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Obama ‘Not Amused’ by Clinton ‘B.O.’ Crack By Duane Wordsworth, special to the NewsLampoon January 28, 2008, Nashville—Still smarting from the spanking administered by the hand of Barack Obama in this past weekend’s South Carolina primary, Hillary Rodham Clinton is said to have begun calling the Illinois senator “B.O.” “Hillary didn’t start this,” Clinton campaign manager Patti Solis Doyle said Sunday. “[Obama’s wife] Michelle Obama did. That’s been documented in Glamour Magazine. She herself said the man stinks so badly his own children won’t go near him. Those are Michelle’s words, not ours.” Obama said he was “not amused” by Clinton’s alleged crack. “Hillary’s name-calling and continued personal attacks are really getting tiresome. So I’m not the best smelling guy on the planet, but I’m not a frustrated hag, either. My body odor problem--which, by the way, is something that can be fixed--may be an issue with my wife and my children, but it won’t be with voters.” Later in the day, Doyle disavowed her statement and deployed top campaign strategist Mark Penn to explain “what’s really going on.” “'B.O.' are Barack's initials,” Penn said. “Doesn’t anyone understand that? Many people these days go by their initials. It’s really a term of endearment. Half of the players in the NFL go by their initials. It’s kind of a trademark. I wouldn’t be surprised if David [Plouffe, Obama’s campaign manager] came up with this idea. It’s really a stroke of genius. And then to turn it back onto us . . . well, let’s just say I’m in awe. I wish we could twist words like that. Hell, they’re twisting letters.” “I think ‘B.O.’ is going to resonate with many voters,” said MSNBC’s Mika Brzezinski. “It’s something many of them will relate to. I dare say Mr. Obama may have created another demographic, another bloc of votes. In addition to that, he may now get the backing of the underarm deodorant lobby, which is probably pretty powerful, if there is one. Is there one?” (Posted 3:59 a.m. ET) |
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