Now politics ain't bean bag, but it will be interesting to see if those Democrats who complained incessantly about the anti-Max Cleland commercial run by the Saxby Chambliss campaign in Georgia (2002), will have the same reactions to the tricks played by Ms. Clinton's allies in the recent Nevada caucus. Consider this one, from Ben Smith at the Politico:
The Obama campaign has released a recording (mp3) it says came from a Nevadan's answering machine of an anonymous robocall that criticizes Obama for taking money from special interests while repeating, four times, his rarely used middle name: "Hussein."
"I'm calling with some important information about Barack Hussein Obama," the call begins, before saying that "Barack Hussein Obama says he doesn't take money from Washington lobbyists or special interest groups but the record is clear that he does."
After mentioning his full name once more, the call concludes:
"You just can't take a chance on Barack Hussein Obama."
This is very low politics. But most people won't hear about it, because it has the potential to hurt both Clinton and Obama. How many people know that Obama's middle name was Hussein? I don't know and let's hope it would not make any difference. But I am betting it ain't on his official campaign web page. The use of this tactic would hurt Senator Clinton, who of course, will turn out not to know anything about it. Of course.
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