Senator Clinton Plays the 9/11 Card. Rudy's gonna be PISSED!

[NYCGirl]

http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2008/01/clinton_reaches.html

Five hours after her chartered flight from Des Moines landed in New Hampshire, Clinton gave what may be the most striking speech of her campaign so far. Reeling from her surprisingly big loss in the Iowa caucuses, she is clearly reaching for a bold new way to combat winner Barack Obama -- though it doesn't appear she has settled on a consistent argument.

Clinton usually only talks about the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks when she speaks of her work helping Ground Zero workers cope with medical problems.

But in an airport hangar this morning, she said: "We have people who are plotting against us right now, getting ready to repeat the atrocity of Sept 11. We know it, I see the intelligence reports."

She also said, "I don't think there has ever been a more important decision for the citizens of New Hampshire."

[Sparkly]

1. Does that play well in NH??

Shouldn't that be saved for the general election (whoever gets the nom)?

[cali]

11. No. it won't play well in NH and it certainly won't play well with the

all important indie vote.

[Little Star]

2. Rudy's gonna be PISSED! That was funny.

[Pirate Smile]

3. Obama's been saying it is Hope v. Fear. I guess Clinton agrees.

[calteacherguy]

16. She's playing right into his hands, reinforcing Obama's message.

Incredible.

[soulcore]

18. I don't like either candidate but I agree with your assessment.

I'll take Obama over Hillary any day tho.

[TwilightGardener]

4. Playing the 9/11 fear card, just like Obama mentioned in his speech--you go girl!

:eyes:

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

5. It's the Obama = scary muslim card.

Yikes, I didn't think she was THAT stupid.

[RoveRage]

10. Apparently, she is.

As I say, she doesn't really believe anything other than what her experts tell her to believe today.

[RoveRage]

6. Dammit! Now she sounds like you-know-who. n/t

[mckeown1128]

7. I don't like Hillary but this is definitely a direction...

that our party needs NOT to go in.

[jenmito]

8. That plays PERFECTLY into Obama's hands. Just today he said the days of using 9/11 as a scare

tactic will be over if he's president. I think he was talking about Repubs. but now that applies to her as well. She's just like the Repubs. now with that statement.

[maximusveritas]

25. Hopefully she'll make the mistake of saying this in the debates

and he can destroy her on it.

[yurbud]

9. I was in LA for Northridge earthquake. Does that make me Mr. Earthquake the way Rudy is Mr. 9/11?

[NYCGirl]

12. Well, Rudy fans (dwindling as we speak) call him "America's Mayor". We'll

call you "America's Los Angelean"?

[wtmusic]

14. Not unless you tried to capitalize on it

(it helps if you dumped a wife or two in the process)

[wtmusic]

13. 9/11© Rudy Giuliani Enterprises. All Rights Reserved. nt

[calteacherguy]

15. Told ya! It's fear vs. hope.

I vote for hope!

[Bonhomme Richard]

17. Well, she just went down another notch in my book.

[Yuugal]

19. "We have people who are plotting against us right now"

I don't think there has ever been a more important decision for the citizens of New Hampshire: Lead-lined concrete or giant hole in the ground. Its ashamed that terrorist groups like primary voters are even allowed to plot and plan against the rightful ruler, isn't it?

"I see the intelligence reports" and if I knew then what I know now.....er um... nevermind.

[rateyes]

20. Tired old politics of fear...

Sounds like Joe Lieberman. :puke:

[Schema Thing]

21. She better get something blown up in the next few days

or that strategy might just backfire bigtime.

[Lerkfish]

22. hey, I don't like clinton but her strategy is in meltdown mode. Someone get

in there and throw some sand on that fire!

jeez, is this a mark penn thing or what?

[Kucinich4America]

23. Fuck you Hillary

Using this shameless fucking LIE of a "war on terra" to scare up votes. How pathetically Republican of you.

[Voltaire99]

24. She sounds like Bush. What's new?

Terra, terra, terra. How desperate!

If I wanted to indulge these militant right wing fantasies, it would be simpler to vote GOP.

[Lerkfish]

26. but..but..we keep being told she's the "goddess of peace"

how do we reconcile those two differing truths?

[Egnever]

27. Fuck Rudy I am pissed!

WTF is going on with her? She seems to be coming completely unglued.