Hillary Clinton: You are no RFK
Honestly.
One would think the Bosnia story or the JFK/Johnson reference would cause Hillary Clinton to stop and think before committing political suicide.
“We all remember Bobby Kennedy was assassinated in June in California.”
Wince.
Although this froggy Barack Obama supporter believes that this reference by HRC was an attempt to demonstrate that Bobby Kennedy still sought the nomination of the Democratic party at the time of his tragic death forty years ago this June, I also believe the comment was a bit more veiled than what is currently under the media microscope.
Being the name-dropper-associater that she is, Hillary's words just prior to the ill-conceived RFK reference referred to her husband, Bill Clinton and how he also had not yet garnered the presumptive Democratic nomination status until the month of June.
In my opinion, Hillary's misstep was her opportunistic way to link her husband--who role-modeled himself after the President and was once photographed as a young man with JFK--to the legend of the Kennedy family.
Her per usual self-serving words were made in sad effort to diminish the much discussed comparison of Barack Obama and John F. Kennedy, via use of a war room calculated statement made to lob the Kennedy mystique back over the campaign net to the Clinton side of court.
Not only was the the comment simply horrible bad form, Hillary Clinton may be the only Democrat to ever mortally ace her candidacy through citing of an event with such instantaneous immediate recall for every American who lived through that moment in history where hope was once again shot down.
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Excellant job, Keith, outstanding job at pointing out some of the reasons why Hillary would be a true disgrace to even be considered any longer. Time for her to re-tire.
Keith did a great job, especially citing all the times we have forgiven Hillary.
I agree.
Time for Hillary to go. Somewhere.
Hillary: Why I Continue To Run
This past Friday, during a meeting with a newspaper editorial board, I was asked about whether I was going to continue in the presidential race.
I made clear that I was - and that I thought the urgency to end the 2008 primary process was unprecedented. I pointed out, as I have before, that both my husband’s primary campaign, and Sen. Robert Kennedy’s, had continued into June.
Almost immediately, some took my comments entirely out of context and interpreted them to mean something completely different - and completely unthinkable.
I want to set the record straight: I was making the simple point that given our history, the length of this year’s primary contest is nothing unusual. Both the executive editor of the newspaper where I made the remarks, and Sen. Kennedy’s son, Bobby Kennedy Jr., put out statements confirming that this was the clear meaning of my remarks. Bobby stated, “I understand how highly charged the atmosphere is, but I think it is a mistake for people to take offense.”
I realize that any reference to that traumatic moment for our nation can be deeply painful - particularly for members of the Kennedy family, who have been in my heart and prayers over this past week. And I expressed regret right away for any pain I caused.
But I was deeply dismayed and disturbed that my comment would be construed in a way that flies in the face of everything I stand for - and everything I am fighting for in this election.
http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/05/25/why-we-continue-hillary-and-me/#more-2698
This wasn't the first time Hillary cited the RFK event, having voiced such in print at least twice previously.
But it was the first time the comment hit an absolute nerve. I think patience with Hillary is running thin, to say the least. The third invocation of RFK was just too much for a lot of people who have supported her right to complete her primary run.
Bet Hillary doesn't say it again.
Thanks for posting her comments, acknowledging her misstep. But I don't hear an apology, especially to her supporters, who were indeed shocked as well.
The thing that makes me more angry than the fashion she has chosen to conduct herself in this Prsidential run is the fact she has sullied the Clinton brand. As a matter of fact they both have. My defense of them runs long and deep as a former activist here in northeast Florida.
But the past six months have been like watching a friend of yours destroy themselves while you just stand powerless and watch.
>sigh<
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I agree. I am amazed that we are witnessing such events. Power is a wicked aphrodisiac, especially when interlaced with Hillary's psychology which shows up as a big chip on her shoulder in an "I'll show you" sort of way.
The DNC attorneys presented a pretty good case today regarding Florida and Michigan. God knows what will happen Saturday.
Stay tuned.
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