Clinton adviser steps down after drug use comments

[lily]

I think this shows a bit of call for both of them. (http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/13/clinton.obama/index.html?iref=mpstoryview)

Clinton adviser steps down after drug use comments


WASHINGTON (CNN) -- One of Sen. Hillary Clinton's top advisers is stepping
down after saying Sen. Barack Obama's admission of past drug use would hurt
his chances in a general election matchup.


Sen. Barack Obama says he doesn't think his admission of past drug use will
hurt his presidential campaign.


"I would like to reiterate that I deeply regret my comments yesterday and
say again that they were in no way authorized by Sen. Clinton or the Clinton
campaign," Bill Shaheen, co-chairman of the Clinton campaign in New
Hampshire, said in a statement announcing his decision.

Earlier Thursday, Clinton personally apologized to rival Obama for Shaheen's
remarks.

Obama accepted her apology, according to David Axelrod, the top political
strategist for the Obama campaign.

"[Obama] said it's important for campaigns to send a signal from the top. If
they say that negative campaigning is fun, they're sending a signal. Or that
can say this kind of thing isn't tolerated," Axelrod said.

[Scorpion]

Well, it's good that he has left the Clinton camp. How stupid can you be.

I wouldn't condemn Senator Clinton because of the stupid comment of one of her staff members.

I'll accord her the benfit of the doubt.

[preservanation]

"Now the fun starts"
-Hillary Clinton

[lily]

Well, it's good that he has left the Clinton camp. How stupid can you be.

I wouldn't condemn Senator Clinton because of the stupid comment of one of her staff members.

I'll accord her the benfit of the doubt.



I give her credit for apologizing

[micfranklin]

Last week it was attacking an essay he wrote in kindergarten.

This week it's attacking him for drug use from when bellbottoms were in.

Next week I suppose it'll be about when he wore purple shorts to gym practice in middle school?

[Pookie]

Who knows what it will be. But Obama's right -- the candidates can make it either clean or nasty. It's up to them and I'm glad the guy resigned and Hillary apologized.
Crisis averted! (This time)
Purrs,
Pookie

[Elrathin]

Last week it was attacking an essay he wrote in kindergarten.

This week it's attacking him for drug use from when bellbottoms were in.

Next week I suppose it'll be about when he wore purple shorts to gym practice in middle school?


Agreed it's idiotic, but that doesn't mean Hilary is authorizing it.[hr]
Who knows what it will be. But Obama's right -- the candidates can make it either clean or nasty. It's up to them and I'm glad the guy resigned and Hillary apologized.
Crisis averted! (This time)
Purrs,
Pookie



Obama has now taken the high road (the rough road), it will be interesting to see if he keeps it or resorts to tactics that seem to come about every primaries.

And the next question is, will it hurt or help him. It seems like many Americans THRIVE on scandals, no matter what they are and if some people are involved in them, they somehow feel the need to vote the "supposedly" higher morality candidate.

The problem is when all candidates on all sides are covered in mud, which one do you say is really clean? If Obama can survive th mudslinging he might get the "tired of all the mudslinging" vote which is a lot of people.