July 27, 2007
Hotline After Dark -- Clash of the Titans
Lots of good TV last night:
Two days ago NBC cameras caught up with Barack Obama. Yesterday, CNN cameras happen to catch up with Hillary Clinton:
Clinton: "This is getting kind of silly. You know, I've been called a lot of things in my life, but I've never been called George Bush or Dick Cheney, certainly. You know, you have to ask, whatever has happened to the politics of hope?" ("Situation Room," 7/26).
MARCH OF THE ADVISERS
HRC adviser Howard Wolfson and Obama adviser David Axelrod made the TV rounds to battle it out:
Wolfson: "Senator Obama referred to Senator Clinton as Bush-lite. Six months ago, he entered the race promising to elevate our politics. And I just want to know and Senator Clinton asked today, what happened to the politics of hope, David?"
Axelrod: "I say to Howard that the politics of hope is ending a foreign policy that has been predicated on the notion that somehow we make advances as a country by not engaging our adversaries."
CNN's Blitzer: "He's not backing away. I didn't hear him backing away from the Bush/Cheney-lite comment, Howard."
Wolfson: "Well, I think that's unfortunate. It certainly doesn't represent the politics of hope. I don't what kind of politics it represents, but I don't think it's what Democratic primary voters are looking for" ("Situation Room," CNN, 7/26).
MSNBC's Matthews: "Hillary Clinton, in that debate -- and I want to get the word right -- correct me if I'm wrong -- didn't she say that Obama was naive on foreign policy?"
Wolfson: "She didn't say that in the debate. She said that after the debate."
Matthews: "How would you describe her position in voting to authorize the war in Iraq, believing we weren't going to war, that Bush really didn't intend to go to war? Was that naive?"
Wolfson: "Look, she has taken responsibility for the vote. She has been asked about this."
Matthews: "But wouldn't you call that naive, to believe that we weren't going to war, when everybody thought we were going to war?"
Wolfson: "No."
Matthews: "I knew we were going to war."
Wolfson: "I guess 80 percent of the country was naive, then."
Axelrod: "Barack Obama stood up in 2002 and he said we should not go to war because we are going to get mired in a civil war with ancient ethnic rivalries that would be of undetermined length, cost, consequences. And he said it would distract us from al Qaeda and the real mission in Afghanistan. ... That is leadership, standing up when it is hard, not when it's easy, not waiting for 80 percent."
Wolfson: "Senator Obama represented one of the most liberal state Senate districts in the country. You're telling me that it took courage from Hyde Park to be against the Iraq war? Please."
Axelrod: "He was running for the United States Senate." More: "The point is that he got it right, that he analyzed what was available, and he got it right."
Wolfson: "If David Axelrod and the Obama campaign want this election to be about strength and experience, bring it on. We're up for it" ("Hardball," MSNBC, 7/26).
RIGHT SAID FRED
Fred Thompson was on "Hannity & Colmes":
Asked if he's planning to make an announcement soon: "August is kind of a down month, not much going on, so it wouldn't make sense to do it in August, but clearly, I think you know the direction I'm headed in. A final decision will be made soon, and I'm just urging my friends to keep their powder dry."
FNC's Hannity: "The Washington Post is attacking every client that you represented as if those were your views. Do you want to respond to any of that?"
Thompson: "No, not really. I mean, they're a little bit upset I'm not playing by their rules. You know, everybody announced earlier this year." More: "But I'm doing it at my own pace, and they want to make sure that I don't get all the benefit from it, because I seem to be doing OK without announcing yet, and none of the detriment, so they're making sure I get some detriment. So I'm getting a lot of attention from the Democratic National Committee and even Senator Clinton the other day, and Michael Moore, and a few other folks. We can live with that" (FNC, 7/26). [EMILY GOODIN]
Posted at 08:59 AM
Comments
Apparently Axelrod still thinks Barack Obama should be elected on the basis of something he said in 2002.
Axelrod can't ignore that his candidate and Hillary Clinton have virtually identical voting records since Obama went to the Senate.
corinne | 07.27.07 09:33 AM
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Did this joker called Hannity ask any questions to Thomson about his campaign which is a sinking ship?? Thats the most talked about story for the last two days and Hannity did not ask a single question! Hannity is just a water carrier, thats all.
tm | 07.27.07 12:47 PM
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Apparently Axelrod still thinks Barack Obama should be elected on the basis of something he said in 2002.
Axelrod can't ignore that his candidate and Hillary Clinton have virtually identical voting records since Obama went to the Senate.
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The major point is that Hillary got it wrong from the beginning. No matter how you want to spin it, Obama got it right. And yes, I am voting for Barack exactly by what he said in 2002. Let us not pretend that that doesn't mean anything because it does. Hillary is crying about her 'experience'...too bad her experience failed her when it came to voting for the war. When I look for a president, political experience is not the be all, say all for me. What about life experience. I think a lot of people need to read Barack's two books before that make a judgment. I cannot wait until this campaign really gets started. Barack will flip Hillary inside-out and expose her for who she really is...a calculating robot who will do and say exactly anything to become president...
Sean | 07.27.07 02:59 PM
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Can't believe you are finally being fair and giving John Edwards some air time. Better be nice to him, he might be our next President. Anyway, be fair, not Fox. Linda Ator
LindaAtor | 01.18.08 11:15 PM
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Can't believe you are finally being fair and giving John Edwards some air time. Better be nice to him, he might be our next President. Anyway, be fair, not Fox. Linda Ator
LindaAtor | 01.18.08 11:15 PM
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Can't believe you are finally being fair and giving John Edwards some air time. Better be nice to him, he might be our next President. Anyway, be fair, not Fox. Linda Ator
LindaAtor | 01.18.08 11:16 PM
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Can't believe you are finally being fair and giving John Edwards some air time. Better be nice to him, he might be our next President. Anyway, be fair, not Fox. Linda Ator
LindaAtor | 01.18.08 11:16 PM
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Can't believe you are finally being fair and giving John Edwards some air time. Better be nice to him, he might be our next President. Anyway, be fair, not Fox! Linda Ator
LindaAtor | 01.18.08 11:17 PM
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