Maureen Dowd: Bill Clinton Lobbied Gov. Paterson To Keep Caroline Kennedy Out Of Senate

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Maureen Dowd: Bill Clinton Lobbied Gov. Paterson To Keep Caroline Kennedy Out Of Senate

Maureen Dowd's New York Times column this week details the fall of outgoing White House council Greg Craig, and drops an interesting tidbit concerning Caroline Kennedy's senate bid along the way. According to Dowd, a "vengeful" Bill Clinton was aggressively lobbying Paterson to keep Kennedy out of the Senate.

Dowd argues that Obama's handling of Craig's departure -- the "death by a thousand leaks" -- was reminiscent of Obama's "failure" to help Kennedy:

It recalled Obama's failure to lift a finger to help Caroline Kennedy -- after she had lifted him at a crucial moment -- when the loopy Gov. David Paterson was dragging her through mud and refusing to announce a decision on the appointment for the New York Senate seat. Paterson was being lobbied by a vengeful Bill Clinton. Bill was still upset at Caroline for bestowing the Camelot mantle, which he had tried to claim during his campaigns, on Obama. Yet no one from the Obama camp tried to counteract Bill and straighten out Paterson.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/25/maureen-dowd-bill-clinton_n_370063.html



WTF? Wanted to make sure the seat went to someone who would fight w the blue dogs?

[midnight]

1. This is an interesting tidbit. There was a rumor circulating about

tension between Hillary and Caroline during Teddy's funeral....

[optimator]

2. we all know how Caroline feels

working your ass off for Obama/Clinton and then getting stabbed in the back.

[Name removed]

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[Scout]

11. "stabbed in the back" my ass.....

Caroline is not qualified to be a Senator.

Lots of people worked their asses off for Obama/Clinton and they didn't get to be a Senator.

sheesh

[jayfish]

4. Mort Zuckerman Was Intimately Invloved...

in that whole process and says it's BS. He said Caroline Kennedy simply did not want to be in such a public facing position.

Jay

[BeyondGeography]

5. Meantime, last column he was O'Bambi, now he's a cold blooded killer

Just tryin' to keep up, MoDud.

[WI_DEM]

6. I'll take what Maureen Dowd says with a grain of salt regarding both Obama and Clinton.

[dsc]

7. Maureen Dowd is a deranged serial liar

Her hatred of all things Clinton is well known and extended to Gore. She is a large part of why we had Bush for 8 years. I wouldn't believe this woman if her tongue came notorized.

[marmar]

8. "She is a large part of why we had Bush for 8 years"

I really don't think she has that much influence, even if she thinks she does.

[dsc]

9. she was a head cheerleader in the Gore is a serial liar meme

which is a huge part of why Gore lost. If you don't believe me go to www.dailyhowler.com and type her name in the search engine.

[malaise]

10. Divide and rule Mo Mo

Keep trying you idiot. :puke:

[glitch]

12. That would be a really shitty thing to do but Maureen Dowd has no credibility

so I'll have to hear it from someone who does before I believe it.

[invictus]

13. K&R

[joeybee12]

14. I love the way Maureen Doo-doo makes things up...

...and it amazes me that people here believe her.

[Johonny]

15. the loopy Gov. David Paterson

Ouch. I guess loopy is a PC correct word so you don't have to say something more bigoted.