Huffington Post has audio tape of Clinton slamming Democratic activists and falsely accusing them of opposing the war with Afghanistan. Here's a transcript:
"Moveon.org endorsed [Sen. Barack Obama] -- which is like a gusher of money that never seems to slow down," Clinton said to a meeting of donors. "We have been less successful in caucuses because it brings out the activist base of the Democratic Party. MoveOn didn't even want us to go into Afghanistan. I mean, that's what we're dealing with. And you know they turn out in great numbers. And they are very driven by their view of our positions, and it's primarily national security and foreign policy that drives them. I don't agree with them. They know I don't agree with them. So they flood into these caucuses and dominate them and really intimidate people who actually show up to support me."
There's tons of things wrong with what Clinton said, but let's start with the facts.
MoveOn.org never opposed the Afghanistan War -- a fact the organization established years ago when when Karl Rove falsely claimed otherwise.
She wasn't just lying about MoveOn.org -- she was also in effect lying about Barack Obama. After 9/11, he strongly supported invading Afghanistan.
Here he is on Charlie Rose in November '04 talking about his support for the war:
So Barack Obama supported the Afghanistan War. What he opposed was war with Iraq -- a war that Clinton supported, despite her false claims to the contrary.
This disagreement is about Iraq. It has nothing to do with Afghanistan. By claiming it's about Afghanistan, Clinton is either lying, or delusional, or both.
It's Iraq. That's her dilemma. She supported. She is unrepentant for that support. And now she's attacking us because of it.
© Jed Lewison