Hillary Camp Hits Rudy: He's Running "First Negative Ad Of Campaign"

The Hillary campaign is hitting back at Rudy's full-page Times ad faulting her for daring to raise questions about Scholar-Warrior Petraeus' credibility. The statement from Hillary spokesperson Phil Singer:

It’s hardly surprising that Mayor Giuliani is running the first negative ad of the 08 campaign given his inability to justify his unqualified support for President Bush’s failed Iraq strategy. Senator Clinton respects Gen Petraeus’ service to our country. She knows the best way to honor our soldiers is to end the war in Iraq and bring them home.

Comments (16)

Daniel wrote on September 14, 2007 1:38 PM:

By contrast, Elizabeth Edwards came out denouncing the MoveOn ad today, a highly surprising move given her husband's attempt at seducing the anti-war crowd.

john mccutchen wrote on September 14, 2007 1:44 PM:

I really don't understand why some waste their time trying to prove that Hillary isn't a general election disaster waiting to happen for the Democrats or why some dems are so caught up in the "good old days" that they can't wait to cross that bridge back to the 20th century

Rudy and the Republicans know what some democrats seem unable to comprehend - that as George Bush is for Democrats, Hillary Clinton is the best motivator a Republican could hope for and at this point, their only chance for survival in the WH and the Congress


I can only conclude that some dems harbor a death wish

rssrai wrote on September 14, 2007 1:54 PM:

Moveon.org should go after George Bush becasue he is the on who is betraying us. General Patraeus is going to end up getting the same treatment all generals get from Bush which is betrayal. General Patreus got stuck in a tough place, but he put himself there. Saying that my husband retired from the military and he was against the Iraq war from the first and got a lot of criticism from his brothers, but not once did they say he did not serve his country with respect. The military is a tough life and it takes a lot of strength to serve, and General Patraeus deserves at least some respect for this, no matter what people think in their hearts. Elizabeth did the right thing speaking up.

john mccutchen wrote on September 14, 2007 2:03 PM:

MoveOn is SPOT ON

Gen PetRaeus is a rank careerist. An exceptional whore in an administration of hacks and whores.

He isn't in Powell's position at all. He went from two stars to four stars in that promotion. He pushed the Bush line in 2004. He's failed in every Iraq assignment he's had including this one

The truth hurts but the truth needs to be told for a change

His CENTCOM superior Adm Fallon knows what PetRaeus is all about.

Next MoveOn ad should run under this headline:

Fallon told Petraeus [in March] that he considered him to be “an ass-kissing little chickensh*t” and added, “I hate people like that”, the sources say. That remark reportedly came after Petraeus began the meeting by making remarks that Fallon interpreted as trying to ingratiate himself with a superior."
Paula wrote on September 14, 2007 2:06 PM:

"Scholar-Warrior," lol. Good one, Greg.

Paula wrote on September 14, 2007 2:07 PM:

"Scholar-Warrior," lol. Good one, Greg.

Robby Love wrote on September 14, 2007 2:28 PM:

"An exceptional whore"? Classy.

It isn't Hillary who will rally the Republican base, it's hate mongers like you and MoveOn who wallow in your own self-gratifying vitriol that will rally them.

Seek anger-management counseling so you can start saying constructive things that will help make a difference in this country instead of merely fluffing up your own ego.

NCSteve wrote on September 14, 2007 2:30 PM:

Has anyone ever noticed how, if you don't look, you can't tell whether a response to something from Hillary's campaign is coming from a spokesman or from the candidate herself? Or, indeed, how even the stuff she says in her debates sounds like it was written by a committee?

john mccutchen wrote on September 14, 2007 2:32 PM:

Robby..thanks but no thanks

If I want pissant psychology. I tune in DR. Phil

john wrote on September 14, 2007 2:35 PM:

NC Steve

At the risk of another spit wad from the dwindling Bush AMEN chorus, Robby lead tenor

You've just described Hillary's "experience" in a nutshell

I've never been to New Zealand before. But one of my role models, Xena, the warrior princess, comes from there. If we have to use force, it is because we are America. We are the indispensable nation. We stand tall. We see further into the future. Madeleine Albright
john mccutchen wrote on September 14, 2007 2:38 PM:

Here's my advice Robby...


First you've got to get mad! YouTube

Then you'll see how fast we all can throw the War Party out of office

JT wrote on September 14, 2007 2:40 PM:

John Mc: You might be right about Hillary being the great motivator of the right, just as W. is for the left. But W. won in 2004 because he had his base and just enough independents to defeat the very motivated Dems. Since then the Republicans have driven so many people into the arms of the Dems that the same could very well happen with Hillary. At the moment, the Dem. base is bigger than the Rep. base. She just might pull it off. Sadly, there's little other choice. Obama is running an empty campaign and Edwards is sinking fast.

Robby Love wrote on September 14, 2007 2:40 PM:

You're welcome. And thank YOU for cementing my point. Guess I struck a nerve, huh? Have you even stopped posting yet? :)

And by the way, I in no way supported Bush in my post. Obsess much?

john mccutchen wrote on September 14, 2007 4:34 PM:

Robbie Love


Do you with me and Admiral Fallon hate "chickensh*t ass lickers" like that phony Gen Petraeus?


Does Hillary make you glad?


Do I make you mad?

Consider yourself Confirmed

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90ELleCQvew

john mccutchen wrote on September 14, 2007 4:38 PM:

JT...

I don't doubt that Hillary, as of now, is the marginal favorite to beat any Republican.


But I don't really care about NOW. I don't care about avenging Bill as much as I admire him, as strenuously as I supported him, as many hours as I waited to hear him speak when he was hours late...


The point is that Hillary is without question the weakest democrat we can nominate NEXT year

Rudy knows it
The Republicans know it
I know it
You know it

Let's make Hillary's experience THE issue of the primary campaign.

john mccutchen wrote on September 14, 2007 7:22 PM:

Some democrats need to lay off their schadenfreude schnapps before trying to get on the bridge back to the 20th century


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Now in disgrace, his role as one of Clinton's top money bundlers will dog him and her presidential campaign while law enforcement authorities investigate his business and political dealings

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