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)
Its almost as if they have a disfunctional relationship. Almost as if he'd rather she not succeed.
That or he's magically gone politically tone-deaf in the last 8 years.
Major media outlets have confirmed that Hillary used the fabricated story AT LEAST FOUR DIFFERENT TIMES, beginning back in 2007. She used the fabricated story as justification when releasing her 3 AM attack ad.
No way was this a one-time "misspeak." It was an oft-told LIE.
Both Clintons believe that if they say something over and over enough times, people will believe it like sheep.
LIED about Bosnia. LIED about support for NAFTA. LLED about "firing" Mark Penn. LIED about not knowing that Penn and husband Bill were on the Colombian payroll for nearly a year.
Shame on YOU, Bill and Hillary Clinton.
so, you don't want years of finger-wagging, triangulation, compartmentalization - then don't let the circus back in town! Let's skip the drama, and vote Obama!
why did he do that? because HRC campaign wanted to knock the Penn story (and Obama saying he would have fired Penn) off the front page. simple cost analysis. This will be the Clinton story through the weekend. Much better than raising all those uncomfortable questions about conflicts of interest over free trade. Mission accomplished. The media is so easily played.