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BeyondGeography Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-30-07 09:10 AM
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4. Dionne also said HRC violated the cardinal rule of frontrunners
Never throw the first punch at a challenger.

I think he's right. She was already getting a lot of good press for her debate answer from the MSM. There was absolutely no talk about IWR in that context. By calling Obama "naive and irresponsible," she opened the door to a critique about her war vote, and Obama's quotes along those lines were picked up everywhere. Obama also gets points from many for showing an ability to attack when necessary. Plus her previous criticisms on Bush not being willing to meet with "bad" people made her look opportunistic. Team Clinton should have left well enough alone in this case.
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