This is fighting back:

"When it comes to negative campaign tactics, Senator Obama has been a hypocrite from day one, decrying attack politics from one side of his mouth while he and his campaign wage a character assassination effort from the other."

This is caving:

"We obviously do not agree with that sentiment."

Nuff said.

I recommend everyone follow the link Eric provided to CNN, as there's a more complete transcription of Gen. Walters' comments there. His criticism focuses on Clinton making jokes about the sniper-fire lie, which I think is useful to know when evaluating his comments.

The missing piece is:

"Now we can assume, and let's keep in mind that Senator Clinton has said she was under sniper fire, or she joked about, which to me was the cruelest part of all this, she joked about it with Jay Leno. …"

It makes me wonder about the title of certain post topics. I think we all being played because we all know the disgusting game that politics is, and even if Obama tries to stay above it, and has not attacked her in the same vicious way she has attacked him, he still has to play the politics game. The people that exploit that (including hillary), I just dont have any respect for them. If they take this away from the rightful winner, I promise, at least for the urban neighborhood I'm in, the people will never come back to the Democratic party. Now that's off my chest, I'm ready to sit back and see, well see what happens....:)

Time for the Hillary supporters to clutch their pearls.

Reading about Obama's ethics bill is a joke.

He does not hold hearings on Afghanistan oversight committee.

What are you people thinking?

He should not be in the Senate let alone a candidate for President.

Sober up people.

I think if Obama makes it to POTUS, he should show his "moral authority" by having William Ayers accompany him, in laying a wreathe at the Tomb of the unknown soldier. Maybe Gen. Walter Stewart would like to join the fine outstanding citizen Ayers in the event, too?

Hil-liar-y is the queen of hypocrisy, so Senator Obama and his campaign is just keeping.

I found that General Walter Stewart had answered to the issue of Hillary lying about Bosnia some weeks ago. This is an excerpt of a letter he wrote on March 28, 2008 about that lie:

"And let me put to rest the security situation at the Tuzla Airport during the March 1996 FLOTUS (first lady of the United States) visit. In the video clip, as she bends to caress the small girl, movement among those behind her reveals a stocky officer wearing four stars on a fatigue cap. I am certain that officer is Admiral “Snuffy” Smith, the senior commander of forces in the Bosnia operation. But Admiral Smith or no, top ranking officers in a war zone don’t wear soft caps unless the security situation warrants it.

Senator Clinton’s recollection of being under fire at Tuzla is an unarguable fabrication – a reprehensible act of valor theft, no ifs, ands, or buts."

I found this 3-28-08 letter on the Pennsylvania Progressive web site, and saw that Gen. Stewart was responding to clarify the meaning of 'valor theft' which had been first asserted by Tammi Hetherington, a woman who had served in Bosnia and was appalled at Senator Clinton's fabrication.

Here is a line from General Stewart's 3-28-08 letter which could highlight the 'valor theft' in the behavior of the retired military 'analysts' who slanted their words to serve Rumsfeld and the Pentagon:

"and it is equally shameful for those who have served with honor to defend the dishonor of others."[Stewart letter, 3-28-08]

Of course, Stewart was, in this part of his letter, referring to the Clinton lie about entering Bosnia under sniper fire as 'valor theft', and was targeting any military persons [Clark, et al] who would seem to try to dismiss the significance of her lying about sniper fire as 'equally shameful'.

Here is a link to both the Hetherington and Stewart letters:
http://pennsylvaniaprogressive.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/03/page/5/

I thought Obama just said "enough with the negative attacks". If Obama really wanted to raise the level of debate in this campaign - if Obama really wanted a new kind of politics - he wouldn't be engaging in, or allowing his surrogates to engage in this kind of negative attack. Over the last few days he's been complaining heavily about just this kind of thing. Yet here comes another gutter attack from the Obama campaign.

Surely even his most ardent supporters know by now that all his complaining about the low level of questions during the first 45 minutes of the ABC debate had nothing to do with any Obama indignation over dirty politics. He was simply upset because he had not handled the questions well. They made him look bad. He wilted. We looked like a wimp. So he and his supporters manufactured all this fake outrage at the questions themselves in hopes to limit the damage. But his campaign has engaged in this type of typical gutter politics all along, and it continues to do so, as the continued attacks on Clinton's Bosnia gaff clearly show.

And if you need any more reminders as to just what a sweet, nobel, above-it-all kind of politician Obama is, here are a few examples from Hillary's website:

Who said Hillary Clinton will "literally do anything to win? The Obama campaign.

Who said she is "attempting to deceive the American people"? The Obama campaign.

Who said she has a secret 20-year plan to become president? Barack Obama.

Who called Hillary a "calculating, poll-tested, divisive figure"? Barack Obama.

Who called Hillary "one of the most secretive politicians in America"? Barack Obama's campaign manager.

Who said Hillary Clinton's campaign is "playing politics with war"? The Obama campaign.

Who said John McCain is seen as more honest and trustworthy than Hillary Clinton? Barack Obama's campaign spokesman.

Who called Hillary Clinton "dishonest"? Barack Obama.

Who referred to Hillary Clinton as "a monster"?
The top Obama advisor.

Who said Hillary Clinton "stands for nothing"?
Barack Obama.

Who said of Hillary Clinton, "The american people are not going to elect a president they do not trust"? Obama's campaign manager.

Who claimed Hillary Clinton "consistently" and "deliberately" misleads the American people? Obama's campaign spokesman.

Who called Hillary Clinton "Annie Oakley"? Barack Obama.

Who said, "We've been very measured in terms of how we talk about Senator Clinton"? Barack Obama.

"One of the inherent duties of the president of the United States is to lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on Memorial Day," said Gen. Walter Stewart on an Obama campaign conference call this afternoon -- then proceeding to lambast Hillary over the Bosnia gaffes. "Imagine the lack of moral authority she has now to lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on Memorial Day."

Obama spokesman Hari Sevugan disassociated the campaign from Stewart's remarks: "We obviously do not agree with that sentiment."

Well, where was Stuart when he made that comment? Hillary's campaign has had to be accountable for comments made by people connected with her campaign!! Thank you.

After Obama made a very nice jester during last weeks debate, by saying that during a long campaign both candidates will make errors - voters shouldn't zero in on those gaffs all the time. He said this to the Bosnia story of Hillary's.

Not minutes later - Hillary jumps down Obama's throat talking about flag pins and hamas.

I'd say Obama has every right to reverse course and DEFEND himself.

Now, let's see. First you have Obama claiming that he never supported a ban on handguns. Then someone found that questionnaire that had his name on it and had a box checked indicating he supported a ban on handguns. So Obama says he never saw the questionnaire, and it was filled out by an aide. Then Obama's own handwriting is discovered on the questionnaire. Then the other night in the ABC debate when the moderators brought it up, Obama says they are mistaken, and that his handwriting was on a different form. That's not true. Obama's handwriting is on the questionnaire with the box checked. But the media gives him a pass on that one, deciding instead to run with the story of Obama's outrage over the disgraceful line of questioning. Meanwhile Obama continues to try to assure uneasy Pennsylvania gun owners that he doesn't want to take away their guns. An now we find out that Obama worked for a group that sharply differed from the position on guns that Obama now says is his. Let's hear some more from Obama about how dirty politics are. Let's hear about how we're not discussing the issues voters want to hear about. Let's try to raise the level of this campaign to only issues that make Obama look good.

Omgawd, reading some of these comments I don't know whether to laugh or be afraid. Did Hillary lie about Bosnia? Yes, she did. Was it wrong? Yes, it was. Did she own up to it and apologize, yes she did. So here we are weeks later and this is still coming up, which is fine. However, many of you act as though she's the only one that's ever told any lies. If God was gonna send down some lightening I think it's safe to say she wouldn't be the only one sporting burn marks.

Then there's the comments about William Ayers, you can believe or feel however you want about Obama's relationship with him. But, for those who are brushing off acts of terrorism as no big deal, I don't even know what to think of that. 40 years after it all happened, this person has publicly stated he doesn't regret it, feels they didn't do enough and when asked if he would do it again said "I don't want to discount the possibility"

I tell you what, God forbid he someday doesn't really decide to discount that possibility, if that happens, I'll pray no one, including any of your loved ones, would be standing nearby when the bombs went off.

That's fine but like I said let's be fair, for example Obama and his church, He has consistently, in the past, himself referred to Wright as his spiritual adviser/mentor, One of his books was inspired by and dedicated to Wright and when asked about his church, he said once that, his church was not controversial. Then comes the videos, so first we hear that, he didn't hear any remarks, then later we hear, ok yes, he did hear some of them. Then during the Compassion Forum when talking about Wright being his adviser and mentor(which he has stated) he tries to then deny this and claims "look he was just my pastor".

I'm not bitter at all :D Just trying to make a point and play fair.

Obama doesn't control the actions of his surrogates. Hil's surrogates have said some nasty things that she didn't agree with either. So, now we're tied. Obama has disassociated himself, and that's all we can do. Considering all that Hillary has done to twist and distort Obama's candidacy, she should be thrilled that this is the extent of Obama's "slipping up."