SEN.

CLINTON ATTACKING OBAMA

SEN. CLINTON ATTACKS ON OBAMAS CONTROVERSIAL ASSOCIATES..................................................................... 1
SEN. CLINTON ATTACKS ON OBAMAS ELITIST COMMENTS ....................................................................................... 5
SEN. CLINTON ATTACKS ON OBAMAS NATIONAL SECURITY POSITIONS .............................................................. 10
SEN. CLINTON ATTACKS ON OBAMAS EXPERIENCE.................................................................................................... 16
SEN. CLINTON ATTACKS ON OBAMAS TAX/BUDGET POSITIONS ............................................................................ 20
SEN. CLINTON ATTACKS ON OBAMAS HEALTH CARE POSITIONS ........................................................................... 22
SEN. CLINTON ATTACKS ON OBAMAS ECONOMIC POSITIONS ................................................................................. 25
SEN. CLINTON ATTACKS ON OBAMAS ENERGY/ENVIRONMENT POSITIONS ....................................................... 25
SEN. CLINTON ATTACKS ON OBAMAS TRADE POSITIONS ......................................................................................... 27
SEN. CLINTON ATTACKS ON OBAMAS SOCIAL ISSUES POSITIONS .......................................................................... 29
SEN. CLINTON ATTACKS ON OBAMAS GUN POSITIONS .............................................................................................. 29
SEN. CLINTON ATTACKS ON OBAMAS ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION POSITIONS ......................................................... 30
SEN. CLINTON ATTACKS ON OBAMAS SPECIAL INTEREST/CAMPAIGN FINANCE POSITIONS......................... 30
OTHER SEN. CLINTON ATTACKS ON OBAMA ................................................................................................................. 32
SEN. CLINTON ATTACKS ON OBAMAS CONTROVERSIAL ASSOCIATES
Sen. Clinton Attacks On Obama Relationship With William Ayers:
VIDEO: Sen. Clinton Attacked Obama For His Relationship With William Ayers. Sen. Clinton: Well, I
think that is a fair general statement, but I also believe that Senator Obama served on a board with Mr. Ayers
for a period of time, the Woods Foundation, which was a paid directorship position. And, if Im not mistaken,
that relationship with Mr. Ayers on this board continued after 9/11 and after his reported comments, which
were deeply hurtful to people in New York and, I would hope, to every American, because they were
published on 9/11, and he said that he was just sorry they hadnt done more. And what they did was set
bombs. And in some instances, people died. So it is -- you know, I think it is, again, an issue that people will
be asking about. And I have no doubt -- I know Senator Obamas a good man and I respect him greatly but I
think that this is an issue that certainly the Republicans will be raising. (Sen. Hillary Clinton, ABC News Democratic
Presidential Debate, Philadelphia, PA, 4/16/08)

Wolfson Attacked Obamas Relationship With Ayers. Wolfson: And then, on the William Ayers question,
voters obviously will be in a position to judge for themselves whether they think it was or was not
appropriate for Senator Obama to attend an event, a political event for him at Mr. Ayers home when he was
running for State Senate. But it is certainly a fair question to ask him, and Senator Obama needs to be more
forthcoming than he was last night about that issue. Voters will be able to judge for themselves as to
whether they think it was or was not appropriate, but they need good, accurate information in order to do
that, and I do not believe that Senator Obama provided that kind of good, accurate information on either of
those issues last night. And I hope that, in the coming days before Pennsylvanians vote, he will be in a
position to clarify his stance on the gun ban. Perhaps he will explain how he could have filled this
questionnaire out without actually seeing it or how his handwriting could be on it without his actually
seeing it. And I hope that he will be in a position to explain how it was that William Ayers hosted an event
for him, a political event for him at his home, a fact that Senator Obama did not discuss last night, and that I
think voters deserve to have answers to as they go to the polls. (Howard Wolfson, Conference Call, 4/17/08)

Wolfson: Bill Ayers is unrepentant about what he did. (Michael McAuliff, Bam Brushes It Off, [New York]
Daily News, 4/18/08)

Wolfson: A man who said after 9/11 that his only regret was that he didnt plant more bombs
hosted a political event for Barack Obama. (Michael McAuliff, Hil In Radical Shift, [New York] Daily News,
4/18/08)

Sen. Clinton Attacks On Obama Relationship With Rev. Jeremiah Wright:

VIDEO: Sen. Clinton Attacked Obama For His Relationship With Reverend Wright. Sen. Clinton:
Obviously, ones choice of church and pastor is rooted in what one believes is what youre seeking in church
and what kind of, you know, fellowship you find in church. But I have to say that, you know, for Pastor
Wright to have given his first sermon after 9/11 and to have blamed the United States for the attack, which
happened in my city of New York, would have been intolerable for me. And therefore I would have not been
able to stay in the church, and maybe its, you know, just, again, a personal reflection that regardless of
whatever good is going on -- and I have no reason to doubt that a lot of good things were happening in that
church -- you get to choose your pastor. You dont choose your family, but you get to choose your pastor.
And when asked a direct question, I said I would not have stayed in the church. (Sen. Hillary Clinton, ABC
Democrat Presidential Debate, Philadelphia, PA, 4/16/08)

VIDEO: Sen. Clinton: Well, I think, in addition to the questions about Reverend Wright and what he
said and when he said it, and for whatever reason he might have said these things, there were so
many different variations on the explanations that we heard. And it is something that I think deserves
further exploration, because clearly what weve got to figure out is how were going to bring people
together in a way that overcomes the anger, overcomes the divisiveness and whatever bitterness
there may be out there. (Sen. Hillary Clinton, ABC Democrat Presidential Debate, Philadelphia, PA, 4/16/08)

VIDEO: Sen. Clinton: It is clear that, as leaders, we have a choice who we associate with and who we
apparently give some kind of seal of approval to. And I think that it wasnt only the specific remarks,
but some of the relationships with Reverend Farrakhan, with giving the church bulletin over to the
leader of Hamas to put a message in. You know, these are problems, and they raise questions in
peoples minds. (Sen. Hillary Clinton, ABC Democrat Presidential Debate, Philadelphia, PA, 4/16/08)

VIDEO: Sen. Clinton: And so this is a legitimate area, as everything is when we run for office, for
people to be exploring and trying to find answers. (Sen. Clinton, Democrat Presidential Debate, Philadelphia,
PA, 4/16/08)

VIDEO: Sen. Clinton: Well, I thought that, you know, Reverend Wrights comments were deeply
objectionable. The idea that the United States government invented AIDS, I mean that is so outlandish
that, you know, everybody should be offended. (ABCs Nightline, 5/1/08)

Sen. Clinton Said She Would Not Have Had Wright As Her Pastor. Sen. Clinton: He would not have been
my pastor. You dont choose your family, but you choose what church you want to attend. (Mike
Wereschagin, David M. Brown and Salena Zito, Clinton Slams Obamas Minister, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, 3/26/08)

Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter: I think there's no room for hate, and I could not sit and tolerate that
kind of language, and especially over a very long period of time. If I were in my own church and heard my
pastor saying some of those kinds of things we'd have a conversation about what's going on here, what is
this all about, and then I would have to make my own personal decision about whether or not to be
associated or affiliated. I think there is a big difference between expressing the pain and anger that many
African Americans and other people of color may feel versus language that I think now crosses the line and
goes into hate. (David Muir, Ursula Fahy and Joel Siegel, Philly Mayor Would Quit Obama Church, ABC News,
abcnews.go.com, 3/29/08)

Sen. Clinton: He would not have been my pastor. You don't choose your family, but you choose what
church you want to attend. (Mike Wereschagin, David M. Brown and Salena Zito, Clinton Slams Obama's Minister,
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, 3/26/08)

Clinton Supporter Lanny Davis: If a white minister preached sermons to his congregation and had used
the "N" word and used rhetoric and words similar to members of the KKK, would you support a Democratic
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presidential candidate who decided to continue to be a member of that congregation? (Lanny Davis, Two
Questions For Senator Obama, The Huffington Post, www.huffingtonpost.com, 3/19/08)

Davis: Would you support that candidate if, after knowing of or hearing those sermons, he or she
still appointed that minister to serve on his or her Religious Advisory Committee of his or her
presidential campaign? I hope my message gets to someone in the Obama campaign -- or to a
reporter traveling with the Senator who can persuade Senator Obama to answer them directly. As I
just wrote, he will have to do so either now or perhaps in the fall. (Lanny Davis, Two Questions For
Senator Obama, The Huffington Post, www.huffingtonpost.com, 3/19/08)

Lanny Davis: I have tried to get over my unease surrounding Barack Obama's response to the sermons and
writings of his pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright of Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago. But the
unanswered questions remain. Clearly Mr. Obama does not share the extremist views of Rev. Wright. He is
a tolerant and honorable person. But that is not the issue. The questions remain: Why did he stay a member
of the congregation? Why didn't he speak up earlier? And why did he reward Rev. Wright with a campaign
position even after knowing of his comments? (Lanny Davis, Op-Ed, Obamas Minister Problem, The Wall Street
Journal, 4/9/08)

Davis: My concerns were retriggered when I read for the first time three excerpts from Rev.
Wright's sermons published several weeks ago in a national news magazine: - We bombed
Hiroshima, we bombed Nagasaki, and we nuked far more than the thousands in New York and the
Pentagon, and we never batted an eye. We have supported state terrorism against the Palestinians
and black South Africans, and now we are indignant because the stuff we have done overseas is now
brought right back to our own front yards. America's chickens are coming home to roost. - Sept. 16,
2001 (the first Sunday after 9/11) The government . . . wants us to sing God Bless America. No, no,
no. God damn America; that's in the bible, for killing innocent people. God damn America for treating
our citizens as less than human. 2003 The United States of White America. -- July 22, 2007 As I
read and reread these words, I keep thinking: If my rabbi ever uttered such hateful words from the
pulpit about America and declared all Palestinians to be terrorists, I have no doubt I would have
withdrawn immediately from his congregation. (Lanny Davis, Op-Ed, Obamas Minister Problem, The Wall
Street Journal, 4/9/08)

Davis: In his eloquent Philadelphia speech, Mr. Obama likened Rev. Wright to a beloved, but
politically extremist, family member with whom one profoundly disagrees but whose rage one
understands. But this comparison just doesn't work for me. I don't get a chance to choose my family
members. I do get a chance to choose my spiritual or religious leader and my congregation. And I do
not have to remain silent or, more importantly, expose my children to the spiritual leader of my
congregation who spews hate that offends my conscience. Mr. Obama made a choice to join the
church and to ask Rev. Wright to marry him and his bride. He said for the first time a few weeks ago
that had Rev. Wright not recently resigned as pastor of the church, he would have withdrawn. But
that only reraised the same questions: Why didn't he act before the resignation? If he did not want to
withdraw from the church and I truly try to understand his personal difficulty doing so then why
not at least speak out publicly and say, in the famous phrase of the late Sen. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: No
this is unacceptable. (Lanny Davis, Op-Ed, Obamas Minister Problem, The Wall Street Journal, 4/9/08)

Davis: Furthermore, after knowing about some of these sermons and having serious problems with
some of their messages, why did Mr. Obama still decide to appoint Rev. Wright to his official
presidential campaign religious advisory committee? Some have suggested that any Clinton
supporters who continue to raise this issue are playing the race card or taking the low road. When I
said on CNN recently that concerns about the Wright-Obama issue were appropriate to continue to
be discussed, my friend Joe Klein of Time Magazine said, Lanny, Lanny, you're spreading the poison
right now and that an honorable person would stay away from this stuff. (Lanny Davis, Op-Ed,
Obamas Minister Problem, The Wall Street Journal, 4/9/08)

Davis: Attacking the motives of those who feel this discomfort about Senator Obama's response or
nonresponse to Reverend Wright's comments is not just unfair and wrong. It also misses the important
electoral point about winning the general election in November: This issue is not going away. If many loyal,
progressive Democrats remain troubled by this issue, then there must be even more unease among key
swing voters soft "Reagan Democrats," independents and moderate Republicans who will decide the
2008 election. One thing is for sure: If Mr. Obama doesn't show a willingness to try to answer all the
questions now, John McCain and the Republican attack machine will not waste a minute pressuring him to
do so if he is the Democratic Party's choice in the fall. But by then, it may be too late.
Geraldine Ferraro: To equate what I said with what this racist bigot has said from the pulpit is
unbelievable. He gave a very good speech on race relations, but he did not address the fact that this man is
up there spewing hatred. (Gene Maddaus, Geraldine Ferraro Resents Being Lumped In With The Rev. Wright In Obama
Speech, [Los Angeles, CA] Daily Breeze, 3/19/08)

Sen. Clinton Attacks On Obama Relationship With Tony Rezko:

VIDEO: Sen. Clinton Attacked Obama For Working For Rezko, In His Slum Landlord Business. Sen.
Clinton: Well, it certainly -- it certainly came across, in the way that it was presented, as though the
Republicans had been standing up against the conventional wisdom with their ideas. Im just reacting to the
fact, yes, they did have ideas, and they were bad ideas -- bad for America. (Cross-talk.) And I was fighting
against those ideas when you were practicing law and representing your contributor, Rezko, in his slum
landlord business in inner-city Chicago. (Sen. Hillary Clinton, CNN Democrat Presidential Debate, Myrtle Beach, SC,
1/21/08)

VIDEO: Sen. Clinton: We still dont have a lot of answers about Senator Obama and his dealings
with Mr. Rezko. (WJLA-DC ABCs, Chesapeake Challenge, 2/11/08)

Wolfson Attacked Obamas Failure To Disclose All Aspects Of His Dealings With Rezko. Wolfson:
Then, secondly, as many of you know, we have the beginning of the Tony Rezko case. The Tony Rezko trial
begins today in Chicago. We have, over the last several days, urged the Obama campaign to come clean, to
reveal everything that they can about the long and deep relationship between Mr. Rezko and Mr. Obama.
They have steadfastly refused to do so. Weve asked a number of questions that we believe are reasonable
questions that voters should know the answers to. How many fund-raisers did Mr. Rezko throw for Mr.
Obama? How much money was raised at those events? How much money was bundled, in total, by Mr.
Rezko for Mr. Obama? What due diligence has the Obama campaign engaged in to determine whether or not
there were additional straw donors that had money funneled through to the Obama campaign? Exactly what
did Senator Obama do for Mr. Rezko? What projects did he help him, letters did he write on his behalf? What
business meetings of Mr. Rezko did Mr. Obama attend? What did he say at those meetings? How many
meetings were there? And then, of course, the issue of this very complicated and mysterious real estate deal.
Weve asked the Obama campaign to release all information relating to it, all e-mails, documentation, so that
people can have the full and complete information when making judgments about this election. (Howard
Wolfson, Conference Call, 3/3/08)

Mark Penn Attacked Obama For His Relationship With Rezko. Penn: And thats exactly whats going on
with Senator Obama today: a trial involving someone with a 17-year relationship, someone who in some
way that has still never been cleared up in any definitive way participated in the purchase of his house, who
took illegally gained money and appears to have used nominees to send contributions to the senators
campaign, is on trial for extortion, kickbacks and bribery of public officials. And yet the most basic questions
about the relationship have not been answered. And in the debate, several debates ago, when this came up,
Senator Obama appeared to give the impression to most people that it was someone who he had worked
with for five hours through a church group and not that it was a 17-year close personal relationship that
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should be vetted, explained and discussed thoroughly and openly now, and not when it might be too late.
(Mark Penn, Conference Call, 3/3/08)

SEN. CLINTON ATTACKS ON OBAMAS ELITIST COMMENTS

Sen. Clinton Attacks On Obamas Elitism/Bitter Comments:
Clinton Campaign Ad Highlighted Obamas Bitter Comment. Clinton Campaign Ad: Sen. Clinton: Im
Hillary Clinton and I approve this message. Announcer: Barack Obama said that people in small towns
cling to guns or religion...as a way to explain their frustrations... Woman 1: I was very insulted by Barack
Obama. Man 1: It just shows how out of touch Barack Obama is. Woman 2: Im not clinging to my faith
out of frustration and bitterness. I find that my faith is very uplifting. Man 2: The good people of
Pennsylvania deserve a lot better than what Barack Obama said. Woman 1: Hillary does understand the
citizens of Pennsylvania better. Woman 3: Hillary Clinton has been fighting for people like us her whole
life. (Hillary Clinton For President, Clinton Supporters Speak Out Against Sen. Obamas Small Town America Comments, Press
Release, 4/14/08)

Sen. Clinton Attacked Obama For Calling People In PA Bitter. Sen. Clinton: I am well aware that at a
fundraiser in San Francisco, he said some things that many people in Pennsylvania and beyond Pennsylvania
have found offensive. He was explaining to a small group of his donors what people who live in small towns
right here in Pennsylvania are like and why some of you arent voting for him. But instead of looking at
himself, he blamed them. He said that they cling to religion and guns and dislike people who are different
from them. Well, I dont believe that. I believe that people dont cling to religion, they value their faith. You
dont cling to guns, you enjoy hunting or collecting or sport shooting. I dont think he really gets it that
people are looking for a president who stands up for you and not looks down on you. (Hillary Clinton For
President Website, Statement from Hillary Clinton, Press Release, 4/14/08)

Sen. Clinton Called Obamas Bitter Comments Elitist And Out Of Touch. Sen. Clinton: Now, like
some of you may have been, I was taken aback by the demeaning remarks Senator Obama made about
people in small town America. Senator Obamas remarks are elitist and they are out of touch. They are not
reflective of the values and beliefs of Americans. Certainly not the Americans that I know - not the
Americans I grew up with, not the Americans I lived with in Arkansas or represent in New York. You know,
Americans who believe in the Second Amendment believe its a matter of Constitutional rights. Americans
who believe in God believe it is a matter of personal faith. Americans who believe in protecting good
American jobs believe it is a matter of the American Dream. When my dad grew up it was in a working class
family in Scranton. I grew up in a church-going family, a family that believed in the importance of living out
and expressing our faith. The people of faith I know dont cling to religion because theyre bitter. People
embrace faith not because they are materially poor, but because they are spiritually rich. Our faith is the
faith of our parents and our grandparents. It is a fundamental expression of who we are and what we
believe. I also disagree with Senator Obamas assertion that people in this country cling to guns and have
certain attitudes about immigration or trade simply out of frustration. People of all walks of life hunt - and
they enjoy doing so because its an important part of their life, not because they are bitter. And as Ive
traveled across Indiana and Ive talked to a lot of people, what I hear are real concerns about unfair trade
practices that cost people jobs. I think hardworking Americans are right to want to see changes in our trade
laws. Thats what I have said. Thats what I have fought for. I would also point out that the vast majority of
working Americans reject anti-immigration rhetoric. They want reform so that we remain a nation of
immigrants, but also a nation of laws that we enforce and we enforce fairly. Americans are fair-minded and
good-hearted people. We have ups and downs. We face challenges and problems. But our views are rooted
in real values, and they should be respected. Americans out across our country have borne the brunt of the
Bush administrations assault on the middle class. Contrary to what Senator Obama says, most Americans
did much better during the Clinton years than they have done during the Bush years. If we are striving to
bring people together - and I believe we should be - I dont think it helps to divide our country into one
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America that is enlightened and one that is not. We know there is an unacceptable economic divide in
America today, but that is certainly not the way to bridge it. The way to do that is to roll up our sleeves and
get to work and make sure we provide, once again, economic opportunity and shared prosperity for all
Americans. People dont need a president who looks down on them; they need a president who stands up
for them. And that is exactly what I will do as your president. Because I believe if you want to be the
president of all Americans, you need to respect all Americans. And that starts with respecting our hard
working Americans, and what we need to do here is to take a lesson from Allison transmission. (Hillary
Clinton For President, Hillary Clinton Responds To Senator Obamas Recent Characterizations of Pennsylvanians, Press Release,
4/12/08)

VIDEO: Sen. Clinton: I think that is a fundamental, sort of, misunderstanding of the role of religion and
faith in times that are good and times that are bad. (Sen. Hillary Clinton, ABC Democrat Presidential Debate,
Philadelphia, PA, 4/16/08)

VIDEO: Sen. Clinton: And I similarly dont think that people cling to their traditions, like hunting
and guns, either when they are frustrated with the government. I just dont believe thats how people
live their lives. (Sen. Hillary Clinton, ABC Democrat Presidential Debate, Philadelphia, PA, 4/16/08)

VIDEO: Bill Clinton Attacks Obamas Bitter Remarks. Bill Clinton: Folks, I was shaking hands and
taking a few pictures back stage and this fellow looked at me and he said I just want you to know the people
you are about to see are not bitter, theyre proud. They just want this country to go in a different direction.
(CNNs, Ballot Bowl 2008, 4/13/08)

VIDEO: Wolfson Attacked Obama Over His Bitter Comments. Wolfson: I think there was a lot of
concern in Pennsylvania over the remarks that Senator Obama made in California about voters clinging to
religion because they were economically distressed. (CBS Face The Nation, 4/27/08)
Singer Said Obamas Bitter Comments Would Reduce His Electability And Effect Democrats Down
Ballot. Singer: And so, as a result, he has gone on the attack and made some of his most aggressive and the
most negative comments that weve seen come from him personally over the course of the campaign, not to
mention what weve seen come from his campaign. And I think the lesson going forward is that -- I think one
of the problems that Senator Obama is going to have going forward is that hes in a situation now where the
issue that hes been trying to grapple with, namely the comments that he made about small-town Americans,
are transcending just his campaign. They now being used to attacks Democrats down-ballot. Weve seen a
very aggressive effort from the Republican Party overall to go after other Democrats that are running this
cycle. The congressional Republican campaign committee is going after Democrats, as is the Senate
campaign committee. Weve seen some direct mail pop up in Pennsylvania. And just this past weekend, we
saw the New Mexico Republican Party begin airing commercials criticizing his comments. (Phil Singer,
Conference Call, 4/21/08)

VIDEO: James Carville: Yeah, I think it is at issue, and, and the other thing is just some slight historical
inaccuracies in here. Jobs in Pennsylvania went up substantially under Bill Clinton. Most of these jobs were
lost in, in the early '80s in fact. The gun culture has been part of Pennsylvania forever, for a long, long time. I
remember The Deer Hunter, which is one of the really great movies in 1978. I don't think that Senator
Obama really understands the relationship of Pennsylvanians or Midwesterners or Southerners and, and
their guns. I mean, I, I have eight guns myself. I'm hardly bitter about things. And also that the, the people
have been going to church in Pennsylvania for a long time, a really long time. I can take you to Catholic
churches in Scranton where my--Governor Casey was both before and after the Quecreek coal mines
flooded. But I don't know if it's devastating. I think it was a poor choice of words. I think the forum in San
Francisco, like he was explaining, these people or somebody else, it was, was unfortunate and he's, he's
going to have to do some more explaining about this. But his cultural history is way, way off, way off. (NBCs,
Meet The Press, 4/13/08)

VIDEO: Carville: There are a substantial number of people in this country that hunt for pleasure, or
they have guns and they shoot for pleasure. It--they, they...(unintelligible). They're people that go to
church. And, Bob, you and I know this, that people that go to church because they're people of faith.
There are people that go to church because it's a joyous experience. (NBCs, Meet The Press, 4/13/08)

National Campaign Co-Chair And Fmr. Gov. Tom Vilsack: I served as mayor of Mount Pleasant, Iowa,
town of 8,000. I served in the State Senate for six years in a Senate district that consisted primarily of small
communities and a Governor of a state where for eight years I had the authority and responsibility of taking
care of 950 some cities, 800 of which have less than 1,000 people in population. As a person who grew up in
Western Pennsylvania, I think I have a good understanding of the thoughts and feelings and motivations and
beliefs of those who live in small communities, whether it be in Pennsylvania or in my state in Iowa or for
that matter, across the United States. I must say that after reading and reviewing Senator Obamas
comments, I have found them to be condescending and disappointing and they reflect in my view a very
flawed reading and understanding of people who live in small towns in Pennsylvania and across the United
States. Folks who work everyday, play by the rules, and want to do right by their families and their
communities. I found his remarks undercutting his message of hope. He suggests that people are bitter. I
think they are frustrated. I think they are anxious because 8 years of the Bush economy has not done what it
needs to do. What they want is not a pat on the head from a presidential candidate; they want a pat on the
back. They to be told that there is a plan which is a way to make things better, and leaders who are
dedicated to making that happen. I think its one of the reasons why they have been gravitating in small
communities in rural areas across this country to Hillary Clinton, in part, because of her understanding of
those who live in small towns. Her summers in Scranton helped to form her belief and understanding of
folks who work hard and play by the rules. I think the most glaring misreading and misunderstanding of
people in small towns were Senator Obamas comments about God and guns. He suggests that in some way
the faith of those who live in small towns is superficial. Its used as a crutch in a time of need. Thats not
what I know. What I know is that our faith is real and it is rooted. It is the foundation of our values system. It
is what defines how we live our lives, and most importantly of all, how we raise our families. It is true. It is
genuine. His comment about guns suggests that they are an instrument that we use somehow to protect
ourselves from the outside world, to isolate ourselves from the outside world. When in fact, guns are a
reflection of what we do with our family and our friends. Its how we pass on, through hunting, family
traditions that are strong and how we form friendships that are lifelong. I know this from my experience in
Western Pennsylvania shooting my first Pheasant on a family farm just outside of Somerset. I hunted with
my father-in-law and my two sons as they grew up walking the hedge roads of the corn fields of Iowa. It was
there that family stories were told and re-told. I am deeply concerned about these comments because I think
its difficult for a Democratic candidate to be successful in a general election if he misreads and
misunderstands people who live in small communities, to the extent as reflected in his comments. If we are
to be successful in Pennsylvania and West Virginia and Ohio and Missouri and Iowa and Colorado and other
states around this country that are made up of a lot of small towns and a lot of people who believe in God
and who enjoy hunting, were going to have to have someone at the top of our ticket who understands those
folks. I am convinced Senator Clinton does and today I have deep reservations about whether Senator
Obama does. (Hillary Clinton For President, Gov. Tom Vilsack, PA Mayors Respond To Senator Obama's Recent
Characterizations Of Pennsylvanians, Press Release, 4/12/08)

Mayor Chris Doherty, Scranton, PA: Hi, this is Mayor Doherty. I am the Mayor of Scranton. I have been
mayor for seven years of a city of 80,000 in Scranton. And I can tell you in Scranton and Northeast
Pennsylvania, were optimistic. Weve seen over 400,000 million invested in our city over the last seven
years and were doing real well. Its disappointing that Senator Obama doesnt realize that. Hes spent some
time here and you could see the changes in our state and how well we are doing. As to people in our area
turning to guns or to God or the perception that things are bad, the truth is what the governor said, people in
Northeastern Pennsylvania like to hunt. We have a long tradition of hunters and sportsman in Northeastern
Pennsylvania and also, we have a tradition that we go to church. We worship our God regardless of our
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religion and that doesnt happen in bad times necessarily, it happens as part of who we are, as people from
Northeastern Pennsylvania. That tradition was passed down to us from our parents, from our grandparents,
people in Pennsylvania have been here for three to four generations. We are a state where we have the
highest percentage of people who have stayed here, stayed in our state and havent left. Those traditions are
part of who we are and who defines us. So, we are optimistic in Northeastern Pennsylvania and have
traditions of being sportsman and members of the NRA, and also a tradition of people who are God-fearing
and we like that. I would like to pass this over to the next mayor. (Hillary Clinton For President, Gov. Tom Vilsack,
PA Mayors Respond To Senator Obama's Recent Characterizations Of Pennsylvanians, Press Release, 4/12/08)

Mayor Robert Lucas, Sharon, PA: This is Mayor Lucas from the City of Sharon. Where Sharons at, a small
city of 15,000 people right on the Ohio line. When I first heard this this morning when I got up on the
internet, I couldnt believe that Senator Obama said it. I actually [inaudible]for him to say to the people in
San Francisco that we are bitter I have no idea where he came up with that term. I can tell you that Ive
lived in Pennsylvania all of my life, Western Pennsylvania the furthest thing from the truth is that we are
bitter. To say that we cling to our religion and guns because of that I cant understand that. In this small
city of 15,000, we have over 35 churches. Those churches werent built because were bitter and we dont go
to church because we are bitter. We dont go up to the mountains to hunt because we are bitter. Were
concerned that 7 years of Bush has really hurt us. And weve experienced a lot of job losses. But were
enthusiastic Sharon is turning a corner. Were working with Governor Rendell, were making great strides.
I cannot understand he spent a lot of time in this state of ours, and for him to say that - I dont know,
maybe hes planning on well thats why he lost Pennsylvania. Because were bitter people. I can tell you the
people of Sharon and western PA isnt bitter and if youre going to stand for us, you should us understand us
where were coming from. Thats why Im supporting Hillary because shes been in this fight. She
understands where were at and what needs to be done. Ill turn it now over to Mayor Callahan. (Hillary
Clinton For President, Gov. Tom Vilsack, PA Mayors Respond To Senator Obama's Recent Characterizations Of Pennsylvanians,
Press Release, 4/12/08)

Mayor John Callahan, Bethlehem, PA: Thank you, Mayor. This is John Callahan, Mayor of the City of
Bethlehem. I had the opportunity to be mayor for about 5 and half years now. Senator Obamas comments
concern me as well. We need a president in my mind who is going to get things done, someone whos not
going to make comments that are necessarily critical, or condescending, or to pile on. We are the Bethlehem
of Bethlehem steel. In many ways, the quintessential mill town. Sure its been tough for us. We have lost
thousands of high-paying blue collar, family-sustaining jobs. But were still here and were still fighting to
make our cities and our neighborhoods strong. In many ways, like Scranton, like Sharon, were thriving. We
have $1.8 million of investment going on in our city, were making Money Magazines Americas best places
to live, or best places to raise a family. Despite the hard times, we are working. Were blue collar folks, we
have a lot of pride, and were not bitter. Weve got a sense of faith, weve got to fight and we need someone
who is going to fight on our side. That really at the end of the day thats what we see in Senator Clinton.
Someone who understands that it is tough to make ends meet. And that it is tough to find a way to afford to
send our kids to school or to afford health care. Not someone who is going to make us feel bad about that,
but someone who is going to roll up their sleeves and help us get there. With that, Ill turn it over as well.
(Hillary Clinton For President, Gov. Tom Vilsack, PA Mayors Respond To Senator Obama's Recent Characterizations Of
Pennsylvanians, Press Release, 4/12/08)

Mayor Tom Leighton, Wilkes-Barre, PA: This is Mayor Tom Leighton from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. I
was offended and both disappointed when I heard about the comments that the Senator had made relative
to small towns in Pennsylvania. Todays the first day of fishing, and fishing and hunting brings families
together. It allows time for fathers to spend time with their children. On top of other things that go on,
whether its soccer or going to church, the people of Wilkes-Barre and the surrounding community have a
strong faith and attend mass and their congregation daily. On top of that, the city of Wilkes-Barre in the last
three and a half years, has invested over $150 million in economic development. Cities like Wilkes-Barre,
Bethlehem, Scranton those that the mayors that are on this conference - weve all experienced great
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opportunities to improve our economic development in the city Wilkes-Barre, which ultimately has a great
impact on the economy. Its disappointing knowing that the Mayor of a small midtown city, population
43,000, when things are tough we need leadership in this country to help us get through tough times, not
put us down. People of Wilkes-Barre, I can tell you, are not bitter. They are very optimistic about the future
of this city and its because of the cooperation that weve received from the Governor and from our state
reps, and our state senators. Good things are going to continue in these mid-size cities across Pennsylvania.
We need leadership that is going to help us improve things here, not put us down. I can tell you that people
of Wilkes-Barre and the greater [inaudible] area are very happy and very supportive of whats going on in
this region and thats because of the cooperation with our leadership at the top of our state, the Governor,
along with the mayors who work hand in hand. We need leadership thats going to help us move these cities
forward. And I want to be part of that working with Senator Clinton when she becomes our next President. I
will turn this over now to Mayor Reed of Harrisburg. (Hillary Clinton For President, Gov. Tom Vilsack, PA Mayors
Respond To Senator Obama's Recent Characterizations Of Pennsylvanians, Press Release, 4/12/08)

Mayor Steve Reed, Harrisburg, PA: Thanks very much, Mayor. Just for way of background, Ive been the
Mayor of Harrisburg now - Im in my 27th year. Born and raised here in Pennsylvania. Born and raised in a
small town as a matter of fact. The irony about Pennsylvania is that we really only have two large towns.
Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. Just about every other place could be classified as a small town or a borough, or
a township, or whatever. We happen to like our small town values. We think theyre the bedrock of the
American values that have built this nation and the people of our towns embrace their religions out of faith,
not out of bitterness or frustration. I have found our small town citizens to be decent. They are hardworking.
They are friendly. They are giving. They are caring. They are patriotic. Frankly, they dont deserve to be
categorized as they were in the remarks made out in California. Its a very unfortunate stereotype of the
citizens of our towns in this state, and in every state across the nation, to have them unfairly categorized as
they were. Frankly, the remarks of Senator Obama lacked judgment. They lack understanding. Frankly the
remarks are condescending, they are negative, they are hurtful. I found it to be most revealing of what the
candidate really thinks of us. And its telling to me that these remarks were made several thousand miles
away from us at a very expensive fundraising campaign event in a very upscale location when he did not
think that any of us were ever going to hear what he had to say. All of this in my mind invites the question of
what else does this candidate think about all of the different people who make up our rather diverse nation.
His remarks I was listening to CNN last night with different commentators Ed Rollins for example, and
others and so forth they are licking their chops. This is perfect ammunition for them to use in the fall
campaign. They will eviscerate Senator Obama if he became the nominee with comments like this. It will
play all across America. Midwest, West, East, South. Frankly, I think they were ill advised remarks. They
lacked judgment. And theyre condescending. And most of all, they are very divisive, which is in complete
contrast to the rhetoric we hear from him at the public events when he knows the cameras are running. Im
supporting Hillary Clinton. I do so without hesitation. Her roots are in Pennsylvania. She understands the
people of this state. She understands small town values. Shed make a terrific president. Shell bring us
together. (Hillary Clinton For President, Gov. Tom Vilsack, PA Mayors Respond To Senator Obama's Recent Characterizations
Of Pennsylvanians, Press Release, 4/12/08)

Mayor Jean Ford, Williamstown, WV: I am disappointed by Senator Obamas offensive comments about
small towns. If Sen. Obama came to Williamstown, he would find hardworking people doing everything they
can to make a better life for their families despite a slowing economy, a difficult war, and a broken health
care system. We need a President who will find real solutions to these tough challenges and help small
towns get ahead, not one that puts down people for their faith or their values. (Hillary Clinton For President,
West Virginia Mayors React To Obamas Views On Small Town America, Press Release, 4/12/08)

Mayor Cleo Mathews, Hinton, WV: The people in Hinton and small towns across America are working
hard to get ahead. We need a President who will help us revitalize our communities. I feel that Senator
Clinton understands that we are the heart of this country and is committed to helping us transform our
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communities from economies of the past to economies of the future. (Hillary Clinton For President, West Virginia
Mayors React To Obamas Views On Small Town America, Press Release, 4/12/08)

Former Kentucky Democratic Party Chairman Jerry Lundergan: Senator Obama's remarks at a San
Francisco fundraiser demonstrate he doesn't understand Kentucky families. When he campaigns here, Sen.
Obama will learn that we have a strong commitment to faith, to family and to the freedoms of the
Constitution. The families of Kentucky are proud, not bitter. They are hungry for leadership that respects
them and understands their struggles, not leadership that puts them down for their beliefs. While
Kentuckians are disheartened by the failed economic policies of the Bush administration, we are a resilient
state that is optimistic about America's future. Kentucky's strength lies in our small communities. We are
proud of the towns all across our 120 counties, full of people who look and sound nothing like those Senator
Obama portrayed. (Hillary Clinton For President, Kentucky Community Leaders Respond To Barack Obama's Comments On
Small Town America, Press Release, 4/12/08)

Former Attorney General, Majority Floor Leader, And Current State Representative Greg Stumbo: I
found Senator Barack Obama's comments incredibly unfortunate. After representing eastern Kentucky for
25 years, I can tell you what we don't need are stereotypes that discount our faith and our values. We need a
President with a real plan that produces real results. (Hillary Clinton For President, Kentucky Community Leaders
Respond To Barack Obama's Comments On Small Town America, Press Release, 4/12/08)

Oregon Congresswoman Darlene Hooley: I was dismayed by Senator Obamas remarks that demeaned
the values of folks from small towns and rural areas. I represent many small towns throughout Oregon's
Willamette Valley that are filled with hard-working and patriotic Americans who lift up their communities.
Small town values have helped make America the country it is today. We need leaders who will bring
Oregons cities and rural areas closer together, and the type of stereotypes expressed by Senator Obama
won't help in uniting America. (Hillary Clinton For President, Oregon Congresswoman Darlene Hooley Reacts To Sen.
Obamas Views On Small Town America, Press Release, 4/12/08)

Toughness:
James Carville: If She Gave Him One Of Her Cojones, Theyd Both Have Two. (Mark Halperin, What James
Carville Said To Set Obama Off, Times The Page Blog, thepage.time.com, 5/6/08)

SEN. CLINTON ATTACKS ON OBAMAS NATIONAL SECURITY POSITIONS

Sen. Clinton Attacks On Obamas Iraq Policy:
Sen. Clinton Challenged Obamas Commitment To Ending The War. Sen. Clinton: Thats the choice. One
candidate will continue the war and keep troops in Iraq indefinitely, one candidate only says hell end the
war. And one candidate is ready, willing and able to end the war and to rebuild our military while honoring
our soldiers and our veterans. (Andy Sullivan, Clinton, Obama Skirmish Over Iraq, Reuters, 4/9/08)
Sen. Clinton Criticized Obama Because His Top Foreign Policy Adviser Said Hes Not Really Going To
Rely On His Campaign Pledge To Withdraw Troops From Iraq. Sen. Clinton: Senator Obama promises
to withdraw from Iraq within 16 months. But his top foreign policy adviser said hes not really going to rely
on that plan. I guess that plan is just words, too. We need a president who will solve problems. Who will
fight for our families long after the speeches are over and the cameras are gone. Thats the choice in this
campaign: Solutions you can rely on versus words you cant. (Mark Halperin, Clinton Remarks On Obama Iraq And
Environmental Policies, Times The Page Blog, thepage.time.com, 3/11/08)

Sen. Clinton Said Obama Chose Silence Over Leadership In Ending The War, Noting That His
Top Foreign Policy Adviser Told A Foreign Audience He Would Not Rely On Some Plan That
Hes Crafted As A Presidential Candidate. Sen. Clinton: Senator Obama holds up his original
opposition to the war on the campaign trail, but he didnt start working aggressively to end the war
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until he started running for president. So when he had a chance to act on his speech, he chose silence
instead. And out campaigning Senator Obama tells voters that as president hed withdraw combat
brigades from Iraq within 16 months, but one of his top foreign policy advisers told a different story.
She told a British television reporter, and I quote, he will, of course, not rely on some plan that hes
crafted as a presidential candidate or as a U.S. Senator. Senator Obama has said often that words
matter. I strongly agree. But giving speeches alone wont end the war and making campaign promises
you might not keep certainly wont end it. In the end the true test is not the speeches a president
delivers, its whether the president delivers on the speeches. (Sen. Hillary Clinton, Remarks At The George
Washington University, 3/17/08)

VIDEO: Sen. Clinton Attacked Obamas Consistency On Opposing The War In Iraq, Saying That After
His 2002 Speech Opposing The War, Obama Voted To Fund The War And Supported The Presidents
Approach To The War. Sen. Clinton: What he was talking about was very directly about the story of
Senator Obamas campaign, being premised on a speech he gave in 2002. And that was to his credit. He gave
a speech opposing the war in Iraq. He gave a very impassioned speech against it and consistently said that
he was against the war, he would vote against the funding for the war. By 2003, that speech was off his Web
site. By 2004, he was saying that he didnt really disagree with the way George Bush was conducting the
war. And by 2005, 6 and 7, he was voting for $300 billion in funding for the war. The story of his campaign
is really the story of that speech and his opposition to Iraq. I think it is fair to ask questions about, Well,
what did you do after the speech was over? And when he became a senator, he didnt go to the floor of the
Senate to condemn the war in Iraq for 18 months. He didnt introduce legislation against the war in Iraq. He
voted against timelines and deadlines initially. (NBCs Meet The Press, 1/13/08)

VIDEO: Sen. Clinton: And every time the question about qualifications and credentials for
commander in chief are raised, Senator Obama rightly points to the speech he gave in 2002. Hes to
be commended for having given the speech. Many people gave speeches against the war then, and the
fair comparison is he didnt have responsibility, he didnt have to vote; by 2004 he was saying that he
basically agreed with the way George Bush was conducting the war. And when he came to the Senate,
he and I have voted exactly the same. We have voted for the money to fund the war until relatively
recently. So the fair comparison was when we both had responsibility, when it wasnt just a speech
but it was actually action, where is the difference? Where is the comparison that would in some way
give a real credibility to the speech that he gave against the war? (Sen. Hillary Clinton, NBC Democrat
Presidential Debate, Cleveland, OH, 2/26/08)

VIDEO: Sen. Clinton: And I want to be just very explicit about this. We are not -- neither my
campaign nor anyone associated with it are in any way saying you did not oppose the war in Iraq.
You did. You gave a great speech in 2002 opposing the war in Iraq. That was not what the point of
our criticism was. It was, after having given that speech, by the next year the speech was off your
website. By the next year you were telling reporters that you agreed with President Bush in his
conduct of the war. And by the next year, when you were in the Senate, you were voting to fund the
war time after time after time. (Sen. Hillary Clinton, CNN Democrat Presidential Debate, Myrtle Beach, SC,
1/21/08)

VIDEO: Sen. Clinton: If you gave a speech, and a very good speech against the war in Iraq in 2002,
and then by 2004, youre saying youre not sure how you would have voted, and by 2005, 6 and 7,
you vote for $300 billion for the war you said you were against, thats not change. (NBCs Nightly
News, 1/6/08)

VIDEO: Sen. Clinton: If Senator Obamas going to get credit for his speech and his position against
the war, then he deserves to be asked what happened in 03, 04, 05, 06 and 07. (NBCs Meet The
Press, 1/13/08)

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Sen. Clinton Attacked The Core Of Obamas Campaign, Saying He Was Inconsistent On His
Opposition To The War. Sen. Clinton: Senator Obama has made his speech opposing Iraq in 2002 and the
war in the Iraq the core of his campaign, which makes these comments especially troubling. While Senator
Obama campaigns on his [pledge] to end the war, his top advisers tell people abroad that he will not rely on
his own plan should he become president Hes attacked me continually for having no hard exit date, and
now we learned that he doesnt have one -- in fact, he doesnt have a plan at all, according to his top foreign
policy adviser. On the campaign trail, he says one thing while his campaign tells people abroad something
else. Im not sure what the American people should believe. (Krissah Williams, Clinton Criticizes Obama Aides
Comments On Iraq, The Washington Posts The Trail Blog, blog.washingtonpost.com, 3/7/08)

VIDEO: Sen. Clinton Attacked Obama, Arguing That In His Book, Obama Said He Thought That
Saddam Hussein Had Chemical And Biological Weapons, And That He Still Coveted Nuclear
Weapons. Sen. Clinton: And in Senator Obamas recent book, he clearly says he thought that Saddam
Hussein had chemical and biological weapons, and that he still coveted nuclear weapons. His judgment was
that, at the time in 2002, we didnt need to make any efforts. My belief was we did need to pin Saddam
down, put inspectors in. But I said I was against preemptive war, I spoke out against it. (NBCs Meet The Press,
1/13/08)

VIDEO: Clinton Campaign Spokesman Howard Wolfson Said It Did Not Take Courage For Obama To
Be Against The War Since He Was From A Very Liberal District. Wolfson: David, Senator Obama
represented one of the most liberal state Senate districts in the country. Youre telling me that it took
courage from Hyde Park to be against the Iraq war? Please. Please, David. (MSNBCs Hardball, 7/26/07)
Former Ambassador Joe Wilson: Barack Obama argues that he deserves the Democratic nomination and
Hillary Clinton doesn't because he possesses superior judgment, as he calls it, on the key issues we face as a
nation. As definitive proof he offers one speech he made in 2002 during a reelection campaign for an Illinois
senate seat in the most liberal district in the state, so liberal that no other position would have been viable.
When he made that speech, Obama was not privy to the briefings by, among others, Secretary of State Colin
Powell, in support of the Authorization of Use of Military Force as a diplomatic tool to push the international
community to impose intrusive inspections on Saddam Hussein. Would Obama have acted differently had
he been in Washington or had he had the benefit of the arguments and the intelligence that the
administration was offering to the Congress debating that resolution? (Joe Wilson, Obama's Hollow Judgment
and Empty Record, The Huffington Post, www.huffingtonpost.com, 3/2/08)

Former Ambassador Wilson: During the 2002-2003 timeframe, he was a minor local official
uninvolved in the national debate on the war so we can only judge from his own statements prior to
the 2008 campaign. Obama repeated these points in a whole host of interviews prior to announcing
his candidacy. On July 27, 2004, he told the Chicago Tribune on Iraq: There's not much of a difference
between my position and George Bush's position at this stage. In his book, The Audacity of Hope,
published in 2006, he wrote, ...on the merits I didn't consider the case against war to be cut-anddried. And, in 2006, he clearly said, I'm always careful to say that I was not in the Senate, so perhaps
the reason I thought it was such a bad idea was that I didn't have the benefit of US intelligence. And
for those who did, it might have led to a different set of choices. (Joe Wilson, Obama's Hollow Judgment
and Empty Record, The Huffington Post, www.huffingtonpost.com, 3/2/08)

Former Ambassador Wilson: There is no credible reason to conclude that Obama would have
acted any differently in voting for the authorization had he been in the Senate at that time. Indeed, he
has said as much. The supposed intuitive judgment he exercised in his 2002 speech was nothing
more than the pander of a local election campaign, just as his current assertions of superior judgment
and scurrilous attacks on Hillary Clinton are a pander to those who now retroactively think the war
was a mistake without bothering to acknowledge Senator Clintons actual position at the time and
instead fantasizing that she was nothing but a Bush clone. Obama willfully encourages and plays off
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this falsehood. (Joe Wilson, Obama's Hollow Judgment and Empty Record, The Huffington Post,
www.huffingtonpost.com, 3/2/08)

Sen. Clinton Attacks On Obamas Afghanistan Policy:

VIDEO: Sen. Clinton Attacked Obama For Not Holding Hearings As European Affairs Subcommittee
Chairman. Sen. Clinton: But I also have heard Senator Obama refer continually to Afghanistan, and he
references being on the Foreign Relations Committee. He chairs the Subcommittee on Europe. It has
jurisdiction over NATO. NATO is critical to our mission in Afghanistan. Hes held not one substantive hearing
to do oversight, to figure out what we can do to actually have a stronger presence with NATO in
Afghanistan. (Sen. Clinton, NBC Democrat Presidential Debate, Cleveland, OH, 2/26/08)
VIDEO: Sen. Clinton Attacked Obama For Not Holding Hearings As European Affairs Subcommittee
Chairman, Saying Americans Should Ask If Hes Proven Himself. Sen. Clinton: And last night in the
debate, Senator Obama basically said that hed been given the responsibility to chair an important
subcommittee on the Foreign Relations Committee that oversees Europe and NATO. And its very important
to us right now, because of Afghanistan, because of Kosovo, and whats happened in Serbia with our
embassy being burned. And basically he said, You know, I havent conducted any business in that committee
of any substance because Ive been running for president. I mean, four years ago, he was in the state senate.
And I think that people have a right to say, What is it you are presenting to the American people as
evidence? (PBSs The Newshour With Jim Lehrer, 2/27/08)
VIDEO: Sen. Clinton Laughed At Obamas Assertion That He Is Most Confident Of His Foreign Policy
Background, Noting That He Had Not Held A Hearing On Afghanistan In The Subcommittee He Chairs.
Fox News Gretchen Carlson: I want to ask you another question, though, about foreign policy. According to
The Huffington Post blog, at a Barack Obama fundraiser last night that was closed, he said this quote: I think
a lot of people assume that it might be some military thing to make me look more commander-in-chief-like.
Ironically this is an area -- foreign policy is the area where I am probably most confident that I know more
and understand the world better than Senator Clinton or Senator McCain. How do you respond to that?
Sen. Clinton: (Laughs.) Well, Im somewhat shocked by that since I dont see any evidence of it. (Laughs.)
This is kind of hard to square with his failure ever to have a single policy hearing on the only responsibility
he was given, chairing the European and NATO subcommittee of the Foreign Relations Committee. As he
admitted in the last debate, he was too busy running for president to pay attention to what we needed to do
to improve our chances in Afghanistan and get NATO more involved. So, I dont know. Im speechless. I
mean, making an assertion like that belies the facts and the record, but thats up to him to respond to. (Fox
News Fox & Friends, 4/8/08)

VIDEO: Clinton Campaign Ad Attacked Obama For Not Holding Hearings As European Affairs
Subcommittee Chairman. Clinton Campaign Ad: Announcer: Barack Obama says he has the judgment to
be president. But as chairman of an oversight committee charged with the force of fighting Al Qaeda in
Afghanistan - he was too busy running for president to hold even one hearing. Barack Obama: I became
chairman of this committee, at the beginning of this campaign-at the beginning of 2007, so it is true that we
havent had oversight hearings on Afghanistan. Announcer: Hillary Clinton will never be too busy to
defend our national security-bringing our troops home from Iraq and pursing Al Qaeda in Afghanistan.
Hillary Clinton: Im Hillary Clinton and I approved this message. (Hillary Clinton For President, New Ad: Hillary
Promises Never to Be Too Busy to Defend Our National Security, Press Release, 3/3/08)

Wolfson Attacked Obamas Failure To Hold Hearings Regarding Afghanistan. Wolfson: Again, one
other thing on the question of judgment, we have also released advertisements that show that Senator
Obama on the one hand says that more attention should have been paid to Afghanistan and says that on the
stump all the time; he neglects to say that he was chairman of a subcommittee with oversight
responsibilities for NATO, and NATO conducts the lions share of the operations in Afghanistan. And when
he had a chance to do something instead of just talk about it, he did not hold even a single hearing, as he
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acknowledged in the most recent debate. Once again, the difference between talk and action is striking and
clear. (Howard Wolfson, Conference Call, 3/3/08)

VIDEO: Wolfson: Im not familiar with the bill, but I notice that he didnt answer your question
which is if Afghanistan was the concern that Senator Obama gave when he gave this eloquent speech,
why didnt he hold a hearing and say, whats going on with NATO and Afghanistan? Why has this
become the forgotten war? Why arent we doing more to support our troops there? Again, a
metaphor for his career -- great speeches, beautiful rhetoric, no follow through, no results, no action.
(ABCs This Week, 3/2/08)

Former Ambassador Wilson: What should we make of Obama's other judgments in foreign affairs? Take
Afghanistan, for example. It has been evident for some time that our efforts there are going badly and that
cooperation and support from our NATO allies would be helpful. As chairman of the subcommittee on
Senate Foreign Relations responsible for NATO and Europe, Obama could have used his lofty position
actually to engage the issue and pressure the administration to take some action to improve our chance of
success in that conflict against the Taliban and Al Qaeda. Of course, that would have involved holding
hearings, questioning administration witnesses, and taking a position and offering alternatives. That is what
we expect that from senators in a democracy. It is called oversight. But, instead, Obama, by his own
admission, offers the excuse that he has been too busy running for president to do anything substantive,
such as direct his staff to organize a single hearing. Well, first of all, Obama was forced to confess in the
Democratic debate in Ohio on February 26, I became chairman of this committee at the beginning of this
campaign, at the beginning of 2007. So it is true that we haven't had oversight hearings on Afghanistan. To
date, his subcommittee has held no policy hearings at all -- none. At the same time that Obama claimed he
was too busy campaigning to do anything substantive, racking up one of the worst attendance records in the
Senate, Senator Clinton chaired extensive hearings of the Subcommittee on Superfund and Environmental
Health and attended many others as a member of the Armed Service Committee. As a consequence of
Obama's dereliction of duty on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, a feckless administration has had
absolutely no oversight as it careens from disaster to disaster in Afghanistan, including the central
governments loss of control over 70 percent of the country and yet another bumper crop of opium to fuel
the efforts of the Taliban and their terrorist allies. (Joe Wilson, Obama's Hollow Judgment and Empty Record, The
Huffington Post, www.huffingtonpost.com, 3/2/08)

Sen. Clinton Attacks On Obama Pakistan Policy:

VIDEO: Sen. Clinton: Senator Obama Said, Yes, Last Summer He Basically Threatened To Bomb
Pakistan, Which I Dont Think Was A Particularly Wise Position To Take. Sen. Clinton: And on a
number of other issues, I just believe that, you know, as Senator Obama said, yes, last summer he basically
threatened to bomb Pakistan, which I dont think was a particularly wise position to take. I have long
advocated a much tougher approach to Musharraf and to Pakistan, and have pushed the White House to do
that. (Sen. Hillary Clinton, NBC Democrat Presidential Debate, Cleveland, OH, 2/26/08)
VIDEO: Sen. Clinton: Well, I do not believe people running for president should engage in hypotheticals.
And it may well be that the strategy we have to pursue on the basis of actionable intelligence -- but
remember, weve had some real difficult experiences with actionable intelligence -- might lead to a certain
action. But I think it is a very big mistake to telegraph that and to destabilize the Musharraf regime, which is
fighting for its life against the Islamic extremists who are in bed with al Qaeda and Taliban. And remember,
Pakistan has nuclear weapons. The last thing we want is to have al Qaeda-like followers in charge of
Pakistan and having access to nuclear weapons. So you can think big, but remember, you shouldnt always
say everything you think if youre running for president, because it has consequences across the world. And
we dont need that right now. (Sen. Hillary Clinton, MSNBC Democratic Presidential Debate, Chicago, IL, 8/7/07)

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VIDEO: Wolfson Said Obamas Comments Led To U.S. Flag Burning In Pakistan. Wolfson: One of the
reasons, Chris, that Senator Obama was asked by a voter in Iowa to clarify whether or not he would go to
war against Pakistan and why you have the unfortunate and terrible spectacle of people in Pakistan burning
American flags is that Senator Obama was not clear about what he said. I think it is very important for
anyone running for president to be very, very crystal clear, especially concerning foreign policy. Words
matter. Words have implications. Were the strongest and greatest country in the world. People listen to
what our candidates say. Unfortunately Senator Obama was not clear. He confused voters in Iowa and he
certainly has confused some people in Pakistan as well. (MSNBCs Special, 8/7/07)
Sen. Clinton Attacks On Obama Wanting To Meet With Foreign Dictators Without Precondition:
VIDEO: Sen. Clinton: [I] don't think the president should put the prestige of the presidency on the line in
the first year to have meetings without preconditions with five of the worst dictators in the world. (Sen.
Clinton, CNN Democrat Presidential Debate, Hollywood, CA, 1/30/08)

VIDEO: Sen. Clinton Attacked Obamas Continuing To Say That He Would Meet With Some Of The
Worst Dictators In The World Without Preconditions. Sen. Clinton: And I disagree with his continuing
to say that he would meet with some of the worst dictators in the world without preconditions and without
the real, you know, understanding of what we would get from it. (Sen. Clinton, NBC Democrat Presidential Debate,
Cleveland, OH, 2/26/08)

VIDEO: Sen. Clinton Attacked Obamas Position As Irresponsible And, Frankly, Nave. Sen. Clinton: I
thought that was irresponsible and, frankly, naive to say that you would commit to meeting with, you know,
Chavez and Castro and others within the first year. (ABC News, Good Morning America, 7/25/07)
VIDEO: Sen. Clinton Attacked Obama For Giving Away The Bargaining Chip Of A Personal Meeting
With Any Leader Unless You Know What Youre Going To Get Out Of That. Sen. Clinton: [W]e had a
specific disagreement. Because I do not think that a president should give away the bargaining chip of a
personal meeting with any leader unless you know what youre going to get out of that. It takes a lot of
planning to move an agenda forward, particularly with our adversaries. (Sen. Hillary Clinton, ABC Democratic
Presidential Debate, Des Moines, IA, 8/19/07)

VIDEO: Sen. Clinton To Obama: You Should Not Telegraph To Our Adversaries That You Are Willing
To Meet With Them Without Preconditions During The First Year In Office. Sen. Clinton: So I think
that when youve got that big an agenda facing you, you should not telegraph to our adversaries that you are
willing to meet with them without preconditions during the first year in office. (Sen. Hillary Clinton, ABC
Democratic Presidential Debate, Des Moines, IA, 8/19/07)

VIDEO: James Rubin: [A]s Senator Obama talks about negotiating with President Ahmadinejad right off
the bat, that's dumb for two reasons. First of all, you shouldn't rush into a summit with a president of a
country like Iran and risk the possibility of a propaganda coup. But even worse, Ahmadinejad's the wrong
guy. The important guy in Iran is the leader, who Vladimir Putin met with the supreme leader, Mr.
Khamenei. (CNNs, Live Event, 2/25/08)
Lee Feinstein, A Chief Foreign-Policy Adviser To Sen. Clinton: She won't be filling up her address book
during the first year to meet with Ahmadinejad. (Jay Solomon, Obama's Foreign-Policy Pledge Sparks Criticism From
Rivals, The Wall Street Journal, 3/26/08)

VIDEO: Wolfson Said The President Should Not Commit To Meeting With Castro, Chavez, Or The
President Of Iran Without Preconditions. Wolfson: This is the kind of answer that voters are looking for
in a president, somebody who understands that we need to break from Bush-style cowboy diplomacy, but
that you dont commit ahead of time to meeting with Castro and Chavez and the president of Iran, who is a
Holocaust denier. That is not the right way to keep America safe. It is not the right way to practice smart
diplomacy. (MSNBCs Hardball, 7/26/07)
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Singer: [Sen. Clinton] doesnt believe we should give away the leverage of a meeting with the U.S. president
before discussions even begin with anti-American leaders like [Cuban leader Fidel] Castro and [Venezuelan
president Hugo] Chavez, and people like [Iranian President Mahmoud] Ahmadinejad who deny the
Holocaust happened. (Eric Zorn, Op-Ed, Talking It Out With Enemies Often Best Tack, Chicago Tribune, 7/31/07)
Sen. Clinton Attacks On Obama Policy On Private Military Contractors:
Sen. Clinton Criticized Obama For Not Wanting A Ban On All Military Contractors In Iraq. Sen. Clinton:
In addition to removing American troops from Iraq, I will also work to remove armed private military
contractors who are conducting combat-oriented and security functions in Iraq. For five yeas their behavior
and lack of supervision and accountability have often eroded our credibility, endangered U.S. and Iraqi lives
and undermined our mission. Now, Senator Obama and I have a substantive disagreement here. He wont
rule out continuing to use armed private military contractors in Iraq to do jobs that historically have been
done by the U.S. military or government personnel. When I am president I will ask the Joint Chiefs for their
help in reducing reliance on armed private military contractors. With the goal of ultimately implementing a
ban on such contractors. (Sen. Hillary Clinton, Remarks At The George Washington University, Washington, DC, 3/17/08)
SEN. CLINTON ATTACKS ON OBAMAS EXPERIENCE
Sen. Clinton Attacks On Obamas National Security Experience:
VIDEO: Sen. Clinton Said Obama Wavers From Seeming To Believe That Mediation And Meetings
Without Preconditions Can Solve The Worlds Most Intractable Problems, To Advocating Rash
Unilateral Military Action Without Cooperation From Our Allies. Sen. Clinton: Its also important that
we combine all of our tools, economic aid, humanitarian aid, focusing on issues like disease, childrens
schooling and womens place, something that I believe I will be much better able to do. Senator Obama,
meanwhile, represents another choice. He wavers from seeming to believe that mediation and meetings
without preconditions can solve the worlds most intractable problems, to advocating rash unilateral
military action without cooperation from our allies in the most sensitive region of the world. (Sen. Hillary
Clinton, Remarks At The George Washington University, Washington, DC, 2/25/08)

VIDEO: Sen. Clinton Implied Obama Would Need An Instruction Manual And To Rely On Advisers To
Conduct Foreign Policy. Sen. Clinton: The American people dont have to guess whether I understand the
issues or whether I would need a foreign policy instruction manual to guide me through a crisis, or whether
Id have to rely on advisers to introduce me to global affairs. (Sen. Hillary Clinton, Remarks At The George
Washington University, Washington, DC, 2/25/08)

Sen. Clinton Said Obama Had Little National Or International Experience. Sen. Clinton: So you decide
which makes more sense: Entrust our country to someone who is ready on day one ... or to put America in
the hands of someone with little national or international experience, who started running for president the
day he arrived in the U.S. Senate. (Jay Newton-Small, Will Clintons Obama Attacks Backfire? Time, 12/4/07)
VIDEO: Sen. Clinton Said The Phenomenon Associated With His Candidacy Dangerously
Oversimplifies The Complexity Of The Problems We Face, The Challenge Of Navigating Our Country
Through Some Difficult, Uncharted Waters. Sen. Clinton: I think that there is a certain phenomenon
associated with his candidacy, and I am really struck by that because it is very much about him and his
personality and his presentation. And thats perfectly legitimate in politics, or any other walk of life, but I
think it dangerously oversimplifies the complexity of the problems we face, the challenge of navigating our
country through some difficult, uncharted waters. We are a nation at war. That seems to be forgotten.
(Christian Broadcasting Networks, The 700 Club, 2/26/08)

VIDEO: Sen. Clinton Compared Obamas Inexperience To That Of President Bush. Sen. Clinton: Weve
seen the tragic result of having a president who had neither the experience nor wisdom to manage our
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foreign policy and safeguard our national security. We cant let that happen again. (CNNs The Situation Room,
2/25/08)

VIDEO: Sen. Clinton Said Voters Believed She Would Make A Stronger Commander In Chief Candidate
Against McCain Than Obama. Sen. Clinton: Harry, I think that this campaign is finally about the choice
between the two of us, and also, importantly, the choice between one of us and John McCain. The race
changed once it became clear that John McCain would be the Republican nominee. And I think Democrats
took a hard look at John McCain, with his emphasis on national security, and then took a hard look at the two
of us and concluded that Im the best possible candidate to be commander in chief. (CBSs Early Show, 3/5/08)
Sen. Clinton Said Obama Accuses All Who Discuss National Security Of Fear-Mongering. Sen. Clinton:
I know that Mr. Obama has been complaining that talking about national security is fear-mongering, but I
could not disagree more ... I think its a defining issue. If Senator Obama is unwilling to engage me over
national security, how is he going to engage Senator McCain? (Keith Herbert and Glenn Thrush, Clinton Attacks
Obamas National Security Record, [New York] Newsday, 3/2/08)

Sen. Clinton: Theres A Big Difference Between Delivering A Speech At An Anti-War Rally As A State
Senator, And Picking Up That Phone At The White House At 3 A.M. In The Morning To Deal With An
International Crisis. Sen. Clinton: Now, Sen. Obama says that if we talk about national security in this
campaign, were trying to scare people. I dont think people in Texas scare all that easily, she said, to
whoas! from the audience. Theres a big difference between delivering a speech at an anti-war rally as a
state senator, and picking up that phone at the White House at 3 a.m. in the morning to deal with an
international crisis. (Ben Smith and Beth Frerking, Red Phone Response Could Decide Texas, The Politico, 3/1/08)

Sen. Clinton: I want you to think, Who do you want to have in the White House answering the
phone at 3 oclock in the morning when some crisis breaks out around the world? (Steve Holland,
Clinton Attacks Obama Ahead Of Debate, Reuters, 2/21/08)

VIDEO: Sen. Clinton Said That While She And McCain Had Crossed The Commander In Chief
Threshold, She Would Not Say That Obama Had. Sen. Clinton: In this election we need a nominee who
can pass the commander-in-chief test. Someone ready on day it defend our country and keep our families
safe. We need a president who passes that test. The first and most solemn duty of the president of the United
States is on protect and defend our nation. And when there is a crisis and when the phone rings whether its
3:00 p.m. or 3:00 a.m. In the White House, there is no time for speeches and on the job training. Senator
McCain will bring a time of experience to the campaign. I will bring a lifetime of experience and Senator
Obama will bring a speech he gave in 2002. I think that is a significant difference. I think since we now know
Senator McCain will be the nominee for the party, national security will be front and center in this election.
We all know that. I think its imperative that each of us be able to demonstrate we can cross the commander
in chief threshold. I believe that I have done that and certainly Senator McCain has done that. You will have
to ask Senator Obama with respect to his candidacy. (CNNs, Newsroom, 3/8/08)
VIDEO: Sen. Clinton Mocked Obama For Arguing That Living In A Foreign Country At The Age Of 10
Prepares One To Face The Big, Complex International Challenges The Next President Will Face. Sen.
Clinton: Now voters will judge whether living in a foreign country at the age of 10 prepares one to face the
big, complex international challenges the next president will face. I think we need a president with more
experience than that. (MSNBCs, Hardball, 11/21/07)
VIDEO: Clinton Campaign Ad Implied Obama Lacked The Toughness To Deal With The Challenges
The Next President Will Face. Clinton Campaign Ad: Its the toughest job in the world. You need to be
ready for anything - especially now, with two wars, oil prices skyrocketing and an economy in crisis. Harry
Truman said it best - if you cant stand the heat, get out of the kitchen. Who do you think has what it takes?
Im Hillary Clinton and I approve this message. (Hillary Clinton For President, New Ad: Clinton Campaign Unveils New
Ad Asking Voters, Who Do You Think Has What it Takes? Press Release, 4/21/08)

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Gen. Wesley Clark: Im quite concerned about what we heard from the Obama campaign because Im not
sure where it leads us (Mark Halperin, Clinton Campaign Hits Power-Iraq Flap, Times The Page Blog,
thepage.time.com, 3/7/08)

Retired Gen. Joe Ballard: When I look across the aisle at Senator Obama, other than a great speech, I do
not see the same body of experience to deal with the issues. (Mark Halperin, Clinton Campaign Hits Power-Iraq
Flap, Times The Page Blog, thepage.time.com, 3/10/08)

Former State Dept. Official James Rubin On Obama Campaign: Its amateur hour on making foreign
policy. (Mark Halperin, Clinton Campaign Hits Power-Iraq Flap, Times The Page Blog, thepage.time.com, 3/7/08)
VIDEO: Leon Panetta: I mean, if there is a military requirement of some sort and you've got 10 generals in
front of you with all of their medals, you're going to have to question them. You're going to have to be tough
enough to say, Is this the right step? And we've seen in the past presidents who have made mistakes early
in their administration by not having that willingness and that experience to raise those questions. So can
Barack Obama learn what it takes to make those decisions? Of course he can. But is there a margin of error
that is involved with somebody who has never been there to make those decisions? You bet there is. (PBSs,
The Newshour With Jim Lehrer, 3/5/08)

Clinton Campaign Spokesman Phil Singer Attacked Obama For Having Less Experience Than Any
President Since World War II. With the critical foreign policy challenges America faces in the world
today, voters will decide whether Senator Obama, who served in the Illinois State Senate just three years ago
and would have less experience than any President since World War II, has the strength and experience to
be the next president. (Hillary Clinton For President, Response From Clinton Campaign On Senator Obamas Foreign Policy
Forum Today, Press Release, 11/27/07)

PA Lieutenant Governor Catherine Baker Knoll: So, we're up against a new young kid, who's a nice
young kid. I'm only saying: think it over, tell your friends and your neighbors and your family. There's
nothing like experience. (Sarah Amos, Clinton Surrogate Calls Obama A Kid, ABC News Political Radar Blog,
blogs.abcnews.com, 3/19/08)

Former Ambassador Wilson: On Iran and the question of designating the Iranian Revolutionary Guard as
a terrorist organization, the junior senator from Illinois was not quite so clever at avoiding taking a position.
He first co-sponsored the Counter-Proliferation Act of 2007, which contained explicit language identifying
the Iranian Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist organization. He subsequently claimed to oppose the KylLieberman sense of the Senate resolution proposing the same thing. Obama's accountability problem here is
that he didn't show up for the vote on that resolution -- a vote that would have put him on record. Then he
declined to sign on to a letter put forward by Senator Clinton making explicit that the resolution could not
be used as authority to take military action. All we have is Obama's rhetoric juxtaposed with his cosponsorship of a piece of legislation that proposed what he says he opposed. Obama's gyrations on Iraq,
Afghanistan and Iran are not the actions of one imbued with superior intuitive judgment, but rather the
machinations of a political opportunist looking to avoid having his fingerprints on any issue that might be
controversial, and require real judgment, while preserving his freedom to bludgeon his adversary for
actually taking positions as elected office demands. It is hard to discern whether Senator Obama is a man of
principle, but it is clear that he is not a man of substance. And that judgment, based on his hollow record, is
inescapable. (Joe Wilson, Obama's Hollow Judgment and Empty Record, The Huffington Post, www.huffingtonpost.com,
3/2/08)

Sen. Clinton Attacks On Obamas Lack Of Leadership Experience:

VIDEO: Sen. Clinton Criticized Obama For Comparing His Experience With That Of Dr. King And
President Kennedy. Sen. Clinton: I was responding to a speech that Senator Obama gave in New
Hampshire where he did compare himself to President Kennedy and to Dr. King. You know, President
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Kennedy served in the Congress for 14 years, he was a war hero. Hed been engaged in many of the battles
that led to his election in the 1960 election. Dr. King had been on the front lines. He had been leading a
movement. (NBCs, Meet The Press, 1/13/08)
VIDEO: Sen. Clinton Attacked Obama For His Supporter Not Being Able To Name One Of His
Accomplishments. Sen. Clinton: I have to confess I was somewhat amused the other night when on one of
the TV shows, one of Senator Obamas supporters was asked to name one accomplishment of Senator
Obama, and he couldnt. So I know that there are comparisons and contrasts to be drawn between us, and
its important that voters get that information. (Sen. Hillary Clinton, CNN/Univision Democrat Presidential Debate,
Austin, TX, 2/21/08)

Wolfson Said Obama Was Not Running On Legislative Achievements But On Power Of Oratory.
Wolfson: You know, heres are -- if we are saying the following, Senator Obama is not running on legislative
achievements. He is not running on preparedness to be commander in chief. He is not running on experience
in government. He is running on power of oratory and strength of promises, and then voters see oratory
being lifted, promises being broken, surrogates being unable to name any legislative accomplishments on
television and other matters, that becomes very important to voters. (Howard Wolfson, Conference Call, 2/20/08)
Sen. Clinton Attacks On Obamas Present Votes In Illinois Senate:
VIDEO: Sen. Clinton Attacked Obama For His Present Votes In The Illinois Senate, Saying Obama
Took A Maybe Stance On Important Issues. Sen. Clinton: Well, you know, Senator Obama, it is very
difficult having a straight-up debate with you because you never take responsibility for any vote, and that
has been a pattern. You and the -- (interrupted by booing) -- now, wait a minute -- in the Illinois State
Legislature -- (continued booing) -- just a minute -- in the Illinois State Senate, Senator Obama voted 130
times present. Thats not yes, thats not no; thats maybe. And on issue after issue that really were hard
to explain or understand -- you know, voted present on keeping sex shops away from schools, voted
present on limiting the -- the rights of victims of sexual abuse, voted present time and time again. And
anytime anyone raises that, theres always some kind of explanation like youve just heard about the 30
percent. Its just very difficult to get a straight answer, and thats what we are probing for. (Sen. Hillary Clinton,
CNN Democrat Presidential Debate, Myrtle Beach, SC, 1/21/08)

VIDEO: Sen. Clinton: And, you know, this is kind of like the present vote thing, because the Chicago
Tribune, his hometown paper, said that all those present votes was taking a pass. It was for political
reasons. Well, when you come up with a universal health care plan and you dont have any wiggle
room left, you know that youre going to draw a lot of political heat. (Sen. Hillary Clinton, CNN Democrat
Presidential Debate, Myrtle Beach, SC, 1/21/08)

Sen. Clinton Attacks On Obama For Not Being Fully Vetted:

VIDEO: Sen. Clinton Suggested That Obama Was Not Fully Vetted. Sen. Clinton: And I do think that, you
know, part of what this primary process is all about -- and New Hampshire voters are, you know, famously
independent in making their judgments -- is to look at our records, to evaluate where we stand and what we
stand for. And I think that there is a lot of, you know, room to ask all of us questions. (Sen. Hillary Clinton,
ABC/Facebook Democrat Presidential Debate, Manchester, NH, 1/5/08)

VIDEO: Sen. Clinton: I think thats relevant. I mean, I think that what we are looking for is a
president we can count on, that you know where that president is yesterday, today, and tomorrow.
And I think that, you know, there questions that, you know, should be asked and answered from each
of us. And Id certainly have no problem with whatever scrutiny comes my way. (Sen. Hillary Clinton,
ABC/Facebook Democrat Presidential Debate, Manchester, NH, 1/5/08)

Sen. Clinton Attacks On Obamas Exaggerations:

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Clinton Campaign: We are happy to discuss Sen. Clintons foreign policy experience and her record overall.
Unfortunately, the Obama campaign doesnt want to discuss its candidates record and prefers personal
attacks instead. Sen. Obama knows that if he focused on his experience, hed get questions about the
shortcomings in his record and the efforts he has made to embellish it. Hed have to deal with the fallout
from this weeks Washington Post report on his gross exaggeration of his role on immigration reform and
housing policy. Sen. Obama would have to explain why the New York Times reported that he claims credit
for passing nuclear leak legislation that never got out of committee. Hed have to confront reports from
FactCheck.org and other independent organizations that say his claims of providing a universal health care
plan are based on selective, embellished and out-of-context quotes from newspapers. Hed have to discuss
the LA Times story that reported on how his fellow organizers say he took too much credit for his
community organizing efforts. Hed have to explain why he regularly claims he was a law professor when in
fact he held no such title. Sen. Obama seems to think disingenuous attacks on Sen. Clinton will address the
concerns voters have about his record and readiness to be the Commander-in-Chief and the steward of our
economy. They wont. (Mark Halperin, Clinton Camp Memo On Her Wright Comments, Obamas Criticism, Times The
Page Blog, thepage.time.com, 3/26/08)

Sen. Clinton Attacks On Obama Complaining About Receiving Tough Questions:

Sen. Clinton Attacked Obama For Complaining About Being Asked Hard Questions. Sen. Clinton: We
were both asked some pretty tough questions and thats part of what happens in a debate and in a
campaign. And I know he spent all day yesterday complaining about the hard questions he was asked. Being
asked tough questions in a debate is nothing like the pressures you face inside the White House. In fact,
when the going gets tough, you just cant walk away because were going to have some very tough decisions
that we have to make. (Ben Smith, Clinton Attacks Obamas Complaining, The Politicos Ben Smith Blog,
www.politico.com, 4/18/08)

Sen. Clinton: Can I say that Ive been through, what, 23 of these debates? And as I recall, I was asked
some pretty tough questions in nearly every one of them. That goes with the territory. Having been
inside the White House, I know the pressures inside the White House; I know how hard it is every
single day. When the going gets tough you cant run away. And its going to be tough going to deal
with these hard problems; getting out of Iraq in the right way, turning the economy around, getting
universal health care, ending our dependence on foreign oil. The special interests are going to be a lot
tougher than 90 minutes of questions from two journalists and we need a president who is going to
be up there fighting everyday for the American people and not complain about how much pressure
there is, and how hard the questions are. (Hillary Clinton For President, Clinton: Debate Questions Nothing
Compared To Challenges Of The White House, Press Release, 4/18/08)

SEN. CLINTON ATTACKS ON OBAMAS TAX/BUDGET POSITIONS

Sen. Clinton Attacks On Obama Policy On Social Security Taxes:
VIDEO: Sen. Clinton Said Obamas Social Security Tax Hike Plan Would Impose Additional Taxes On
People Who Are, You Know, Educators Here In The Philadelphia Area Or In The Suburbs, Police
Officers, Firefighters And The Like. Sen. Clinton: Im certainly against one of Senator Obamas ideas,
which is to lift the cap on the payroll tax, because that would impose additional taxes on people who are, you
know, educators here in the Philadelphia area or in the suburbs, police officers, firefighters and the like.
(Sen. Hillary Clinton, ABC Democrat Presidential Debate, Philadelphia, PA, 4/16/08)

VIDEO: Sen. Clinton Accused Obama Of Wanting A $1 Trillion Tax Increase. Sen. Clinton: I do not
want to fix the problems of Social Security on the backs of middle-class families and seniors. If you lift the
cap completely, that is a $1 trillion tax increase. I dont think we need to do that. (Sen. Hillary Clinton, CNN
Democratic Presidential Debate, Las Vegas, NV, 11/15/07)

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Sen. Clinton Accused Obama Of Advocating A Tax Increase For School Superintendents, For Fire
Department Lieutenants, For Police Captains, Saying, It Would Be $2,000- $3,000 More Out Of Their
Paycheck. Sen. Clinton: Well, it includes lifting -- it includes lifting the cap completely -- the way that
Senator Obama has on many occasions advocated. In fact, it would be a tax increase for school
superintendents, for fire department lieutenants, for police captains. You go down and look at people who in
high wage areas -- like New York, like L.A. and other places, even here where Im talking to you from, Las
Vegas -- these are not rich people. It would be $2,000- $3,000 more out of their paycheck. I will not approve
of that. We dont have a crisis in Social Security. We have long-term challenges that I believe can be met with
relatively minor adjustments, as long as they are progressive and not imposing further burdens on people
who should not be asked to bear the brunt. (NPRs All Things Considered, 1/18/08)
Sen. Clinton Attacks On Obama Policy On Housing Crisis:
VIDEO: Sen. Clinton Criticized Obama For Being To The Right Of George Bush And Opposing A
Moratorium On Housing Foreclosures. Sen. Clinton: Well, theres no basis for that. You know, we are in a
difficult economic position. The Federal Reserve is desperately cutting interest rates, trying to drive those
interest rates down. What are the big costs that people have in their lives? Their home, their energy costs,
their health care costs, their education costs. They have just kept escalating. And beneath a lot of these
subprime mortgage rates are abusive lending practices that we cant turn the clock back and say, Dont do
that. Dont inflate the appraisal. You know, dont be marking peoples payments as late so that you can raise
their interest rates. I mean, people are suffering. And if we freeze the adjustable-rate mortgages, which a
number of economists have agreed with me, is a very sound way of trying to stabilize the housing market.
The conventional market, which is being affected by the impact of the rising interest rates in the subprime
market will actually be stabilized. So its funny to me that Senator Obama would be to the right of George
Bush on this, because after sort of dragging his feet President Bush has now come out talking about doing
something on moratorium, looking at the interest rates. And this, remember, would be voluntary. This is
what I would do right now, and I would certainly do it if I were president, to try to get everybody to
understand, if we dont take these steps, were going to have an even more serious economic recession on
our hands. (PBSs, The Newshour With Jim Lehrer, 2/27/08)

VIDEO: Sen. Clinton: When I said we should put a moratorium on home foreclosures, basically your
response was, well, that wouldnt work, and you know, in the last week even President Bush said we
have to do something like that. (Sen. Clinton, CNN/Univision Democrat Presidential Debate, Austin, TX, 2/21/08)

Sen. Clinton: [M]y opponent Senator Obama has been very timid and unenthusiastic about doing
anything with the economy. (Aaron Bruns, Clinton Claims She Never Said Obama Cant Win, Fox News Embed
Blog, embeds.blogs.foxnews.com, 4/3/08)

Sen. Clinton: I have solutions to these economic challenges. The question today is does Sen. Obama?
Because a plan that fails to address the housing crisis and fails to immediately start creating good
paying jobs in America again, will not turn the economy around and provide the real relief that our
people need. (Ben Smith, A New Edge To Clintons Stump, The Politicos Ben Smiths Blog, www.politico.com,
2/13/08)

Sen. Clinton: The Fact That George Bush Is Starting To Understand That Reality But Senator Obama
Still Does Not Should Trouble All Those Concerned About How The Housing Crisis Is Impacting The
Economy. Sen. Clinton: The administration made a critical mistake when it failed to address the housing
crisis as part of its economic stimulus plan, and so its encouraging that it is now considering proposals like
the ones Ive been advocating for the last year. We cannot jumpstart the economy without addressing the
housing crisis. The fact that George Bush is starting to understand that reality but Senator Obama still does
not should trouble all those concerned about how the housing crisis is impacting the economy. (Hillary
Clinton For President, Statement From Hillary Rodham Clinton, Press Release, 2/22/08)

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VIDEO: Wolfson Attacked Obama On Housing Crisis. Wolfson: On the housing crisis, we believe that we
ought to freeze rates and foreclosures for subprime borrowers. Senator Obama disagrees with that. Hed let
those folks have their homes foreclosed on. (CNNs The Situation Room, 5/7/08)
Sen. Clinton Attacks On Obamas Bankruptcy Reform Policy:
VIDEO: Sen. Clinton Accused Obama Of Voting For One Of The Biggest Lobbyist Victories In The
2005 Bankruptcy Reform Bill That Would Have Capped Credit Card Insurance Rates. Sen. Clinton: By
2005, there was another run at a bankruptcy reform motivated by the credit card companies and the other
big lenders. I opposed that bill. I said very forcefully I opposed that bill. There was a particular amendment
that I think is very telling. It was an amendment to prohibit credit card companies from charging more than
30 percent interest. Senator Obama voted for it. I voted against it. It was one of the biggest lobbyist victories
on that very bad bill that the bankruptcy bill represented. (Sen. Hillary Clinton, CNN Democrat Presidential Debate,
Myrtle Beach, SC, 1/21/08)

VIDEO: Sen. Clinton: When it came time to try to cap interest rates for credit cards at 30 percent -which I think is way too high, but it was the best we could present -- I voted yes and Senator Obama
voted no. (Sen. Hillary Clinton, NBC Democrat Presidential Debate, Cleveland, OH, 2/26/08)

Sen. Clinton Attacks On Obamas Budget Proposals:

VIDEO: Sen. Clinton Accused Obama Of Falsely Claiming He Has A Plan To Pay For All The Programs
He Proposes. Sen. Clinton: And with respect to putting forth how one would pay for all of the programs
that were proposing in this campaign, I will be more than happy, Barack, to get the information, because we
have searched for it. You have a lot of money that you want to put into foreign aid, a very worthy program.
There is no evidence from your website, from your speeches, as to how you would pay for it. (Sen. Hillary
Clinton, CNN Democrat Presidential Debate, Myrtle Beach, SC, 1/21/08)

VIDEO: Sen. Clinton Said The Unfunded Programs Would Cost $50 Billion. Sen. Clinton: Senator
Obama puts out a lot of his policies without paying for them, about 50 billion, as we have calculated.
(NBCs Meet The Press, 1/13/08)

SEN. CLINTON ATTACKS ON OBAMAS HEALTH CARE POSITIONS

Sen. Clinton Attacks On Obamas Universal Health Care Proposal:
VIDEO: Clinton Campaign Ad Accused Obama Of Leveling False Charges On Her Plan, Charging Tax
Payers $1,700 To Cover Each New Person, And Of Leaving 15 Million People Out. Clinton Campaign Ad:
Hillary Clinton: Im Hillary Clinton and I approve this message. Announcer: He couldnt answer tough
questions in the debate. So Barack Obama is making false charges against Hillarys health care plan. She has
a plan everyone can afford. Obamas will cost taxpayers $1,700 more to cover each new person. Hillarys
plan covers everyone. Obamas leaves 15 million people out. Obamas attacks have been called destructive
and poisoning. There are more and more questions about Barack Obama. Instead of attacking, maybe he
should answer them. (Hillary Clinton For President, Clinton Campaign Unveils New Response Ad To Negative Obama
Healthcare Spot, Press Release, 4/20/08)

VIDEO: Sen. Clinton Said Obamas Health Care Plan Simply Flunks The Test. Sen. Obamas plan does
not and cannot cover all Americans. Hes called his plan universal, then he called it virtually universal, but it
is not either. And when it comes to truth in labeling, it simply flunks the test. (Sen. Hillary Clinton, Remarks On
Health Care, Des Moines, IA, 11/28/07)

VIDEO: Sen. Clinton Said Obamas Health Care Reform Plan Fell Short. Sen. Clinton: Because I really
believe that I do have some insight and understanding of what its going to take to achieve universal health
care, for example, something that Senator Obama fell short of proposing. Because it is hard, and I accept
that. (ABCs Good Morning America, 4/22/08)
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VIDEO: Sen. Clinton Said Obamas State Senate Present Votes Demonstrated An Unwillingness To
Draw A Lot Of Political Heat And Was Shown In His Unwillingness To Have A Universal Health Care
Plan. Sen. Clinton: And, you know, this is kind of like the present vote thing, because the Chicago Tribune,
his hometown paper, said that all those present votes was taking a pass. It was for political reasons. Well,
when you come up with a universal health care plan and you dont have any wiggle room left, you know that
youre going to draw a lot of political heat. (Sen. Hillary Clinton, CNN Democrat Presidential Debate, Myrtle Beach, SC,
1/21/08)

VIDEO: Sen. Clinton Argued Obamas Plan Will Be Nibbled To Death, And We Will Be Back Here, With
More And More People Uninsured And Rising Costs. Sen. Clinton: So its not just a philosophical
difference. You look at what will work and what will not work. If you do not have a plan that starts out
attempting to achieve universal health care, you will be nibbled to death, and we will be back here, with
more and more people uninsured and rising costs. (Sen. Hillary Clinton, CNN/Univision Democrat Presidential Debate,
Austin, TX, 2/21/08)

VIDEO: Sen. Clinton: He Chose Not To Do That. His Plan Would Leave 15 Million Americans Out.
Thats About The Population Of Nevada, Iowa, South Carolina And New Hampshire. Sen. Clinton: I
hear what Senator Obama is saying, and he talks a lot about stepping up and taking responsibility and taking
strong positions. But when it came time to step up and decide whether or not he would support universal
health care coverage, he chose not to do that. His plan would leave 15 million Americans out. Thats about
the population of Nevada, Iowa, South Carolina and New Hampshire. (Sen. Hillary Clinton, CNN Democrat
Presidential Debate, Las Vegas, NV, 11/15/07)

VIDEO: Sen. Clinton To Obama: You Chose To Put Forth A Health Care Plan That Will Leave
Out At Least 15 Million People. Thats A Big Difference. Sen. Clinton: You know, when I
proposed a universal health care plan, as did Senator Edwards, we took a big risk, because we know
its politically controversial to say were going to cover everyone. And you chose not to do that. You
chose to put forth a health care plant that will leave out at least 15 million people. Thats a big
difference. (Sen. Hillary Clinton, CNN/Univision Democrat Presidential Debate, Austin, TX, 2/21/08)

VIDEO: Sen. Clinton: [H]is [Obamas] plan would leave at least 15 million Americans uninsured,
including more than 100,000 people right here in Iowa. Thats a huge difference to me, to leave 15
million people virtually invisible, because that is what we would do. (CNNs The Situation Room,
11/28/07)

VIDEO: Sen. Clinton Attacked Obamas Plan, Saying It Leaves Out 15 Million People Just Leaves
Them Out In The Cold. Sen. Clinton: I just heard that my opponent has put up an ad attacking my health
care plan, which is kind of curious, because my plan covers everybody and his leaves out 15 million people
just leaves them out in the cold. Now, instead of attacking the problem, he chooses to attack my solution. I
dont think that we can just make speeches about this we have to have a plan that we can actually
implement that will provide quality affordable health care. Thats what Ive been fighting for 15 years, and
thats what I will fight for as your president. (Hillary Clinton For President, Hillary Clinton Responds To New Attack Ad
Released Today By The Obama Campaign, Press Release, 4/20/08)

VIDEO: Sen. Clinton Criticizes Obamas Plan For Lacking A Mandate. Sen. Clinton: You know, the most
important thing here is to level with the American people. Senator Obamas health care plan does not cover
everyone. He starts with children, which is admirable -- I helped to create the Childrens Health Insurance
Program back in 1997. Im totally committed to making sure every single child is covered. He does not
mandate the kind of coverage that I do. And I provide a health care tax credit under my American Health
Choices Plan so that every American will be able to afford the health care. I open up the congressional plan.
But there is a big difference between Senator Obama and me. He starts from the premise of not reaching
universal health care. (Sen. Hillary Clinton, CNN Democrat Presidential Debate, Las Vegas, NV, 11/15/07)
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VIDEO: Sen. Clinton: Now, in Baracks plan, he very clearly says he will mandate that parents get
health insurance for his children. So its not that he is against mandatory provisions; its that he
doesnt think it would be politically acceptable to require that for everyone. (Sen. Hillary Clinton,
CNN/Los Angeles Times Democrat Presidential Debate, Los Angeles, CA, 1/31/08)

VIDEO: Sen. Clinton: So you know, you stop short of going the distance to make sure that we had a
system that could actually deliver health care for everyone. (Sen. Hillary Clinton, ABC/Facebook Democrat
Presidential Debate, Manchester, NH, 1/5/08)

VIDEO: Sen. Clinton: I just disagree with that. I think we as Democrats have to be willing to fight for
universal health care. (Sen. Hillary Clinton, CNN/Los Angeles Times Democrat Presidential Debate, Los Angeles, CA,
1/31/08)

VIDEO: Sen. Clinton Attacked Obamas Lack Of A Mandate, Likening It To Making Social
Security Voluntary. Sen. Clinton: I said last night his criticism of Senator Obamas healthcare plan is
exactly mine because Senator Edwards and I have plans that would cover everyone and Senator
Obama does not. And it would be as though Franklin Roosevelt said, well, lets make Social Security
voluntary or President Johnson said lets make Medicare voluntary. That cant work, and Senator
Edwards and I both know that. (ABCs Good Morning America, 2/22/08)

VIDEO: Sen. Clinton Said The Lack Of A Mandate Would Create A $900 Per Year Hidden Tax On All
Those Insured. Sen. Clinton: You know, Senator Obama has said its a philosophical difference. I think its a
substantive difference. He has a mandate for parents to be sure to insure their children. I agree with that. I
just know that if we dont go and require everyone to have health insurance, the health insurance industry
will still game the system, every one of us with insurance will pay the hidden tax of approximately $900 a
year -- (applause) -- to make up for the lack of insurance. (Sen. Hillary Clinton, CNN/Univision Democrat Presidential
Debate, Austin, TX, 2/21/08)

VIDEO: Wolfson Attacked Obama On Health Care. Wolfson: On health care, we cover every person in
America. Senator Obama leaves 15 million people out. (CNNs The Situation Room, 5/7/08)
Sen. Clinton Attacks On Obamas Inconsistency On Health Care Issues:
VIDEO: Sen. Clinton Said Obama Could Have A Pretty Good Debate With Himself Based On His
Inconsistencies On Health Care. Sen. Clinton: You know, Senator Obama has been -- as the Associated
Press described it, he could have a pretty good debate with himself, because four years ago he was for
single-payer health care. Then he moved toward a rejection of that, a more incremental approach. Then he
was for universal health care; then he proposed a health care plan that doesnt cover everybody. (Sen. Hillary
Clinton, ABC/Facebook Democrat Presidential Debate, Manchester, NH, 1/5/08)

VIDEO: Sen. Clinton: Secondly, we have seen once again a kind of evolution here. When Senator Obama
ran for the Senate, he was for single payer and said he was for single payer if we could get a Democratic
president and Democratic Congress. As time went on, the last four or so years, he said he was for single
payer in principle. Then he was for universal health care. And then his policy is not. It is not universal. (Sen.
Hillary Clinton, CNN Democrat Presidential Debate, Myrtle Beach, SC, 1/21/08)

Sen. Clinton Attacks On Obamas Health Care Work In Illinois Senate:

VIDEO: Sen. Clinton Attacked Obama He Basically Did The Bidding Of The Insurance Companies As
A State Senator. Sen. Clinton: And I think its important. You know, if you look at the recent article about
Senator Obamas work on health care reform in the Illinois legislature, its a very interesting piece about
how he basically did the bidding of the insurance companies during that effort. Now, Im just saying that if
were going to be hurling these charges against one another Im used to taking the incoming fire. Ive
taken it for 16 years. But when you get into this arena -- (applause) -- you cant expect to have a hands-off
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attitude about your record, and it is perfectly fair to have comparisons and contrasts. I voted against a 30
percent -- I voted for limiting to 30 percent what credit card companies could charge. (Sen. Hillary Clinton, CNN
Democrat Presidential Debate, Myrtle Beach, SC, 1/21/08)

SEN. CLINTON ATTACKS ON OBAMAS ECONOMIC POSITIONS

Subprime Loans:
Clinton Campaign Adviser Neerda Tanden: As it turns out, those were just words Today, Senator
Obama gives an economy speech followed by a fundraiser at - you guessed it - one of the top 10 issuers of
subprime loans in America, Credit Suisse. In fact, Senator Obama has taken more money from the top 10
loans than BOTH Senator Clinton and Senator McCain [cq.com]. (Ben Smith, Clinton Campaign's 1 Oclock Press
Call, The Politicos Ben Smith Blog, www.politico.com, 3/27/08)

SEN. CLINTON ATTACKS ON OBAMAS ENERGY/ENVIRONMENT POSITIONS

Sen. Clinton Attacks On Obamas 2005 Energy Bill Vote:
Sen. Clinton: Obama Voted For Dick Cheneys Energy Bill Loaded With New Tax Breaks For Oil
Companies. When He Faced A Tough Choice, His Support For A Clean Energy Future Turned Out To
Be Just Words. Sen. Clinton: After seven years of an energy policy written by and for the oil companies
with help from Dick Cheney oil has now reached $107 a barrel and gas prices in some areas are
approaching $4 a gallon. I understand Senator Obama is talking about energy today, right here in
Pennsylvania. And thats great. But talking about problems is easy. Solving problems is hard. And speeches
are no substitute for solutions. Speeches wont lower gas prices, stop climate change, or lessen our
dependence on oil from Saudi Arabia. The true test comes when its time to match rhetoric with results. And
unfortunately, weve seen that Senator Obamas promises and speeches are often just words. On the
campaign trail, Senator Obama talks about clean energy. But in the Senate, he voted for Dick Cheneys
energy bill loaded with new tax breaks for oil companies. When he faced a tough choice, his support for a
clean energy future turned out to be just words. (Mark Halperin, Clinton Remarks On Obama Iraq And Environmental
Policies, Times The Page Blog, thepage.time.com, 3/11/08)

VIDEO: Sen. Clinton: So when it came time to vote on Dick Cheneys energy bill, I voted no, and
Senator Obama voted yes. (Sen. Hillary Clinton, NBC Democrat Presidential Debate, Cleveland, OH, 2/26/08)

VIDEO: Sen. Clinton: You know, I voted against the big oil giveaway in the 2005 energy bill. My
opponent voted for it. Im on record of taking on the oil companies. (ABCs, This Week, 5/4/08)

Singer: Sen. Obama should be honest and tell Democrats that he voted for Dick Cheneys energy bill,
which even his own supporters acknowledge contained billions of dollars in giveaways to the oil
industry. We dont need another politician to talk about standing up to the oil industry, we need a
fighter like Hillary Clinton who will actually do it. (Hillary Clinton For President, Obama Slams Oil Company
Tax Breaks He Voted For, Press Release, 4/11/08)

VIDEO: Sen. Clinton: Now Were All Out On The Campaign Trail Talking About Taking The Tax
Subsidies Away From The Oil Companies, Some Of Which Were In That 2005 Energy Bill. Senator
Obama Voted For It. Sen. Clinton: You know, the energy bill that passed in 2005 was larded with all kinds
of special interest breaks, giveaways to the oil companies. Senator Obama voted for it. I did not because I
knew that it was going to be an absolute nightmare. Now were all out on the campaign trail talking about
taking the tax subsidies away from the oil companies, some of which were in that 2005 energy bill. (Sen.
Hillary Clinton, ABC/Facebook Democrat Presidential Debate, Manchester, NH, 1/5/08)

Sen. Clinton: It Was The Best Bill That The Energy Companies Could Buy. Sen. Clinton: Earlier today
my opponent attacked me on energy issues. He claimed he would take on the special interests. But weve
heard him say that before, but he voted, which I think is always the way to figure out where somebody truly
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stands. My late father used to say watch what they do, not what they say and that actions speak louder
than words. When it came time to stand up against the oil companies and stand against Dick Cheneys
energy bill, my opponent voted for it and I voted against it. And that bill had billions of dollars in giveaways
to the oil companies. It was the best bill that the energy companies could buy. (Hillary Clinton For President,
Hillary Clinton Reacts To False Attacks From Sen. Obama About The Oil Industry, Press Release, 4/25/08)

Sen. Clinton Attacks On Obamas Oil Company Contributions:

Sen. Clinton Attacked Obama For Claiming He Doesnt Take Money From Oil Companies. Sen. Clinton:
I know that my opponent has run ads claiming that he does not take money from oil companies. Well no
one does. Its illegal. Its been illegal for 100 years to take money from oil companies. Then my opponent
puts up an ad saying he doesnt take money from oil company PACs. In March, he took more money from oil
company executives than any candidate, Republican or Democrat. So I think its important for you to know
the facts. (Hillary Clinton For President, Hillary Clinton Reacts To False Attacks From Sen. Obama About The Oil Industry,
Press Release, 4/25/08)

Singer: Sen. Obama might say he doesnt take contributions from oil companies, but he took more money
last month from oil company executives than any other candidate. He might say hell stand up to the oil
companies but hes the only candidate who voted for the Bush-Cheney energy bill that was written by
energy lobbyists and has been called the best energy bill corporations could buy. (Hillary Clinton For President,
Clinton Campaign Responds To Negative Obama Attack On Gas Prices In SD, Press Release, 5/1/08)

Sen. Clinton Attacks On Obamas Opposition To The Gas Tax Holiday:

VIDEO: Sen. Clinton Attacked Obama For Opposing A Holiday On The Gas Tax. Sen. Clinton: Senator
Obama doesnt want to give consumers a break. I do. I want the oil companies to pay the gas tax this summer
out of their record profits. (CNNs The Situation Room, 5/5/08)

VIDEO: Sen. Clinton: Senator Obama wants you to pay the gas tax this summer. I want the oil
companies to pay it out of their record profits. (Fox News Fox & Friends, 5/5/08)

Sen. Clinton: My opponent, Sen. Obama, opposes giving consumers a break from the gas tax. I
understand the American people need some relief. (Carl Campanile, Gas Tax Fuels Hills New Attack On
Rival, New York Post, 4/29/08)

Sen. Clinton: We have a choice. We can choose to have you continue to pay the federal gas tax this
summer or we can choose to try to make the oil companies pay it out of their record profits. This is
the kind of choice that I believe we should be trying to make, because I know where I stand and I
know where my opponents stand. Senator Obama doesnt want us to take down the gas tax this
summer and Senator McCain wants us to, but he doesnt want to pay for it. I believe we should
impose an excess profits tax on the oil companies. They have record profits that they frankly are just
sitting there counting because they are not doing anything new to earn it; they are just taking
advantage of what is going on. (Hillary Clinton For President, Hillary Clinton On The Gas Tax, Press Release,
5/2/08)

Sen. Clinton: I believe these families need immediate relief. Thats why I have called for making
Exxon and other oil companies with record profits pay the federal gas tax this summer. Now, Senator
Obama doesnt believe in any kind of gas tax holiday. And Senator McCain doesnt want to pay for
one. I believe we should impose a windfall profits tax on big oil companies and use that money to
suspend the gas tax and give families relief at the pump. They typical family could get $70 in relief,
and families that drive more for work could get even more. Truckers will get a $50 break every time
they fill up their tanks. (Hillary Clinton For President, Hillary Clinton Statement On Exxon Quarterly Profits
Announcement, Press Release, 5/1/08)

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VIDEO: Sen. Clinton Said Obamas Failure To Support A Gas Tax Holiday Would Cost Americans $8
Billion. Sen. Clinton: But this gas tax issue to me is very real because I am meeting people across Indiana
and North Carolina who drive for a living, who commute long distances, who would save money if the oil
companies paid this $8 billion this summer, instead of it coming out of the pockets of consumers. (ABCs This
Week, 5/4/08)

VIDEO: Clinton Campaign Ad: Announcer: Hillary wants the oil companies to pay for the gas tax
this summer - so you dont have to. Announcer: Barack Obama wants you to keep paying; $8 billion
in all. Hillary is the one who gets it. (Hillary Clinton For President, New Ad: Under Hillarys Plan, Oil Companies
Would Pay Gas Tax - Not Drivers, Press Release, 5/5/08)

VIDEO: Sen. Clinton Attacked Obama For Opposing Immediate Relief, Saying I Think Its Time
Politicians Actually Tried To Provide Some Relief For People. Sen. Clinton: And I just have a
fundamental disagreement with Senator Obama. You see, I think we need to do both long-term relief, so that
we get off the addiction to foreign oil that is undermining our economy and our security, as well as our
environment, and I think we should try to provide immediate relief. I dont know about anybody else, but
across Indiana and North Carolina, that is what people are talking to me about. And if you are a trucker, if
youre a commuter, if you depend upon your car, if youre a farmer in the field, these high prices are really
putting a tremendous amount of pressure on you. And I think its time politicians actually tried to provide
some relief for people. You know, it really stuns me that there is all this opposition to taking a responsible
position of trying to lift the gas tax, have the oil companies pay it out of their record profits, investigate the
market manipulators who are driving the price of oil up, go after OPEC, and let out some oil from the
Strategic Petroleum Reserve. (CBSs The Early Show, 5/5/08)
Clinton Campaign: In his TV ads, Barack Obama sounds like hell take on the oil companies. [Obama:] I
dont take money from oil companies. What he doesnt tell you is that no candidate does.they cant,
according to the Annenberg Centers Factcheck.orgIts been against the law for companies to donate to
candidates for a hundred years. Listen to Barack Obama some more. [Obama:] Now Exxons making forty
billion dollars a year and were paying three fifty for gas. Obama also doesnt mention that he voted for the
Bush Cheney energy bill. It was called a piata of perks and the best energy bill corporations could buy.
Hillary Clinton voted against that bill. Shes the one who will make the oil companies pay to set up a new
strategic energy fund that will cut our dependence on foreign oil .invest in new clean energy, and create five
million new jobs. Its time for president who takes on the oil companies in real life, not just on TV. Hillary
Clinton. (Mark Halperin, Script For Clinton Radio Ad Real Life Responding To Obama TV Ad, Times The Page Blog,
thepage.time.com, 4/9/08)

VIDEO: Wolfson Attacked Obama On The Gas Tax. Wolfson: We believe the oil companies ought to pay it
this summer. Senator Obama believes that consumers ought to pay it. (CNNs The Situation Room, 5/7/08)
Sen. Clinton Attacks On Obama Connections With Exelon Energy/Nuclear Regulation:
VIDEO: Sen. Clinton Accused Obama Of Cutting Some Deals Behind Closed Doors To Protect Exelon
Corporation, A Large Contributor. Sen. Clinton: [S]enator Obama has some questions to answer about his
dealings with one of his largest contributors, Exelon, a big nuclear power company. Apparently he cut some
deals behind closed doors to protect them from full disclosure in the nuclear industry. (WJLA-DC ABCs
Chesapeake Challenge, 2/11/08)

VIDEO: Sen. Clinton Attacked Obama For Exelon Corporations Support Of Making Yucca Mountain A
Nuclear Depository. Sen. Clinton: You know, Barack has one of his biggest supporters in terms of funding,
the Exelon Corporation, which has spent millions of dollars trying to make Yucca Mountain the waste
depository. (Sen. Hillary Clinton, MSNBC Democrat Presidential Debate, Las Vegas, NV, 1/15/08)
SEN. CLINTON ATTACKS ON OBAMAS TRADE POSITIONS
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Sen. Clinton Attacks On Obamas NAFTA Positions:

VIDEO: Sen. Clinton Attacked Obama For Being Insincere About Renegotiating NAFTA, After A Top
Adviser Told The Canadian Consulate Obamas Pledge Was Campaign Rhetoric. Sen. Clinton: I notice
that Senator Obama has never said or done anything with respect to his campaign representative who went
to a foreign government and certainly gave a very different story about where Senator Obama stood than
what Senator Obama had been stating in the campaign. I think what not only voters but all Americans have
to look at is where we stand and where weve always stood, and what we believe in and what we would do
as president. (ABCs Good Morning America, 4/8/08)

Sen. Clinton: Its like how he talks about fixing NAFTA. But his top economic adviser assured the
Canadian government that he wouldnt really follow through. His position? Just words. (Mark Halperin,
Clinton Remarks on Obama Iraq And Environmental Policies, Times The Page Blog, thepage.time.com, 3/11/08)

Sen. Clinton: I think that after days of denial, the Obama campaign was confronted with a memo of a
meeting - it was my understanding - in which there was a discussion of NAFTA. And it raises
questions about Senator Obama coming to Ohio and giving speeches about NAFTA and having his
chief economic advisor tell the Canadian government that it was just political rhetoric. I dont think
people should come to Ohio and tell the people of Ohio one thing and then have your campaign tell a
foreign government something else behind closed doors. Thats the kind of difference between talk
and action and that Ive been pointing out in this campaign. I think the questions should be directed
at Senator Obama. I dont think people should come to Ohio and you both give speeches that are very
critical of NAFTA and you send out misleading and false information about my positions regarding
NAFTA and then we find out that your chief economic advisor has gone to a foreign government and
basically done the old wink-wink, dont pay any attention this is just political rhetoric. (Hillary Clinton
For President, Statement From Hillary Clinton, Press Release, 3/3/08)

Wolfson Accused Obama Of Inconsistency On NAFTA. Wolfson: Now, I would urge you to look at Senator
Obamas record in this regard. He claims to be a fierce opponent of NAFTA in Ohio. But when he was running
for office in 2004 speaking before a group of farmers, he said that -- or the newspaper accounts say that he
said they should -- the United States should continue to work with the WTO and pursue such deals as the
North American Free Trade Agreement and that Obama says the United States benefits enormously from
exports under the WTO and NAFTA. So I dont hear Senator Obama in Ohio these days saying that the United
States benefits enormously from exports under the WTO and NAFTA. And I certainly havent heard him say
that the United States should continue to work with the WTO and pursue deals such as NAFTA. So you may
want to ask him about the consistency of his record, especially considering the fact that even today hes not
calling for NAFTAs repeal. He, in fact, says that repealing it would cost more jobs than it would create.
(Howard Wolfson, Conference Call, 2/25/08)

Sen. Clinton Attacks On Obamas Trade Assistance Policy:

Sen. Clinton Attacked Obama For Voting Against Trade Adjustment Assistance. Sen. Clinton: In 2005,
when we were both in the Senate, Senator Dorgan proposed amendment that I thought was just common
sense. It said that our trade negotiators shouldnt enter into any agreement that undermines basic
protections for American workers. It said we shouldnt allow foreign countries to unfairly dump their
products into the American marketplace in a way that damages U.S competitiveness. So I stood with
American workers and I voted for it. Senator Obama stood with the Bush administration and voted against
it. That is a big difference between us. My opponent claims to stand up for workers - he often talks about the
plight of the Maytag workers in his home state. But the union at that plant supports me because when 1,600
jobs were being lost, they say he didnt do a thing to help. (Sen. Hillary Clinton, Remarks At Solutions For America
Event, Youngstown, OH, 2/19/08)

Sen. Clinton Attacks On Obamas Position On Teamsters Consent Decree:

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Wolfson Attacked Obama On The Notion That He Is Not Telling The Truth About Whether He
Supports Consent Decree. Wolfson: The Wall Street Journal runs a front-page story with a quote from one
of our counterparts in the Obama campaign confirming on the record and explicitly that Senator Obama is in
favor of removing the consent decree. Its as clear as day. (Howard Wolfson, Clinton Campaign Conference Call,
5/5/08)

Wolfson: Senator Obama goes on television, hes asked on a national -- before a national audience,
The Wall Street Journals reporting that youre in favor of removing the consent decree. Whats your
position? (Howard Wolfson, Clinton Campaign Conference Call, 5/5/08)

Wolfson: He says, Oh, thats not my position. Im not in a position to flatly say what I would do.
(Howard Wolfson, Clinton Campaign Conference Call, 5/5/08)

Wolfson: So I dont understand how a candidate for president is in a position where the campaign is
saying his position on an important issue is one thing and he goes on national TV and says, No, its
something different. (Howard Wolfson, Clinton Campaign Conference Call, 5/5/08)

Singer Attacked Obama For Not Being Clear On His Position On Consent Decree. Singer: I would just
add one quick thing, which is that Senator Obama regularly touts his commitment to clarity, how you know
where he stands, how theres no confusion. (Phil Singer, Clinton Campaign Conference Call, 5/5/08)

Singer: Well, Im kind of confused. So -- and I expect that several million people who read the story
and saw Good Morning America, as well as the reporters who cover the Obama campaign, are
probably confused as well. (Phil Singer, Clinton Campaign Conference Call, 5/5/08)
SEN. CLINTON ATTACKS ON OBAMAS SOCIAL ISSUES POSITIONS

Sen. Clinton Attacks On Obamas Present Votes On Abortion:

Clinton Campaign Mailer Attacked Obamas Present Votes On Abortion Bills. Democrat Hillary
Rodham Clinton criticizes rival Barack Obamas record on abortion rights in a mailing sent to New
Hampshire voters. The mailer says that seven times during his time in the Illinois state Senate, Obama
declined to take a position on abortion bills, while Clinton has been a defender of abortion rights. Seven
times he had the opportunity to stand up against Republican anti-choice legislation in the Illinois state
Senate, it says. Seven times he voted presentnot yes or no, but present. Being there is not enough to
protect choice. (Nedra Pickler, Clinton Criticizes Obama In NH Mailer, The Associated Press, 1/5/08)
Sen. Clinton Attacks On Obama Campaigning With A Performer Hostile To Gay Rights:
Sen. Clinton Attacked Obama For Conducting A Gospel Tour With A Singer Hostile To Gay Rights. Sen.
Clinton: I find it ironic since Sen. Obama had his gospel tour with [Donnie] McClurkin that he and his
supporters would take credit for that. (Kevin Naff, An Interview With Hillary Clinton, Washington Blade, 2/11/08)
SEN. CLINTON ATTACKS ON OBAMAS GUN POSITIONS
Sen. Clinton Attacks On Obamas Positions On Guns:
Wolfson Attacked Obamas Position On Guns, Called Into Question Whether Obama Is Telling The
Truth On Answering Questionnaire While In Illinois Senate. Wolfson: Senator Obama began running
negative robo-calls against us in rural parts of Pennsylvania, questioning Senator Clintons position on gun
policy. We responded by setting the record straight. And, you know, I do think it is a legitimate issue that
Senator Obama said at a debate that he never took the position of supporting a ban on handguns. (Howard
Wolfson, Clinton Campaign Conference Call, 5/5/08)

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Wolfson: He was asked this at the ABC debate. He said, I didnt take that position, when, in fact, not
one, but two different questionnaires -- one with his own handwriting on them -- show him checking
the box in support of a ban on handguns. (Howard Wolfson, Clinton Campaign Conference Call, 5/5/08)

Wolfson: Now, it is perfectly reasonable for Senator Obama to say, That was the position I took in
Hyde Park; its not a position that I would take as a presidential candidate. It is not, however -- I
think it does, however, strain credulity for him to say, I didnt take that position when not one, but
two questionnaires show that he has checked a box saying he took the position and one of the
questionnaires has his handwriting on it. (Howard Wolfson, Clinton Campaign Conference Call, 5/5/08)

Wolfson: Where you have a candidate who filled out a -- not one, but two different questionnaires
saying that he was in favor of a handgun ban, and then goes on national TV and says. Oh, I never did
that. Well, Senator, your handwriting is on one of them. Oh, well, that doesnt matter. That wasnt
my position. So, yes, I do think that we could use a little bit more clarity from Senator Obama on
these issues. (Howard Wolfson, Clinton Campaign Conference Call, 5/5/08)

Wolfson Attacked Obamas Inconsistency On Guns. Wolfson: Senator Obama, when he was running for
the State Senate, on two separate occasions filled out questionnaires for a progressive organization in
Illinois that was critical to his electoral chances and affirmed that he was in favor of a handgun ban. When
confronted with a questionnaire several months ago, his campaign said that Senator Obama had not seen it
and that that answer did not reflect his view. Then, a second questionnaire was found in which Senator
Obamas handwriting was on it. And, again, his campaign attempted to dodge and weave and avoid
answering the questions about it. And last night, Senator Obama did not give a clear answer. And I think,
frankly, he could have said, You know, that was my position then. It is no longer my position. Or he could
have said, That was my position then. It remains my position. But to say that he did not fill out the
questionnaire, when two questionnaires affirmed this position, when his handwriting was on one of them,
and when he conducted an interview with the organization at the time, simply strains credulity. (Howard
Wolfson, Conference Call, 4/17/08)

Penn Attacked Obamas Record On Guns, Citing His Support For A One-Gun-Per Month Purchasing
Limit. Penn: For example, he took a recent trip to Idaho in which he told the voters there that he favors the
Second Amendment. He didnt mention that he previously voted for things like one-gun-a-month, but its not
because -- were not mentioning this because of the position he took, but in a general election the
Republicans would spring into action and quickly, if he were the nominee, roll out his full record. And the
kind of independent support that you see in places like Idaho would consequently evaporate. (Mark Penn,
Conference Call, 2/11/08)

SEN. CLINTON ATTACKS ON OBAMAS ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION POSITIONS

Sen. Clinton Attacks On Obama Position On Allowing Drivers Licenses For Illegals:
VIDEO: Sen. Clinton Attacked Obama For Supporting Drivers Licenses For Illegal Immigrants. Sen.
Clinton: I dont think we should be giving drivers licenses to people who are not documented. You put so
many difficult obstacles in the way here. Youre going to ask people in motor vehicle departments to
basically overlook the immigration laws of America. Youre going to ask people to turn a blind eye and
accept this form of identification. I think that is not the right way to go. (ABCs This Week, 2/3/08)
SEN. CLINTON ATTACKS ON OBAMAS SPECIAL INTEREST/CAMPAIGN FINANCE POSITIONS
Sen. Clinton Attacks On Obama Going Back On Promise To Take Public Financing:
Sen. Clinton Attacked Obama For Withdrawing On His Pledge To Accept Public Financing. Sen.
Clinton: My understanding is that Senator Obama said he would (take public financing) and that now hes
saying he wont Actions speak louder than words. No matter how beautiful the words are and how well
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presented, youve got to get beyond the words. And now were seeing how the words dont even mean what
we thought they meant. So I think it raises some serious questions about what it is he stands for. (Craig
Gilbert, Clinton Blasts Obama On Financing, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2/17/08)

Wolfson Attacked Obama For Changing Positions On Public Financing. Wolfson: Senator Obama does
not have a long record in public life. He is asking voter to judge him on his rhetoric and promises. He
pledged to take public financing. Hes going back on that pledge, hes broken that pledge. And he has a
history and pattern of saying one thing and doing another. (Clinton Goes After Obama Over General Election
Campaign Financing Plans, FoxNews.com, 2/17/08)

Singer: Breaking That Pledge Provides The Republican Party A Significant Piece Of Ammunition.
Singer: The Republicans will go out of their way to question his credibility. Breaking that pledge provides
the Republican Party a significant piece of ammunition. (Clinton Goes After Obama Over General Election Campaign
Financing Plans, FoxNews.com, 2/17/08)

Sen. Clinton Attacks On Obamas Lobbyist Ties:

VIDEO: Sen. Clinton Attacked Obama Because His NH State Campaign Was Run By A Pharmaceutical
Lobbyist. Sen. Clinton: You know, Senator Obama spends his time railing against lobbyists, and the head of
his campaign here is a lobbyist. ABCs Diane Sawyer: He says its a state lobbyist, and that Sen. Clinton:
Oh, thats a very big distinction. Somebody who is lobbying for Pharma, which is the big pharmaceutical
lobby, the biggest in Washington, is not going to be influenced because one of their employees who is
working in the state. This is nonsense. Its an artificial distinction. And he knows that, but hes expecting
everybody else to just sort of nod their heads and say, Oh yeah, that makes a lot of sense. (ABCs Good
Morning America, 1/8/08)

VIDEO: Sen. Clinton: You know, when it comes to lobbyists, you know, Senator Obamas chair in
New Hampshire is a lobbyist. He lobbies for the drug companies. So I think its important that all of us
be held to the same standards, that were all held accountable. (Sen. Hillary Clinton, ABC/Facebook
Democrat Presidential Debate, Manchester, NH, 1/5/08)

VIDEO: Sen. Clinton Accused Obama Of Creating An Artificial Distinction Of Not Accepting PAC And
Lobbyist Money, But Accepting Funds From Clients Of Lobbyists. Sen. Clinton: But theres this artificial
distinction people are trying to make. Dont take money from lobbyists, but take money form the people that
employ and hire lobbyists, and give them their marching orders. Those are the people that are really going
to be pushing back. (Sen. Hillary Clinton, ABC Democratic Presidential Debate, Des Moines, IA, 8/19/07)
VIDEO: Bill Clinton Accuses Obama Of Steering PAC And Lobbyist Money To Help His Campaign. Bill
Clinton: He was the only one who kept his PAC. Then in the beginning he spends 40 percent of the PAC
money -- 43 percent to be exact -- on Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, South Carolina politicians. And those
states constitute 3.7 percent of Americas population. ... [H]e also admitted that his political action
committee consulted with his campaign on how to spread the money out. So, therefore, it is not true that he
has run a campaign without any special-interest money influencing the presidential campaign. (MTVU, MTVU
Editorial Board: Bill Clinton, www.mtvu.com, 3/17/08)

VIDEO: Wolfson Attacked Obama For Saying He Doesnt Take PAC Or Lobbyist Money When In Fact
He Had. Wolfson: I think there was a lot of concern about the fact that Senator Obama was saying he didnt
take PAC money or lobbyist money when, in fact, he had taken almost $2 million in money from PACs and
lobbyists and corporations throughout his career. So I think voters in Pennsylvania were reacting more to
what Senator Obama was saying than anything else. (CBS Face The Nation, 4/27/08)

Wolfson: I think everyone is familiar with the fact that Senator Obama has taken a considerable
amount of money in his career from PACs and lobbyists and corporations. (Howard Wolfson, Conference
Call, 4/15/08)

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Sen. Clinton Attacks On Obamas Alleged Campaign Finance Violations:

VIDEO: Sen. Clinton Accused Obama Of Using PAC And Lobbyist Contributions To His Leadership PAC
To Skirt FEC Rules. Sen. Clinton: Its beginning to look a lot like that, you know, it really is, where we cant
get a straight answer on healthcare, where somebody who runs on ethics and, you know, not taking money
from certain people has found out to have at least skirted, if not violated the FEC rules and to use lobbyists
and PAC money to do so. (Fox News Special Report With Brit Hume, 12/3/07)
VIDEO: Wolfson Attacked Obama For Running A Leadership PAC In Violation Of Campaign Finance
Laws, Asking Will You Shut Down Senator Obamas Slush Fund? Wolfson: Theres a lot that voters
dont know about Barack Obama, and one thing that they dont know we found out this week, which is that
he has been using and operating a so-called leadership PAC in apparent contravention of campaign finance
laws, taking in money from lobbyists despite the fact that he said he doesnt take money from lobbyists,
taking in money from lobbyists and giving money out to candidates in New Hampshire and Iowa to support
his presidential campaign. Senator Clinton does not have such a PAC, others have shut theirs down. I would
call on David. David, will you shut down Senator Obamas slush fund? (NBCs The Today Show, 12/3/07)
Sen. Clinton Attacks On Obama Rhetoric Of Making Special Interests Disappear:
VIDEO: Sen. Clinton: You Are Not Going To Wave A Magic Wand And Have The Special Interests
Disappear. (MSNBCs Morning Joe, 2/25/08)
OTHER SEN. CLINTON ATTACKS ON OBAMA
Sen. Clinton Attacks On Obamas Governing Style:
VIDEO: Sen. Clinton Attacked Obama For Saying He Was Going To Have Advisers Run The
Government. Sen. Clinton: And I was taken aback when Senator Obama said yesterday that he didnt
intend to try to manage or run the government, that he was going to have advisers to do that. That is very
reminiscent of what weve had for the last seven years. I intend to run the government. (NBCs Nightly News,
1/16/08)

VIDEO: Sen. Clinton: I do think that being president is the chief executive officer. I respect what
Barack said about setting the vision, setting the tone, bringing people together. But I think you have
to be able to manage and run the bureaucracy. (Sen. Hillary Clinton, MSNBC Democrat Presidential Debate, Las
Vegas, NV, 1/15/08)

Sen. Clinton Attacks On Obama Flip-Flopping:

VIDEO: Sen. Clinton Said Obama Has A Long Record Of Changing Positions. Sen. Clinton: When you
say John Edwards isnt electable because he changed positions between 2004 and 2008, and then you have a
long record of changing positions, you know, all of a sudden you start to ask yourself, wait a minute -- I
mean, what is the substance here. What is, as famously was said years ago, wheres the beef? You know,
where is the reality? And I think thats a fair question. (ABCs Good Morning America, 1/7/08)

VIDEO: Sen. Clinton: So you know, you stop short of going the distance to make sure that we had a
system that could actually deliver health care for everyone. But its not only about health care. You
know, I think that two weeks ago you criticized Senator Edwards in saying that he was unelectable
because he had changed positions over the course of four years, that four years ago he wasnt for
universal health care, now he is. Well, youve changed positions within three years on, you know, a
range of issues that you put forth when you ran for the Senate and now you have changed. You know,
you said you would vote against the Patriot Act; you came to the Senate, you voted for it. You said
that you would vote against funding for the Iraq war; you came to the Senate and you voted for $300
billion of it. (Sen. Hillary Clinton, ABC/Facebook Democrat Presidential Debate, Manchester, NH, 1/5/08)
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VIDEO: Sen. Clinton: So I just think its fair for people to understand that many of the charges that
have been leveled not just at me, but also at Senator Edwards, are not totally, you know, unrelated to
the very record that you have. (Sen. Hillary Clinton, ABC/Facebook Democrat Presidential Debate, Manchester,
NH, 1/5/08)

VIDEO: Sen. Clinton Said Obama Runs Away From Statements And Positions. Sen. Clinton: [I]t is
sometimes difficult to understand what Senator Obama has said, because as soon as he is confronted on it,
he says thats not what he meant. (Sen. Hillary Clinton, CNN Democrat Presidential Candidate Debate, Myrtle Beach, SC,
1/22/08)

Sen. Clinton Attacks On Obamas Exaggerations:

Sen. Clinton Attacked Obama On His Lobbying Reform Legislation. Sen. Clinton: And Senator Obama
said, well, he had helped to pass lobbying reform so that lobbyists couldnt have lunch with members of
Congress. And I think it was Charlie Gibson, the moderator, who said, well, wait a minute: They can have
lunch standing up. They just cant have lunch sitting down. (NPRs Morning Edition, 1/7/08)
Sen. Clinton Attacks On Obama Lack Of Transparency:
Clinton Spokesman Howard Criticized Obama For Not Doing Everything He Can To Release
Information Of His Correspondence With State Agencies In Illinois. Wolfson: From what I understand
Chicago newspapers have multiple FOIA requests into state agencies in Illinois for basic information about
Senator Obamas correspondence with them. Senator Obama should do everything he can to release that
information, to speed up that process in Illinois. If he has the letters that he wrote and the responses that he
received, which he may well, he should just go ahead and release them, he doesnt have to wait until the
FOIA request has run its course. There is much that Senator Obama can do on the subject of disclosure if he
chooses to make this an issue as he has. I think in many respects he has gotten a free ride on this but there is
a voluminous amount of information that presumably should be available relating to his tenure in the State
Senate that he could release and make available at any time since he thinks that this is so important. I would
again call on him to do so. (Hillary Clinton To Obama -- Now Release Your Records... Fox News Breaking News Blog,
www.foxnews.com, 3/19/08)

Sen. Clinton Attacks On Obama Lack Of Transparency In Releasing Tax Information:

Singer Attacked Obama For Preaching Transparency But Refusing To Release Some Tax Returns
From When He Was In Public Office. Singer: Obviously, over the last several weeks, weve heard a lot of
rhetoric from the Obama campaign about the need for tax return transparency. (Phil Singer, Conference Call,
4/15/08)

Singer: And for all of their talk, one might have thought that theyd have released all of their -- all of
Senator Obamas records and tax returns. But I guess we should all guess again. (Phil Singer, Conference
Call, 4/15/08)

Singer: Senator Obama, despite his rhetoric, does not appear to be abiding by the same standards
that he has set for our campaign, though. And he has refused to release his tax returns for 1997,
1998, and 1999, even though he was in public life during those years. (Phil Singer, Conference Call,
4/15/08)

Singer: And during that period of time, he was accepting campaign contributions from lobbyists
representing special interests, PACs, and even directly from corporations. (Phil Singer, Conference Call,
4/15/08)

Singer: So we think that, you know, if Senator Obama is going to set a standard for our campaign,
certainly he should be following that same standard. And I guess, to sum it up, when it comes to
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transparency, the only thing transparent about Senator Obama is his claim that he is transparent.
(Phil Singer, Conference Call, 4/15/08)

Sen. Clinton Attacks On Obama Not Wanting To Count Elections In Florida And Michigan:
VIDEO: Sen. Clinton Attacked Obama For Not Agreeing To A Michigan Revote. Sen. Clinton: Well, but
look at what happened, the Democratic National Committee and I and my campaign said to the leadership of
Michigan, we are willing to have a re-vote. I dont know how that would have turned out. I have no
prediction. We wanted to go ahead and let the people actually exercise their franchise, one of the most
precious rights we have in our country. Senator Obama said no. He basically turned his back -- I mean, here
is somebody, you know, who runs a campaign about empowerment and all of that. Well, hello, what about
giving the people in Michigan a chance to have their voices and votes heard? Nobody knows how it would
turn out. We know he has got a lot of resources. He could run a very vigorous campaign. But he doesnt want
to give the people in Michigan that chance. Similarly, we have been trying to support what is going on in
Florida, because the people there want their voices and votes to be heard. And again, you know, Senator
Obama doesnt want to support that. But Michigan is really the clearest example of getting right up to the
brink of doing the right thing and having Senator Obama say, no, I wont do it. (Fox News On The Record With
Greta Van Susteren, 3/26/08)

Sen. Clinton: Senator Obama was afraid of when I agreed and the DNC signed off on a re-vote in
Michigan and he said no. So were just going to keep this process going through these next contests.
(Mark Halperin, Exclusive: Clinton Vows To Push On, Time, 3/26/08)

Sen. Clinton: And Senator Obamas supporters refuse to support a revote in Michigan, which I
thought was rather odd for the Democratic Party to be against another vote. Senator Obamas
supporters wanted to end this contest and short circuit it so that the votes of the people in the next
upcoming contests wouldnt count, because he has a slight lead. And its by no means definitive.
(NPRs All Things Considered, 4/8/08)

Sen. Clinton Attacked Obama On Not Allowing Michigan And Florida To Count In Primary. Sen.
Clinton: Senator Obama speaks passionately on the campaign trail about empowering the American people.
Today, Im urging him to match those words with action, to make sure the people of Michigan and Florida
have a voice and a vote in this election. I have accepted the plan for a new vote in Michigan, proposed in
draft legislation and approved by the Democratic National Committee. In fact, the DNC put out a statement
earlier this morning making clear that the proposal fits within the DNC rules. It is fully within the partys
rules. I call on Senator Obama to do the same. This is a crucial test. Does he mean what he says or not? I am
pleased and grateful that on this issue, the people of Michigan have had such outstanding advocates in their
Democratic leaders, and there are so many, including the Governor and Senator Stabenow and members of
the legislature. But I especially want to thank four who have really been at the forefront: Senator Carl Levin,
Congresswoman Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, Debbie Dingell and Ron Gettelfinger of the UAW. (Sen. Hillary
Clinton, Remarks At Solutions For America Event, Detroit, MI, 3/19/08)

Former President Clinton: I must say that this new strategy of denying and disempowering and
disenfranchising the voters in Florida and Michigan is, I believe, a terrible mistake. Hillary believes their
votes should be counted. And I don't know how we're gonna go to those people in the general election and
say you gotta vote for us even though we dumped all over you in the primary. (Sarah Amos, Bill Clinton Says No
Re-Vote in MI And FL Is A Deliberate Attempt To Disenfranchise Voters, ABC News Political Radar Blog, blogs.abcnews.com,
3/24/08)

Sen. Clinton Attacks On Obama For Swiping/Borrowing Ideas From Others Including Her Own:
Sen. Clinton Claimed Obama Adopted Her Idea To Create Jobs. Sen. Clinton: I was, however, glad to see
that yesterday, my opponent adopted the goal of five million green collar jobs months after I announced I
would create five million green collar jobs. I was also glad to see that he modeled his $60 billion
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infrastructure bank on a bill I co-sponsored last summer to create a $60 billion infrastructure bank. (Bret
Hovell, Clinton Sharpens Barbs Against Obama, ABC News Political Radar Blog, blogs.abcnews.com, 2/14/08)

VIDEO: Sen. Clinton Criticized Obama For Using Gov. Patricks Words. Sen. Clinton: Well, I think that if
your candidacy is going to be about words, then they should be your own words. Thats, I think, a very
simple proposition. (Applause.) And you know -- you know, lifting whole passages from someone elses
speeches is not change you can believe in; its change you can Xerox. (Sen. Hillary Clinton, CNN/Univision Democrat
Presidential Debate, Austin, TX, 2/21/08)

Wolfson Cited Examples Of Obama Lifting Lines From Gov. Deval Patrick (D-MA). Wolfson: And then I
would also further call the attention to a piece that ABC Newss Jake Tapper put up just recently, in which
we learned that there was another example of Senator Obama using a phrase of Governor Patrick. Governor
Patrick, in June of 2006, at the Massachusetts Democratic Party Convention, quote: Im not asking anybody
to take a chance on me. Im asking you to take a chance on your own aspirations. Obama, one year later, is
quoted in USA Today, quote: Im not asking anyone to take a chance on me. Im asking you to take a chance
on your own aspirations. So we are seeing a pattern here. Im sure you will all be looking into it. Here is
another example of where the words match exactly. (Howard Wolfson, Conference Call, 2/19/08)
Wolfson Attacked Obama For Swiping Sen. Clintons Housing Plan. Wolfson: And we have detailed press
paper and Im happy to answer questions on that topic. I also wanted to respond to Senator Obamas speech
today in New York City. Most importantly, Senator Obama laid out a $30 billion stimulus plan, what he called
a second stimulus. Now, I think I would like to call peoples attention to the fact that precisely one week ago
today Hillary proposed a $30 billion second stimulus focused on housing. Literally a week later, Senator
Obama came out with virtually the same proposal. And our concern about that is simply that if Senator
Obama cant come up with real proposals on his own to address peoples problems on the campaign trail,
hows he going to address peoples problems if he were to be president? (Howard Wolfson, Conference Call,
3/27/08)

Clinton Campaign: If Senator Obama has to copy policy ideas when hes a candidate on the campaign trail,
how is he going to solve peoples problems if hes president?. When it comes to fixing the economy, we
need leadership, not followership. (Julie Bosman, Clinton Camp: Obama Is Mean (And Hes a Copycat, Too), The New
York Times The Caucus Blog, thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com, 3/27/08)

VIDEO: Gene Sperling, Senior Economic Adviser To The Clinton Campaign: Well the irony of it was
that Senator Obama seemed like he wanted to cling incredibly specifically to Senator Clintons ideas. You
know nobody owns words but just on her theme shared prosperity, he went after that theme some. She
put out a very explicit five million jobs through green energy efficiency goal. He chose exactly to do the five
million goal. And then the national infrastructure idea which Senator Dodd had proposed and Senator
Clinton but not Senator Obama had proposed he kind of came out with. (Bloomberg News Money & Politics,
2/13/08)

VIDEO: Sperling: He was trying to show he had a bit more detail, but he seemed to be leaning a lot
more heavily on Senator Clintons detail than I probably would have recommended had I been
advising him. (Bloomberg News Money & Politics, 2/13/08)

Sen. Clinton Attacks On Obamas Negative Campaigning:

VIDEO: Sen. Clinton Attacked Obama For Not Running A Campaign Consistent With His Rhetoric. Sen.
Clinton: So, shame on you, Barack Obama. It is time you ran a campaign consistent with your messages in
public. I am not going to stand here and see this campaign polluted by the kind of misleading, discredited
and false attacks. Enough with the speeches and the big rallies, and then using tactics that are right out of
Karl Roves playbook. (CNNs Reliable Sources, 2/24/08)

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VIDEO: Sen. Clinton Accused Obamas Campaign Of Becoming Increasingly Negative. Sen. Clinton:
But in the last, you know, couple of weeks, Senator Obamas campaign has become increasingly negative.
He says one thing on the stump and his campaign does something else. (CNNs Larry King Live, 4/21/08)
Clinton Campaign Ad Claimed Obama Was Running False Ads Against Her. Clinton Campaign Ad:
Announcer: They said she couldnt do it. They counted her out. But Hillary Clinton fought back. And she
won big. Maybe thats why Barack Obama is running false attack ads against her now. But Hillary thinks
Mississippians deserve the truth about what shes done and what shell do. When Katrina and Rita struck,
Hillary was one of the first people in the country to call for FEMA to be a separate agency, run by a
professional, not by the [former] head of a horse association. And shes stayed with it... fighting to stop
giving bonuses to contractors who arent doing their jobs. Hillary spent 18 years as our neighbor in
Arkansas. She worked to improve the schools and expand rural health clinics. In the White House and the
Senate, she won health coverage for six million children, 83,000 right here in Mississippi ...and expanded
access to health care for 12,000 members of the Mississippi National Guard. You know Hillary will fight for
Mississippi...because she already has. Paid for by Hillary Clinton for President. Hillary Clinton: Im Hillary
Clinton, candidate for President, and I approved this message. (Hillary Clinton For President, Mississippi for Hillary
To Launch Two New Radio Ads, Press Release, 3/7/08)

VIDEO: Sen. Clinton Accused Obama Of Distributing False Information About Her Health Care And
NAFTA Positions. Sen. Clinton: [T]he choices that Senator Obamas campaign has made regarding flyers
and mailers and other information that has been put out about my health care plan and my position on
NAFTA have been very disturbing to me. (PBSs The Newshour With Jim Lehrer, 2/27/08)

VIDEO: Sen. Clinton: But you know, Tim, when you look at what the Cleveland Plain Dealer said
when they examined the kind of criticism that Senator Obama was making of me -- its not me saying
it -- they said it was erroneous. And it was erroneous because it didnt look at the entire picture, both
at what Ive said and what Ive done. (Sen. Hillary Clinton, NBC Democrat Presidential Debate, Cleveland, OH,
2/26/08)

Sen. Clinton Criticized Obama For Going Negative After A January 2008 Debate. Speaking to reporters
in Washington, D.C., Hillary Clinton belittled Obamas various criticisms at the debate as rehearsed points. I
think what we saw last night was that hes very frustrated, she said. I believe that the events of the last 10
or so days, the outcome of New Hampshire and Nevada, have apparently convinced him to adopt a different
strategy. He clearly came he telegraphed it, he talked about it he clearly came last night looking for a
fight. He was determined and launched right in. (Beth Fouhy, Clinton Criticizes Obama After Rancorous Debate, The
Associated Press, 1/22/07)

VIDEO: Sen. Clinton Criticized Obama For Claiming That Sen. Clintons Campaign Had Been Using
Racially Divisive Tactics. Sen. Clinton: I have spoken with a number of my very strong and adamant
supporters, but Tim, I cant let you get away with that mischaracterization and those snippets. I was
responding to a speech that Senator Obama gave in New Hampshire where he did compare himself to
President Kennedy and to Dr. King. You know, President Kennedy served in the Congress for 14 years, he
was a war hero. Hed been engaged in many of the battles that led to his election in the 1960 election. Dr.
King had been on the front lines. He had been leading a movement. But Dr. King understood, which is why he
made it very clear, that there has to be a coming to terms of our country politically in order to make the
changes that would last for generations beyond the iconic, extraordinary speeches that he gave. Thats why
he campaigned for Lyndon Johnson in 1964. Thats why he was there when those great pieces of legislation
were passed. Does he deserve the lions share of the credit for moving our country and moving our political
process? Yes, he does. But he also had partners who were in the political system. And I think it is such an
unfair and unwarranted attempt to, you know, misinterpret and mischaracterize what Ive said. Look at
what Ive done my entire life. I have been working on behalf of civil rights, womens rights, human rights for
years and I know how challenging it is to change our political system and I have the highest regard for those
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who have put themselves on the line. You know, Congressman Clyburn was part of that movement. So many
of the people whom I admire in my country who have given of themselves to make these changes went into
politics in order to realize the changes, worked to elect people in order to make the changes. You know, this
is, you know, an unfortunate story line that the Obama campaign has pushed very successfully. Theyve been
putting out talking points, theyve been making this, theyve been telling people in a very selective way what
the facts are. And Im glad to have the opportunity to set the facts straight. (NBCs Meet The Press, 1/13/08)

VIDEO: Sen. Clinton: So I think its important to set the record straight. Clearly, we know from
media reports that the Obama campaign is deliberately distorting this. (NBCs Meet The Press, 1/13/08)

VIDEO: Sen. Clinton Attacked Obamas Campaign For Suggesting She Played A Role In Pakistans
Benazir Bhuttos Death. Sen. Clinton: You know, I think that we dont want anyone, any of our supporters,
anyone--and thats why in my campaign, any time anybody has said anything that I thought was out of
bounds, theyre gone, you know? I have gotten rid of them, I have said that is not appropriate in this
campaign. You know, when Senator Obamas chief strategist accuses me of playing a role in Benazir Bhuttos
assassination, theres silence. So lets have one standard. (NBCs Meet The Press, 1/13/08)

VIDEO: Sen. Clinton: I Really Regret That Anybody Would Try To Politicize This Tragedy. Sen.
Clinton: Well, first, Wolf, I really regret that anybody would try to politicize this tragedy. I personally
knew Benazir Bhutto. She was prime minister when I visited Pakistan on behalf of our government. I
stayed in touch with her over the years, and I dont think politics should be playing a role in how our
country responds both on the personal level to the tragedy of this assassination, but furthermore,
Pakistan has been unstable for a long time. You know, Benazir Bhuttos father was deposed and
killed. (CNNs The Situation Room, 12/28/07)

Terry McAuliffe: Do you think Bill Clinton is like Joe McCarthy? Of course you don't. Neither do I. But
Barack Obama must because this past weekend, his campaign compared President Clinton to Joe McCarthy.
Joe McCarthy! Ever since we won in Ohio and Texas we have been seeing these kinds of personal attacks
from the Obama campaign. It's hard to believe that a campaign that talks so much about changing the tenor
of our politics would employ these kinds of tactics, but its the kind of thing we are seeing every day from
Senator Obama and his campaign. Here is just a small sample of the words they have used to describe Hillary
and her campaign: disingenuous, divisive, untruthful, dishonest, and much more. Well I'm not going to
stand for it, and neither should you. There's no better way to fight back than to show your support for our
campaign in the face of these attacks. (Christina Bellantoni, Team Clinton Asks: Do You Think Bill Clinton Is Like Joe
McCarthy? The Washington Times Bellantoni On The Democrats Blog, video1.washingtontimes.com, 3/24/08)

Wolfson Said Obama Had Gone Sharply Negative. Wolfson: He has gone sharply negative. There are
so many negative ads that he has up, I cant keep track of them. (Patrick Healy, Dream Ticket, Or The Odd Couple?
The International Herald Tribune, 4/23/08)

Clinton Campaign Spokesman Phil Singer: Its now clear the Obama campaign has gone off the high road
and now clearly holds the low road. Its now clear the Obama campaign is fueled by insults and slander.
(Sam Youngman, Clinton Camp Calls On Obama To Provide Explanation For Negative Politics, The Hill, 3/24/08)

Singer: Senator Clinton was asked a question and answered it based on her personal views.
Considering that the Obama campaign peddled a photo of President Clinton with Reverend Wright
less than 48 hours after Sen. Obama gave a speech calling for a high-minded discussion on race, this
latest attack is disingenuous. (Mark Halperin, Obama Campaign: Clinton Sinks Low, Times The Page Blog,
thepage.time.com, 3/25/08)

Singer: That is hardly in keeping with the politics of hope that have fueled Senator Obamas ascent
throughout this campaign. (Julie Bosman, Clinton Camp: Obama Is Mean (And Hes a Copycat, Too), The New York Times
The Caucus Blog, thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com, 3/27/08)

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Sen. Clinton Attacks On Obamas Words Vs. Action Rhetoric:

Sen. Clinton Criticized Whoop-De-Do Speeches. Sen. Clinton: I dont want to show up and give one of
these whoop-de-do speeches and, you know, and just kind of get everybody whipped up. and those [of you
who are for me] feel great and, you know, try to convince some of you to be for me. When you get into the
general election and when you get into the White House, the stresses and pressures of the general election
and the job are overwhelming. And we know we have to have a president ready on day one to take charge.
(Eloise Harper, Clinton Is Against Whoop-De-Do Speeches, ABC News Political Radar Blog, blogs.abcnews.com, 4/19/08)

Sen. Clinton Said Obama Brings Out The Bright Lights And All The Cameras And Gives This Big Old
Speech And Everybody Feels Good. Sen. Clinton: Oh, you know, and I come and you got the bright lights
and all the cameras and I give you this big old speech and everybody feels good and you walk out and you
turn to your neighbor and you say, well, that was beautiful, but what did it mean? Whats going happen?
What can I count on? How its going to change my life? Help my children? Give me a better future? (NPRs,
Morning Edition, 3/3/08)

VIDEO: Sen. Clinton Attacked Obama As A Talker And Not A Doer. Sen. Clinton: It is about how we
bring about change by making sure we nominate and elect a doer, not a talker. That we begin to separate out
rhetoric from reality. (CNNs, Newsroom, 1/6/08)

VIDEO: Sen. Clinton: So you know, words are not actions. (Sen. Hillary Clinton, ABC/Facebook Democrat
Presidential Debate, Manchester, NH, 1/5/08)

Sen. Clinton Said We Need To Pick A President Not Just On Words But On Work, On Hard Work. Sen.
Clinton: Its about picking a president who relies not just on words but on work, on hard work. We need
to make a choice between speeches and solutions, because while words matter greatly, the greatest words
in the world are not enough unless you match them with action. (Steve Holland, Clinton Ridicules Obama In
Comeback Bid, Reuters, 2/20/08)

Sen. Clinton: Words Are Cheap. You Cant Just Talk About The Special Interests. You Have To
Take Them On. Some people may think words are change. You and I know better. Words are
cheap. You cant just talk about the special interests. You have to take them on. (Bret Hovell, Clinton
Sharpens Barbs Against Obama, ABC News Political Radar Blog, blogs.abcnews.com, 2/14/08)

VIDEO: Sen. Clinton: A president cant dodge the big fights, cant find political cover or have words
speak louder than actions. (NBCs, Nightly News, 12/3/07)

VIDEO: Sen. Clinton: We dont need to be raising the false hopes of our country about what can be
delivered. (Fox News, Fox News Sunday, 1/6/08)

VIDEO: Sen. Clinton Argued Obamas Rhetoric Would Be Unable To Confront The Challenges The
Nation Faces. Sen. Clinton: Now, there is no doubt that you are a passionate, eloquent speaker, and I
applaud you for that. But when you look at what we face in this country, we do need to unite the country,
but we have to unite it for a purpose around very specific goals. It is not enough to say, Lets come together.
We know were going to have to work hard to overcome the opposition of those who do not want the
changes to get to universal health care. (Sen. Hillary Clinton, CNN/Univision Democrat Presidential Debate, Austin, TX,
2/21/08)

VIDEO: Sen. Clinton: Weve Got To Do Is Translate Talk Into Action And Feeling Into Reality. Sen.
Clinton: And as beautifully presented and passionately felt as they are, they are not action. You know, what
weve got to do is translate talk into action and feeling into reality. I have a long record of doing that, of
taking on the very interests that you have just rightly excoriated because of the overdue influence that they
have in our government. And you know, probably nobody up here has been the subject of more incoming
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fire from the Republicans and the special interests, so I think I know exactly what Im walking into and I am
prepared to take them on. (Sen. Hillary Clinton, ABC/Facebook Democrat Presidential Debate, Manchester, NH, 1/5/08)
VIDEO: Sen. Clinton: Lets just get everybody together. Lets get unified. The sky will open. The light will
come down. Celestial choirs will be singing and everyone will know we should do the right thing and the
world will be perfect. (MSNBCs, Morning Joe, 2/25/08)
VIDEO: Sen. Clinton Said Change Cannot Come From Hoping For It. Sen. Clinton: Everybody talks
about change. Everybody talks about change in this campaign. Some people think you get change by
demanding it. Some people think you get it by hoping for it. I think you get it by doing really hard work. And
thats what Ive done, and thats what Ill do. (NBCs, Today Show, 12/17/07)

VIDEO: Sen. Clinton: I dont think you make change by, you know, calling for it or by demanding it. I
think it is a result of very hard work, bringing people together, stating clearly what your goals are,
what your principles are, and then achieving them. Sen. Hillary Clinton, ABC/Facebook Democrat Presidential
Debate, Manchester, NH, 1/5/08)

VIDEO: Sen. Clinton Attacked Obama For Not Having Done The Work Or Having The Experience To Be
President. Sen. Clinton: When they say to themselves, OK, I have a choice between a truly inspirational
speaker who has not done the kind of spade work with the sort of experience that another candidate has,
and now Im finding out more about the changing positions and some of the different information thats
coming out, lets take a deep breath here. (NBCs Nightly News, 1/6/08)
Wolfson Accused Obama Of Hypocrisy On Outside Spending From 527 Groups. Wolfson: For those of
you who covered the campaign in Iowa, you will remember that much of the last week of the campaign
Senator Obama sharply criticized Senator Edwards on a daily basis for accepting assistance from an outside
organization. He was extremely critical of Senator Edwards for this. He demanded that Senator Edwards get
the independent or the outside ads down. And now, of course, when these ads are being run on his behalf, he
is silent. He was critical of Senator Edwards about outside spending in Iowa, but he is silent when it helps
him in Ohio and Texas. And thats wrong. We dont need politicians who say one thing and do another. We
need someone who is going to be consistent. And it is the height of hypocrisy to criticize Senator Edwards in
Iowa for accepting assistance from outside groups and then remain silent when the outside groups come
and help you in Ohio and Texas. And we think this is an important point, and we want to make sure that
every voter in Texas, yesterday in Ohio, and across the country knows about it. (Howard Wolfson, Conference
Call, 2/25/08)

Wolfson: But I think no campaign is going to be in a position to compete with the outside
expenditures that are now coming in on behalf of the Obama campaign. And I think it just gets us
back to this issue, you know, when it was in Senator Obamas interest to criticize Senator Edwards
over the outside spending, he did so. Now when its in his interest to remain silent, hes remaining
silent. And I think voters in Texas and Ohio and other places have a right to look for some
consistency. If this was a moral principle in Iowa, it ought to be the same moral principle in Ohio and
Texas. And he ought to tell his supporters to stop engaging in this advertising. (Howard Wolfson,
Conference Call, 2/25/08)

Sen. Clinton Attacks On Obama For Not Wanting To Have More Debates:
VIDEO: Sen. Clinton Criticized Obama For Not Accepting More Debates. Sen. Clinton: Well, I think its a
shame that Senator Obama will not agree to debates in Indiana and North Carolina. Ive accepted any and all
debates in both states because most people really want to see us. Weve only had four debates between the
two of us, and now it is down to the two of us. So I think that voters are right to want to have a debate. In
North Carolina, in fact, 20,000 North Carolinians e-mailed in for tickets when they thought there would be a
debate until it was clear Senator Obama would not participate. So Im still hopeful because I think its a
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shame that apparently he is unwilling or afraid to debate me when theres so much at stake and these two
states deserve to have a debate. (Fox News Fox & Friends, 4/23/08)

VIDEO: Sen. Clinton: Ive accepted a bunch of debates. I hope that were going to be able to debate,
um, in the next couple of weeks because people are finally really focused on that fact that it is
between Senator Obama and myself and I think these debates are very useful for people so I regret
that he didnt accept this one. I think it wouldve been to have a debate with you two. (WJLA-DC ABCs
Chesapeake Challenge, 2/11/08)

Clinton Campaign Ad: Announcer: Both Democratic candidates have been invited to a televised
Wisconsin debate. Hillary Clinton has said yes. Barack Obama hasnt. Maybe hed prefer to give
speeches than have to answer questions. Like why Hillary Clinton has the only health care plan that
covers every American, and the only economic plan that freezes foreclosures. Wisconsin deserves to
hear BOTH candidates debate the issues that matter. And thats...not debatable. (Hillary Clinton For
President, New Clinton Campaign TV Ad Calls On Senator Obama To Debate Hillary In Wisconsin, Press Release,
2/13/08)

Sen. Clinton Attacks On Obama For Commenting On Republican Ideas:

Sen. Clinton Attacked Obama On Comments He Made In Reference To Republicans Having Good
Ideas. Sen. Clinton: My leading opponent the other day said that he thought the Republicans had better
ideas than Democrats the last 10 to 15 years. Thats not the way I remember the last 10 to 15 years. I dont
think its a better idea to privatize Social Security. I dont think its a better idea to try to eliminate the
minimum wage. I dont think its a better idea to undercut health benefits and to give drug companies the
right to make billions of dollars by providing prescription drugs to medicare recipients. I dont think its a
better idea to shut down the government, to drive us into debt. I think we know what needs to be done in
American and I think were ready to do it. And Im ready to lead on day one, to run this government, to
manage this economy. (Michael McAuliff, Hil To Obama: GOP Ideas Are Bad, [New York] Newsdays Mouth Of The
Potomac Blog, www.nydailynews.com, 1/18/08)

Clinton Campaign Ad: Listen to Barack Obama last week talking about Republicans. Obama: The
Republicans were the party of ideas for a pretty long chunk of time there over the last 10, 15 years.
Announcer: Really? Arent those the ideas that got us into the economic mess were in today? Ideas
like special tax breaks for Wall Street. Running up a $9 trillion debt. Refusing to raise the minimum
wage or deal with the housing crisis. Are those the ideas Barack Obamas talking about? Obama: The
Republicans were the party of ideas. (Steve Kornacki, Clinton Attacks, Obama Responds, Weve Seen This
Before, The New York Observers The Politicker Blog, www.observer.com, 1/15/08)

VIDEO: Sen. Clinton: The facts are that he has said in the last week that he really liked the ideas of
the Republicans over the last 10 to 15 years. And we can give you the exact quote. Now, I personally
think they had ideas, but they were bad ideas. (Applause.) They were bad ideas for America. They
were ideas like privatizing Social Security, like moving back from a balanced budget and a surplus to
deficit and debt. (Sen. Hillary Clinton, CNN Democrat Presidential Debate, Myrtle Beach, SC, 1/21/08)

VIDEO: Sen. Clinton: But I do think that your record and what you say does matter. (Applause.) And
when it comes to a lot of the issues that are important in this race, it is sometimes difficult to
understand what Senator Obama has said, because as soon as he is confronted on it, he says thats not
what he meant. (Sen. Hillary Clinton, CNN Democrat Presidential Debate, Myrtle Beach, SC, 1/21/08)

VIDEO: Sen. Clinton: Now, why is this important? Its important because I think elections are about
the future. But how do you determine what will happen in the future? Well, you have to look to the
record. You have to look to what we say in campaigns and what we have done during our careers.
(Sen. Hillary Clinton, CNN Democrat Presidential Debate, Myrtle Beach, SC, 1/21/08)

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Sen. Clinton Attacks On Obama For Lack Of Details In Policy:

VIDEO: Sen. Clinton Said Obama Never Offers Specifics on Policy. Sen. Clinton: You never hear the
specifics. Its all this kind of abstract, general talk about how we all need to get along. (WJLA-DC ABCs,
Chesapeake Challenge, 2/11/08)

Sen. Clinton: There is a big difference. I am in the solutions business, my opponent is in the
promises business. We need real results, not more rhetoric. We need to get back in the solutions
business.. (Ben Smith, A New Edge To Clintons Stump, The Politicos Ben Smith Blog, www.politico.com, 2/13/08)

Sen. Clinton Attacks On Obama For Running For President Only A Few Years Removed From The
State Senate:
Sen. Clinton Attacked Obama On Being A State Senator A few Years Ago And Now Running For
President. Sen. Clinton: He was a part-time state senator for a few years, and then he came to the Senate
and immediately started running for president. And thats his prerogative. Thats his right. But I think it is
important to compare and contrast our records. (Molly Ball, Clinton Pitch Hits Home, The Las Vegas Review-Journal,
1/11/08)

Sen. Clinton Attacks On Obamas Sexism:

Former Vice Presidential Candidate Geraldine Ferraro: I think what America feels about a woman
becoming president takes a very secondary place to Obama's campaign - to a kind of campaign that it would
be hard for anyone to run against. For one thing, you have the press, which has been uniquely hard on her.
It's been a very sexist media. Some just don't like her. The others have gotten caught up in the Obama
campaign. If Obama was a white man, he would not be in this position. And if he was a woman (of any
color) he would not be in this position. He happens to be very lucky to be who he is. And the country is
caught up in the concept. (Jim Farber, Geraldine Ferarro Lets Her Emotions Do The Talking, [Los Angeles, CA] Daily
Breeze, 3/7/08)

Sen. Clinton Attacks On Obamas Ability To Unify Country:

Former Vice Presidential Candidate Geraldine Ferraro: I was reading an article that said young
Republicans are out there campaigning for Obama because they believe he's going to be able to put an end to
partisanship. Dear God! Anyone that has worked in the Congress knows that for over 200 years this
country has had partisanship - that's the way our country is. (Jim Farber, Geraldine Ferarro Lets Her Emotions Do
The Talking, [Los Angeles, CA] Daily Breeze, 3/7/08)

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