Another day in politics: "Richardson is Judas", "Bill Clinton is Joe McCarthy"

[Joe Republic]

On Bill Richardson's endorsement of Barack Obama:

The reaction of some of Mr. Clinton’s allies suggests that might have been a wise decision. “An act of betrayal,” said James Carville, an adviser to Mrs. Clinton and a friend of Mr. Clinton.

“Mr. Richardson’s endorsement came right around the anniversary of the day when Judas sold out for 30 pieces of silver, so I think the timing is appropriate, if ironic,” Mr. Carville said, referring to Holy Week.

On comments made by Bill Clinton that call Obama's patriotism into question:

"I think it would be a great thing if we had an election year where you had two people who loved this country and were devoted to the interest of this country," said Clinton, who was speaking to a group of veterans Friday in Charlotte, N.C. "And people could actually ask themselves who is right on these issues, instead of all this other stuff that always seems to intrude itself on our politics."

[Merrill] McPeak, a former chief of staff of the Air Force and currently a co-chair of Obama's presidential campaign, said that sounded like McCarthy.

"I grew up, I was going to college when Joe McCarthy was accusing good Americans of being traitors, so I've had enough of it," McPeak said.

[Iosif is a COTHO]

The reaction of some of Mr. Clinton’s allies suggests that might have been a wise decision. “An act of betrayal,” said James Carville, an adviser to Mrs. Clinton and a friend of Mr. Clinton.

“Mr. Richardson’s endorsement came right around the anniversary of the day when Judas sold out for 30 pieces of silver, so I think the timing is appropriate, if ironic,” Mr. Carville said, referring to Holy Week.

How utterly pathetic. It's partly that kind of attitude that has caused lots of leading Democrats to turn on them.

[Padfoot]

I found this sentence in the Richardson article particularly interesting.

The move by Mr. Richardson could give license to other superdelegates who had been holding back, at the request of the Clintons.

Are you serious?  Do the Clintons really have so much influence in the Democratic Party that they can go around saying, "Whoa there!  Slow down on that Obama endorsement.  Wait until you've gotten a chance to see us attack him again."

[Boris]

Is it just me, or is this country's political process starting to border on the realm of self-parody?

[The Hack Hater]

I guess I shouldn't be surprised then.

[Jake]

“Mr. Richardson’s endorsement came right around the anniversary of the day when Judas sold out for 30 pieces of silver, so I think the timing is appropriate, if ironic,” Mr. Carville said, referring to Holy Week.

Loving it.

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“Mr. Richardson’s endorsement came right around the anniversary of the day when Judas sold out for 30 pieces of silver, so I think the timing is appropriate, if ironic,” Mr. Carville said, referring to Holy Week.

Loving it.

Carville is a total piece of garbage. However, that quote did make me chuckle.

[Beet]

I love how Bill Richardson has, twice in the past 24 hours, said one thing then contradicted himself in the exact next sentence. Here he says:

"Mr. Richardson's endorsement came right around the anniversary of the day when Judas sold out (Jesus) for 30 pieces of silver, so I think the timing is appropriate, if ironic," he said.

Richardson told "Fox News Sunday" that he wouldn't respond by getting "in the gutter like that."

"That's typical of many of the people around Senator Clinton," Richardson said. "They think they have a sense of entitlement to the presidency."

Find me one quote by James Carville or Senator Clinton or anyone else associated with the campaign where they say that Hillary is "entitled" to the Presidency. I have never heard any such quotes. Hillary has worked hard the for the nomination. Mr. Richardson says he won't respond in one breath then in the next breath launches a false, negative character attack on "people around Senator Clinton." That is insulting and hypocritical.

Tonight,  he said in one breath that superdelegates should vote the way of the people they represent and then in the next moment admitted than Clinton had won New Mexico but said he was voting for Obama anyway. If a Clinton surrogate had been that contradictory there is no way the press would have allowed them to get away with it.

[HappyWarrior]

So if Richardson is Judas does that mean the Clintons think they are Jesus?

[Beet]

So if Richardson is Judas does that mean the Clintons think they are Jesus?

That was Carville's comment, not theirs.

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So if Richardson is Judas does that mean the Clintons think they are Jesus?

That was Carville's comment, not theirs.

Same difference really.

[HappyWarrior]

So if Richardson is Judas does that mean the Clintons think they are Jesus?

That was Carville's comment, not theirs.

Then does Carville think they're Jesus?

[Iosif is a COTHO]

By the way, if Richardson is a Judas for endorsing someone other than Hillary Clinton, what did that make him for, you know, running against her for the nomination?

[Pictor Ignotus]

I just love how the Clintons campaign on their readiness to lead and Hillary's ability to be head of government, but every time a titled supporter- not just some volunteer, but someone who's been vetted and given a role in the campaign- says something controversial- the Clinton spin machine acts like they have no control over the people around them. Which is it? You can't claim to be ready to lead the bureaucracy if you have no control over the people who speak for you in a campaign. Is she naive and pretending to be savvy or savvy and pretending to be naive?