Hillary Backer Bayh: Assassination Reminds Us That If We Don't Pick Hillary...blah blah blah...

[jefferson_dem]

Hillary Backer Bayh: Assassination Reminds Us That If We Don't Pick Hillary, GOP Could Paint Dems As Weak
By Greg Sargent - December 27, 2007, 4:14PM

Looks like Obama adviser David Axelrod isn't the only key player talking about the effect the Bhutto assassination will have on the Dem primary.

Here's Hillary supporter Evan Bayh, saying that the killing is a reminder that the Republicans will use such occasions to paint Dems as weak, which is why we need to nominate Hillary:

“When there are unfortunate calamities like this, the Republicans , ‘See. See what we told you? We have to have someone who’s strong to defend America at a time of concern.’ Well, Senator Clinton is strong,” he said. “And she’s experienced. And she’s tough enough to defend this country and do it in a way that’s true to our values, the civil liberties we cherish, and that’s one of the reasons why I’m supporting her.”...

“The job of the next president is not to be entertainer in chief. The job of the next president is to move our country forward to make the substantive changes that will matter in our daily lives, and to protect us in an uncertain and dangerous world. And that’s why in a field of very good candidates, I believe Senator Clinton has the right combination of experience and strength to accomplish all of those things.”

http://tpmelectioncentral.com/2007/12/hillary_backer_bayh_assassination_reminds_us_that_we_need_hillary_lest_gop_paint_dems_as_weak.php

[MGKrebs]

1. ugh.

[sniffa]

2. someone should start a poll asking if it was wrong for him to politicize this

[DemKR]

3. There's a difference between praising a candidate, vs. ATTACKING ONE

Axelrod wasn't "Talking about how it was going to effect" the primary......He was basically telling the world why Hillary Clinton would destroy America. GEt your facts straight.

[DS1]

4. he was simply implying that there's no point in electing people who fuck up over and over again

[Flabbergasted]

5. "Why Hillary Clinton would destroy America"?

[TheWraith]

9. You call that an attack? Let me set you straight.

Bringing up somebody's self-admitted teenage drug use is an attack.

Calling somebody on the fact that they backed a disasterous war that's helped destabilize a nuclear weapons state is about POLICY.

[earthlover]

28. BINGO!

Apparently, the Hillary Herd thinks their own shit doesn't stink. When they attack it is not an attack. ANyone who points it out is a Hillary Hater or worse.

But they can attack with impunity. And of course, they try to contend that they do not do negative campaigning.

Their down-is-up up-is-down doublespeak reminds me of arguements I have had with the right wingnuts during the buildup to the Iraq War. Except then they were republicans for the most part....

[earthlover]

27. In your dreams! So you didn't notice Bayh was attacking Obama? REALLY?

The entire bit was capitalizing on the assassination to knock Obama's supposed lack of experience, he even made a quip about "entertainer in chief". That is so childish! Mr Bayh went down a few notches with that one for sure in my view. That is the sort of rot I would expect from a high school internet chat room, but from a responsible adult? HUH?

This is so much part of the recent style of the HIllary Bash Campaign. The use of surrogates to suggest that Obama does not have the experience to be president.

[BeyondGeography]

6. Key difference: Team Restoration eagerly uses this event as a selling point

and Axelrod only spoke after being bird-dogged by reporters about why Bhutto's death wasn't a win for Hillary.

Voters will have six days to figure out the difference; it won't take that long.

[MNDemNY]

7. I knew HRC's campaign couldn't be too far behind BHO's in

putting the death of this woman to good use! Way to go, Both of you!http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x3893795
edited to add link.

[hayu_lol]

8. This is one of those times when remarks by the principals is required...

Bayh(Repugnant light)is out of place since he is not a principal.

Whether his statement is good or bad, it is in bad taste and dilutes the message from the candidates themselves.

[NYCGirl]

10. Actually, Evan Bayh was on record FIRST:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=3893295&mesg_id=3893295

That's the original post. He beat Axelrod by about an hour.

[annie1]

11. did he point to Obama though?

[ElizabethDC]

15. No, he didn't mention any of Sen. Clinton's opponents. n/t

[MNDemNY]

12. Oh for chrissake, now you want to

argue over which one went into the sewer first? You've got to be kidding. Nothing but a bunch of kids on a playground. Sheeeeesh!

[MNDemNY]

13. Also as an aside:

On the record at: axelrod- 2:49pm bayh- 4:14 pm .....but who needs to split that hair?:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[babylonsister]

16. Bayh originally - 1:17pm. So there!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=3893295&mesg_id=3893295

;-)

[MNDemNY]

17. I so knew the cry from across the monkey bars would come! WOW! Just WOW!

I will concede YOUR point...Barack quickly followed Hillary into the sewer. So, there.I'm glad to see you admit that's where he went.

[babylonsister]

19. No, I don't think Axelrod went into the sewer. He was asked a question,

he answered it. Sorry if folks don't like the answer.

[MNDemNY]

20. Nice try.

SWWWIIRRRRLLLL

[calteacherguy]

14. More of the same absolutely bankrupt argument. nt

[bunnies]

18. Just like we were going to get attacked it we elected Kerry in '04.

Enough of this fear mongering bullshit. Ive had it!

[earthlover]

29. pretty sad when the fear mongering is supposed Democrats against Democrats

Maybe the Hillary Herd should start a chapter of "Democrats Agaist Democrats"

[LittleClarkie]

21. If I'm looking for someone with foreign policy experience, I'll pick Biden

or Richardson.

[AwakeAtLast]

22. That's my Dem Senator in action.

In Red State Indiana, this is as Dem as we get. Sadly. :(

[zulchzulu]

23. That is truly a sickening "observation" on Bayh's part

It's so twisted on so many levels...

[annie1]

24. i don't know much about this dude, but blech.

[Renew Deal]

25. And if we do pick Hillary the republicans will paint us as no different than them.

What a quandary.

[SoxFan]

26. "Entertainer in Chief"

Is this what you mean?


Come on Sen. Bayh, you're a better man than this.

[earthlover]

30. Is he? Will he apologize? We'll see....

Actually I took it as yet another stupid slam against Oprah.

But with a similar underlying fear....

[Perry Logan]

31. The Obama people have assured us in many, many threads that this sort of thing is perfectly OK.

Though apparently not if Hillary's people do it.

[Perry Logan]

32. AXELRODGATE THREAD #3

[AtomicKitten]

33. This thread is re: BAYHGATE ... you must have taken a wrong turn on the internets.