Obama Fundraising Email: Hillary And McCain Using "The Very Same Words" To Attack Me
From a novel Obama campaign fundraising email that seeks to raise money off the dust-up over the "small town" comments...
A few days ago, Barack spoke about the frustrations that working people in this country are feeling and said what we all know is true: that many people are bitter and angry because they believe their government isn't listening to them....our opponents have been spinning the media and peddling fake outrage around the clock. John McCain's campaign, which will continue the George Bush economic policies that have devastated the middle class, called Barack out of touch and elitist. And Hillary Clinton, who is the candidate who said lobbyists represent real people, didn't just echo the Republican candidate's talking points: she actually used the very same words to pile on with more attacks.
Hillary campaign spokesperson Phil Singer attacked the email on today's campaign conference call, arguing that Obama had misrepresented his own comments by focusing on his claim that folks are "bitter" rather than on the guns and religion part.
"They are trying to recast what Senator Obama said and focus on the least controversial elements," Singer complained.
But the Clinton camp didn't address the letter's charge that Hillary and McCain are using identical language to hit Obama over this.
Late Update: Here's audio of this morning's Clinton campaign conference call:
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