The Clintons go negative again
posted at 10:26 am on February 16, 2008 by Bryan
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Team Hillary has put out a couple of new ads in Wisconsin slamming Obama for dodging debates.
And Bill Clinton has inserted himself back into the campaign.
ABC News’ Sarah Amos reports that former President Bill Clinton — despite myriad promises he would stop assailing his wife’s opponent given how it has backfired on her — upped his harsh attacks today in Tyler, Texas.
“There are two competing moods in America today,” Clinton said. “People who want something fresh and new — and they find it inspiring that we might elect a president who literally was not part of any of the good things that happened or any of the bad things that were stopped before. The explicit argument of the campaign against Hillary is that ‘No one who was involved in the 1990s or this decade can possibly be an effective president because they had fights. We’re not going to have any of those anymore.’ Well, if you believe that, I got some land I wanna sell you.”
Go ahead, make the obvious “Is that land in Whitewater?” joke. The Clinton corruption of the 1990s, Lewinsky, Chinagate, cattle futures, travelgate, the FBI files…all things Barack Obama wasn’t involved in. Thanks for reminding us, Bill.
Oh, and Heil Hillary!
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That would make a great commercial.
TOPV on February 16, 2008 at 10:32 AM
Look, I really loathe the Clenus. But dude’s got a point on this one.
Sugar Land on February 16, 2008 at 10:33 AM
the good things that happened or the bad things that were stopped…WOW, if anyone in that audience didn’t sit there and go “well…what about the bad things that DID happen?” theres simply no hope for humanity…might as well give up now
ernesto on February 16, 2008 at 10:36 AM
I agree, but you got his name wrong. It’s ClenIs
Darth Executor on February 16, 2008 at 10:42 AM
As only Steyn can do it.
http://www.ocregister.com/opinion/obama-barack-america-1981504-new-first
a capella on February 16, 2008 at 10:42 AM
That ‘heil Hillary’ is begging for photoshopping. This is still a tough call: hope that Hillary wins as she is easily beatable in 2012, or hope for Obama simply because he isn’t a Clinton? I don’t think McCranky has a chance against either of them, so…who to cheer against? Obama has the youth to be a perennial pain for decades to come-the Clintons are on their last hurrah, so…?
Doug on February 16, 2008 at 10:45 AM
He was making a good point, but spoiled it with this howler.
infidel65 on February 16, 2008 at 10:48 AM
Better the evil you know,….
Another way to look at it is whose spouse would you rather see as first mate, Clenis or Michelle Obama? I’m becoming resigned to bad things happening.
a capella on February 16, 2008 at 10:52 AM
I agree with Sugar Land. I can’t stand the Clinton’s, but have found myself defending them as of late. Where is the negative portion of this? The Dallas Morning News seemed to see things very differently
Pam on February 16, 2008 at 10:52 AM
Good lord . . . what a bleak future we face. The Republic is in serious trouble.
rplat on February 16, 2008 at 11:02 AM
BTW Bob Novak is saying today that the McCain people are telling him that there is no chance in hell that McCain will pick Huckabee as his VP.
William Amos on February 16, 2008 at 11:05 AM
They are getting desperate. It seems like no matter what they do it doesn’t work. One problem of course is that she constantly tries to say she has more experience than Obama yet she really has none, and what little she does have is crap. Bottom line, the myth that all libs love the Clinton’s is totally false. I could see this years ago when debating with libs, there is actually quite a bit of underlying resentment.
echosyst on February 16, 2008 at 11:06 AM
We’ve got to hope Hillary pulls it out in Texas; indeed, I’ll probably be voting for her in the primary. We need to let her use all of her nastiness on Obama right up to the end; if she does, the Dem nominee- whoever it is- will be the most damaged prior to the Convention.
LOL! I just heard Katherine Hepburn use an appropriate line in the old movie “The Lion of Winter” as I write this about actually voting for the Queen Witch of the Universe:
“They’ll be pork in the treetops by morning!”
michaelo on February 16, 2008 at 11:20 AM
That wasn’t Hillary. That was Keith Olberdouche holding a Hillary mask. You can tell by the smug sense of self-importance…..and the breasts.
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on February 16, 2008 at 11:21 AM
Prior to November, I meant.
michaelo on February 16, 2008 at 11:21 AM
Why does anyone think Hillary can control Bill’s behavior?
If she hasn’t been able to control him for the past forty years, nothing’s going to change at this late stage in his life. He’s a bad little boy who never grew up.
fogw on February 16, 2008 at 11:31 AM
From my standpoint, we have a choice between Loki, Ogmios, and Medusa – with not a Hercules in sight!
OldEnglish on February 16, 2008 at 11:34 AM
Where is the MSM, They are giving this guy a pass.
KBird on February 16, 2008 at 11:37 AM
I really love Hillary’s new “hope vs. solutions” argument. If I recall correctly her only two solutions have been her failed “health care proposal,” which initially crippled Bill’s presidency, and her choice of a campaign manager, who’s been fired for turning “inevitable” presidential aspirations into ashes.
Dr. Charles G. Waugh on February 16, 2008 at 11:41 AM
and in updated news, water is wet, the sun shines, …
The Clintons are the gift that keeps on giving.
prolix on February 16, 2008 at 11:47 AM
No chance. Bill’s the only one with this predilection.
Dr. Charles G. Waugh on February 16, 2008 at 12:01 PM
One question about Hillarycare…what kind of doctors are members of senate and congress going to be seeing while the rest of us get to deal with long lines and 6 months between appointments?
DeathtotheSwiss on February 16, 2008 at 12:42 PM
http://www.strangepolitics.com/images/content/12930.jpg
Niko on February 16, 2008 at 1:09 PM
I’m not voting for either Shrillary or the Obamanation, but I thought this ad was fair.
Little Boomer on February 16, 2008 at 1:13 PM
With the Clintons, it is always about reliving their glory days. Bill Clinton reminds me of Al Bundy endlessly talking about his high school football days. During Clinton’s watch, Al Queda bombed the WTC and the Clintons and Janet Reno immediately announced it was only a “law enforcement matter”. They rounded up a few losers and left Ben Laden free as a bird. Under the Clinton watch, the US allowed Al Queda to murder scores of US servicemen because Clinton would not allow the Khobar Towers to be defended properly. The Saudis said that a US perimeter would be “upsetting to Saudi dignity” and Clinton backed down. That was more important to Clinton than the lives of US soldiers. Then there was the embassy bombing in Tanzania and I believe Kenya. Clinton’s response was a one day cruise missile strike which was ineffective. After that one salvo, Clinton surrendered meekly and promised the left wing of his party “Never Again”. Then there was the matter of Clinton having Yasser Arafat at the White House more than any other “head of state”. And there was the matter of Hillary giving Suha Arafat a kiss worthy of Madonna and Britney after Suha said Israel was poisoning Arab children with secret toxins. Hillary said it would have been inappropriate to publicly disagree with Suha.
Larraby on February 16, 2008 at 1:15 PM
First the obvious:
Clinton would not be begging for debates if she were ahead in the internal polling. This is a tactic of the weaker campaign. I don’t know if Clinton is legitimately the underdog or if this is merely part of a strategy to show her as the come-from-behind challenger (frankly I don’t think Clinton’s people are that clever). Nevertheless begging for debates, bribing superdelegates and attempting to get Michigan and Florida delegates seated are all marks of desperation. It may well be John McCain gets the edge because he has more time to soothe the p*ssed off part of his party than Obama or Clinton will have to soothe the p*ssed off part of their party.
Lordy! How I mourn for the Republic that it has come down to this. Three far-left-of-center candidates running on a platform of being less objectionable than the others. We need to find a way to harness the RPMs from all the Founding Fathers that are spinning in their graves over this pathetic state of affairs.
Secondly, and less obvious:
It seems like Bill Clinton is once again being passive agressive in the way his comments undermine his “spouse’s” campaign. Once again it becomes what a damned good job he did in the 1990s than actually campaigning for his wife by telling audience what a wonderful person she is and how she has the vision that is right for the future.
The closest he gets is to mention that Clinton is the only one out there fighting for universal healthcare. That, of course, brings up all the illegal meetings, over-the-top socialism, and bad press that came out of Clinton’s 1990s attempt to throw out all that makes American healthcare the best in the world. Instead of tinkering with insurance reform Hillarycare sought nothing less than nationalized medicine that was soundly rejected. Thanks for reminding us of Hillary’s role in that one Bill!
highhopes on February 16, 2008 at 1:25 PM
Best news I’ve heard all day. There are plenty of other, shall we say less onerous jobs, that he can have in the administration.
Pax americana on February 16, 2008 at 1:26 PM
Legacy fade……….C’mon Bill, no one cares and you just make Obama’s point by bringing it up……..triangulation just became feeble angulation……”don’t forget me!”
Starlink on February 16, 2008 at 1:58 PM
Hill & Bill have nothing to lose at this point.
Nothing left but kamikaze politics from the Clintons.
bloviator on February 16, 2008 at 2:09 PM
Bubba Billy Clinton has been spending since the end of his time of stinking up the White House (I cannot even bring myself to call it his “Presidency”) trying to build up whatever legacy he can get for himself. Problem is that the type of legacy he now has is the type that can only be approached while wearing latex gloves and arming oneself with a case of Lysol spray.
pilamaye on February 16, 2008 at 2:16 PM
Two Democrats trying to outdo each other giving away our tax dollars– I’m just so sick of it.
gajaw999 on February 16, 2008 at 2:41 PM
The Obama campaign came right out with an ad to counter the Clinton BS ad you have shown. The Clintons tried to creat a debate controversy in Wisconsin and it didn’t work.
Barack Obama’s “Debate” ad running in Wisconsin -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-889LvbawSM
olympian2008 on February 16, 2008 at 3:38 PM
Cigarman shot his political wad a decade ago. Someone toss him an intern and tell him to STFU already!
DannoJyd on February 18, 2008 at 6:55 AM
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