“If one candidate [is] trying to scare you and the other one [is] trying to get you to think, if one candidate [is] appealing to your fears and the other one [is] appealing to your hopes, you better vote for the person who wants you to think and HOPE.”  Bill Clinton, Oct 25, 2004.  Perhaps we should listen to the former president at a time when he was less personally involved in the presidential campaign that he was stumping for.  I wonder if Sen. Clinton realized this obvious contradiction before releasing her latest, what is being described as fear-intended “3AM in the morning,” campaign ad.  Apparently, Bill Kristol of Fox News suggested last Sunday that Clinton use fear to try and scare up votes.  Looks like Clinton took his advice.  Pundits dictating campaign strategy….hmmmm.  When the Clinton campaign was asked by reporters to site a single example where it’s candidate, Sen. Clinton, has been tested or picked up the phone and dealt with a crisis that involved a ”3AM,” or even a 2pm, phone call, the campaign could not give one.  The pundits site one case, the Iraq war.  Just in case you need to see Bill Clinton’s comments for yourself…check it out below.