A Bad And Childish Day For Democratic Frontrunners
With friends like Hollywood honcho David Geffen who needs enemies?
Geffen opened his mouth at a celebrated fund raiser for Barack Obama Tuesday night. Instead of feeling good after raising over a million bucks for Obama, Geffen decided to attack the Clintons. He called President Bill Clinton “reckless” and charged that Hillary would not be able to unite the country.
The Clinton camp called the attacks “vicious” and demanded that Obama return the money. The Obama camp chided the Clintons for going on the attack. Geffen, for a few minutes anyway, kept quiet.
What surprised me about this battle is the way the Clintons responded, feeling hurt by Geffen who supported the President grandly during his eight years in office. I was also surprised by the sarcasm in the Obama campaign’s reply.
All of this, on both sides, looks so child-like and petty. It was a bad day for the leading Democrats and an eye opener for the voting publc.
The candidates tried to stay above the dirt, but nothing happens without their approval.
In politics, “vicious” is a word that conjures up images of dirty tricks and sleepless nights for spin doctors who enjoy cutting up decent people before they can get their campaigns off the ground. Just ask John McCain what the Bushies did to him in the South in 2000.
I’m not impressed by this episode and both camp’s silly reaction.
But it might be an indication, that as they say in the private rooms of power, “You ain’t seen nothin yet.”
