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

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

[kattracks]

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."

Read more about Sen. McCain's decision to read the riot act to Clinton and Carter exclusively on NewsMax.com.

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[johnb838]

It's nice McCain would say something like this. Too bad he's such a loose cannon that he can't be counted on in a fight.

[ken5050]

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

[timestax]

a ha ha ha ha ha ha , pretty funny!

[b4its2late]

Pissed her off eh?

Good.

[JoeSixPack1]

I would not classify this latest antic as a McCain coming out party yet, but while ignoring BigMac, hitlery's spokes-twit is a hoot! :-)

[mombonn]

I heard him say that, and nearly drove off the road! I almost changed the channel when I heard he was on - glad I didn't.

[SternTrek]

Clinton and Carter should "shut up!" Where was Carter's criticism of Clinton's war? Oh wait, it's ok when a Dem initiates a war.., then it's justified. Jimmy Carter, the absoulte worse president in my lifetime.

LIBERATE IRAQ NOW.

[chiefqc]

Who cares what this Old, Ugly, Lying, Fat,Scummy, Black-Pants - Suited POS has to say about anything.

[Tribune7]

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

I first read that as Harem office.

[shadeaud]

But it's just fine for the junior senator from N.Y. to stand at the pulpit of the senate and ask What did Bush know and When did he know it. Hillary S.T.F.U.

[mware]

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

I had to do a double take on this one, I though it said Clinton's harem. office

[axel f]

I wish he would have told Hillary to shut up too. Just for good measure. But hearing him tell Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton to shut up was good by itself.

[Pagey]

I'm glad someone finally said this out loud, though I would've preferred it to occur on National T.V.,that would've shown some brass ones! Unfortunately, this comment will be ignored by both smarmy individuals who are too caught up in their Socialist Politics to give a darn about the men and women of our Armed Forces.

[timestax]

Clinton and Carter should "shut up!" Where was Carter's criticism of Clinton's war? Oh wait, it's ok when a Dem initiates a war.., then it's justified. Jimmy Carter, the absoulte worse president in my lifetime. LIBERATE IRAQ NOW. 8 posted on 02/19/2003 9:13 AM PST by SternTrek

DITTO, man, DITTO !!

[angry beaver norbert]

Harem, Harlem, same thing when x-42 is involved.

[TontoKowalski]

Almost as delicious as McCain's comments:

The headline refers to "Spokesgal."

LOL! That is just designed to ruffle feathers!

[finnman69]

I would guess that whenever the Hillary staff members see the Caller ID # for Newsmax they get pissed at that alone.

[over3Owithabrain]

There's nothing worse or more dangerous than a phony Christian, as both Carter and Clinton are. And before anyone gets all righteous about Jimmy being a "brother in Christ", listen to the man and look at his record. Anyone who can shill for the Democrat party, abortion, murderous dictators worldwide, and spend so much energy trying to undermine the stability of the most Christian nation on Earth is evil. Plain evil.

[beaversmom]

Oh yeah, it's not appropriate to tell two imbeciles to shut up, but it is appropriate for the imbeciles to continually slam a sitting president when we are about to engage in another military action. Carter is as classless as Clinton and both are Southern idiots.