October 18, 2007
Posted: October 18th, 2007 07:11 PM ET
WASHINGTON (CNN) - The Republican Party is going back to the well and they are using the Clinton name as a bucket. In an e-mail to potential donors, Republican National Committee Chairman Mike Duncan highlights a recent allegation that Sen. Hillary Clinton eavesdropped on political opponents in 1992 and suggests the New York Democrat is being hypercritical for not in turn supporting certain terrorist surveillance practices. “The Clinton attack machine is apparently fine with listening in on phone calls if it bolsters her political ambitions - but Hillary doesn't want to give America's intelligence agencies the ability to conduct surveillance on terrorists plotting to attack our nation.” “This isn't the first time we've seen Hillary practice such craven political opportunism,” Duncan adds. “She's flip-flopped on virtually every issue having to do with the War on Terror.” The fundraising solicitation is the latest in a coordinated effort to paint Clinton as hypocritical on the issue of government surveillance in light of the allegation published in a recent book by New York Times reporters Don Van Natta and Jeff Gerth. Clinton spokesman Philippe Reines has refused to comment on the substance of the allegation. "It's a valiant effort by Jeff Gerth to get his 16th minute of fame, but we don't comment on books that were utter and complete failures, rift with inaccuracies and falsehoods, and rejected by reviewers and readers alike," Reines said. Filed under: Hillary Clinton RNC
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