Clinton "Personally Offended" by Obama distorting her words.

“I was personally offended at the approach taken that was not only misleading but unnecessarily hurtful,” said Mrs. Clinton, Democrat of New York. “And I have made that clear to many people in the last several days.”

Asked to whom she was referring, Mrs. Clinton responded, “I think it clearly came from Senator Obama’s campaign, and I don’t think it was the kind of debate we should be having in this campaign.”

A spokesman for the Obama campaign, Bill Burton, did not back away from its original criticism of Mrs. Clinton.

“People were offended at her words, and she can explain them however she’d like,” Mr. Burton said. “However, I think that Congressman Clyburn and other leaders across the country would take great offense at the suggestion that their response was somehow engineered by this campaign.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/13/us/politics/13clinton.html?em&ex=1200373200&en=b39cc5bd31fe94ba&ei=5087%0A

NOW ITS PERSONL!

I just hope Obama himself keeps his mouth shut and refuses to take this idiotic bait.

Just another hypersensitive over reaction from Obama and his supporters who fall apart at the slightest criticism. Thin skin doesn't fit too well in the Oval office. So far, Obamas campaign seems to be based on whining and crying over every little percieved slight.

Hypersensitive over-reaction?? Please.

then march out Al Sharpton to play the race card. This seems to be Obama's MO.

I think we can agree the campaigns need to refocus and stop the racial crap. That means quit talking about it.

If Obama makes it about race, he will turn off a lot of the electorate. He needs to tell Al Sharpton to be very careful in playing the race card because, ultimately, it reflects on him.

She's offended at someone distorting her words? That's funny as hell.

What is wrong with her? This is such a nothing thing and would go away if she'd just apologize and shut up.

Keeps her from having to answer serious questions. If I didn't know better I'd say she's Bush's twin.

It could be construed as telling him what he should think. I hope that Obama's camp cleared it with him before issuing it.

She's toast. Does she really not understand that voter disenfranchisement resonates with everybody? And that people will look at all of this as one big stinky racial smear operation? This is crazy. She has been a horrible candidate, just from purely a political standpoint. She's only winning because of the supposed bounty of the Clinton era.

I think the voter disenfranchisement story has the potential to shake her campaign to its very core. It depends on how strongly the media runs with it this week though...and whether or not it comes up during the debate. The Clinton's are playing with fire now, and are putting themselves in wholefully unnecessary positions. Dammit, they WON in NH...but are acting as if they lost. They're beginning to look desperate again.

Newspaper article that says there's a huge rift in the NH party because her people said the Obama people were breaking rules which disrupted the GOTV. She just leaves ripples of sunshine everywhere she goes.

and always looking to blame the other guy.

Where have I seen that in play before??

LMAO.....what a LOSER she is!

Rumor is it? Or just faulty analysis? Or wishful thinking? I think that before you make accusations Ms Clinton you should be holding the proof in your hand.

I guess we now know that she's sticking with the 'that hurts my feelings' approach.

But NO. Divisive divisive divisive.

And it doesn't matter how Obama feels about her words.

She has to make peace with the people she offended, not Obama.

But instead she tries to make it better by saying that she didn't know what she was voting for. Ummm, admitting that you vote without clearly understanding the implications is not better!

Moving on is not her style. She apparently likes to dig holes. I don't think I like that trait in a President.

I would like to see how he would react to criticism like Hillary has been subjected to 24/7. Probabally would need a strait jacket after about 2 days, so would Al Sharpton.

:cry:

After all, it's them who reported the comments coming from her campaign and ran with them.

Whatever, she might be able to temporarily fool voters in this country, but she can't fool her colleagues in Washington. They have been, and will continue to, endorse Obama in droves.

Nasty politics only gets you so far.

vile sexist pig National Co-Chairman. Guess that means they do work for Obama. The media has apparently moved into the protection rackets.

There was nothing to pick up, he just laid it out there. (and I don't agree with those statements, by the way)

But the comments from Clinton supporters (Cuomo and that anonymous Clinton advisor) were snowballed by the press.

That anonymous Clinton adviser made the stupid comments to a member of the foreign press. So who was it. Hundreds, if not thousands, of people go around stating they are advisor's to this or that campaign when they have no relationship with same.

On the other hand, Jackson is his National Co-Chairman. The media is doing their best to not have a conversation about the sexism - while pushing the race card. It works for them at this moment.

The women that carried Hillary in N.H. were not bothered by the frenzy about the tears - they repudiated the press for the piling on. That piling on even woke up the younger women in N.H. who were shocked at the obvious bias. A bias they told themselves no longer existed - until they finally saw it first hand in all its ugliness.

and that HRC will solely discuss and define the issues as well as offer solutions for them until the November elections. And she can explain her votes accordingly without being on the defensive. Taking the high road and being relevent never lost votes.

He distorted and twisted Clinton's statement to help Obama in the SC election.

his respect for Clark - who campaigns for Clinton - moves him to give the benefit of the doubt to Clinton, at the very least.

I'm an Edwards supporter but I'm getting tired of this crap from the Clinton campaign, since it's been directed at Edwards and Richardson as much as against Obama. It's unacceptable and deserves condemnation.

kiss my ass if you don't like it.

Even though he hasn't endorsed anyone, and says he's going to remain neutral?

"Mr. Clyburn said he was disappointed by what Mrs. Clinton had said and by former President Bill Clinton’s use of the phrase “fairy tale” in talking about Mr. Obama’s views on the war in Iraq.

Comments by Mr. Clyburn have raised concerns in Mrs. Clinton’s campaign that he might abandon a pledge of neutrality and endorse Mr. Obama later this month. Mrs. Clinton said Saturday that he had told her he would remain neutral."

Clyburn, the MSM, David Brooks for saying that the Bushs "like" and "trust" Hillary.

They're all against her! :tinfoilhat:

Hillary will still win in South Carolina because AA think for themselves. Some like Hillary, some like Obama, and some like Edwards. They can make up their own minds and do not need Oprah or Clyburn to tell them who to vote for.

Obama better learn not to take our vote for granted. Just because he is black does not mean we will vote for him. Hillary learned that about women in Iowa. It will be a costly mistake for Obama if he needs to learn it in South Carolina.

Present!

And has said he'll remain neutral. Just because he was concerned with some statements coming from the Clinton campaign & their surrogates, does not mean he's supporting Obama.

Unless you can find proof of his actively supporting Obama....

He took a statement that in no way was racist, twisted it, distorted it and then shouted racism and he did it to help Obama.

:thumbsup:

That his war record is not what he claims it to be, in fact it is a fairy tale that the media allows.

How is that racist? Tell me. How is that racist?

nevermind

divisivness, diversion from the issues, dirty politics. ENOUGH!!!!!!!!!

Whatever, Hillary.

She'd like to "Change" her statements.