The White House sought on Wednesday to turn the page on Hillary Clinton’s recent criticism of President Barack Obama’s foreign policy, insisting that the two have a “resilient relationship” and had “many hugs” over the years.
Peppered with questions from reporters traveling with the president at Martha’s Vineyard, White House deputy spokesman Eric Schultz said Obama “appreciated” former Secretary of State Clinton’s call to make nice and stressed their “close and resilient relationship.”
A Clinton spokesman said Tuesday she called Obama to make sure he knows that nothing she told the Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg was “an attempt to attack him” and that she “she looks forward to hugging it out” when the two meet on Wednesday night.
Schultz said Obama “values her opinion” on policy matters and is looking “onwards and upwards.” He added, “I believe the president and Secretary Clinton have had many hugs over the years.”
Meanwhile, the Republican National Committee wryly said in an email to reporters Wednesday morning that Clinton was “literally hugging the President—hugging his flagging poll numbers, his failed foreign policy, and his abysmal legislative record. Perhaps the biggest takeaway: Hillary tried distancing herself and failed so spectacularly that she’s hugging him instead. Quite the tight rope. Can’t wait for this hug.”
Yawn.
So the RNC plan seems to be to spend a year arguing that Clinton is totally opposed to Obama, and then spend the following year arguing that Clinton and Obama are exactly the same. Or wait, Clinton is so opposed to Obama that she’s going to embrace him because she wasn’t able to distance herself enough because they are simultaneously in agreement and opposed to each other. That will definitely work…
What is it with Republicans and Schrodinger’s Cat?
This is classic Reince Priebus in squirrel costume petty drivel. The RNC sounds like the twitter account for the New York State GOP. Patheic losers. If he isn’t careful he is going to end up like them too.
Yep, it’s very much like their claim that Obama is a weak, feckless, bumbling fool who couldn’t lead his way out of a paper bag, and yet he’s also a dictatorial, mustache-twirling, tyrant who has the nation squirming under his iron fist. I suspect this line of attack will work as well on HRC as it has on President Obama.
1). Republicans recognize that Democrats have a huge advantage online and with social media.
2). Republicans recognize that trolling is a popular and easy form of expression online and with social media.
3). Republicans engage in trolling and call it a meaningful strategy for online engagement.