Obama calls Clinton memo 'dumb mistake'

NEWTON, Iowa - Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama (news, bio, voting record) on Monday said his campaign made a "dumb mistake" when it circulated a memo criticizing rival Hillary Rodham Clinton's financial ties to India.

In an interview with The Associated Press, Obama disavowed the memo which carried the headline â?? " Hillary Clinton (D-Punjab) â?? and referred to Bill and Hillary Clintons' investments in India; her fundraising among Indian-Americans; and the former president's $300,000 in speech fees from Cisco, a company that has moved U.S. jobs to India.

"It was a dumb mistake on our campaign's part and I made it clear to my staff in no uncertain terms that it was a mistake," Obama told the AP in a brief interview in which he referred to the memo as "unnecessarily caustic."

Last Thursday, Obama's campaign sent the memo to reporters, demanding that it not be attributed to their campaign. The Clinton campaign obtained the document and sent it to journalists. Since then, it has created a furor in the Indian-American community and raised questions about Obama's claims that he is above attack politics.

"It is not reflective of the long-standing relationship I have had with the Indian-American community," Obama said in the interview.
Obama calls Clinton memo 'dumb mistake' - Yahoo! News

Dumb mistake??? I ask you my fellow Americans.......can we really afford "dumb mistakes" in the Whitehouse? Libs need not reply!:D

Have a good one!:s4: