Tumulty suggested Clinton is using Imus controversy to raise money
 
Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2007 20:31:36 -0400


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<p><b>Tumulty suggested Clinton is using Imus controversy to raise money </b></p>
<p><a href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200704110014?src=item200704110014">http://mediamatters.org/items/200704110014</a></p>

<p>In an April 11 <a href="http://mediamatters.org/rd?src=item200704110014&http://time-blog.com/swampland/2007/04/hillary_weighs_in.html">post</a> on <i>Time</i> magazine&#39;s Swampland weblog, <i>Time</i> Washington
bureau chief Jay Carney observed that Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY)
"has put out a statement condemning" MSNBC host Don Imus&#39;
recent <a href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200704040011?src=item200704110014">reference</a>  to the Rutgers women&#39;s
basketball team as "nappy-headed hos." Carney further noted that Clinton "has a link on her website that allows
visitors to &#39;send a message of respect and support&#39; to the young
women of Rutgers.&#39; " In a
follow-up <a href="http://mediamatters.org/rd?src=item200704110014&http://time-blog.com/swampland/2007/04/re_hillary_weighs_in.html">post</a>, however, <i>Time</i> national political correspondent
Karen Tumulty appeared to suggest that Clinton&#39;s
campaign is attempting to benefit from the recent controversy. Tumulty wrote:
"Hmmm ... and right next to that Respect for Rutgers/"Send
a Message" link on her website is a big red one that says CONTRIBUTE.
Sisterhood is powerful."</p>

<p>But the "CONTRIBUTE" icon
Tumulty referred to was not "right next" to the "Respect for Rutgers" link. Rather, it is a permanent fixture on
the home page of the Clinton
campaign&#39;s website (as are large red "contribute" buttons also on the campaign
websites of former New York City Mayor <a href="http://mediamatters.org/rd?src=item200704110014&http://www.joinrudy2008.com/">Rudy Giuliani</a> (R) and
former Massachusetts Gov. <a href="http://mediamatters.org/rd?src=item200704110014&http://www.mittromney.com/homepage">Mitt Romney</a> (R)).</p>

<p>Following is a screen capture of
HillaryClinton.com at 7 p.m. ET on April 11. The link regarding the
Rutgers women&#39;s basketball team can be
seen on the left, and the contribution icon appears on the right sidebar:</p>

<p><img  src="http://mediamatters.org/static/images/item/hrc-imus-1.jpg" border="0" alt=" " width="400" height="422" /></p>

<p>As a cached screen capture from April 6 clearly shows, however, the contribute button was present on the
right sidebar even before her "Respect for Rutgers"
announcement was posted. </p>

<p><img  src="http://mediamatters.org/static/images/item/hrc-imus-2.jpg" border="0" alt=" " width="400" height="372" /></p>

<p>Furthermore, there is no prominent
contribution link in the section of Clinton&#39;s
website where supporters can leave messages for the Rutgers
women:</p>

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