Hardball Big Number: Four
Posted: Monday, January 14, 2008 6:35 PM by Cathy Finkler
Hardball Big Number
On Monday's "Hardball," Chris Matthews explained why three was the Hardball Big Number of the day.
"As you know by now, Sen. Barack Obama admits in his memoir that he used cocaine when he was growing up. Even if you haven't read the book, you probably know about it because the Clinton campaign told you!
First, it was Billy Shaheen, Clinton's national co-chair, who brought up the cocaine issue. He resigned from the campaign afterward but not before the damage had been done. Then it was campaign advisor Mark Penn, who brought up the cocaine issue right here on Hardball. Now, as we mentioned earlier in the show, it's influential Clinton backer and BET founder Bob Johnson, who brought it up yet again. How many times is that in total?
Three. Three mentions of Obama's cocaine use for political gain. Three." Watch video
