Ineterestingly, Purdum is also a former NYT WH correspondent(we all know the NYT loves conservatives) and last yr wrote a hit piece on Bill Clinton. I knew the name was familiar. He wrote this huge hit pice that was pretty much the same thing as this. The Clintons were peeved big time as Dick Cheney would say.
Here’s some of what Bill Clinton had to say about the article:
“You know he didn’t use a single name, cite a single source in all those things he said. It’s just slimy. It’s part of the national media’s attempt to nail Hillary for Obama. It’s the most biased press coverage in modern history. It’s another way of helping Obama. They had all these people standing up in his church cheering, calling Hillary a white racist, and he didn’t do anything about it. The first day he said ‘Ah, well.’ Because that’s what they do— he gets other people to slime her. So then they saw the movie they thought this is a great ad for John McCain — maybe I oughta quit the church. It’s all politics. It’s all about the bias of the media for Obama. Don’t think anything about it.”
“But I’m telling ya, all it’s doing is driving her supporters further and further away— because they know exactly what it is— this has been the most rigged coverage in modern history— and the guy ought to be ashamed of himself. But he has no shame.”
I never thought I’d be cheering Bill Clinton on. But he might as well have said the same thing here.
I remember a while back there was an article about how some overtures were being made to try and get Gov Palin to do a fundraiser or some appearance to help Hillary Clinton retire her debt or something like that. Some effort to bring the two sides closer.
It might just be time for something like that. The same pro-Obama media that went after the Clintons has found their new target. If we could team up with Stalin and the commies to win WW2 we can team up with the Clintons to take down Obama.
I guarantee you they still have no love for Obama and absolutely despise the media for what they did. Bill Clinton himself has had nothing but good words for Gov Palin and while I’m sure we all know what his motivations are, I think he was sincere in them. He’s known to hold grudges, to remember. If Obama slips, I owuld not rule out a primary challenge. But the Clintons know that an engaged female vote with the addition of her supporters will take him down. It would have last year but the economy ruined everything. McCain was on his way to winning before the whole Lehman Bros collapse sank the market and he fell apart with his suspension/bailout nonsense.
To have 3 yrs to cultivate and work with a number of their supporters and unite for the greater good will work wonders. There was only a few weeks last time. If even 5% of Clinton voters in some of the big states were to switch and vote for Gov Palin in the primariesa sprt of Operation CHAOS, pt II) she’d win them handily. Anything above 10% and it won;t even be competitive.
Ive noticed some of the pro-Clinton and Hillary sites have been positive towards Gov Palin. They are a potential secret weapon to be utilized. Normally, no Republican would have an opening to a democratic group like that. Certainly a Romney or Pawlenty or whoever won;t have a ntuaral affinity with them like she does.
But this is the same playbook they used with the Clintons. The same magazine, the same reporter, the same type of story. I guarantee you the Clintons and their allies/supporters will notice that. Hopefully behind the scenes thre is something going on to try and do something. I know Greta Van Susteren’s husband is close to both of them and maybe this will only help.
In a way this helps her in the sense that every attack by democrats and the left only endears her more to Republicans and conservatives. The same thing happened with Clinton and the dems. It’s just natural to defend your own when someone comes after them.
Also, a lot of these McCain folks are former Bush folks. They all backed Romney in the primary and are no doubt for him in 2012. Furthermore, they’re no doubt all for Jeb Bush in 2016 once Romney loses in 2012. So they have a vested interest in kneecapping Gov Palin. They know if she wins she wants no part of them and they’re all out on the street. They’ll have no role, no access, no nothing. So this is a preemptive strike in a sense. I say she should embrace it and announce if she runs that no former McCain or Bush people will be on her staff. That it will be all new.
Thye are definitely scared and trying to do everything they can to take her down and clear the way for Willard. She’s the biggest obstacle, followed by Huckabee. They key for her to win is to figure out how to keepp Huckabee from running. Without him in the race she should win comfortably, with him, it’s a ways tougher. Now, the good news is Huckabee can’t stand Romney either.
But this article is staright out of the playbook used against Hillary and Bill and hopefully they and their supporters take notice.
My recollection is that Palin has always been respectful and even complimentary of Hillary.