Politico's Simon on Clinton: "The (rhymes with rich) is back."

Published: November 16, 2007, 6:41 pm

Tags: roger simon, the politico, 2008 elections, government and elections, hillary clinton

Politico chief political columnist Roger Simon began his November 16 column by asserting, "The (rhymes with rich) is back." Simon began his column with that phrase just two days after his colleague, Politico chief political writer Mike Allen, responded to a question about referring to Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) as a "bitch" by saying, "All right. But what Republican voter hasn't thought that? What voter in general hasn't thought that?" Allen made his comment on the November 14 edition of CNN's American Morning while discussing a recent campaign event in Hilton Head, South Carolina, during which a questioner asked Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), "How do we beat the bitch?" -- presumably referring to Clinton. McCain called the question an "excellent" one, later adding, "I respect Senator Clinton. I respect anyone who gets the nomination of the Democrat [sic] Party." In his column, Simon asserted: "In a Democratic debate here Thursday night,

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