Where was Obama???

[CatnHat]

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/02/29/clinton-obama-missing-in-action/

WACO, Texas (CNN) — At a rally in Waco, with more than two dozen military veterans and flag officers standing behind her, Clinton criticized Obama for being "missing in action" during key security decisions in the Senate and claimed that he had "no responsibility" when he gave an anti-war speech in 2002 as an Illinois state senator.

Her comments coincided with a new campaign ad released in Texas that asks voters who they want to answer the phone in the White House at 3 a.m. when "there's something happening in the world."

Obama criticized the ad earlier Friday, saying it was an attempt to "scare up votes."

Clinton disputed that notion in her speech Friday, saying, "Well I don't think people in Texas scare all that easily."

In a salvo against Obama that lasted several minutes, Clinton said, "There's a big difference between giving a speech at anti war rally as a state senator and dealing with an international crisis as president."

"There's a difference between giving a speech when you have no responsibility," she argued, "and having to step up and take charge and take the responsibility for your actions."

She charged that Obama was "missing in action" when he missed a Senate vote last year on a nonbinding resolution in that labeled the Iranian Revolutionary Guard a terrorist organization (Clinton voted for the measure and faced heat from Obama and other Democratic rivals for supporting a measure pushed by the Bush administration.)

She also said Obama was "missing in action" by failing in his chairmanship of a Senate subcommittee on Europe to hold a hearing on NATO's presence in Afghanistan, a fact she has emphasized in recent days on the campaign trail.

Gen. Wesley Clark, a Clinton supporter and the former Supreme Allied Commander of NATO, plugged the TV ad while introducing Clinton on stage and suggested that her tenure as First Lady prepared her to be president.

"She's been in the White House when the tough decisions were made," Clark said, looking over to Clinton. "I guess you've been at the bedside when that phone rang at 3 a.m. in the morning."

Clinton was joined at the event by three generals, including Clark, and a Navy Rear Admiral.

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I am a huge fan of Gen. Wesley Clark. Glad to see he was in TX today plugging the ad!!!

[lligrd]

1. Hillary Guilty Of Dereliction Of Duty

in her IWR vote. Another bad campaign move since it just brings attention to how she let us down.

[billbuckhead]

6. IWR, the greatest vote the smiling empty suit never had to vote "present" on

Obama is the most bullshi# anti-war candidate in history.

[lligrd]

8. IWR The Vote That Hillary Proved Her Loyalties

were not with America.

[billbuckhead]

15. So John Kerry, John Edwards, John McCain , etc are all anti-American?

[libbygurl]

17. Totally. nt

[cornermouse]

13. Go play in your own sandbox.

[jeff30997]

2. AAAAAAArg!!!

Fuck Obama,Fuck Hillary,I'm sick of them both,But I say: Anybody but a fucking Repuke!!!

[johnnydrama]

3. where was Hillary

When the Senate voted to strip immunity for the Telecom's?

Driving around Washington avoiding the vote so she won't piss off her Verizon friends.

[babylonsister]

4. Or she had to leave in a hurry because of her campaign, the

same thing she's accused Obama of. Ugh.

[cali]

5. won't work. Hill goes negative and loses votes

she sucks at it.

[babylonsister]

7. Clinton didn't 'miss an opportunity' to vote for IWR or Kyl-Lieberman.

Your point is, or do you have one?

[Ichingcarpenter]

12. She was FRIGHTEN of that 3:00 A.M. call

from Hillary.

[jackson_dem]

9. It may not work but she is going after him where he is weak

Moreover, this ties into the whole "is he ready?"/"can you trust this blank slate?" cluster. Look, she is losing. This is what candidates who are trailing do. It may not work but this is her only shot. It is funny how people have forgotten how negative St. Obama was toward Hillary from the very beginning--literally--of his campaign. Did he do that because he is a prick? No. He did it because he was losing.

[desertflamingo]

10. good one.

wow... has this site become the demobamatic underground, or what? jeez... i'm not a hillary fan, but dammit, i'm getting there. the piling on is just steamin' b.s. imo. anyway... good one.

[avrdream]

11. Rec #5.

Off to the greatest page with you (for what it is worth these days on Obama Underground).

[Usrename]

14. I would have been happy if the entire Democratic caucus was MIA.

"She charged that Obama was "missing in action" when he missed a Senate vote last year on a nonbinding resolution in that labeled the Iranian Revolutionary Guard a terrorist organization (Clinton voted for the measure and faced heat from Obama and other Democratic rivals for supporting a measure pushed by the Bush administration.)"

I can't believe ANY of our Democratic senators showed up to vote for this crap!

And she's PROUD of it???

[Inuca]

16. Exactly

Bringing that particular vote back into the limelight and as a POSITIVE is quite unbelievable.

[Vinca]

18. Wasn't Hillary MIA on the last FISA vote? That was pretty important.

Oops - sorry - I forget it only counts when Barack is missing.