Obama Campaign Rolls Out Richard Clarke To Hit Back At McCain's "Sept. 10th Mindset" Attack

[Ichingcarpenter]

Richard Clarke made an appearance as an Obama surrogate on a conference call with reporters moments ago, hitting back very hard against the McCain camp's claim today that Obama has a "September 10th mindset."

"I'm frankly disgusted at my friends on the McCain campaign," Clarke said, perhaps being a bit optimistic in describing those folks as still being "friends" of his. Clark referred to the McCain camp's claim that Dems only favor a law enforcement approach to terrorism, and accused McCain advisers of "completely and utterly distorting the record of that party."

"They said that about Bill Clinton," Clarke continued. "They said that about John Kerry. And now they're saying it about Barack Obama. I'd like them to show where in the record Barack Obama has favored only a law enforcement approach."

Clarke emphasized that Obama has unveiled a comprehensive anti-terror plan and has said that he would be willing to act on actionable intelligence to pursue Al Qaeda suspects in Pakistan. "This is the Karl Rove strategy of taking what the truth is, and stating the opposite," Clarke said of the McCain team's charges.


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[yurbud]

1. on September 10th, Bushies were ignoring intel and had their thumb up their asses...

and that's the most charitable possible analysis.

[gblady]

5. I seem to recall hearing...

that on 9-10-01, the elder Bush had plans for breakfast with the Bin Ladens the following morning....

[lojasmo]

2. Obama/Clarke. EOM

[Imagevision]

3. "Bin Ladin To Strike in US was in Bush's Daily Brief given to him on August 6, 2001"

[Ichingcarpenter]

4. That's why Clarke was such a good choice to handle the conference call

He has a lot of clout.