evil really...
We are in NYS and we are voting for Spencer.
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