Edwards Hits Obama -- Sort Of -- In New Iowa Mailer
By Greg Sargent - December 28
Paul Krugman's criticism of Obama continues to reverberate in the Dem Primary. Here's a new Edwards mailer -- sent our way by a Dem operative -- that is directly in keeping with Edwards' ongoing criticism of Obama. While it doesn't directly name Obama, it quotes Krugman's column criticizing Obama for his conciliatory rhetoric:
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In Big Iowa Speech Today, Edwards Will Amplify Case For Confrontation
By Greg Sargent - December 28
In Dubuque today, John Edwards will deliver a speech that seems clearly intended to amplify his criticism of Barack Obama's conciliatory rhetoric on change by putting his own emphasis on confrontation into a larger historical context.
The key refrain is: "We fought for change, and we changed history."
According to advance excerpts sent our way, Edwards will refer to FDR's confrontation of moneyed interests during the New Deal, something that New York Times columnist Paul Krugman has been doing in his columns criticizing Obama. Notably, Edwards will also refer to Martin Luther King -- and his own childhood in the south during the Civil Rights struggle -- as he seeks to make his case.
Excerpts of the speech after the jump.
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