Worst foreign-policy spokesperson ever

Posted By Blake Hounshell Thursday, March 6, 2008 - 12:01 PM Share

Here's a clip of Susan Rice, one of Barack Obama's foreign-policy advisors, discussing the infamous 3 a.m. phone call ad:

Transcript:

Clinton hasn't had to answer the phone at 3 o'clock in the morning and yet she attacked Barack Obama for not being ready. They're both not ready to have that 3 a.m. phone call."

Whoops.

(Hat tip: The Caucus)

UPDATE: MSNBC sends along the full clip, so that you can see the context and judge for yourself.

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HAGGAI

1:36 PM ET

March 6, 2008

Doh

That reminds me of a PBS Newshour segment I saw a few years ago, where George Allen debated against Bill Perry. I don't remember exactly what the topic was--maybe it was Iraq, or maybe N. Korea, which seems more likely as a topic to have Perry on to talk about.

Whatever it was, Allen delivered some nonsensical administration talking points, but did so in a confident manner that could conceivably sway a viewer who didn't know enough about the issue to have an informed opinion. Then Perry came in and utterly bungled his more sensible side of the issue with a delivery that might have worked for some sort of seminar, but was far too hapless and convoluted for a political debate.

JERSE

8:59 PM ET

March 6, 2008

Hillary is an insomniac?

I think about anyone is able to answer a phone at 3 o'clock in the morning...

...but Hillary has done it more often than either of the other candidates. "Bill, just wash your penis and call a cab!"

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