Bubba's just blowing smoke up *********** again.
Posted on 02/12/2008 10:12:22 AM PST by kingattax
With Virginia considered Hillary Clinton’s best chance in the Potomac Primary, Bill Clinton packed his schedule with three stops Monday in the Old Dominion, where he tried to convince voters that his wife’s experience trumps Barack Obama’s “smoke and mirrors” candidacy.
Clinton’s first stop of the day was at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, where he barely referred to Obama by name but alluded to him often as the lesser choice for the Democratic nomination, a candidate who has style but lacks Hillary Clinton’s substance.
“You have to decide what this election is about,” Clinton told a room of 600 students, his voice hoarse from making four campaign speeches a day earlier in the District and Maryland. “You have to decide what makes the best president. You want someone with the right vision, the right plans and ability to get the job done. If that’s the test, I don’t think the question is close.”
Outside of those traits, “all the rest is smoke and mirrors,” Clinton said in reference to his wife’s more charismatic rival.
Clinton has previously tried to paint Obama as a political lightweight. When asked by TV host Charlie Rose whether Obama was “more symbol than substance,” he responded: “I get tickled watching him. He’s got great skills.”
Asked in New Hampshire about Obama’s opposition to the war in Iraq, Clinton said: “Give me a break. This whole thing is the biggest fairy tale I’ve ever seen.”
Although race might play a significant role in the primaries, Bill Clinton stayed away from the topic in Fredericksburg. He previously angered African-Americans by comparing Obama’s campaign in South Carolina to those of Jesse Jackson, who ran as a black candidate and was never a serious contender.
On Monday, Clinton emphasized Hillary Clinton’s experience in the Senate and her days as first lady, asserting that she helped win peace in Ireland and achieve rights for women in Senegal
Never thought I would be rooting for Bill and Hill.
Takes one to know one.
Clinton is right. I just heard several of Algonquin’s supporters interviewed. they are the most mindless creatures I have ever heard. He says nothing. They know nothing about him.
Note to Bill, your wife doesn't have the experience to be POTUS either.
Wasn’t there a column just this morning predicting that there’s no way Bubba could keep his mouth shut and let this be about Shrillary.
Bubba's just blowing smoke up *********** again.
I’m sure “smoke and mirrors” will go over a lot better than “fairy tale.” Not. Sounds like Bill has done it again.
First time I completely agree with the rapist.
Compared to his wife’s campaign of arsenic and old lace.
“Never thought I would be rooting for Bill and Hill.”
For real. It seems safer to go with the socialist you know rather than the one you don’t know.
He’s correct but he needs to shut his hole if his old lady is to stand a chance, and we need her on the ticket.
I thought he had repented for trashing Obama, and turned over a new leaf. Didn’t last long . . .
The first time she’s been right about anything.
This is such a close one on who to root for. I think Hillary would be a much easier target and I think McCain would not fair well compared to "every woman's fantasy" Obama. However since I beleive it's inevitiable that the socialists are going to win this election I may have to root for the one that doesn't look, sound and act like my Mother-In-Law.
He’s apparently a slow learner.
“You have to decide what this election is about,” Clinton told a room of 600 students, his voice hoarse from making four campaign speeches a day earlier in the District and Maryland. “You have to decide what makes the best president. You want someone with the right vision, the right plans and ability to get the job done. If that’s the test, I don’t think the question is close.”Outside of those traits, “all the rest is smoke and mirrors,” Clinton said in reference to his wife’s more charismatic rival.
The choice isn't between Obama and Hillary. It is between Obama, Hillary, McCain, and none of the above.
I question whether any of the candidates have the "right plans" and one or two of them may have the organization to "get the job done" but I disagree that it is a job worth doing.
And the Clintons have shown (even in this scampaign) that they are willing to smack down the press and seek retribution against journalists/critics are unkind to the Queen and her royal family. Who wants 4 years of that supression of free speech?
“You have to decide what this election is about,” Clinton told a room of 600 students, his voice hoarse from making four campaign speeches a day earlier in the District and Maryland. “You have to decide what makes the best president. You want someone with the right vision, the right plans and ability to get the job done. If that’s the test, I don’t think the question is close.”
Outside of those traits, “all the rest is smoke and mirrors,” Clinton said in reference to his wife’s more charismatic rival.
Does anyone else notice that Bill is telling the people that it’s up to them to decide what the election is about, then proceeds to tell them what the criteria are for voting, and these criteria just happen to criticize Obama and play to Hillary’s perceived strengths?
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