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Tatiana Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-18-08 09:15 AM
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14. This isn't even a "story." It should be called what it is: a Clinton smear.
Which is fair game, because this is a pretty tight political race.

So this is one of many pieces of slime (public campaign financing flip-flop, wife is a misogynist, not vetted, fairy-tale, hopemongering, no solutions, etc.) that will be thrown against the wall to see what, if anything, will stick.

If it seems like they change their minds on a daily basis, that's true. With key contests coming up relatively soon, and Clinton not being able to score any policy points on health care versus Obama, we're dealing with quantity of attacks as opposed to logical attacks or even accusations that make sense.

My advice? This latest pot shot just makes Clinton look even more desperate. Turn the other cheek and just ride it out. Like everything else, once the Clinton's realize they are only firing up their own supporters with this slander and repulsing any potential independents with the pettiness of their attacks, they'll come up with something new.

Hopefully. We aren't dealing with the brightest folks, you know.
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  -Obama "plagiarism" story. Occam Bandage  Feb-18-08 09:03 AM   #0 
  - k&r  TexasObserver   Feb-18-08 09:04 AM   #1 
  - It will have the same effect at the polls as Bill's SC attacks.  tekisui   Feb-18-08 09:06 AM   #2 
  - You forgot "Let's cry racism and sweep it under the rug"  goldcanyonaz   Feb-18-08 09:06 AM   #3 
  - I assume your brain misfired there.  Occam Bandage   Feb-18-08 09:06 AM   #4 
  - That's the traditional DUbama ploy.  MethuenProgressive   Feb-18-08 09:13 AM   #11 
     - Man, what a whiner.  Occam Bandage   Feb-18-08 09:14 AM   #12 
  - Can't you add a 'desperation' category, pleeeze?  babylonsister   Feb-18-08 09:06 AM   #5 
  - Its not a story. I've been watching MSNBC and the Clinton News Network  BrentTaylor   Feb-18-08 09:07 AM   #6 
  - They talked about it several times on Morning Joe.  shaniqua6392   Feb-18-08 09:11 AM   #10 
  - It's already got dozens of threads going on it.  NC_Nurse   Feb-18-08 09:08 AM   #7 
  - It seems like every time something negative comes up about Obama it is overblown!  JKaiser   Feb-18-08 09:09 AM   #8 
  - Frankly, if this is the best they've got to use against him, November will be a cakewalk. I'm more  Occam Bandage   Feb-18-08 09:11 AM   #9 
     - "cakewalk"? Good thing a Clinton supporter didn't use that racial code word!  MethuenProgressive   Feb-18-08 09:15 AM   #16 
        - .  Occam Bandage   Feb-18-08 09:17 AM   #17 
           - You're welcome for yet another lesson in American history from me.  MethuenProgressive   Feb-18-08 09:43 AM   #31 
              - Speaking of enlightenment, dearie, it's "horde."  Occam Bandage   Feb-18-08 10:38 AM   #35 
  - Other.  Redbear   Feb-18-08 09:14 AM   #13 
  - This isn't even a "story." It should be called what it is: a Clinton smear.  Tatiana   Feb-18-08 09:15 AM   #14 
  - The Boston (Endorsed Obama) Globe is working for Clinton? Right.... sure they are.  MethuenProgressive   Feb-18-08 09:17 AM   #19 
     - It's a half-hearted attempt to get negative with Obama.  Tatiana   Feb-18-08 09:20 AM   #20 
  - Story is pathetic BS. I am not even voting in the poll.  48percenter   Feb-18-08 09:15 AM   #15 
  - If not for the ignore function on this board I'd have to leave ...  Alhena   Feb-18-08 09:17 AM   #18 
  - Bush league, feh. nt  WesDem   Feb-18-08 09:22 AM   #21 
  - Kick for more votes.  Occam Bandage   Feb-18-08 09:23 AM   #22 
  - didn't ann coulter get caught for plagiarism too..?  indimuse   Feb-18-08 09:23 AM   #23 
  - Neither horrifying nor overblown  tishaLA   Feb-18-08 09:23 AM   #24 
  - The story isn't a big deal in itself, but inasmuch as it is an attack on Obama as hero, it is big.  calmblueocean   Feb-18-08 09:23 AM   #25 
  - Plagiarism is a bad thing- it's caused canidates to drop out before --Remember Biden in '82  adapa   Feb-18-08 09:26 AM   #26 
  - Yep. This ain't plagiarism.  Occam Bandage   Feb-18-08 09:26 AM   #27 
     - Exactly. The Hillbots won't accept logic, though.  GarbagemanLB   Feb-18-08 09:27 AM   #28 
  - kick  Occam Bandage   Feb-18-08 09:32 AM   #29 
  - Completely  ericgtr   Feb-18-08 09:42 AM   #30 
  - "Obama's gift to deliver speeches "  Ronnie   Feb-18-08 12:37 PM   #39 
  - Other than the infamous "snub" this has to be the stupidest trumped-up outrage so far...  jefferson_dem   Feb-18-08 09:43 AM   #32 
  - Don't forget the totally-bogus "OMG HE LOVES REAGAN"  Occam Bandage   Feb-18-08 10:38 AM   #36 
  - The Clinton smear machine in overdrive.  dcindian   Feb-18-08 09:46 AM   #33 
  - Four more years of Clinton shit and scandals is all they have to offer  IndianaGreen   Feb-18-08 12:44 PM   #40 
  - overblown is an understatement.  bunnies   Feb-18-08 09:53 AM   #34 
  - So, it seems like we're holding steady at 1/5 being concerned, 4/5 thinking it's bogus.  Occam Bandage   Feb-18-08 10:48 AM   #37 
  - Overblown's picking up some steam  Occam Bandage   Feb-18-08 11:37 AM   #38 
  - Speaking as a Hillary supporter, its totally overblown.  yardwork   Feb-18-08 12:49 PM   #41 
 

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