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Posted by HOLLY IN CINCINNATI, Copy Editor in Media, Politics.
Feb 18th, 2008 | Comments

Some people are beginning to listen to what Sen. Obama says rather than how he says it:

While some bloggers (including our own T-Steel) discuss whether Obama’s statement:

I understand that Senator Clinton, periodically when she’s feeling down, launches attacks as a way of trying to boost her appeal

is sexist or not, others say he’s plagiarizing from Mass. Gov. Deval Patrick:

The New York Times: An Obama Refrain Bears Echoes of a Governor’s Speeches

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Davebo

Fling it against the wall and see if any of it sticks.

Sadly, that's the epitomy of the Clinton campaign in desparation mode.

What is most telling is the response to this attack by the Clinton campaign. Sure, it's got Taylor Marsh feeling all warm inside, but the folks really eating it up are:

Captain's Quarters
The Weekly Standard
Jules Crittenden
Hot Air
Flopping Aces
Stop the ACLU
The Jawa Report

Etc. Etc. Etc.

Nice set of new allies Mrs. Clinton has managed to round up there.

DAMOZEL

Strangely, now that he's under attack, I'm warming to him. Before, I was a Hillary fan. I'm gearing up to defend him.

T-Steel

Captain's Quarters isn't buying the plagiarism angle at all. Anyways...

I expected the heat to be turned up on Senator Obama. It would be BEYOND SHOCKING for this not to happen at all. And I don't think Senator Obama is that naive to think he'll get a free pass.

djshay

This has already been debunked. SEVERAL times. They are grasping at anything to stop the bleeding.

shika_one

I want "my guy" to get attacked. I want the heat turned up on "my guy". I want "my guy" to be challenged. So America can see how he puts the figurative hammer down on 'em.

DLS

Clinton is sixty years old, not fifty-two or so, is she not?

StockBoySF

DLS, Clinton was born Oct. 26, 1947. I haven't seen you the last couple of days on here- nice to see you're back.

DLS

Thanks. I left early on Friday from here (Iowa) for STL metro and came right back up here Saturday evening (back in Iowa 2 AM Sunday) prior to the next storm here. The storm's aftermath kept me off here for several more hours today.

The remark I made earlier was an attempt to defuse any silly sexism accusations. Literally, Clinton is post-menopausal age.

StockBoySF

DLS: "The remark I made earlier was an attempt to defuse any silly sexism accusations. Literally, Clinton is post-menopausal age."

Yeah, I know. We all pretty much hashed that one out while you were away. Too bad you missed that discussion. Glad you're with us.

daveinboca

The ClyntOOn politics of personal destruction is morphing into the politics of personaI DESPERATION, as she & her ridiculous spouse flail away trying to stop Obama's growing "BIG MO."

I asked my Wisconsin relatives who still listen to me [both of them] to cross over and vote for Obama tomorrow just to keep the Clinton juggernaut grinding more and more to a halt. She is a sock-puppet for her loathesome spouse, you know, the one with anger management problems itching to get back into the Lincoln Bedroom auction mode. Even though Obama will be much tougher to beat, another ClyntOOn administration, especially with a genuine hag in the Oval Office, is too much to contemplate.

joeysky

MA people learn it the hard way that words and hope doesn't guarantee result. They are not happy with Governor Patrick's performance during 1.5 year in the position. That's why Patrick endorsement for Obama falls into deaf ears.

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