Sister Souljah, We Hardly Knew Yah
Elizabeth Edwards has criticized
the MoveOn.org ‘Betray Us’ ad, saying "someone who’s spent their
life in the military doesn’t deserve ‘General Betray Us.’”
It’s great that she said it, and kudos to the Edwards campaign for being the
first to distance itself from that despicable ad. But . . . Elizabeth Edwards
isn’t running for president – her husband is. Is the Edwards campaign trying
to have its cake and eat it too, by creating a little deniability here in case
MoveOn.org pushes back? Is this a real Sister Souljah moment, or just a trial
balloon? Where is the candidate himself on this?
It would be nice to have the Edwards campaign put out feelers to see if the
other candidates can then safely reject the ad as well, but you have to strike
while the iron is hot. If Hillary later criticizes the ad, it will of course
look like a calculated political maneuver on her part rather than a genuine
abjuration of the ad.
Crossposted from WILLisms.com
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