President Clinton Distorts Sen. Obama. Again.

5:06 pm EST February 8th, 2008 | News | 2 Comments

C0C215E1-DFC3-4691-B9A6-B81619212C7E.jpgSigh. Make this whole process end soon, because I hate this intraparty noise.

Clinton told a New Orleans audience today that his wife’s main rival has made “an explicit argument that the ’90s weren’t much better than this decade,” and argued that Obama’s discounting of that era’s prosperity won’t lead to “good changes.”

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Speaking about the nation’s affluence during the 1990s, the former president was greeted with cheers when he countered what he described as Obama’s dismissal of the era by declaring, “I don’t know about you, but I think the ’90s were a whole lot better than this decade.” He went on to offer highlights of his Administration — including high overall job growth, low poverty, and unemployment in the black community, and a pronounced level of diversity in his cabinet and judicial appointees.

As I discussed here earlier this week, Sen. Obama said the Clinton years were not good years for congressional Democrats. This is objectively true, ask Newt Gingrich – who became speaker two years into the Clinton presidency. He, on the other hand, has repeatedly said that the country was on far better footing economically, socially, and internationally during President Clinton’s years.

Stop it, President Clinton. Argue the record, argue about what Sen. Obama actually said. As one of your most ardent supporters, this is a pain in the ass.

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2 Responses to “President Clinton Distorts Sen. Obama. Again.”

  1. bostondreams says:
    February 8, 2008 at 6:28 pm

    Careful, sir. Big Tent Democrat already finds you disgusting. ;-) They have locked down the sexism thread, but you are spot on in your comments. Way to extend those claws!

  2. duros62 says:
    February 9, 2008 at 11:54 am

    He went on to offer highlights of his Administration —

    Too bad he’s not running, then, huh? Is there any indication that President Clinton v2.0 will be, or offer, the same largesse?

    I thought we were supposed to be all about change.
    BTW, these rumors about Condi for McCain’s running mate? Just stop it. I could not imagine a more shallow move.
    I can see it now.
    “The Democrats offer a woman candidate and a black candidate. Vote McCain/Rice ’08!M We’ve got both!
    And 2 steps behind the white guy, like G*d intended!”