Clinton accidentally gives Obama gateway to attack wife
By Amin George Forji
 “I remember what was said years ago by a candidate running for President.” Obama said a rally on Saturday in Concord. “The same old experience is not relevant. You can have the right kind of experience and the wrong kind of experience.” He paused and then continued:“Well that candidate was Bill Clinton. And I think he was absolutely right.” He added to the applause of his audience.
  Obama was in fact quoting former president Bill Clinton’s famous answer to a debate question in 1992, about doubts of his own experience at the time, in the same way that  his’ (Obama’s)  has been questioned in the 2008 race by pundits; as he competed for the white House with the former President George Bush sr.
Below is a video link of Clinton’s speech:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMlrSG1xb5k
Bill Clinton had earlier on Friday, in a Bloomberg Television interview, question Obama’s experience for the presidency in an interview, saying his present experience was only equal to what he had before running for the presidency.
‘’I was — in terms of experience — was closer to Senator Obama, I suppose, in 1988, when I came within a day of announcing. I really didn’t think I knew enough and had served enough and done enough to run.’’ Bill said in the interview, in what appeared to be a slight of the tongue. He however quickly watered it down saying:
“I do not mean that he should not be pursuing the nomination…â€
Obama has until now refrained from attacking his major rival, Hillary Clinton- Bill’s wife, because he has Christian himself as a candidate of hope, poised to run a different kind of campaign, that is campaign positively without attacking others. But thanks to Bill’s jab, Hillary was the major target during Obama’s Concord rally:
“There are those who say we they can play the game in Washington. Well we shouldn’t be playing a game when young men and women are dying in the battlefields of iraq,” Obama told the cheering crowd. “We don’t need the kind of experience that leads people into war… the kind of experience that tinkers around the edges instead of doing something fundamental about how lobbyists operate in Washington.”
“We need the kind of experience that I think I bring to this race, of bringing people together to get things done,” he concurred.
He continued that his experience as a community organizer, lawyer, constitutional law professor, Illinois senator and state senator is more valuable than Hillary’s experience “working the system as first lady…â€
Obama’s attack seemed to have produced immediate results. His campaign had been struggling to meet it’s ambitious fundraising goal of 500,000 donations from 350,000 people by midnight on September 30th. By Saturday morning, there were doubts whether that goal will be met as donations stalled at 342,000 people representing 492,000 donations. Within hours of Obama’s attack, news spread around and the fundraising surged on his website to 499,433 donations from 349,908 people, as his fans quickly and happily doubled thier impact, an indication that he may still lead in fundraising this quarter, and further that his goal will undoubtedly be reached.
What follows next? It may just be the beginning of what some have be wishing-more momentum to the democratic race, whose candidates have been playing caution.
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Follow-up comment rss or Leave a Trackbackwhen Bill opened his big mouth and said that about experience, I wonder if he knew he was trashing his wife’s experience? obama has more experience than Hillary afterall.
I also wonder how he can rate 12 years as the governor of a small state in the south with constitutional professor, 8 years as a state senator and 3 as a US senator?
But, I suppose bill is smarting from the fact that Hillary could never get more than 2,500 at the most to one of her rallies in New york and Obama got 24,000 in her backyard. ouch!
But, Bill probably also feels threatened by Obama. The rise of Obama marks the end of his and the premiere democrat. He knows Obama not only can match and even surpass him for intellect, charisma and oratory but, Obama also has the the ability to be a great president. he has disipline and courage of conviction and vision and focus. Bill knows he was a weak person who caved in and took the easy route too many times and sold his party and the country out to the republicans far too many times. He knows obama is not like that. Obama is a person who stands on principle and honor. obama is decent and trustworthy. he has the ability to make not just an average president mark by soap operas and dramas but, to be a great president that would restore the office to it’s dignity again and the country to it;s pride.
Given the chance, obama could become a very powerful and influential figure.
In all honesty, Obama does not have more experience than Hilary. He has no experience in foreign relationshions per se. His real experience is local not global. He has insulted foreign leaders in Afganistan only from his own campaign. In his bid to secure our country he has already made a mistake in dimplomacy. What next? Are there any other countries he wants to invade?
imforthehill, what are you talking about? How did Obama insult the leaders in Afghanistan? He has proposed adding at least a couple brigades of troops to the stabilization effort there. Perhaps you’re think of the misinformation spread by Fox and Rush, et al, about what he said regarding Pakistan: If we have actionable intelligence showing where Bin Laden and his crew are in the hills separating Afghanistan and Pakistan, and Mursharrif (sp) won’t get him, then we would act alone — think cruise missiles or special forces — to do it. Barack recognizes there several thousand Muslim forces who we probably can’t reduate out of their evil ways and need to be killed. This sounds like common sense to me. If you knew where the guy responsible for 3,000 American deaths is, you take him out before he can do it again. Obama also said we should make our billion $ of aid to Pakistan conditional on their efforts at shutting down the terrorist camps and madrassas that preach anti-Western hatred. Finally, he’s proposed a better use of some of our funds might be to fund open free American schools to teach kids math and science instead, and ensure nonfiltered internet access so these kids can learn the truth about the world, all of it. This radical in its own way but probably cheaper, more life-saving and uniting that our current path of arm sales to all sides and then fighting them later.
Obama’s experience can be summed up this way: He has the right experience to lead this nation into the future.
He has the ability to bring people together to get necessary programs implemented.
He has the ability to inspire others. (It’s been a long time since we’ve been able to say that about a political candidate!).
imforthehill, you are incorrect in stating that Obama has less foreign policy experience than Ms. Clinton.
1. He has an actual degree in foreign policy from Columbia University.
2. He has, unlike Ms. Clinton, actually LIVED in a foreign country.
3. He has also traveled around the world to foreign countries as Senator, talking not just with their political leaders, but with their people. By voluntarily taking a public AIDS test to combat prejudices in Africa he has already proven that he can do more than talk the talk, he can walk the walk.
4. Telling countries something that they need to hear but don’t want to hear is not a mistake in diplomacy, it is a necessary part of it. If you don’t tell countries what they need to hear, it is the same situation as England and France appeasing Hitler before WWII.
5. And don’t even start with that invasion nonsense again. You cannot blow up a statement about one mission to take out an Al-Qaeda leader into a full-scale invasion. This is nothing different than missions undertaken by Reagan or – dare I say – Bill Clinton.
6. How many foreign policy missions besides attending funerals did Bill Clinton send Hillary Clinton on, anyway? ZERO.
Bill Clinton opened the door for the media to begin asking TOUGH questions about Sen. Clinton’s alleged experience.
At the last debate, when asked about what foreign policy she worked on in the White House, Sen. Clinton responded by saying when you’re married to the President you’re privy to information about this and that.
Pillow-talk is not foreign policy experience.
It’s time the media got down to business and started asking Sen. Clinton about the specifics of this experience she continues to insinuate.
Sen. Obama far exceeds Sen. Clinton on elected office experience and accomplishments. Case closed.
The mainstream media have their candidate: Hillary. Now we the people, need to stand by ours…..I have never in my life believed in something so thoroughly. Dear God in heaven…watch over this man and guide him to the White House.
Obama is not “attacking” Hillary…he is pointing out that Bill Clinton is applying a double standard by saying in 1992 that “experience does not matter as much as good judgement” and now in 2007 saying experience is important. Apparently Bill Clinton feels whatever worked for him in 1992 should only apply to him, and Obama cannot make the same claim.
That’s hilarious at best.
And while we’re at it, Hillary has less experience as an elected official that Obama….and just how much “experience” does John Edwards have? One Senate term? That’s it?
Get real people….The Clintons saw 24,000 people show up at Obama’s rally on NEW YORK CITY, you know, Hillaryland, and got nervous. They sent Bill out there to try to change the subject…and they miscalculated. Obama hit them square between the eyes.
Go Obama!!
Senator Obama not only has the right kind of experience he also has sound judgement. He is not arrogant, not self-promoting, and not owned by special interest groups.
None of the above can be claimed by either the Clintons or Bushes.
Wake up America, remember all the scandals of the Clinton era. He sold out middle American to line his own pockets and for his own ego. The Clintons only look good compared to Bush. Don’t forget, if it hadn’t been for all the corruption and sex scandals of the 8-year Clinton reign, the far right would not have been able to usher in GW. People were disgusted with the actions of both the Clintons and swung too far right.
One last comment. Hillary is always talking about her battles with the “right wing”. What battles? She NEVER fought the “right” for any cause that was for the people of this country. Her battles with the right only concerned the scandals in which she and Bill were caught. And then she blamed the “right wing conspiracy” so she & Bill could look like victims. She played that with the Monica episode, and look how that turned out. These two people are scary; don’t allow them back in the whitehouse. We’ll lose what little Bush left us. The Clintons never fought for us; they only battled for their own interests.
The experience debat should be dropped – or turned around this way: Hillary Clinton has exactly the WRONG kind of experience – cautiously waiting for signs of results before making a statement.
We need a bold and honest President. Clinton is not.
I’m not religious at all, but Obama has got even me Praying that voters don’t miss this opportunity to elect a leader of change, judgment,honesty and integrity. Some criticize Obama supporters for being inspired and touched by his message of hope and change. They consider that fluff and irrelevant. They’ve been without an inspiring leader for so long they’ve forgotten that you’re suppose to feel that way about your leader, in addition to supporting their policy positions. Obama supporters have not forgotten, and we are touched. We want the kind of America Obama would help lead us to.
Bill just show that he and his wife are flip-flopper… Mr & Mrs flip-flop Clintons.
Well,even Bill Clinton supports Barack Obama 2008! Sounds to me in months to come Bill would endorse Barack.
I’m Al and I approved this message.
Clintons are liars…….We don’t trust them again….
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