Update on Shaheen/Clinton Obama Drug Dealer flap

Posted on December 13, 2007

Blue Hampshire is saying that the backlash over Billy Shaheen’s comments about Obama’s drug use and possible drug dealing may be directed not at HRC but at his wife Jeanne who is seeking Sen. John Sununu’s seat.

PS: Here’s an uncomfortable thought, that I genuinely hope will not turn out to be true. This sorry episode may have singlehandedly cost Jeanne Shaheen the financial and activist support of the larger national netroots, who are at the moment calling for Bill’s head.

So the nutroots might not support Jeanne because her blowhard hubby outed Obama on drugs? Obama outed himself on drugs - Billy just reminded everyone of it. And I have to wonder why right now the Clinton camp would want to distract the news media by putting this out (by mistake, wink wink)?
There is a debate in Iowa, where HRC’s numbers are slipping. if yesterday’s GOP version of the same debate is any indication, there will be nothing there to help HRC. In fact, it is likely that whatever comes out of the debate - it won’t help her. So, have a top campaign official make a “mistake” that clogs the news media, disavow it as a “mistake”, distract everyone as you are submarining the opponent and hope it works.
But then former NH Dem chairman Kathy Sullivan says “it was a mistake. What we were hoping to talk about today was Hillary’s experience and leadership.”
Which begs the question - what experience and leadership? One term as US Senator form a state she never lived in? Or as the spouse of a President and Governor? leadership in what? What has she ever led? Oh yeah, she led the debacle on Health Care (which now Bill says she had nothing to do with). She spent her whole life following Bill and standing in his shadow. When your candidate has no leadership experience and he opponent has a past history with drugs - which issue would you want on news? Well, it seems they made the obvious choice - Obama used drugs and maybe sold them!
Cross posted at Spinning the World in the Right Direction