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April 22, 2008
Posted: 05:52 AM ET
From CNN Ticker Producer Alexander Mooney
Clinton is launching a new ad that includes images of Osama bin Laden
(CNN) — With only one day left until voters in Pennsylvania head to the polls, Hillary Clinton launched a television ad there that includes images from the attacks on Pearl Harbor, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and Osama Bin Laden. "It’s the toughest job in the world," a narrator states in the 30-second spot. "You need to be ready for anything – especially now, with two wars, oil prices skyrocketing, and an economy in crisis. "Harry Truman said it best – if you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen. Who do you think has what it takes?" That comment appears to echo Clinton's recent criticisms of Obama for expressing disapproval of the ABC News debate last week during which the Illinois senator was asked several pointed questions. “Being asked tough questions in a debate is nothing like the pressures you face inside the White House,” Clinton said Friday. “In fact, when the going gets tough, you just can’t walk away because we’re going to have some very tough decisions that we have to make. I think we need a president who can take whatever comes your way.” Bill Clinton also weighed in last week, saying, "This is contact sport if you don't want to play keep your uniform off." In a conference call with reporters, Clinton strategist Geoff Garin characterized the new spot as a positive one.
“Unlike Senator Obama's closing argument which has really been negative, and an assault on Senator Clinton…we wanted to bring this choice back to what's really important here, which is the critical issues facing our country and the need for a president who has the strength and the knowledge to take on the tough challenges facing our country," he said. Obama's campaign responded to the ad by circulating an image of a 1992 Clinton-Gore campaign poster that states, "Vote your hopes, not your fears." The campaign also released a counter-ad later in the day that asks the questions, “Who has what it takes to really bring change?” and "Who in times of challenge will unite us - not use fear and calculation to divide us.” (Updates with Obama response ad) Filed under: Uncategorized
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