O: "She started this campaign saying she wanted to make history but lately she's been rewriting it."

[BeyondGeography]

Obama: Clinton MLK Comments Ludicrous

Obama called the "notion" that his campaign is responsible for the backlash Hillary Clinton has faced about her comments on Martin Luther King Jr.'s role in the in the civil rights movement "ludicrous" in a conference call today to announce the endorsement of Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill.

"Well this is fascinating to me," Obama began of Clinton's remarks on Meet the Press, in which she accused the Obama campaign of stirring the pot among African-American leaders about her remarks that it "took a president" to pass civil rights legislation.

Obama characterized Clinton's remarks as "tired Washington politicians and the games they play."

"She made an unfortunate remark about Martin Luther King and Lyndon Johnson,” he said. “I haven't remarked on it. And she offended some folks who thought she diminished the role about King and the civil rights movement. The notion that this is our doing is ludicrous.”

Obama went on to criticize Clinton's interview, saying that she spent an hour focused on attacking him rather than "telling people about her positive vision for America."

During the interview, Clinton accused of Obama of waffling on his opposition to the war after arriving in the Senate. He said that he had "absolutely" and "unambiguously" opposed the war "at a time when she didn't read the intelligence reports."

Clinton also criticized the ethics bill that Obama helped pass through the senate, pointing to the provision that allows lobbyists to buy politicians meals if they are eating standing up rather than sitting down.

In response to Clinton's comments on ethics reform, Obama said, "She belittled the most sweeping ethic reform since Watergate," and accused Clinton of standing on the "sidelines" instead of trying to help get it passed.

"She started this campaign saying she wanted to make history but lately she's been rewriting it," he added...

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/01/13/574170.aspx

[wyldwolf]

1. what has she rewritten?

[Joe the Revelator]

2. Thats an awesome line.

[boston bean]

3. The punch must have landed! nt

[annie1]

4. Good for him. I'm a hil supporter, but nice going Obama. don't take that shit....

the sad part is though, that now she's gonna freak out and put her foot in her mouth some more. arrrrrrgh. : ).

he's really smart.

[jefferson_dem]

5. Bingo.

Not only true but it also reinforces people's existing image of the Clintons as slick prevaricate.

[snagglepuss]

6. dupe

[snagglepuss]

7. How do you explain Maya Angelou's continued staunch support of Hillary?

In a terrific CBC interview Maya Angelou was asked what her friends MLK and Stokely Carmicheal would think of her supporting Hillary over Obama, she didn't hesitate in her reply.

[madrchsod]

8. Stokely Carmicheal would have supported hillary?

now that is really interesting..the founder of SNCC and later a black panther supporting hillary...

[snagglepuss]

10. Maya said that Stokely would have stood behind her decision to

support Hillary, Maya didn't say he would have supported Hillary.

[madrchsod]

12. thanks for the clarification

[Yael]

9. Well played, Senator Obama. Well played.

:applause:

[MS Liberal]

11. There he goes again, showing us why he is a show horse.