'EVEN THOUGH' !!!!!!

[Ichingcarpenter]

"Even though they (Perdue and Moore) are supporting Senator Obama they are good Democrats, and this ad is wrong,"



Clinton Camp Responds to NC GOP Ad (Finally!)

April 25, 2008 4:00 PM


It took hours for the campaign of Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-NY, to weigh in on the North Carolina Republican Party TV ad that calls Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, "radical" and purports to attempt to harm two Democratic Tarheel State gubernatorial candidates -- Bev Perdue and Richard Moore -- by tying them to Rev. Jeremiah Wright via Obama.

The Clinton camp was in an odd spot, after all. This ad is Exhibit A in her case to superdelegates against Obama, that he will be the victims of such smears, some of them racial. So they wouldn't necessarily want to shut it down.

On the other hand, how could they not comment on an ad so many Democratic voters find offensive? Especially after the RNC and Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., decried the ad? (Not to mention the two North Carolina TV stations announcing they would not broadcast it.)

So finally, from spokesman Jay Carson, comes the response to the ad against Purdue and Moore, that seeks to more pointedly hurt Obama.

"Even though they (Perdue and Moore) are supporting Senator Obama they are good Democrats, and this ad is wrong," Carson says, in a statement sent to ABC News' Eloise Harper. "It's exactly the kind of ad Republicans run every cycle to distract us from their failures and the real issues that face our country."

That's curiously worded.

"Even though" they're supporting Obama they're good Democrats? What does that mean?

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/04/clinton...

[RazBerryBeret]

1. hmmmmm....I think we all

KNOW what that means...

[Flying Dream Blues]

2. It's getting to the point where, should I have to vote for HRC in the GE, I will

TRULY have to hold my nose to do it.

[flowomo]

3. that they're opponents at one level but allies at another....

in other words, "They're not on our side in this primary, but they are still, like us, Democrats."

[ErinBerin84]

4. They are good Democrats.......

as far as I know.

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

5. Sounds Like A Smart Comment To Me. Nothing Wrong With It At All.

She's running against him. The defense isn't about Obama. It's about saying who gives a shit if they support Obama; that's irrelevant as it relates to the job they'd do if elected and that they are good candidates. Big fuckin deal. Get a grip.

[Lerkfish]

6. he's not a muslim "as far as we know"

[Ichingcarpenter]

7. John McCains' Statement

John McCain's Letter to Chairman Daves
Posted: Apr. 24, 2008

Dear Chairman Daves,

From the beginning of this election, I have been committed to running a respectful campaign based upon an honest debate about the great issues confronting America today. I expect all state parties to do so as well. The television advertisement you are planning to air degrades our civics and distracts us from the very real differences we have with the Democrats. In the strongest terms, I implore you to not run this advertisement.


This ad does not live up to the very high standards we should hold ourselves to in this campaign. We need to run a campaign that is worthy of the people we seek to serve. There is no doubt that we will draw sharp contrasts with the Democrats on fundamental issues critical to the future course of our country. But we need not engage in political tactics that only seek to divide the American people.


Once again, it is imperative that you withdraw this offensive advertisement.

John McCain


http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/2784139/

[Shae]

9. Whoa

McCain is showing much more class than she his.

I'm almost speechless.

[Shae]

8. It sounds like

people who support Obama are not good Democrats, but these two are the exception.

Maybe they didn't mean it that way, but if not -- they waited several hours to answer to the ad, and had time to craft a response that said what they meant.

[GarbagemanLB]

10. WOW! It only took them 24+ hours to respond!

[JimGinPA]

11. She Was Pressured Into Denouncing A RW Smear...

But she didn't say it herself - she used a spokesman.


K&R