Tonight on Hardball host Chris Matthews told his panel that he has learned that the Clintons have paid the slimey spinmeister Chris Lehane to bad-mouth Barack Obama's potential 08 candidacy to reporters on background. He said the Clintons do not want any fingerprints on the operation.
It is too early to get the transcript (show repeats at 3am edt) and I have not yet seen any clips posted anywhere. Still, this may get lost in a long holiday weekend if people don't check into it to verify.
Here is some background (courtesy of Kos) on this Chris Lehane character, also known as the "Master of Disaster."
http://www.dailykos.com/...
He is a notorious over-spinner who invariably ends up hurting his clients more than helping them. His spin is so nasty and over-the-top that he is an almost comic figure. Anyone who hires him at this point must really be in desperate straits. If true, it would say much about how the Clinton camp views Obama's potential and how frustrated they must be at all the press he is getting.