Hillary Spokesgal Fumes Over McCain's
'Shut-up' Advice
A spokeswoman for Sen. Hillary Clinton sounded angry
Wednesday morning over comments from Sen. John McCain
yesterday, after the Arizona Republican urged
ex-President Bill Clinton to "shut up!" and stop
criticizing President Bush as the nation prepares for
war.
"I don't think that's appropriate," barked the Clinton
press flak, who hung up the phone abruptly before we
could get the full McCain quote out.
No one in ex-President Clinton's Harlem office was
available to comment on Sen. McCain's remarks.
In an interview with nationally syndicated radio host
Sean Hannity on Tuesday, the Senate's most influential
Republican slammed both ex-presidents Clinton and Carter
for their recent Bush bashing, saying they were "causing
damage" to U.S. interests with their constant carping
about White House war plans in Iraq.
"Look, former presidents can do damage," McCain warned.
"It's very unhelpful. It's in some ways damaging."
He then added, "I just have two words: Shut up!"
"It was an unwritten rule for a long time," the Arizona
Republican told Hannity, "that you kept your mouth shut
about the conduct, particularly of national security
affairs, by the people that succeeded you. That is
obviously not honored by either former President Carter
or former President Clinton."
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