Published 8/24/2008
by FOXNews.com
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Barack Obama’s campaign fired back Sunday against John McCain’s ad accusing him of snubbing Hillary Clinton for his running mate slot, calling the attack “demonstrably false.”
The ad, released at 3 a.m. Sunday, suggested that Obama did not choose his former rival because she pointed out his character flaws during the Democratic primaries.
“She won millions of votes. But isn’t on his ticket. Why? For speaking the truth,” the narrator in the ad says. “The truth hurt. And Obama’s didn’t like it.”
The ad sought to exploit tension between Obama and Clinton’s supporters — tension that continued to simmer after officials confirmed that Clinton was not even vetted for the vice presidential slot. Obama gave that job to Delaware Sen. Joe Biden Saturday.
Obama spokesman Robert Gibbs, speaking with “FOX News Sunday,” disputed reports of lingering divisions in the party, claiming the Democratic National Convention ...
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