From the Team that raised Projection to an art—-that is, accusing your enemies of what you yourselves are guilty of—-comes this gem.
Howard Wolfson, Hillary’s attack dog, said this moments ago in a conference call with reporters:
“I think it is true that every time the Obama campaign in this campaign has attacked Senator Clinton in the worst kind of personal ways, attacked her veracity, attacked her credibility, said that she would say or do anything to get elected, the press has largely applauded him. When we have attempted to make contrasts with Senator Obama, we have been criticized for it.
“That is a fact of life that we labor under.
“And so I reject the notion that Senator Clinton has been engaged in this sort of seriatim attacks on Senator Obama. I think Senator Obama’s entire campaign against Senator Clinton is negative. I think he has run against her as the status quo. He has essentially called her divisive. He has called her untruthful. He has quesitoned her credibility. He has said she will do or say anything to get elected. If that’s not negative, I don’t know what is.”
Accusations of “personal attacks;” attacks on her “veracity” (Really? She has “veracity?” When have we seen this vaunted “veracity” in the last 15 years?); attacks that she’s “divisive,” “negative,” “untruthful,” “will do anything to get elected.”
All of which is 100 percent true about her and her campaign. She attacks Barack Obama for coming after her with what is true. This routine worked for the Clintons for almost two decades, so it’s no wonder they would use it again as the Titanic goes down.
There is also Hillary as Victim. This saved her lyin’ dawg of a husband’s presidency, got her elected to the Senate, and saved her skin in New Hampshire. So she’s trotting it out again: “I’m getting picked on by the mean guy. It’s not fair!” Then they say it’s a fact of life they “labor under.”
Poor them. Welcome to the Big Leagues. I think America’s sympathy for the House of Clinton has just about run dry.
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