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Friday, March 7, 2008

Powering down

Latest firestorm in campaign: Harvard prof and star author Samantha Power calls Hillary a "monster"... a little too late says that's off-the-record, gets in the paper. Problem: She is a top Obama foreign policy adviser, his "Condi," as some have said. She quickly apologizes, but today the Clinton team calls for her ouster. Andrew Sullivan, a big Obama backer, weighs in: "The good professor blurts out the truth. There is something monstrous about a couple so intoxicated with money, power and secrecy and so unencumbered by any ethical constraints that they will do anything, say anything, be anything in order to stay ahead." This comes the day after the Clinton team likened Obama to Ken Starr.

UPDATE Power out, with this statement: “With deep regret, I am resigning from my role as an advisor the Obama campaign effective today. Last Monday, I made inexcusable remarks that are at marked variance from my oft-stated admiration for Senator Clinton and from the spirit, tenor, and purpose of the Obama campaign. And I extend my deepest apologies to Senator Clinton, Senator Obama, and the remarkable team I have worked with over these long 14 months."

1 comment:

Arch Stanton said...

Well certainly Hillary is a venal, hypocritical, cheap-shot shitbag, but a monster? Not yet. After you dumbasses "elect" her president, then you'll see the monster.