Obama camp: Clinton would be 'deeply flawed' nominee

CNN ^ | March 21, 2008

[Aristotelian]

(CNN) — The Obama campaign launched some of its sharpest attacks to date on Hillary Clinton's candidacy Friday, telling reporters on a conference call that the New York senator is a dishonest politician who has consistently misled voters.

Referencing a new Gallup Poll suggesting 53 percent of Americans don't view Clinton as trustworthy, Obama campaign manager David Plouffe said Clinton would be a "deeply flawed nominee," and suggested it would be "nearly impossible" for her to win a general election.

"She is not seen as trustworthy by the American people," Plouffe said. "She has consistently in this campaign engaged in political calculation to mislead voters….It will nearly be impossible to win a general election if more than half the electorate thinks you're untrustworthy.

"If Sen. Clinton wants to have a discussion about electability and vetting, we're happy to have it," Plouffe also said. "She would be a deeply flawed nominee. There are character issues here that will cause us real problems in the fall."

[Aristotelian]

Hillary "a dishonest politician"? Naw. Really?

[goldstategop]

I have to agree with Obama for a change. Hillary is very scary. And she's probably unelectable.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[Secret Agent Man]

Obama says this because he knows Hillary won’t throw a “Pot calling the kettle BLACK” comment back at him...

[goldstategop]

Operation Chaos is undermining Hillary. Obama later!

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[goldstategop]

I can just wait for Hillary's Wright's comments. Will she or won't she?

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[Secret Agent Man]

She won’t directly, not yet. She will let her minions and media devotees take the shots for her for now.

[FUMETTI]

Pot kettle black?

[boycott]

You guys have done enough attacking Hillary. She’s not going to win.

Now you got to focus on Obama. He’s a bigger threat than Hillary at this point.

[Red Steel]

Obama and Hillary are in a Dem party death grip with no way out.

[cd jones]

I believe the McCain will have much better chance of beating Hillary, expecially if she somehow ‘steals’ the nomination from BHO. Many BHO supporters will not vote for her. I think Rush knows this too...hence his ‘Rush the vote’ chaos plan.

[Judith Anne]

Can we still say that? ;-D

[musicman]

"Obama says this because he knows Hillary won’t throw a “Pot calling the kettle BLACK” comment back at him..."

[Republic_of_Secession.]

Talk about the pot calling the kettle black. Politicians are the best at this.

[musicman]

The cartoon below really made me laugh. Pulp Fiction is one of my favorite movies, and if the dem primary gets any more "heated", I could see the next dem debate with Hillary and Obama turning into the cartoon below:

[swampdweller]

If Hillary snatches this from Obama via the superdelegates, look for extreme anger amongst black democrats. They will never support Hillary after that. If Obama hangs on to win the nomination, he has serious problems with this anti-American aura he and his wife have shown by their words or their association with the racist Rev Wright. Enough white people are peeling away because of the "typical white" comments that I don't think he can win in Novemeber.

Two very flawed candidates means they lose in November. I finally have a feeling they can both be beat.

[Jeff Chandler]

Blacks won’t vote for Clinton, and Jews won’t vote for Hussein.

Hussein has ruined the Coronation of Her Thighness.

[Jeff Chandler]

If Hillary snatches this from Obama via the superdelegates, look for extreme anger amongst black democrats.

I'll take it one step further. If Hussein does not become the next President of the United States, there will be riots.

[swampdweller]

I'll take it one step further. If Hussein does not become the next President of the United States, there will be riots.

I agree. I mean, look, the libs love saying that we stole the 2000 and the 2004 pres elections from them. If Obama loses in November, they will claim racism and another stolen election. And there will be riots. Riots were threatened if the OJ verdict didn't go there way. It'll be the same thing here.

[blackbart.223]

"Two very flawed candidates means they lose in November. I finally have a feeling they can both be beat."

Then the smart move on our part is to sit back and do nothing. Switching sides and voting for either of these fools is a wrong move.

I love Rush but operation chaos is twisting the dragon's tail.

[hsalaw]

The empty suit vs. the crook. The dems are such a class act.