Hillary Spokesgal Fumes Over McCain's 'Shut-up' Advice

NewsMax.com ^ | 2/19/03 | Carl Limbacher and NewsMax.com Staff

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A spokeswoman for Sen. Hillary Clinton sounded angry Wednesday morning over comments from Sen. John McCain yesterday, after the Arizona Republican urged ex-President Bill Clinton to "shut up!" and stop criticizing President Bush as the nation prepares for war.

"I don't think that's appropriate," barked the Clinton press flak, who hung up the phone abruptly before we could get the full McCain quote out.

No one in ex-President Clinton's Harlem office was available to comment on Sen. McCain's remarks.

In an interview with nationally syndicated radio host Sean Hannity on Tuesday, the Senate's most influential Republican slammed both ex-presidents Clinton and Carter for their recent Bush bashing, saying they were "causing damage" to U.S. interests with their constant carping about White House war plans in Iraq.

"Look, former presidents can do damage," McCain warned. "It's very unhelpful. It's in some ways damaging."

He then added, "I just have two words: Shut up!"

"It was an unwritten rule for a long time," the Arizona Republican told Hannity, "that you kept your mouth shut about the conduct, particularly of national security affairs, by the people that succeeded you. That is obviously not honored by either former President Carter or former President Clinton."

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[YoungKentuckyConservative]

OK..where are all the threads about McCain being the 2004 Dem candidate......?

McCain does whatever appears most appropriate at the time. He's a true leader in the oligarchy of the future.....regardless of whether it is liberal or "phony" conservative.

[lawgirl]

He then added, "I just have two words: Shut up!"

I'm not much of a McCain fan, but BOY did he hit it on the head with this one! Nice one Senator!

[EggsAckley]

LOL! Maybe we should start a STFU ping page? hehehe

[c-b 1]

I haven't agreed with anything McCain has done for years, but he got this one right.

[Spiff]

For once, I agree with John McCain. However, that doesn't change the fact that he is a whackjob RINO bastard.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Even a total loon has an occasional moment of clarity.

[mom-7]

I'm not a McCain fan, but, I sure did enjoy hearing this. Now, someone should tell hitlery to do the same thing.

[Howlin]

I heard on TV last night that Carter actually wrote letters to our "allies" before Gulf War I, asking them NOT to support the war.

Can you imagine?

[bray]

Is Hilesbo's spokeswoman one too?? Wonder how many e-mails come from her office to the organizers of the protests???

Pray for GW and the Troops

[lodwick]

jimmuh, bentmember just

McPain finally gets one right

[Carolinamom]

C-SPAN's Morning Journal today devoted a 30-minute segment for Dems-Only to respond to a Whittier column about this. I could not stand more than a few minutes of the dem spewing and switched channels.

Does anyone hear know whether C-SPAN gave Repubs a 30-minute segment as well?

[Carolinamom]

hear = here

[Howlin]

30 minutes????

Do you have a link to that article?

[Carolinamom]

It wasn't an article. It was on TV this morning on C-SPAN's Morning Journal.

[mr.pink]

Now, someone should tell hitlery to do the same thing.

Actually I'd prefer if the GOP could smoke Hillary out on the Iraq issue. She's straddling a fence between the big money DEMs who want this war badly, and the leftists who oppose it.

I'd like to see her have to clearly choose a side, either alienate her money source or alienate the hard left.

[Carolinamom]

Lord, I'm losing it today......The article was by someone named Whittier. I didn't stand on long enough to get the paper's name. I did notice that the title had a grammatical error: LAYS instead of LIES

[AgThorn]

All I can say is "thank you" Mr McCain. Well said, and on point!

[GraniteStateConservative]

Exactly. I am ever-vigilante in telling those here at FR that the notion is absurd.

[talleyman]

Bump

[isthisnickcool]

Apparently, on some days the pressure to the side of McCain's brain let's up enough to allow him to walk and chew gum at the same time.