Monday, January 21, 2008
Got MLK?
The holiday weekend might be bringing out blood on the floor within the Democratic Party (Hillary vs. Barack vs. Bill), but there's some inter-party love flowing between former Arkansas chief execs.
Nice clip here from MLK Day ceremonies in Atlanta.
Oh, one slight piece of advice for Sen. Obama: Don't take the bait. Attacking Bill Clinton does you no favors. He's not the candidate. Whenever Candidate A gets into a fight with Candidate B's attack dog, Candidate A loses twice: Candidate B gets to remain above the fray, while Candidate A gets dragged down into the mud -- and becomes unable to spread his own message.
That is, of course, exactly what the Clintons were hoping.
One more thing: The "stop lying about my record" gambit didn't work too well for Bob Dole, circa 1988, if memory serves...
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Nice clip here from MLK Day ceremonies in Atlanta.
Oh, one slight piece of advice for Sen. Obama: Don't take the bait. Attacking Bill Clinton does you no favors. He's not the candidate. Whenever Candidate A gets into a fight with Candidate B's attack dog, Candidate A loses twice: Candidate B gets to remain above the fray, while Candidate A gets dragged down into the mud -- and becomes unable to spread his own message.
That is, of course, exactly what the Clintons were hoping.
One more thing: The "stop lying about my record" gambit didn't work too well for Bob Dole, circa 1988, if memory serves...
Labels: Bill Clinton, Mike Huckabee
