RNC Hiring Rove Protege To Dig Oppo Research On Obama...Tim Griffen

RNC Hiring Rove Protege To Dig Oppo Research On Obama
By Greg Sargent - May 22, 2008, 10:50AM
The Republican National Committee is hiring one of the party's toughest oppo-researchers -- former Karl Rove protege Tim Griffin, who was also at the center of the U.S. Attorney scandal -- to dig into Barack Obama's past and unearth info to damage his general election candidacy, a senior Republican operative confirms to me.

Griffin played a lead role in the GOP oppo operation during the 2004 campaign, unearthing info that damaged John Kerry's presidential bid. According to the senior GOP operative, who's familiar with Griffin's past work, he was instrumental in unearthing a videotape of a 1971 interview that Kerry did in which he appeared to confirm that he renounced his medals to protest the Vietnam War.

The video was subsequently used in an ad by the Swift Boat Vets, whose work was renounced by McCain. The McCain campaign -- and the RNC -- declined to comment on Griffin's hiring.

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McCain's (Cindy the felon for starters)is not pretty. I realize they can't help theselves and distraction is all they have, but this could really be a blowback of enormous proportions....

because now that the gop doesn't have pristine candidate like bush they better not sling mud.
good lord the democrats couldn't get to bush and he should have been a soft target.
the blowback theory requires the media to do it's job, good luck with that.
obama will get slimed 24/7 mccain will get a pass.

I agree with Monmouth. I wouldn't go down that road...

I realize McCain has always believed he was doing the right thing in EVERY thing he did, but...don't push it, John.

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