The lamest smear campaign ever

If this is the best weapon the Clinton campaign's got to fight the rising tide of Obamania, they are in worse shape than I thought. In recent days the Democratic campaign has become a tad nasty -- really a tad. This photo of Obama in native Somali dress on a past tour of the continent was reportedly circulated by a Clinton staff. The photo made it to The Druge Report today. And this is supposed to make him look bad how? If I were more paranoid, I'd think this "attack" was so lame it was orchestrated by someone trying to make the Clinton campaign look bad, which it does.

Frankly, the media's characterizations of harsh words seems a bit overblown. Maybe I've just been in too many editorial board meetings.

Here's an example from the Reuters story linked above:

Clinton mocked Obama's speeches in which he emphasizes hope and promises change, telling supporters the problems facing the next president would not be easily solved.

"I could just stand up here and say 'Let's just get everybody together, let's get unified.' The sky will open, the light will come down, celestial choirs will be singing and everyone will know we should do the right thing and the world will be perfect," she said at a rally in Providence, Rhode Island.

Obama fired back in Lorain, Ohio, criticizing the New York senator for changing her position on the North American Free Trade Agreement pushed through by her husband, former President Bill Clinton.

"She has essentially presented herself as co-president during the Clinton years," he said. "So the notion that you can selectively pick what you take credit for and then run away from what isn't politically convenient, that doesn't make sense."

Or, here's my translation:

Clinton: "Oh hope-schmope, blah, blah, blah."
Obama: "I know you are, but what am I?"

If this is the dems' idea of nasty exchange, they are going to be killed by the GOP in November. They know how to play dirty.