Posted on 01/04/2008 9:44:42 AM PST by COUNTrecount
While you were sleeping, the chartered jet of the third-place finisher in the Iowa Democratic caucus winged its way from Des Moines to Manchester, N.H. And it sounds like some decisions were made on that plane that may alter the course of that party's presidential race.
At her concession speech in Des Moines on Thursday night, Hillary Clinton was all gracious and determined and smiling. But hours later on that flight someone named Mark Penn, who happens to be her chief political strategist, ominously told a gaggle of reporters, including The Times' Peter Nicholas, that the campaign's focus needs to shift now onto, you might have guessed, someone named Barack Obama.
The Illinois senator happens to be the first-place finisher in those same caucuses and now Clinton, once the inevitable Democratic nominee, is playing catch-up. Things could get nasty with some pretty sharp media contrasts made in coming days, it would seem. "This has been very much a referendum on her,'' said Penn. "And people will take a harder look at the choice and the kind of president who will be needed in these times.''
Penn hinted that the Clinton campaign may be poised to mount a more aggressive campaign in New Hampshire than in Iowa. "Time and again in the Democratic primaries," he said, ...
... "you've seen people latch onto the new, seemingly fresh candidate only to then take a sobering look at the choice they have when it comes down to the end of it. I think you're going to see that again.''
He claimed that Obama's record is comparatively unexplored he suggested the news media should ask itself about taking a closer look at Obama's history. "Does everyone know everything they need to know about Barack Obama?'' Penn asked. "That's a decision you're going to make
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Now, that's what I call a not-very-veiled threat. Not only to Obama...but to the media.
Hillary’s “gonna go ugly”?
What was her excuse before?
“Yeah, we knows things are going to get ugly.”
Does that mean that we will be seeing more pictures of Hillary?
I think Edwards strategy is to let Hill and 'Bam chew each other up, then be the white knight riding in to save the dim's day.
Is Edwards that shrewd?
Pass the popcorn....
I expect that she will hold nothing back. She may cripple herself and Obama simultaneously.
Does everyone know everything they need to know about Barack Obama?
The question should be “Does everyone know everything they need to know about Hillery?” She is, after all, refusing to let anyone see her correspondence from her White House years. She won’t release any until after the ‘08 election. Bill says they’re working on releasing them as fast as they can. Give me a break. Ask for volunteers. I know a lot of freepers would love to help.
Mark Penn must have attended the Bob Shrum School of Campaign Strategy.
Everytime the Beast opened her mouth, her lead slipped away, little by little. So, let her rant. The young folks that are supporting Obama don’t want the nastiness and it will backfire bigtime on her. I think the “era of Clinton” is OVER.
At least....Lord, let it be so......
Now, we have to get behind FRed....he’s the adult to Obama’s “youth and inexperience”.....
Since Obambi has some ex Clintonistas working for him now there should be plenty of dirt to sling back.I don’t doubt that he’ll use it too.
No, but he can buy somebody that is.
Here's my question of the day . . .
In light of what this country went through during the last Democratic administration -- and in light of the fact that the upper ranks of the party are filled with people with no objective moral standards -- what exactly could anyone say/reveal/expose about a prospective Democratic nominee that would ever keep him from winning an election?
[sound of crickets chirping]
COOL ... let the Hildabeast rip the Breck Girl and Obamanation to shreds so they are ALL damaged goods when the general election arrives. The only problem is that given the GOP RINOs that are in the lead ... there isn’t difference between them and the Dims candidates
Leona Helmsley clinton is going to stop being nice.
Pray for W and Our Freedom Fighters
Grab your ankles, here comes Cankles.
Go get ‘em, Hitlery! That will make people like you!
We're beginning our decent into Manchester Airport, please return all thrown lamps to their upright position.
She is ALREADY UGLY!!!
I love it! BTW, when is the NH primary?
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