Dick Morris making up stuff about Clinton, yet again

Dick Morris — who has something personal against the Clintons — was at it again yesterday on Fox News’ Hannity. His far-fetched analysis of Secretary Clinton’s behavior is that it’s all motivated by a desire to run against President Obama in the 2012 Democratic presidential primary. I don’t need to explain how ridiculous his words ...

Dick Morris -- who has something personal against the Clintons -- was at it again yesterday on Fox News' Hannity. His far-fetched analysis of Secretary Clinton's behavior is that it's all motivated by a desire to run against President Obama in the 2012 Democratic presidential primary. I don't need to explain how ridiculous his words are; just read them yourself:

Dick Morris — who has something personal against the Clintons — was at it again yesterday on Fox News’ Hannity. His far-fetched analysis of Secretary Clinton’s behavior is that it’s all motivated by a desire to run against President Obama in the 2012 Democratic presidential primary. I don’t need to explain how ridiculous his words are; just read them yourself:

Let me decode the Clintons these days for you. Have you considered it unusual that Hillary, the No. 1 spokesperson on health-care reform, the fundamental element of her curriculum, has never talked about the Obama health-care reform bill, is not campaigning for it, is not out there? And she’s not out there on Afghanistan. … I think the Clintons are playing an act. I think that she’s the industrious secretary of state following Obama’s line but not saying anything about his areas of vulnerability, keeping her record clean, while Bill is out there promoting the Clinton name … so that if Obama’s ratings drop into the 30s, she remains clean on Afghanistan and health care and she can run a primary against him."

Source: The Frontrunner, via Nexis

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