Sabotage
Bill Clinton in IN yesterday twice retold his wife's story about landing in Bosnia under sniper fire, reports NBC/NJ's Mike Memoli, who also filed the vid above.
Now, why would he do that? After the Bosnia tale dogged Hillary Clinton for days, and forced her to say that she "misspoke" because she was overtired, the flap had finally fizzled. Is Bill Clinton just so angry at the media for making a to-do of it that he couldn't keep mum, that he had to scold reporters for continued mistreatment of the former first lady? Whatever his reasoning, it's bad timing. A short-sighted move.
For all his gifts of gab and mastery of policy, the former president has proven to be a liability at several critical junctions in the Dem contest, including before the key South Carolina primary. Now, with 10 days until PA, Clinton's reminding voters of HRC's expansive version of that landing in Bosnia. That, coupled with continued buzz about the $800K Bill Clinton earned giving speeches in Colombia in favor of a trade agreement his wife opposes, adds up to one spousal liability. Still, Clinton camp staffers haven't ever successfully managed the former president. So why imagine they could start now?
(JENNIFER SKALKA)
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