Clinton campaign pulls widely criticized negative Obama ad

[Adelante]

GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Under fire for airing misleading attacks on Sen. Barack Obama, the Clinton campaign has pulled a radio ad that quoted the Illinois senator calling Republicans "the party of ideas" and suggesting he thought those ideas superior to Democratic ones. But the Obama campaign has already counter-punched, launching a new radio spot saying Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton will "say anything" to get elected.

The Clinton campaign did not immediately explain why it had pulled its radio spot, which had triggered a furious response from the Obama campaign and touched off a wave of criticism from Democrats who said the Clinton campaign has grown excessively aggressive in recent days. The Obama ad was no less fierce. It reminded voters that Clinton had voted to authorize the war in Iraq, saying she "voted for George Bush's war," and accused her of making "false attacks" on Obama.

"Hillary Clinton: She'll say anything and change nothing," the ad says.

Clinton tried to rise above the fray, delivering remarks on the economy here. She focused her public statements on President Bush, saying he had failed to confront a slipping economy during most of his presidency. Her aides, meanwhile, are downplaying expectations for how she will do here on Saturday, in the fourth nominating contest. Even though she has campaigned here at length and deployed her husband, described as her most effective surrogate, extensively, her advisers said they expect her to lose.

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/01/24/clinton_pulls_negative_sc_ad.html

[David Zephyr]

1. So what that they pulled it? They got the damage they wanted done. It's how the Clintons operate.

The Clintons have their campaign e-mail and phone voters that Barack is a "muslim" and then stop ...only when they get caught or called out for it.

The Clintons have their campaign continue mentioning "drug use" and "drug dealing" about Barack and then stop ...only when they get caught or called out for it.

The Clintons have their campaign continue to remind voters that Barack is a man of color and then stop ...only when they get caught or called out for it.

The Clintons have their campaign run sleezy ads about Barack and then stop...only when they get caught or called out for it.

[Lerkfish]

2. yup, its similar to Rovian tactics: doesn't matter if you have to withdraw

a false charge, because the damage is already done.

[MethuenProgressive]

3. Obama's Swiftboat attack ad is still on the air, though.

It's sad how far he's fallen.

[Adelante]

15. No, it's not

They pulled it once they knew Clinton had pulled hers.

[Tom Rinaldo]

17. Well it is good to hear that both of them have been pulled

I am pleased by this turn of events.

[Adelante]

19. Yes, I am, too, Tom nt

[HeraldSquare212]

4. Apology to voters for wasting their time with garbage coming next? nt

[AGirl]

5. i have no problem wtih clinton's ad

people can judge for themselves what obama meant when he said "party of ideas"

[robbedvoter]

6. The add used Obama's words.

[JackORoses]

7. taken completely out of context, of course

[robbedvoter]

13. "the party of ideas" is a full context

[JackORoses]

20. you don't know what context means, do you?

[sandnsea]

14. I think your screen name is a riot

Do you seriously claim to be outraged over stolen elections and then defend the Clintons as they engage in the same practices that your screen name would indicate you abhor??

[Imagevision]

18. The add used Obama's words, edited from various interviews-speeches...

[jefferson_dem]

8. It's about damn time.

Have they apologized yet?

[rox63]

9. Maybe ads like this are why she's dropping int he SC polls n/t

[Cha]

10. clintons will SAY ANYTHING and CHANGE NOTHING.

their coarse, brittle, and full of desperation.

[Unsane]

11. Because it's KILLING her there. There's a real chance she could come in 3rd.

Which would be a disaster for them.

[peoli]

12. I say let them keep attacking like pigs and dig their own grave

[Imagevision]

16. The Billary's, they've sunk to low levels because they know Obama is strong...!