The H-n-A Award goes to DNC Chair, Debbie Wasserman-Schultz!!!
Key Quotes:
FOX NEWS’ JOHN ROBERTS: “Let me switch gears if we could. You probably saw we were talking with John McCain a couple of minutes ago. We aired a little bit of that Priorities USA ad. Should the Democrats be releasing an ad of accusing a presidential candidate for being responsible, through an inference, of being responsible for a woman’s death.”
DNC CHAIR DEBBIE WASSERMAN-SCHULTZ: “First of all, that’s a Priorities USA, not a Democratic ad. That’s a Priorities USA ad, which we have nothing to do with.”
ROBERTS: “Do you deny that they’re Democrats?”
WASSERMAN-SCHULTZ: “I have no idea of the political affiliation of folks who are associated with that Super PAC.”
ROBERTS: “Bill Burton, who used to work at the White and worked for the Obama campaign in 2008. Clearly they’re Democrats.”
WASSERMAN-SCHULTZ: “That is a Super PAC ad that is not affiliated with our campaign or with the party.” (Fox’s “Fox News Sunday,” 8/12/12)
[WATCH]
H/T NewsBusters
Either the DNC Chair, Wasserman-Schultz, believes American voters are the biggest idiots alive, or she is.
Here are the common knowledge facts about Priorities USA, that Wasserman-Schultz should have known originally, but after the firestorm of criticisms and the major news headlines for days preceding her interview, would have definitely known by the time of her interview, if she somehow wasn't aware of beforehand:
• “Priorities USA Action and Priorities USA, which has already begun running attack ads on Mitt Romney, were founded last year by two former Obama White House aides — former deputy press secretary Bill Burton and political aide Sean Sweeney.” (Bill Dedman and Michael Iskikoff, “Spielberg, Labor Union Are Obama Backers; PAC Raises Less Than GOP,” NBC, 1/31/12)
• “We have been crystal clear in expressing our support for Priorities USA Action and its mission: re-electing the President,” campaign spokesman Ben LaBolt said. “Campaign and White House officials have participated in and will continue to participate in their events across the country.”(Steven T. Dennis, “Cabinet Members A Super PAC No-Show,”Roll Call, 7/10/12)
• "Officials at Priorities USA Action, a Democratic super PAC founded by
two of Mr. Obama’s former aides, scheduled a dozen meetings with
potential donors in Los Angeles, New York and other cities on Tuesday,
with hopes of tapping new sources of money, including among Silicon
Valley executives.
In the coming weeks, the group will form a fund-raising account with two
other super PACs working on behalf of Democratic House and Senate
candidates...."(Nicholas Confessore, “Unleashed, Democrats Hunt For ‘Super PAC’ Donors,” The New York Times, 2/7/12)• "To encourage donations, senior campaign officials, White House aides and Cabinet members will speak at fundraising events for Priorities USA, a group started by two former White House aides. The group, a so-called “Super PAC,” is legally entitled to accept unlimited donations from individuals and corporations but has failed to raise much money. Some Democrats blame lack of overt support from Mr. Obama." (Laura Meckler, “In A Shift, Obama Campaign Moves To Support Outside ‘Super PAC’” The Wall Street Journal, 2/7/12)
For Wasserman-Schultz to claim that Priorities USA has no affiliation with the campaign or party is an outright lie and she expects the American voters to believe it.
No wonder recent talk has been that Wasserman-Schultz will not be asked to serve another term as chairperson of the DNC.
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