The first explanation is that HRC was genuinely reacting, in the moment, to seeing the fliers for the first time.  According to FactCheck.org, these fliers have been circulating for two to three weeks.  Given this fact, it stretches credulity to think that she was unaware of these fliers until yesterday. This explanation does not fit the facts.

The second possible explanation is even less satisfying:  perhaps Hillary's vociferous reaction was a sign of some volatility or instability in her personality.  I reject this notion out of hand. Every indication is that HRC is an extremely solid person who bears up well under stress.  She is long on perseverance and planning.  Suggesting some personality-based explanation would not only be inconsistent with most of what is commonly known about Hillary's character, it would be easily labelled as a sexist explanation based in stereotypes about moodiness.  Again, I reject this explanation.  

The third obvious explanation, is that Hillary's response is primarily tactical. Her team must have concluded that this was the best way to "go negative" on Obama.  This appears to be a bit of attempted political jujitsu.  Hillary was taken hits for her aggressive, negative campaigning, so now she attempts to turn the tables and tarnish Obama's image and draw attention to her criticism of Obama's framing of these two issues.

My problem with this apparent tactic is that it only reinforces my own worst doubts about Senator Clinton.  I have no sense of who she really is: is she the warm and human Hillary of her close the other night, or is she the hard edged campaigner who has made increasingly frequent appearances as Senator Clinton's prospects have grown troubled and now desperate?

The bottom line for me is pretty simple Hillary's "manufactured outrage" only reminds me of her lack of authenticity, and her attempt to question Obama's tactics, when she has been the one who has used far more negative tactics, is hypocritical and reeks of desperation.