Durbin warns Bill Clinton (on questioning Obama's sincerity on Iraq)

[antiimperialist]

Source: The Politico

Sen. Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.), the second-ranking party leader in the Senate, says President Bill Clinton’s comments about Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) are getting “too personal” and called on the former president to refrain from attacking Obama’s integrity.

“I’m really troubled by his questioning the sincerity of Barack Obama’s opposition to the war in Iraq,” Durbin said. “I really think it is unfortunate to question Barack’s sincerity on the war. He has been there from the start, opposing this war.”

The unsolicited comments — in a phone call to Politico from Springfield, Ill. — were a sign that the Obama campaign is going to react aggressively to perceived attacks on the senator’s character.

“I really had hoped ... that it wouldn’t become too personal or too negative,” Durbin said. “I don’t think that’s good for either of the candidates or for our party. There may be clear some clear differences on some issues.”

Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0108/7860.html

[antiimperialist]

1. Oh, I forgot to add. Durbin endorsed Obama a while ago n/t

[Maribelle]

2. Durbin is wrong. There was nothing personal in Clinton's comments about Obama.

There are, however, a lot of personal attacks coming from Obama and his supporters like
Durbin.

[MichiganVote]

3. Politicians calling one another out on the basis of integrity????

1 trillion dollars and counting Durbin.....

[rodeodance]

4. not nice. If Dubin want The ex pres to back off, he should have done it privately

[Bluerthanblue]

6. perhaps he has-

Who would know?

[rodeodance]

5. Really sick to squabble over the war vote when SO much needs to be rightened in the US!

[Bluerthanblue]

7. I agree, but if there is no response to the attempt to put O's stand

in question- wouldn't everyone complain that something should have been said and done to refute it?

I don't think ANY of the candidates need to win by cutting down each other. If their platform isn't enough- they aren't enough.

imo
peace~

[1620rock]

8. "Either" of the candadates??...WTF?

[Bluerthanblue]

11. ???- what are you saying

I'm really tired, and not too sharp.

Are you saying I should have said "either"- ?

[ckramer]

9. Clintons are desparate

All I know is Clinton voted for the war; Obama didn't.

So my vote goes to Obama.

Warmongers should not be president.

[MichiganVote]

12. Well it's be pretty hard for him to vote to reject the war since he wasn't in the senate seat

until 1/05. But both Obama and Clinton have had comparable votes on the Bush spending for the wars.

[saigon68]

19. Guys who dodged the draft shouldn't either

Unfortunately we have the chicken hawks, The Chimp and Cheney, to thank here

[TankLV]

10. Dicky Durbin. Riiiiight. Isn't he late for another apology to bush* AGAIN?

Yeah - THAT douche bag Durbin...

[Purveyor]

15. To busy trying to find the Senate chamber camera lens to spookily talk into... eom

[seriousstan]

13. WOW!!! Not one post calling "The Politico" a right wing tool.

I'll remember that the next time I am assailed for using them as a source.

[Purveyor]

14. Oh yes. These impotent creatures are about to go back into 'session'...

This one ponders, "how shall they disappoint and shame us" this year?

[AX10]

16. Durbin has a problem with truth.

He caved to hate radio and apologized for telling the truth in 2005.

[FrenchieCat]

18. I think that Bill is getting senile. Durbin appears to be the sane one.

Bill needs to look into the mirror, cause he's really contradicting himself with a bunch of lies.....and should concentrate on figuring out what his own stance is and was, before trying to make a case about someone else's.


"That's why I supported the Iraq thing." Bill Clinton, June 23, 2004 (CNN)
http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/06/19/clinton.iraq/index.html

"I opposed the war in Iraq from the beginning." Bill Clinton, 11/27/2007, (NYT)
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/28/us/politics/28clinton.html?ex=1353906000&en=cf3f18a5f01db61b&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

Make up your fucking mind. Don't go senile on us now! Hillary's got some work of hers for you to do....she "promised" us!

So, anyways.....Bill was for it before he was against it before he had never been for it before and after he didn't say shit when he could of had, if...
Shit...I'm even confused! :crazy:

Is there anything that the Big Dog won't lie about? Cause that is the question.

[AX10]

21. Bill is "senile"?

Just making up crap now to defend your candidates unwillingness to take a stand on the IWR.

[Windy]

22. Bill will say and do anything to get his wife the nomination

the clinton campaign will say and do anything to put the clinton's back into power.

[goforit]

24. Bill and Hillary have turned into Manchurian Canidates for Bush!!!

[niceypoo]

17. Right, Obamas supporters wouldnt get too personal, would they?

Another hypocritical, thin skinned, Obama crybaby.

[Political Heretic]

20. THERES NOTHING PERSONAL ABOUT IT. IT IS AN ISSUE-ORIENTED QUESTION

SINCE WHEN DID CHALLENGING SOMEONE'S STANCE ON ISSUES BY PRESENTING SPECIFIC EXAMPLES BECOME "PERSONAL" ATTACKS??

[goforit]

23. Obama getting more support!!!