Win, lose, or draw, these are the final throes of the Clinton campaign. I just don’t think they’ve got any juice left.
In television commercials and in appearances before crowded rallies, Mr. Obama, of Illinois, cast his opponent in one of the most negative lights of the entire 16-month campaign, calling her a compromised Washington insider. Mrs. Clinton, of New York, responded by suggesting that Mr. Obama’s message of hope had given way to old-style politics and asked Democrats to take a harder look at him.The fresh skirmishing unfolded across one of the most complicated battlegrounds in the race for the Democratic nomination. Both campaigns deployed thousands of paid workers, volunteers and surrogates to strategic points across the state.
Mr. Obama, seeking to lock up the nomination, was outspending Mrs. Clinton two-to-one on television advertising in the state, with a barrage of commercials assailing her health care plan and suggesting that she was captive to special interests. Mrs. Clinton fired back on Sunday, criticizing his health care plan and saying he was going negative to mask his poor performance in last week’s debate.
It always amuses me
I always get a chuckle out of anyone who has spent their life, however long, in goverment calling another person who has also spent a life in government an “insider”. The pot calling the kettle black comes to mind. There’s nothing inherently wrong with having spent a lot of time working in an area (state, local, federal gov’t) where you are now trying to win a promotion (president). That’s how it’s done in every other job – you need experience, sometimes very specialized, to qualify. I don’t really understand why, when running for federal office, that is a minus.
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It's isn't a minus...
...it’s a marketing tactic!
“Beltway insiders” and “career politicians” are pejorative phrases made popular by the political “Mad Men.”
What I always thought would be interesting would be to reprise a certain politicians first series of ads after they’d been in Congress for a while. I have no doubt the originals would be full of “fresh ideas” and “toss out the insiders” and the latter ones would be all about “experience.”
Pilt
You're right, Pilt
LOL! Hammer, nail, direct hit.
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They play the game
They play the game differently…
Obama is being forced into playing tough…she said she enjoys it.
If you say that they are the same you are not apying attention.
You are right on
That’s so true. I only hope the country sees that.
Will it matter
Whether Hillary, Obama, McCain or whomever is elected in November, the state of the union and the world for that matter remain the same. Corruption is alive and well in government, business, religion, charity, you name it, it’s there. Because when you come right down to it, it’s all about money. The pursuit of money is why we get up in the morning. So if you have money today, good for you, odds are you’ll probably have more tomorrow. If you’re just a working stiff, living paycheck to paycheck, well, don’t expect things to get better anytime soon. If you’re struggling to make ends meet today, odds are you’ll struggle even harder tomorrow. Accumulating wealth is an art form. You have to be willing to lie, cheat, and steal. Once you are able to smile as you kill, that’s when you know you have made it. This may seem harsh, but these are the tools of the trade. Those who do not possess these traits or are not willing to learn them, are those living paycheck to paycheck. Sorry to depress everyone, but as they say, reality is a hard pill to swallow.
Hard to argue this, but...
I feel compelled to, anyway.
I can’t disagree with your basic premise, but I do think that many of us are dealing with what I call the “Eight Year Headache,” a particularly painful affliction, brought on by the Bush Administration. They have done more in my adult life (which includes Watergate) to create a national sense of ennui, lethargy and depression than anyone ever has.
Let’s do this. Let’s get a Dem in the WH and then hold their damn hands close to the fire. We can’t really “change the world,” but we can get a little hope…
Pilt
Right-o
Yeah, I agree with that. There is a mountain of corruption here, but we’ve got to take the first step. I think that first step is making sure that John McCain and his cronies don’t create third Bush term. Hillary or Barack – it matters, but not as much as keeping McCain out of the White House.
It’s so important for the
It’s so important for the Democrats to take full advantage of the open door that stares them in the face. Whether it be Obama or Clinton, what they accomplish will either make or break the party. The DEMs could be looking at a solid 4 terms or more in the Oval Office, but changes will have to made and made quickly. The American people are tired and they need to to be pumped up. The Democratic house has for the most part been stagnate missing opportunity after opportunity to charge ahead, painting a perfect picture for what not to do for the next President. Whichever Democrat gets in the White House, he or she must do whatever it takes to avoid the same fate. Perhaps with a DEM president, the House can be the power it was designed to be.
Quote?
So, is this a quote from some news source? Or do you just put it in a blue box to make it look like it is? Just wondering.
We quote and link the story
The blockquoted text is taken directly from the news item or column. The story is linked at the underlined, orange hypertext link.
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