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"Bill Clinton cannot possibly seriously believe Obama is not a patriot, and cannot possibly be said to be helping -- instead he is hurting -- his own party. B. Clinton should never be forgiven. Period. This is a stain on his legacy, much worse, much deeper, than the one on Monica's blue dress."
Fischer was referring to Bill Clinton's comments over the weekend that a race between Sen. John McCain and HillaryClinton would be a contest between two people who love their country. Some Obama supporters -- including former Air Force Gen. Tony McPeak -- have interpreted that statement as an attack on Obama's patriotism.
Fischer later removed the post from his blog and replaced it with an apology.
Don't Miss"I sincerely apologize for a tasteless and gratituous [sic] comment I made here about President Clinton. It was unnecessary and wrong," he wrote.
Fischer endorsed Obama last fall.
In a conference call with reporters Monday, Clinton aides said Fischer's decision to attack the New York senator in "starkly personal terms" reflected "gutter tactics that [the Obama] campaign is now deploying."
"It would appear to be that their high-minded rhetoric seems to be falling short," said spokesman Phil Singer.
"This is now the Obama campaign's primary message to the American people," said spokesman Howard Wolfson. "Not to build him up, but to tear Sen. Clinton down."
He also dismissed Fischer's apology. "That's all well and good. ... In my opinion the remarks of Gordon Fischer are very much in keeping with the campaign Sen. Obama is running. So I don't know why he would apologize."
They also distanced themselves from remarks this weekend made by Clinton supporter and CNN political analyst James Carville, who seemed to compare New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson's decision to endorse Obama to Judas' betrayal of Jesus.
- can al gore endorse obama already and get this thing done with?emukid
- bet you a dollar al gore endorses no one.mrdobolina
- if this gets bad enough I'm hoping Gore, Pelosi, Carter and Edwards all will********
- i have a feeling pelosi is leaning toward obama. not sure about edwards yet. gore wants to work with whoever wins.emukid
- wins.emukid
- gore hates the clintons********
- pelosi has her finger on scales for obama, the shift is already happened: obama will be the nom.********