TPM Reader AJ …
Josh-What, exactly, is Bill Clinton supposed to have said that is so ‘venomous?’ I’ve noted many pro-Obama commenters and surrogates, including Claire McCaskill and Michelle Obama today, complaining in a very non-specific way about Bill Clinton’s supposed ‘distortions’ and ‘attacks’ against Obama, but I can’t find any specific credible charges of the same.
The Iraq charge against Obama, he opposed the war in the beginning, but didn’t offer consistent opposition to the war after that, is defensible, if debatable in terms of relavence and nuance. Same with Obama’s infamous ‘Party of Ideas’ comments. I am not even sure what the other ‘distortions’ are supposed.
However, tt seems like there’s an effort by the Obama team to avoid addressing the charges by just crying ‘unfair!’ and creating an impression of unseemliness about an ex-President campaigning, which again, is debatable.
That’s fine, it’s politics, on both sides. But, eitherway, on February 5th I am voting for John Edwards.
