Are the Clintonites Purposefully Flubbing Year 4 of Hopenchange?

So, if a bunch of Obama advisors/cabinet members - all of whom are distinctly Clintonite loyalists - came out and said a bunch of things that might put Obama in a bad light with all but the most ardent progressive lefties, could that be considered a well-choreographed messaging machine to the base, or a deliberate mishandling of crucial swing voters??? Translation: if the Clintonites are saying crazy things - like this, or this, or this - what are we to make of it?