Posted on 12/13/2007 1:23:48 PM PST by rface
Bill Shaheen has resigned as a co-chair of Hillary Clintons state campaign, UnionLeader.com has learned.
Shaheen last night apologized for telling a reporter that if Barack Obama becomes the Democratic presidential nominee, Republicans will use his admitted past drug use against him. Clinton this morning personally apologized to Obama in Shaheens remarks. The two candidates reportedly met at Reagan National Airport in Washington.
In a statement given to UnionLeader.com moments ago, Shaheen said, I would like to reiterate that I deeply regret my comments yesterday and say again that they were in no way authorized by Senator Clinton or the Clinton campaign. Senator Clinton has been running a positive campaign focused on the issues that matter to Americas families. She is the best qualified to be the next President of the United States because she can lead starting on day one. I made a mistake and in light of what happened, I have made the personal decision that I will step down as the Co-Chair of the Hillary for President campaign. This election is too important and we must all get back to electing the best qualified candidate who has the record of making change happen in this country. That candidate is Hillary Clinton.
Shaheen had told the Washington Post, The Republicans are not going to give up without a fight, and one of the things theyre certainly going to jump on is his drug use.
Shaheen said Obama has invited further questions by being so open on the topic.Itll be, When was the last time? Did you ever give drugs to anyone? Did you sell them to anyone? Shaheen said. There are so many openings for Republican dirty tricks. Its hard to overcome.
Obama campaign officials said the comments were part of a negative pattern employed by the Clinton campaign, which, they said, has become desperate as the Democratic races in New Hampshire and first-caucus state Iowa have tightened.
Of course not. What I’m saying is that the actions of the Clintons-as you mentioned- did not stop him from being re-elected nor did they lower his approval ratings. The people looked the other way.
In summary, the Clinton’s lowered the bar.
She'd need Omar the tent maker to cover that immense posterior!
The Sgt. Shultz defense AGAIN!
(from the smartest woman in the world)
I didnt know the under court order billing records were in my study,i dont know how i made 100 grand in cattle futures .etc .etc
As for the reason not to vote for her ................
How about ...........she’s too damn dumb to be President.
I have heard from a girl-friend who had a roomate that knew
Hillary when she spent some time in Alaska years ago... She was a stoner.. BIG TIME!
By past standards, I would think what you address would save her bacon. Bill used to charm his way out of trouble. Hilary can’t. She may surprise me, but I sense a movement of the big Mo from her camp to Obama’s. We’ll see.
DOH!!!
LOOK... it's TouristSenator!!!
It shows up in more places than TouristGuy,
only with less style and substance...
she's Vaporware, just an empty crusty.
(Please spread me around like the parasite that i am...)
do realize that you are accusing a sitting US Senator of being a hypocrite?
how could that be?
According to Chrissie Matthews, he’ll be back in another capacity soon. This is just a media event.
In the inner Clinton circle I am sure they all went along with it, including Shaheen in the hopes that it would accomplish these two things things: Put questions in others minds about Obama once more (thereby giving his supporters some pause, and fuel for anyone thinking about supporting him rather than Hillary), and give those who still believe in Hillary a renewed feeling of how fair-fighting she is, how honest and sincere (ahem) she is - because, after all, she was not tolerant of such a statement, right???! Yuck! It is all a sham and all contrived.
Oh please.
Sandy Berger is still on her campaign staff. She’s not panicked.
So, the next time Hillary says something stupid will she resign?
This wouldn’t have anything to do with the Frank Luntz audience poll where everyone raised their hand to the question - “do you think that was dirty politics?”
You are assuming his approval ratings were legit. I’m not at all sure they were.
You nailed it. The minute I heard about this I knew what it was.
Team Hillary is just trying out their latest campaign tactic. They’ve spent months trying to “soften” her image. So they don’t want to have her start throwing mud and undo what progress they think they’ve made.
Thus, their new method is to have a surrogate throw out damaging info about an opponent (O’s drug use, O’s a muslim, etc.). This gets the smear out into the mainstream. Then the campaign issues a statement that the attack was not approved and Hillary doesn’t approve of those tactics.
She gets to look magnanimous and above the fray....while the damaging allegations are widespread in the media. Shaheen had likely agreed in advance to resign and take one for the team.
There’s just one snag. Such Clintonian tactics worked back in the 90’s....BB (Before Blogs). THe Toons just can’t grasp that their little tricks don’t work anymore. Now, even the media seems to be tiring of their machinations, calculations, lies, and deceptions. Without the media the Clintons are toast...as they’re coming to realize.
He is part and parcel the Clinton campaign. Everything he says comes from the Clinton campaign of that there is no doubt. She may not have known word for word what he was going to say but senior staff did and she knew the point of it.
Given her managerial acumen, Hillary would make a great chancellor.
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