Clinton claim that Obama competed in Michigan "defies logic"

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Senator Obama: "I saw an interview where Senator Clinton suggested that we had competed in this race. I don’t know exactly how she drew that conclusion since I didn’t step foot in Michigan and my name wasn’t on the ballot, so the notion that somehow it would be fair for her to obtain significantly more delegates than me in a contest where we both agreed it wouldn’t count, I wasn’t on the ballot, and I didn’t campaign there, just defies logic."

http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/030...c.html#comments

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"That was his choice," she says in an interview with Steve Inskeep. "There was no rule or requirement that he take his name off the ballot. His supporters ran a very aggressive campaign to try to get people to vote uncommitted."

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Now let us also change reality... why, oh why?!?!?! Silly.

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From January 14 2008:

Riegle accuses Clinton campaign of manipulating Michigan Dem ballot

The Flint Journal

January 14, 2008 15:54PM

FLINT -- Former U.S. Sen. Donald Riegle had harsh words for the only viable Democratic presidential candidate on Tuesday's primary ballot that he called "rigged" and a "manipulation by the Clinton machine."

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Riegle accused U.S. Sen Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y of taking advantage of Michigan's early primary that broke convention rules by staying on the ballot after what he says was an agreement that all Democratic candidates withdraw names.

"It reminds me of the old Soviet Union. This is a tactic that should not happen in a democracy," said Riegle, who also spoke in Detroit and Lansing the same day on what he said was "a scam ballot."

"It's an absolute fraud. They very clearly waited until others had followed through with the agreement and then didn't follow through with it. This was not an accident. This is a very deliberate manipulation of the ballot."

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You boy is good - but he can't play it both ways, either he's all for the new politics and above this kind of political double talk or he's part of the old politics and a damned good player.

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When running for office on a particular party's rules he must adhere to the rules in force.

Blame the man for that.

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You boy is good - but he can't play it both ways, either he's all for the new politics and above this kind of political double talk or he's part of the old politics and a damned good player.

Totally agree