Posted by
Black Knight on Sunday, April 20, 2008 10:33:28 PM
Obama-Backing General: Clinton Lacks "Moral Authority" Over Bosnia Gaffes
A key military surrogate for Barack Obama went after Hillary Clinton on the Bosnia story today -- triggering an accusation of hypocrisy from the Hillary camp in light of Obama's own words about the controversy during this week's debate, when he said people should let the story go.
"One of the inherent duties of the president of the United States is to lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on Memorial Day," said Gen. Walter Stewart on an Obama campaign conference call this afternoon -- then proceeding to lambast Hillary over the Bosnia gaffes. "Imagine the lack of moral authority she has now to lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on Memorial Day."
Clinton spokesman Phil Singer immediately pounced: "When it comes to negative campaign tactics, Senator Obama has been a hypocrite from day one, decrying attack politics from one side of his mouth while he and his campaign wage a character assassination effort from the other."
Obama spokesman Hari Sevugan
disassociated the campaign from Stewart's remarks: "We obviously do not agree with that sentiment."
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