From CNN:
John Kerry, the Democratic Party’s 2004 nominee for president, took aim at Bill Clinton Friday, telling the National Journal the former president does “not have a license to abuse the truth.”
The Massachusetts senator, who endorsed Barack Obama’s White House bid earlier this month, said Clinton’s criticisms of the Illinois senator have been “over the top,” and suggested the former president is getting “frantic.”
Targeting Clinton’s recent spate of attacks on Obama, Kerry said, “I think you had an abuse of the truth, is what happened. …I mean, being an ex-president does not give you license to abuse the truth, and I think that over the last days it’s been over the top.
“I think it’s very unfortunate, but I think the voters can see through that,” Kerry added. “When somebody’s coming on strong and they are growing, people get a little frantic, and I think people have seen this sort of franticness in the air, if you will.”
It’s quite possible that hell has in fact frozen over, because I actually agree with John Kerry on this one. I don’t think the Clintons realize how much damage they’re actually doing to themselves.
Even Clinton supporters are being reminded of the unpleasant political baggage that comes with a Clinton presidency and I don’t think most of them care to deal with it again.
It’s a simple fact that Bill Clinton is a liar. He lied to his family numerous times about his cheating, he lied under oath about his cheating, he lied about Sandy Berger being forgetful as the reason he stuffed classified documents in his pants.
There’s a list about a mile long of other situations where Bill Clinton has lied. Not the “Bush lied people died” nonsense, but actually really lied.
For his entire political and personal life, Bill Clinton has lied anytime he felt like it. The man doesn’t have any integrity whatsoever, and his recent fibbing about Obama is reminding people about that.
A lot of Democrats are beginning to understand why Republicans dislike the Clintons so much. Bill and Hillary will literally say anything about anyone if it helps them win.
If they had to plant a crack pipe in Obama’s suit jacket in order to win, that’s exactly what they would do.
Politics is an ugly business and obviously there’s going to be heated rhetoric on both sides, but Bill Clinton looks like a jackass running around the country making false statements.
There’s a lot about Obama to be critical of without making stuff up.
