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Here is an interesting observation about Bill Clinton's outbursts the day before both of Hillary Clinton's victories...
...mark on your calendar Jan. 25 for an outburst by Bill Clinton somewhere in South Carolina. He has launched a tirade the day before each of his wife's victories in Nevada and New Hampshire, claiming the process was unfairly stacked against her.On Meet the Press a lot of the talk has been on Bill Clinton. One pundit asked if the Hillary campaign can't control Bill on the campaign trail then how will a Hillary administration be able to control him. Another pundit said it seems that Hillary is sending her husband out to wave his finger at the neighbor.
Bill Clinton's role was discussed early on, but it hasn't been discussed in depth since the campaign has heated up over the past few months. The exit polls in New Hampshire showed that 58% of Hillary Clinton voters would have voted for Bill Clinton if he was eligible for a 3rd term. It will be interesting to see how this aspect of the campaign plays out.
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Hillary supporters play the gender card but when so many people support her because of her husband, I think we are setting women back! I hated hearing people say that they considered it a "two for one." While I don't support her, I do consider her an incredibly intelligent woman who should be able to stand on her own merits.
I have never been a big fan of Bill.
That said, this punditry reminds me of the first half of 1992, when some pundits derided Bill because "he can't control his waistline, and he can't control his wife."
The Clintons always put themselves before the good of the party--what's new here?
I do think the Obama campaign crossed the line by screaming "racism" over Bill's "fairy tale" comment and Hillary's comment about LBJ. That was a mistake.
I think Obama pointing out the LBJ and fairy tale comments was a fairly deliberate call for African-American's to think about how important civil rights issues are in the compaign. This was a fairly essential thing for him to do going into South Carolina. This was particularly true with so much of the press coming out of Iowa being that "race doesn't matter anymore".
I don't think racial issues should be a defining issue of the campaign but it certainly should be talked about, particularly for the few days surrounding the national holiday commemorating the nations most important civil rights leader.
It should surprise no one that the Clinton machine practices scorched earth politics every bit as harsh as the Bush administration. They excelled at it during the 90s. No reason for them to change a winning game plan...unless we show them it doesn't win anymore.
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