CLINTON statement on red-baiting: "It's a pathetic ploy by a desperate politician"

[JonLeibowitz]

Bill Clinton, that is, in 1992.

But the strange case of Mr Clinton's trip to Moscow looks to have a greater impact on this weekend's first presidential television debate, and on the election, now little more than three weeks away.

Mr Clinton should 'level with the American people on the draft, on whether he went to Moscow, how many demonstrations he led against his own country from foreign soil,' Mr Bush declared on the Larry King television show.

'I don't have the facts, but to go to Moscow one year after Russia crushed Czechoslovakia, and not remember who you saw - I think the answer is, level with the American people,' Mr Bush repeated.

For the first time the Clinton rebuttal team seems to have been wrong-footed by an attack by the Bush campaign team. 'It's a pathetic ploy by a desperate politician,' Mr Clinton 's spokesman said.

Mr Clinton said Mr Bush was grasping at straws. 'Here we are on the way to a debate about the great issues facing the country and he descends to that level,' he said.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/1992/oct/09/usa.martinwalker

Seems that the Clintons have learned from the worst best.

[Fast Walker 52]

1. good one!

[demwing]

2. But they're BFFs with Poppy now

Looks like they learned alright...

[libdem4life]

3. That's the whole point...just one big, happy 1% political family. Guarantee you I know

one who isn't in The Club. Who might that be?

[hifiguy]

8. What else would you expect from

"honorary members" of the Bush Crime Family?

[highprincipleswork]

4. They are so sad, and it will indeed be so sad if we are forced to consider supporting their can't do

[asuhornets]

12. So if...

Hillary wins you are sitting this one out?

[JonLeibowitz]

14. Careful responding to this, draa. They're fishing for a TOS violation & tombstone. n/t

[draa]

18. Thanks, I've already been through it.

As long as I'm not telling someone to vote for my candidate there shouldn't be an issue. And I would never do that.

Also, we're still in the primary. DU doesn't solidify around one candidate until after the primary. Thanks though and I'll tread lightly.

[bvar22]

43. Isn't it telling that the Clinton Team has "Witch Hunters", Red Baiters, and a loyalty oath brigade?

I am an American.
One of our most sacred rights is the Secret Ballot.

[draa]

16. That or a write-in for Sanders.

[marble falls]

38. Seriously? You'd rather Trump or Cruz or Jeb or Hucklebee or Christi....

or Santorum, or Rubio than Clinton??????????

What good is your protest vote if helps finally put the Teapublicans in power irretrievably?

I want Bernie Sanders, but not to the point of self immolation. I don't want another spoiler election.

[JonLeibowitz]

39. It is always worth remembering that many on DU live in deep blue states.

[marble falls]

40. Even so. If he sits home not only will he not be voting for Hillary.....

he won't be voting in the more important elections - Congress.

And a lot of those potential "write-in" voters end up not voting. Thats the real voter suppression - make people feel their vote doesn't count.

[JonLeibowitz]

41. Yes I am deeply opposed to staying home. I *will* be voting.

It is just unclear who I am voting for.

[Omaha Steve]

20. So if...

Bernie wins you are sitting this one out?

[asuhornets]

21. Absolutely not. n/t

[tazkcmo]

27. None of your business. n/t

[beam me up scottie]

5. LOL!

Good find!

[JonLeibowitz]

6. I must give proper credit to Glenn Greenwald for first finding it. I was barely alive then! n/t

[Marty McGraw]

10. papa left his successor

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The mess in Somalia and Jr. had to top it by one

Papa was able to clean up at least on one of his past cozy relationships and not have that dragged out past his leaving the whitehouse.

http://www.nytimes.com/1988/09/28/us/bush-and-noriega-examination-of-their-ties.html

[navarth]

24. Look at that.

BFEE indeed.

[Indepatriot]

7. PURE CLASS, THAT HILLARY CLINTON, PURE CLASS...

[John Poet]

9. OUCH.

It hurts more when they use your own words against you..

[Prism]

13. Oh damn

If the campaign keeps taking these kinds of hits, someone's gonna press charges.

[MissDeeds]

15. Oopsie

"It's a pathetic ploy by a desperate politician." Ya think?

[Live and Learn]

17. Nice find! nt

[bvf]

22. Ouch.

And it fits perfectly, word for word. Especially "desperate."

Thanks, Jon.

[pangaia]

23. You can't make this stuff up.

What will tomorrow's be.



Good work Jon.

[AzDar]

25. K & R

[Oilwellian]

26. I remember the red-baiting against Bill

I thought of it earlier today and how similar it was to the red-baiting behind Bernie's trip. Except this time it's his wife who is casting the bait. Wow. Desperate politician indeed.


k&r

[Kalidurga]

28. We already knew that already Hillary

But, please carry on. Your temper tantrums are always good for your opponents to get a bump in the polls.

[WillyT]

29. LOL !!!

[TrollBuster9090]

30. Oh...BILL! I see what you did there....

[retrowire]

31. tsk tsk Hillary. nt

[azmom]

32. K&R

[kath]

33. K and Mega-R

[Betty Karlson]

36. Flippin' and floppin' - everything goes in the pursuit of Clinton power.

They don't even think twice about lying and smearing.

[Fumesucker]

37. There you go again, Hillary is not Bill and it's not fair to hold her to his self serving statements

[kath]

42. Kick!

[Utopian Leftist]

44. Bill called Shrubby his "brother from another mother."

I guess he'll have to call Jebby his "creature from another feature."

[noamnety]

45. k&r (nt)