The History of the 2008 Presidential Election Campaign

Clinton/Obama Donor Dispute (Feb. 2007)

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	2008 Election Campaign Controversies, Events, and Issues Following an Obama fundraiser in Hollywood, David Geffen, a Hollywood producer and a former fundraiser and supporter of Bill and Hillary Clinton, publicly criticized both Clintons. His comments set off a war of words between the Clinton and Obama campaigns which raged on throughout Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2007. This is the first real instance of public rancor between two Democratic candidates. It is most assuredly not the last instance of verbal combat in this long campaign. Below are links to news stories on this dispute.  Obama’s Big Screen Test --New York Times, By Maureen Dowd, February 21, 2007--The op-ed column which started the fight between Clinton and Obama Obama, Clinton rivalry flares over donor --By Nedra Pickler and Brendan Riley, Associated Press Writers Going Negative in Nevada--TIME Magazine, Feb. 21, 2007--After David Geffen, the Hollywood producer who held a fundraiser for Obama this week, blasted Hillary Clinton in the New York Times as "ambitious," called ... In Both Parties, Fierce Infighting (All Eyes on ’08)--New York Times, Feb. 21, 2007 Inside The Geffen Fundraiser; Who's Really Supporting Obama?--The Hotline: National Journal's Daily Briefing on Politics Obama: Let the beatings begin--San Francisco Chronicle, Feb. 21,2007--Geffen's vitriolic comments on the "Clinton royal family" to the New York Times' Maureen Dowd -- referring to Hillary Clinton, for example, ...   Clinton, Obama camps mix it up verbally--CNN, February 21, 2007 Barack, Hillary trade body blows--Newsday, Feb. 21, 2007   Copyright © 1998-2007 Roger A. Lee and History Guy Media; Last Modified: 02.21.07 "The History Guy" is a Registered Trademark.