Second Clinton volunteer asked to resign...again for sending hoax Obama/Muslim e-mails

[TeamJordan23]

Clinton Volunteer Asked to Resign
By NEDRA PICKLER
Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) - Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign on Sunday requested the resignation of a second Iowa volunteer coordinator who forwarded a hoax e-mail saying Barack Obama is a Muslim possibly intent on destroying the United States.
Obama is a member of the United Church of Christ and says he has never been a Muslim, but false rumors attempting to tie him to Islamic jihadists are circulating on the Internet.

"Let us all remain alert concerning Obama's expected presidential Candidacy," read the e-mail. "Please forward to everyone you know. The Muslims have said they Plan on destroying the US from the inside out, what better way to start than at The highest level."

The Clinton campaign has decried the rumors as offensive and outrageous, and last week forced volunteer Jones County coordinator Judy Rose to resign after learning that she forwarded a such an e-mail on Nov. 21. But it turns out Rose wasn't the only one.

Linda Olson, a volunteer coordinator in Iowa County, had forwarded a similar version on Oct. 5, without comment, to 11 people. One of the recipients was Ben Young, a regional field director for Democrat Chris Dodd's campaign, who provided a copy to The Associated Press on Sunday.


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[Renew Deal]

1. Is this what's going on in Hillary's campaign offices?

Sending smear spam? That might explain their performance.

[IndianaGreen]

6. The Hillary campaign feigns ignorance, yet the hateful e-mails continue to pour

I think these e-mails are representative of the atmosphere in Hillaryland.

[ElizabethDC]

11. I don't think it's representative at all.

I live in DC and have volunteered several times at Hillary's national HQ here. When I've been there, I've never heard the staffers even talk about Hillary's opponents - they put a lot of focus on Hillary's qualities as a candidate. It's a very postive atmosphere, IMO, though I obviously can't speak for all of her field offices across the country.

[Renew Deal]

24. They just fire the people that get caught.

[ClarkUSA]

31. Hillaryworld "fired" Judy Rose TWO WEEKS after they were first notified - and only after it hit DKos

I really hope the Obama campaign addresses this soon, because I'll bet more than these two Hillaryous regional directors have been doing the same
damnable thing. God only knows how many people have been exposed to this freeper-imitation swift boating attack.

Mark Penn really is Hillary's Karl Rove and Hillary really is Bush-lite. F*ck them both for being such unconscionable dirty tricksters who are bent on
winning at any cost.

[MADem]

2. Jesus, with staffers like that, who needs enemies?

If this is representative of the quality of her help, she's gonna have problems.

[Bluzmann57]

3. Most of us Iowans don't like negative campaigning

And it will cost Ms. Clinton if it continues.

[BootinUp]

4. Its humorous how people are implying this reflects on Clinton badly. nt

[ClarkUSA]

9. Yeah, if Obama staffers were sending out "Hillary the lesbian who killed Vince Foster" emails...

I'm sure Hillaryworlders would never imply that such incidents reflected badly on Obama, right?

:eyes:

[BootinUp]

15. I would similarly chuckle out loud in a derogatory way.

I wouldn't use derogatory names for supporters like you do though.

[ClarkUSA]

35. Yeah, right... and I'm sure your fellow Hillaryworlders would do the same.

:eyes:

[Colobo]

43. LOL!

[creeksneakers2]

41. I'm not nuts enough to believe

that Obama would send out Hillary is a lesbian E-mails. She and he both are too bright and would be deeply offended by those types of E-mails.

How do Hillary haters actually believe Hillary would be involved in something as stupid as this? I guess if you hate enough you can believe just about anything.

[MethuenProgressive]

5. "Clinton's campaign on Sunday requested the resignation"

"The Clinton campaign responded by asking for Olson's resignation."

"We've made our position on this crystal clear," said Clinton spokesman Mo Elleithee. "Our campaign does not tolerate this kind of activity or campaigning. As soon as it came to our attention, we asked this individual to step down."
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Thanks for the update.

[Progress And Change]

8. Clinton fires bigots, Obama uses bigots to win votes

so maybe this is somewhere where Obama does represent change, a change from the Democratic Party's long tradition of opposing bigotry even when politically expedient? :shrug:

[ClarkUSA]

10. Clinton has staffers emailing swift boating Republican Madrassa smears, Obama is on top in Iowa.

;-)

[ElizabethDC]

12. Depending on which poll you look at . . . n/t

[ClarkUSA]

21. According to the RCP average, he's on top in Iowa over Ms. Madrassa Email Campaign

And the most recent poll, Newsweek, has Obama leading by SIX points ahead of your swift boating candidate -- outside the MOE.
Can't wait for that Oprah bump.... oh, and f*ck the Clintons for running such a scumbag Rovian oppo-operation against a good
Democrat like Obama: Hillary really is Bush-lite. The Clinton campaign puts Rove to shame. :puke:

[Progress And Change]

29. obama's tactics put Nixon, Reagan, and Helms on top too in the past

That doesn't make it right.

[ClarkUSA]

34. Clintonian = Nixonian

None of your BS is going to change that fact. You're an example of it right now.

[ripple]

44. A campaign error is not a 'tactic'

Obama has made it clear that he seeks equal rights and opportunities for gay and lesbian citizens, and that he wholeheartedly disagrees with McClurkin's views about homosexuality.

He also has a strong record to back his statements up, but believe what you will.

[Progress And Change]

48. he knew who mcculkrin was and what he was doing

Regarding the rest of your post, change "Obama" to "Nixon" and "gay and lesbian" to "minorities", rewind back to 1968 and the same thing could have been said about Nixon, the author of the racist "Southern strategy."

[ripple]

49. What part of this statement confuses you?

"I have clearly stated my belief that gays and lesbians are our brothers and sisters and should be provided the respect, dignity, and rights of all other citizens. I have consistently spoken directly to African-American religious leaders about the need to overcome the homophobia that persists in some parts of our community so that we can confront issues like HIV/AIDS and broaden the reach of equal rights in this country. I strongly believe that African Americans and the LGBT community must stand together in the fight for equal rights. And so I strongly disagree with Reverend McClurkin's views and will continue to fight for these rights as President of the United States to ensure that America is a country that spreads tolerance instead of division."

Again, McClurkin was a campaign mistake. Nothing more, nothing less. And I was born in 1968. I believe I have the appropriate respect for the events that occurred that year. I sincerely hope that you do, too.

[IndianaGreen]

20. The Clintons gave us DOMA, Don't Ask Don't Tell, and...

it was the Clintons that told John Kerry to oppose gay rights in order to gain a tactical advantage in 2004. Kerry refused to do a Sister Souljah on LGBTs as the Clintons had advised him to do.

[Joe the Revelator]

38. At what point does Team Hillary ask for your resignation?

nt

[ClarkUSA]

7. Why am I not surprised? I always thought Hillaryworld was behind the recent Madrassa email spread.

And the only time they've moved to get rid of staffers is when the public is informed. The campaign let Judy Rose stay on TWO WEEKS after they
were initially notified she'd sent out the racist swift boating emails. I wonder how long Mark Penn sat on the info about Linda Olson before this
AP story broke?

[IndianaGreen]

13. Remember how the Clintons sabotaged John Kerry?

Hillary joined the GOP in the smearing of Kerry, saying that Kerry had insulted all the troops with a joke.

The Clinton's henchman Carville alerting Dick Cheney that Kerry was considering challenging the Ohio results.

Bill Clinton trying to get Kerry to throw the gays under the bus in order to get votes.

[Tellurian]

18. Wow...to hear you tell it...YOU WERE THERE...so you know first hand..

:rofl:

[IndianaGreen]

25. Sorry you are suffering from Hillary amnesia

but everything I mentioned was hotly debated in DU.

[Tellurian]

14. The Clintons broke the story, not the other way around..

spinning, spinning, spinning... :rofl:

[BootinUp]

17. lol nt

[ClarkUSA]

26. No, the Dodd campaign staffer sent a copy of the second Clintonian's Madrassa email to the AP.

They got busted AGAIN. Clinton campaign is trying to cover their asses, the dirty Rovian shits.

[jefferson_dem]

16. Another "bad apple" huh?

The only two rotten ones in the Clinton machine, i'm sure... :sarcasm:

Had enough yet?

EDIT: Obama spokesman Bill Burton responded, ``Iowans know garbage when they see it and it has no place in this race.''

[goldcanyonaz]

19. And, who cares? These people are volunteers.

.

[Adelante]

22. It doesn't say the one woman received it from the other woman

So this is two volunteer coordinators independently sending this email?

[ClarkUSA]

27. Yes, now TWO Clintonians have been caught sending freeper Madrassa emails around

I'm sure it's just an innocent coincidence.... :mad:

[Adelante]

28. Quite the coinkydink

Yes, indeed.

[BootinUp]

30. It must be a conspiracy. lol.

[Vickers]

23. I can't believe Clinton can't keep her regional coordinators in check.

:sarcasm:

[zulchzulu]

32. I've talked with several Iowans while phone banking that say Obama is a Muslim

Not that there is anything wrong with being a Muslim, but you can bet they got their "information" from emails they got from people like this asswipe.

[ClarkUSA]

37. Me too, thanks to Hillary's swift boating campaign against Obama

I hope Obama addresses this soon in his inimitable cool way. This will only get worse because I am certain that these two regional directors are not the
only ones. They're only the ones who got caught... so far.

[mtnsnake]

33. Hillary handled it quickly & professionally by firing the SOB who did it

Of course they phrased it as "asked him to step down" which is just a polite modern-day term for getting fired.

Hillary once again proves how presidential she acts, not hesitating to take swift action. :smoke:

[geek tragedy]

36. I don't believe in coincidences. n/t

[Madam Mossfern]

39. It doesn't matter that this person was "fired"

the misinformation was sent out and the damage has been done. You cannot go back in time and make it different. Oops, I ran over your puppy...so sorry. For me that just doesn't cut it. BTW, I am NOT an Obama supporter.

[creeksneakers2]

42. What damage was done?

Only a handful of E-mails went out and some went to people in the Hillary and Dodd campaigns. The smear E-mail has been around for months and no harm came to Obama from the few that were sent by Hillary volunteers.

If you went through all the E-mails of all the campaign volunteers for all the candidates you'd find lots of embarrassing stuff.

[ClarkUSA]

46. You know damn well what damage was done... you Clintonian BS is transparent.

I can't wait until Shrillary goes down in flames a month from now. Democrats deserve better than the Clintons.

[itsrobert]

40. I wonder what's Linda Olsen's DU username?

It shouldn't be hard to figure it out.

[Beacool]

45. So, according to some of the Obama fans

Hillary personally authorized these campaigners to spread that email about Obama????? Wow, you are too much! If you really think that's true, then you're way past drinking the Kool-Aid and have moved on to something much stronger.

Whatever...........

For the record, I'm glad that they were fired, there's no room for anybody like that in a campaign.

Oh, and if any you had attended a Clinton campaign training session you would have known that the bashing of other Democratic candidates is not allowed.

[TeamJordan23]

47. No one is saying that. nm