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Clinton and Obama trade insults at Democrats debate



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DEMOCRATIC presidential rivals Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama accused each other of repeatedly and deliberately distorting the truth for political gain early today.
The insults flew in a bitter personal debate in Myrtle, South Carolina, ahead of the state's Democratic primary on Saturday.

Mr Obama told the former First Lady he was helping unemployed workers on the streets of Chicago when "you were a corporate lawyer sitting on the board at Wal-Mart".

Moments later, Mrs Clinton said that she was fighting against misguided Republican policies "when you were practising law and representing your contributor . . . in his slum landlord business in inner city Chicago".

She was referring to property developer Antoin "Tony" Rezko, a long-time fundraiser for Mr Obama.

Mr Obama seemed particularly irritated by Bill Clinton, whom the Illinois senator accused in absentia of uttering a series of distortions to help his wife's presidential effort.



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  • Last Updated: 22 January 2008 11:20 AM
  • Source: Edinburgh Evening News
  • Location: Edinburgh
 
1

Mensa George,

Washington, DC 22/01/2008 13:18:28
The choice of these two may be the real concern World Markets have for the USA.
2

Boswall,

22/01/2008 16:13:28
"The choice of these two may be the real concern World Markets have for the USA"

Laughable.

Was it Clinton or Obama that squandered the US's enormous tax surplus post 2000?

Was it Clinton or Obama that directed the US to an astronomically expensive and ill planned war in Iraq?

Was it Clinton or Obama that allowed the financial institutions in the States to lend money to anyone with 2 legs and a pulse?

3

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22/01/2008 16:54:14
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Mensa George,

Washington, DC 22/01/2008 19:15:27
2: Q1 - Neither one on their own but both assisted as legislators.

Q2 - Neither, it was the Israeli lobby.

Q3 - Neither again, it was the money lenders, again.

I know we don't set the bar very high here but I doubt that lack of involvement in a particular folly is considered qualification for the post even today.
5

James (1),

22/01/2008 23:15:28
Clinton should have just started crying! Job done.
6

mike - across the pond,

mr obama 23/01/2008 07:01:24
mr obama seems annoyed that his feet are being held to the fire... by hillary

poor barak... imagine what would happen to him when/if he faces a Republican... who has a real axe to grind...

and people wonder why it is that no sitting legislator has gotten the nod for the whitehouse in the last century....

hillary DID have a point... when BO was a state legislator... when votes were called for, 139 times he didnt vote yes or no.... but responded "present"... not picking one way or the other...

 

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