A Swift Boat moment for Hillary?

Might Hillary Clinton be facing her very own Swift Boat moment?

Wired seems to think so. A new video produced by Peter Paul, a former campaign contributor, is sweeping the web and stirring up bad memories in the Clinton camp.

Titled The Shocking Video Hillary Does NOT Want You To See!, the video has been viewed on YouTube almost 177,000 times. On Google Video, where it first appeared, it's scored nearly 863,000 hits since it went online mid-July. On Thursday, it was the most viewed clip on the site, boasting 73,000 views, as well as the most e-mailed.

Thus far the Clintons have not responded but cyberspace is talking.

Alice Fishburn

Comments

[Richard Young]

Hmmm - I think the analogy is well made. Peter Paul has a pretty murky past and you have to wonder who's supporting this campaign (just as the backers of Swift Boat Veterans for Truth were a little shady). But it's worse, in a way: this looks like a pretty iffy businessman seeking revenge for the failure of his business (Stan Lee Media), when in fact his business was a non-starter anyway.

Not that mud like this doesn't stick sometimes. But c'mon - the Clintons have a lot more dodginess in their closets than this. If a former cocaine dealer (he pleaded guilty to charges back in the eighties and served time) is the best nemesis they can conjure up, I can't see her campaign being derailed just yet.