The Donner Party Saga: Day 83
By streiff Posted in 2008 | Hillary! | Obama | Rooting For Injuries | The Best Democratic Primary EVER — Comments (0) / Email this page » / Leave a comment »
This courtesy of the Washington Post's One Man Fifth Column™ Dana Milbank:
The latest hostile fire directed at Clinton began at precisely 11:55 a.m. yesterday, in an e-mail from Barack Obama's press secretary, Bill Burton.
To: Interested Parties
From: Obama Campaign
Re: Clinton's Exaggerations: The Domestic Record
Date: March 26, 2008.
"Unfortunately, Clinton's fantastic invention of a sniper-raked landing is only one in a growing list of instances in which she has exaggerated her role as First Lady," the memo said. "Clinton has credited herself with 'creating the State Children's Health Insurance Program' and 'helping to pass' the Family and Medical Leave Act. Like the Tuzla story, both of these claims turn out to false" -- the Obama side fired so hastily it forgot the word "be" -- "raising serious questions not just about the rationale for Senator Clinton's campaign, but about her willingness to adhere to the truth."
More popcorn? No thanks, one more bowl and I think I'll explode.