You say: "All the timeline seems to prove is that Obama has been running a vigorous campaign against a political opponent."

How is it that when Clinton says essentially the same things about Obama she is characterized not as 'running a vigorous campaign' but rather as unfairly 'attacking' Obama, using 'kitchen sink' tactics, and running a negative campaign? Fair's fair, and this campaign season has been anything but. Obama's no choir boy, but he got away with the image long enough to get traction, primarily because the media were either asleep at the wheel or gunning for Clinton at the outset. If Obama accused Clinton of running a pedophile ring, the headlines might well read "Porno in Clinton past?"

this story caused quite a ruckus on the date Drudge "broke it" but it never fleshed out.

I assumed because I heard that the Clinton campaign was circulating or distributing this photo there was evidence of this, but I can't find ANY definition of what the Clinton campaign is alleged to have done beyond that.

I found some suggestion -- in other blogs -- that posts in The New Republic said the photo needed more distibution and then high-five posts when it was picked up by Drudge... so, gee, I don't know.

While I found mention that that HRC staffers were "involved" as shown by the E-mail to Druge ... I'm still not sure what they did or exactly WHO E-mailed Drudge (Was there a "mole" or a "tattletale" on some distribution list? It certainly appears that NO ONE ELSE came forward at all to corroborate either witnessing "bad acts" or receiving this distribution.)

As I said earlier, if this photo was available from at least a couple of sources before Drudge's "exclusive"... then again, I'm not at all sure what it is alleged the staffers did ...

I also could not find any mention of any caption to the photo... perhaps I'm looking in the wrong places but I looked at at least 10 sites and found nothing including TPM ... there was a lot of outrage back in February on day #1... but damn little coverage.

If anyone has anything more I'd like to know. Thin porrage this.

...but get a look at that creepy Ferraro cookbook!

so after all the parsing of racism we've been through today, why does no one point out that Obama saying "Hillary has thrown the kitchen sink" implies that she has thrown the dishes, thrown the pans, and she's still having a hysterical, menstrual fit?

that is not something subtle, it's a blatant sexist remark. men don't throw sinks, they throw punches.

Do you seriously think that "ferry" and "kitchen sink" are homophobic and sexist terms, respectively, or are you just trying to point out the absurdity of hypersensitivity?

It's a sad commentary on the state of discourse on this site that I can't tell if you're being sarcastic or not.

Hillary Clinton did not physically take Obama to Kenya and dress him in a turban and make him pose for a photo. Obama is now blaming Hillary Clinton of leaking that picture even though he acknowledged at the last debate in Ohio that he agrees it was not Hillary that leaked it.

Hillary Clinton did not introduce Obama to Tony Rezco. Hillary did not make Obama get involved in shady real estate deals with Rezco. Hillary did not make Obama take money from Rezco and other shady people.

Hillary Clinton did not name Barack Hussein Obama. His mother and father did, I presume. How is Hillary wrong or to blame because the Republicans used his middle name in vain and Obama is afraid of his own name?

Hillary Clinton did not introduce Obama to people like Farrakhan, head of the Nation of Islam (NO I), a person who is an anti-Semite, and also sympathizes with the Islamic terrorists.

Hillary Clinton did not introduce Obama to people like Bernadine Dohrn and William Ayers, who are domestic terrorists and bombed the Pentagon and the U.S. Capitol in the 1970’s.

Hillary Clinton did not make one of Obama’s advisers talk to Canadians and confirm that he is a liar about NAFTA. Obama first said no meeting took place, now it is confirmed a meeting did take place.

Hillary Clinton did not make Samantha Powers, Obama’s Foreign Adviser, call Hillary a monster. Hillary Clinton did not make Samantha Powers tell the truth to British reporters, which is that Obama has no intentions of ending the war in Iraq.

Obama has brought all of this on himself and all on his very own. If people think that the Republicans are going to be any nicer then they are really naïve and delusional. By the time the Republicans get done with Obama, IF Obama is the nominee, Obama himself will be convinced of what ever the Republicans label him as or accuse him of, because the Republicans are down right shameless when they are running for office. Especially the highest office with the most power. Anyone who thinks the Republicans are going to give up easy are fooling themselves. Look at what they are doing to Spitzer. I am not saying I agree with what Spitzer did, but I think it is unfair that they are calling for his resignation so fast when Nancy F%Cking B^tch Pelosi refuses to impeach Bush or Cheney. The Republicans will screw us Democrats any chance they get without even flinching. Stupid Democrats like Pelosi and Conyers just take it bending over letting all of us to get screwed. FB!

If people think Hillary Clinton is to blame for Obama’s inevitable down falls, then she is one powerful woman, and if she is this powerful, then she is the perfect one to lead this country because just think of what she can do to our enemies since she is Super Power Woman as so many claim!

I also find it ironic and hypocritical that Al Sharpton, (On Obama‘s behalf), the one who has claimed that he fights for peoples civil rights, is threatening to sue Florida voters if they are counted. He of all people are the last ones that have a right to disenfranchise voters. It is ok to fight for peoples right to vote, but not if they do not vote for Obama! Obama also takes credit for getting voters involved but yet wants to keep out the states that did not vote for him. If Obama is such a great candidate, then why is he so afraid of holding another election in MI and FL? He is a hypocrite and so is Al Sharpton!