Not too early is it? 2008 Presidential fun

Motorboat Cruiser · 01-26-2007, 11:08 AM

The problem I am having here is that, if the theory is that the Clinton Camp was behind this, why on earth would they leak something like this to what amounts to a right-wing political tabloid that no democrat is ever going to believe in the first place. How does that help their cause? With this inept strategy, the only people who are going to believe these unsubstantiated rumors are people who were never going to vote for either of these candidates anyway.

Nephythys · 01-26-2007, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Motorboat Cruiser

The problem I am having here is that, if the theory is that the Clinton Camp was behind this, why on earth would they leak something like this to what amounts to a right-wing political tabloid that no democrat is ever going to believe in the first place. How does that help their cause? With this inept strategy, the only people who are going to believe these unsubstantiated rumors are people who were never going to vote for either of these candidates anyway.

Regardless- I gave you the story and the link to the claim made by the magazine.

ahh- this is going to be a fun couple of years.

Motorboat Cruiser · 01-26-2007, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Nephythys

Regardless- I gave you the story and the link to the claim made by the magazine.

Indeed, you did. It's just that their side of the story makes very little sense and seems far from credible, especially given the background of their publication. Even the Washington Times editor made sure to distance his publication from theirs:

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"Are the American people ready for an elected president who was educated in a Madrassa as a young boy and has not been forthcoming about his Muslim heritage?" asked Insight, the Internet magazine. "This is the question Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's camp is asking about Sen. Barack Obama."
Wicked stuff, but was it true? Insight, which is owned by the owners of The Washington Times but is absolutely, positively and entirely separate from the newspaper, was denounced by the handlers of both Hillary and Obama. "Trash," said a spokesman for Obama. "A right-wing hit job," said a spokesman for Hillary.
Neither this newspaper nor most others took up the story, which cited no named sources.

Moonliner · 01-26-2007, 01:55 PM

I'm less concerned about who dug up the mud than how well it sticks.

I would expect a leader of the free world be able to dodge any amount of mud tossed in their direction no matter who it came from. If they can't then perhaps this is not the job for them.

For this round of mud slinging I give one point to Obama house because I don't see anything sticking at this point.

And take one point from ~~slytherin~~ Hillary house for at the very least attracting suspicion.

01-26-2007, 11:08 AM	#1
Motorboat Cruiser Cruiser of Motorboats Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: So Cal Posts: 3,665	The problem I am having here is that, if the theory is that the Clinton Camp was behind this, why on earth would they leak something like this to what amounts to a right-wing political tabloid that no democrat is ever going to believe in the first place. How does that help their cause? With this inept strategy, the only people who are going to believe these unsubstantiated rumors are people who were never going to vote for either of these candidates anyway.
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01-26-2007, 01:55 PM	#4
Moonliner 8/30/14 - Disneyland -10k or Bust. Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 9,022	I'm less concerned about who dug up the mud than how well it sticks. I would expect a leader of the free world be able to dodge any amount of mud tossed in their direction no matter who it came from. If they can't then perhaps this is not the job for them. For this round of mud slinging I give one point to Obama house because I don't see anything sticking at this point. And take one point from ~~slytherin~~ Hillary house for at the very least attracting suspicion. __________________ - Taking it one step at a time.
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