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Obama Parries 2 Clintons in Harsh, Personal Debate

Posted Jan 22, 08 6:31 AM CST in Politics 

(Newser) – Last night's acrimonious Democratic presidential debate saw Barack Obama confront an increasingly aggressive Hillary Clinton, reports the Washington Post, but the Illinois senator was really countering two Clintons at once. Over the past two weeks Bill has led the charge against Obama's credibility and record, most notoriously with his "fairy tale" remark, and last night Obama retorted, "I can't tell who I'm running against sometimes."

The civility of the previous debate went out the door as the two leading candidates traded personal attacks—Obama castigated Clinton for serving on the board of Wal-Mart, while she brought up his relationship with an indicted Chicago slumlord. The former president was the elephant in the room, however; at one point Hillary Clinton had to say, "This campaign is not about our spouses."
Source: Washington Post

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Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks during a Democratic presidential debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Monday, Jan. 21, 2008. (AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain)   (Associated Press)
Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., and her husband, former President Bill Clinton, appear at a campaign rally in St. Louis, Mo. Saturday, Jan. 19, 2008. (AP Photo/Elise...   (Associated Press)
Democratic presidential hopefuls Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., left, listens as Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks during a Democratic presidential debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Monday, Jan. 21,...   (Associated Press)
Democratic presidential hopefuls Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., left, and Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., participate in a Democratic presidential debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Monday, Jan. 21, 2008....   (Associated Press)
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