mrs clinton doesnt respond to michelle obama

[dempartisan23]

i think she is wise for ignoring mrs obama. senator obama should ignore bill clinton.

[NYCGirl]

1. And when Michelle Obama gets the same amount of news coverage as Bill Clinton,

please let me know.

[Major Hogwash]

4. Obama has to run against both Bill and Hillary.

And when he wins in South Carolina this weekend, they will blame it on the media - again.

[dempartisan23]

7. but hillary has to run against 2 obama's

bill was president but he is still her husband. spouses will speak up but its up to the candidates to stay on message. i think it would have been unwise if mrs clinton had said michelle obama was being misleading. ignore the spouses, stay on message.

[NYCGirl]

11. But neither one of those is a former POTUS upon whose every word the

press hangs.

[hisownpetard]

14. ...and that's a very important difference here.

[mopinko]

12. yeah, you never hear anything

about that nice mrs edwards.

[dempartisan23]

21. too bad about edwards

all the attention is focused on the top 2 now.

[aquart]

6. Absolutely. When is she running for office?

And will Barack support her?

[hisownpetard]

2. Care to share what you're talking about here, or is it a secret?

[dempartisan23]

3. spouses have the right to speak up

but the candidates should stay on message.

[aquart]

9. Yes, it was insulting when he said he didn't know who he was running against.

It implied Hillary was just Bill's stand in. His puppet. Me, I don't appreciate that.

[Cha]

10. bill clinton is a former president who is

defiling himself with his lies and smears. Do spouses have a right to lie?

[Adelante]

5. Bill Clinton should remember he is a candidate's spouse

And not a candidate. He should support his wife in her efforts, not run himself against her opponents. That would help the situation.

[aquart]

8. Are you blaming Bill for his press coverage?

Because that's what it sounds like.

[Adelante]

13. No, I am blaming Bill for forgetting he is the symbolic leader of the Democratic Party

As a spouse he should talk up Hillary's record and attributes and policies. He should not attack another Democratic candidate on her behalf. She is capable of fighting her own battles and as the candidate that is her proper role. He is no ordinary surrogate. He is the last Democratic President of the United States. He has responsibilities to the party and all Democrats. He's got to use restraint, although I am not sure he is capable of it at this point.

[hisownpetard]

15. I agree with every word.

[Major Hogwash]

17. WAS - past tense! He is no longer the symbolic leader of anything except of the Clinton household!

And maybe he doesn't wear the pants there either!

[Adelante]

20. Until there is another sitting Democratic president, he is, I believe

Not that he behaves as if he is the symbolic leader of the Democratic Party.

[Tactical Progressive]

19. Bill is frustrated because the media

simply isn't taking Obama to task about anything. He's been running a smearing, race-baiting campaign and he's getting a free ride. From his history, which you would think would be important given his notable lack of Washington experience, to his flimsy IWR pretenses, to his low-road campaign. Obama, like Publicans and anybody running against Democrats, and especially the Clintons, doesn't need teflon when it comes to media scrutiny.

Bill knows he'll get the coverage, and he's been right. In pointing out Obama's hypocrisy over the IWR he both made the point and suffered Obama's racebaiting ugliness, which made another point in showing a glimpse of what Obama is really like, which is neither high-road nor bringing people together. Of course the media still didn't cover that, but it was noticed even without their coverage.

As long as the mainstream media is going to coddle and protect Obama, I think Bill should continue doing what he is doing.

[Ashy Larry]

16. Michelle hasn't been lying about Hillary.

Bill has been lying about Barack.

[Midlodemocrat]

18. "mrs.clinton?" "senator obama?"

Uh, okay. :eyes:

[mopinko]

22. hey, at least

it isn't senator obama and hill. :eyes: