Scorched Earth Itinerary: Clinton Camp To Send Staffer to Rezko trial.

[AtomicKitten]

Clinton camp keeping an eye on Rezko trial
Published: Tuesday March 4, 2008
http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Clinton_camp_keeping_eye_on_Rezko_0304.html

May send staffer to watch trial after Obama aide spotted taking notes.

Hillary Clinton's advisers sounded confident speaking to reporters Tuesday morning, and they could hardly contain their delight at the perception that Barack Obama has started facing tougher questions on the campaign trail.

Now that the trial has begun for former Obama fundraiser Tony Rezko in Chicago, the Clinton campaign is hammering their opponent with charges that he is obscuring his relationship to the real estate developer, who was indicted seventeen months ago for alleged money laundering, extortion and fraud.

"There are many, many more questions than answers from Sen. Obama on the Rezko matter," Clinton communications director Howard Wolfson said during a conference call with reporters.

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There was some puzzlement among reports at the sudden shift for Clinton suddenly was the candidate of openness. The former First Lady has been criticized as too secretive for not releasing White House documents, nor her tax returns. Wolfson said there was no contradiction, and insisted that it just wanted answers to fairly standard inquiries. As to the tax returns, he said the would be released around April 15, before Pennsylvania voters go to the polls.

"I know the kind of questions this campaign has received on matters large and small," Wolfson said.

[writes3000]

1. Desperate, pathetic and scummy. n/t

[DURHAM D]

2. Good - maybe the Obama staff member in attendance will share her notes. eom

[NightWatcher]

3. how fucking tacky, I guess we need to get dirty too?

Marc Rich?
Whitewater?
Monica's blew dress?
Vince Foster?
Mena Arkansas Drug ring/money laundering
Other Clinton Pardons

[Sir Jeffrey]

5. "Other Clinton pardons"...

This one really scares me:

"On August 11, 1999, Clinton commuted the sentences of 16 members of FALN, a violent Puerto Rican nationalist group that set off 120 bombs in the United States mostly in New York City and Chicago, convicted for conspiracies to commit robbery, bomb-making, and sedition, as well as for firearms and explosives violations.<3> None of the 16 were convicted of bombings or any crime which injured another person, though they were sentenced with terms ranging from 35 to 105 years in prison for the conviction of conspiracy and sedition. Congress, however, recognizes that the FALN is responsible for "6 deaths and the permanent maiming of dozens of others, including law enforcement officials." All of the 16 had served 19 years or longer in prison, which was a longer sentence than such crimes typically received, according to the White House.<4> Clinton offered clemency, on condition that the prisoners renounce violence, at the appeal of 10 Nobel Peace Prize laureates, President Jimmy Carter, the cardinal of New York, and the archbishop of Puerto Rico. The commutation was opposed by U.S. Attorney's Office, the FBI, and the Federal Bureau of Prisons and criticized by many including former victims of FALN terrorist activities, the Fraternal Order of Police,<5> members of Congress. Hillary Clinton, then campaigning for her first term in the Senate, initially supported the commutation,<6> but later withdrew her support when the prisoners had refused to renounce violence more than three weeks after clemency was offered.<7> Congress condemned the action, with a vote of 95-2 in the Senate and 311-41 in the House.<8><9> The U.S. House Committee on Government Reform held an investigation on the matter, but the Justice Department prevented FBI officials from testifying.<10> President Clinton cited executive privilege for his refusal to turn over some documents to Congress related to his decision to offer clemency to members of the FALN terrorist group."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Clinton_pardons_controversy

Gee, think the Republicans know about this one?

[DJ13]

4. The Clintons never heard the old addage

"People in glass houses shouldnt throw stones"?

She's treading on very thin ice.

[City Lights]

11. And Spring is near. Melting ice everywhere!

I'm convinced her only goal is to do as much damage to Obama as possible hoping he'll lose to McCain so she can have "her turn" again in 2012. Fuck that.

[bunnies]

6. The Clinton campaign is literally starting to make me feel ill.

Must be the smell of the gutter.

[NashVegas]

7. You Think The Repubs Don't Have 6 Interns Recording the Whole Thing?

Guess again.

[LizW]

9. The Repugs probably already know all the evidence.

The Repugs know it is going to be bad for O, and they were hoping Hillary would be gone by now.

[KittyWampus]

8. Stupid Clintons', thinking going that negative would help. If Hillary doesn't drop out,

she'll regret it.

[Lucinda]

10. Were you as outraged about the Obama staffer digging for dirt at the Clinton library?

[MoonRiver]

12. Good! We need the facts to come out.

I don't trust the Obama lap dog press to cover shit.