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Originally Posted by ThePrude |
You know, when I read stuff like this I wonder if it's another "right-wing" conspiracy designed to sink the Clintons.
On the one hand, the Clintons are probably capable of doing such a thing. On the other hand, so are the Repugnicans. They WANT to sink Hillary because as of December, she was the powerhouse to defeat. For example, if McCain is the chosen candidate for the Repugs, he could probably more easily defeat Obama based on experience: Senate tenure plus Vietnam veteran = easier victory than the political powerhouse of the two Clintons.
I'm not saying that's the way it is... I'm just saying that if I don't trust the Clintons, I trust the dirty tactics of Repugnicans even LESS. They want the Democratic nominee to be BEATABLE. It would not surprise me at all if 4 months down the road, it's discovered that some neocon Repugnicans had infiltrated the Clinton campaign and planned all this to discredit Clinton.
If some Democrats hate HRC, then I can guarantee you that Repugnicans hate her even worse. I'm just saying, remain skeptical of all rumors.
I realize that this source is a Canadian newspaper. Most of the US sources for the story about the "Clinton smear campaign" on Obama are ones I am not personally familiar with.
Here's one mainstream source that mentions the rumors but does not directly relate the Muslim rumors to the Clinton campaign. It addresses mischaracterizations in general but does not at all accuse the Clintons of that particular smear. This tells me that there has been no confirmation that the rumors originated with the Clinton campaign.
ABC News: Obama Takes on Question of Faith
By the way, it did not seem to hurt Obama in SC.