Hillary's Talking Points

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Topic subject Hillary's Talking Points For Surrogates On Obama Attack Ad
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4184403, Hillary's Talking Points For Surrogates On Obama Attack Ad
Posted by ProSense on Thu Jan-24-08 01:15 PM

Hillary's Talking Points For Surrogates On Obama Attack Ad
The Hillary campaign sent out the following talking points to surrogates this morning, instructing them on how to talk to the media about Obama's new radio ad attacking her as willing to "say anything" to win. A source forwarded them to us:

Talking Points
SEN. OBAMA’S PERSONAL ATTACK AD

* After months of telling Americans he would run a positive campaign, Senator Obama has launched the most negative, personal attack of this cycle.


* In a new ad airing in South Carolina, Senator Obama outrageously asserts that Senator Clinton will “say anything to get elected.”


* This from a candidate and a campaign who have promised voters a politics of hope and unity, and repeatedly denounced the “slash and burn politics of the past.”

--In August, Senator Obama told the Associated Press that “I’ve been respectful of all the candidates. I would challenge anyone to find a statement I’ve made that has been personal.”

--Earlier this year, Senator Obama’s Chief Strategist David Axelrod told Real Clear Politics, “Do we have a strategy to tear people down? We don't.”

--And just two weeks ago, Senator Obama told Newsweek that he would not “knee cap” his opponents.


* While Senator Obama lashes out at Senator Clinton with personal attacks, Hillary travels to South Carolina today to outline her plan to jumpstart the economy and rebuild the middle class.


* Hillary remains focused on what matters most—providing real solutions to America’s challenges and making a difference in people’s lives.

So if you hear some of this stuff, you'll have an idea of where it might have come from.