Clinton: Obama busting FL boycott pledge

UPDATE: Obama spokeswoman Jen Psaki tells the Buzz: "We asked the cable channels if we could prevent the ad from airing in Florida and we were told that would be impossible."
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CNN and MSNBC viewers in Florida today are seeing a Barack Obama campaign ad, which is part of a national cable TV buy. Remember, though, that pledge not to campaign in Florida ("Campaigning” for purposes of this section includes, but is not limited to, purchasing print, internet, or electronic advertising that reaches a significant percentage of the voters in the aforementioned state").

"There is no question that these ads are a clear and blatant violation of the early state pledge that Sen. Obama and the other leading Democratic candidates signed last year,'' said the Clinton campaign. "Just last week the Obama campaign snubbed the people of Floridain a memo that stated that Floridadid not matter in the nominating process.  After consecutive losses in New Hampshire, Michiganand Nevada, they appear to be changing course. Sen. Obama’s flagrant disregard for the pledge that he signed is disturbing and calls the integrity of the pledge into question."

Comments

Oh, my God! We so do not care. This like means nothing to me.

I haven't watched the ads. Is it another one of his pro-GOP speeches.

Former senator John Edwards jumped into the fray over the weekend, taking a break from drawing contrasts with Clinton to call into question Obama's remarks that former President Ronald Reagan was a change agent for America. "I can't imagine why I, or Barack Obama, would be using Ronald Reagan as an example of change," Edwards told CNN's Wolf Blitzer. "I would never use him as an example of change. I can tell you that."

Wow, a Southern fried demagogue and predatory litigator like Edwards disses Reagan. I wouldn't give his campaign the loose change in my pocket.

So what? Its about time somebody told off that dictatorial DNC.

Just when we need someone with courage, Obama does this. My hat is off!

I am leaning for Hillary, but if Obama is the only one asking for my vote, he'll get it.

[Susan S]

4:11pm,

"told off that dictatorial DNC"

Don't blame the DNC. They had NOTHING to do with the pledge.

Thank goodness it's over. I'm glad Obama blinked.

Sen Clinton frankly has nothing to say after she put words in Sen Obama's mouth. He didn't say Republican ideas were good, just that they were perceived as the party of ideas, which frankly is a correct assertion, and I'm a die-hard liberal Democrat

I will support the eventual nominee, but GObama!

The "first black President" is a racist after all!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

SUSAN, WHO ELSE BULLIED THE CANDIDATES INTO AGREEING NOT TO CAMPAIGN HERE IN FLORIDA?? HELLO??!!

[Laura]

Wow, I've yet to see a single campaign ad (and I live in Florida). Besides, it's rather silly that candidates were not to campaign - isn't that the point of this whole popularity vote session? Maybe if people actually SAW and PAID ATTENTION TO presidential campaign ads they wouldn't be so ignorant and we wouldn't end up with some of the issues that we've experienced as a country due to votes based on partial or limited knowledge (and that pertains to votes on bills, as well).

[Bill]

Hey, I for one have enjoyed not having to wade through hours of meaningless candidate blather.

[Gene Smith]

State Senator Ted Deutch has sent a letter to the 4 early state chairs asking them to release the candidates form the no campaign pledge after South Carolina votes on the 26th. Meanwhile, the Clinton campaign is "considering its options" after the Obama ads started running. More here:

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/1/21/18269/6578/676/440704

The Obama campaign doesn't want that - how are they going to explaing losing another state. New Hampshire, Michigan, Nevada, Florida!!!

Oh yah, Obama did win Iowa?

Speaking early at a church in Selma, Ala., Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) said: "I'm in Washington. I see what's going on. I see those powers and principalities have snuck back in there, that they're writing the energy bills and the drug laws."

It was a fine populist riff calculated to appeal to Democratic audiences as Obama seeks his party's presidential nomination. But not only did Obama vote for the Senate's big energy bill in 2005, he also put out a press release bragging about its provisions, and his Senate Web site carries a news article about the vote headlined, "Senate energy bill contains goodies for Illinois."

It's the economy.

Here is what CNN is saying about Sen. Hillary Clinton:

Schneider: Clinton won on economy back and forth
Posted: 08:28 PM ET
MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina (CNN) – Once again: she sounded like she had a plan and knew how to deliver it. The other two got grounded in trade policy that likely went over the heads of most of the voters. Clinton was to the point and matter of fact.

The next president will be a democrat and female, so unless Obama or Edwards goes through some major surgery in the next few months I suspect they won't qualify.

[Hopeful]

Obama leads in delegates. There is no real "win" in some of the races. The media isn't giving it attention but all that really mattes is the delegate count and Obama has that!!!

If you are counting delegates here are the current numbers:

ABC News:
Clinton 203, Obama 148, Edwards 43

CNN:
Clinton 210, Obama 123, Edwards 52

CBS News:
Clinton 231, Obama 126, Edwards 59