Other that the Kenya post--set last night to automatically post early this morning--I wasn't going to post today. However, this is bit of politicking is too delicious not to comment upon. In an interview that will run on ABC's "Good Morning America" tomorrow morning, Barack Obama says that Bill Clinton "...has taken his advocacy on behalf of his wife to a level that I think is pretty troubling."
"He continues to make statements that are not supported by the facts -- whether it's about my record of opposition to the war in Iraq or our approach to organizing in Las Vegas. This has become a habit, and one of the things that we're going to have to do is to directly confront Bill Clinton when he's making statements that are not factually accurate.In short, Obama is saying that the former president is a lying sack. So what else is new, Senator?
The remarkable thing about the statements as a tactic is this: it changes the nature of this war--a war called the 2008 Democrat nomination process, but is one that may be dubbed the Great Identity Politics War when we look back on it.
Obama has--wisely--changed to a more vulnerable target. No longer does the battle pit Man against Woman--one in which the woman is perceived to be the underdog even if the man is black and the woman is white. Now it's Black Man against White Man--and you know who the alleged underdog is in this battle.
Just remember the nature of Identity Politics Wars; the "weaker" opponent is always the victor.
"Fascinating."
(Thanks to Memeorandum; photo lifted from Gateway Pundit)
UPDATE: Related evidence of the nature of Identity Politics Wars: Benedict Oprah!
UPDATE: Welcome Instapundit and Captain's Quarters Readers!
UPDATE: Video at Hot Air.
UPDATE: Here's another salvo from the video. Obama:
President Clinton went on the...in front of a large group [and] said that I'd claimed that only Republicans had had any good ideas since 1980. And then he added "I'm not making this up." He was making it up and completely mischaracterizing my statement.I'd say that the truce has ended. Just a guess.
