Hillary Spokesperson: Obama-Rezko Story Should "Set Off Alarm Bells In Newsrooms Across America"
Hillary advisers continued pushing the press to get tougher on Obama on a conference call with reporters just a few moments ago, urging the media to take a much closer look at the Obama-Rezko story than it has thus far.
To make his case, Hillary spokesperson Phil Singer pointed to this little detail in the Chicago Sun Times today:
Tony Rezko's wife, family members and friends crowded behind him onto a courtroom bench. Spectators spilled into an overflow courtroom. Among them was a staffer from U.S. Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign, taking detailed notes.
Singer noted that Obama has a staffer on hand at Rezko's trial, accused Obama of failing to answer questions about his relationship with Rezko, and concluded that the story "should set off alarm bells in newsrooms across America."
It seems clear that Hillary's bash-the-press strategy -- and it is a strategy -- is working by various measures, but it's unclear as yet whether it will have proven too little, too late. We'll find out soon enough.
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