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She's been waiting for Obama to implode. Instead, she just has.Time for the super delegates to stand up and finish this.
May 24, 2008
Hillary and her mouth
God knows we all say things we regret later. And I feel for those in the public eye, because they are so vulnerable to the sound-bite and the error. But when Hillary evoked the assassination of RFK in 1968 to justify staying in the race, she may have just pushed herself out of the race. It is just so damn thoughtless. From what I have read, she has mentioned this previously, so it isn't just an innocent slip. I know she is not wishing for something bad to happen to Obama, but this was over the line. And her non-apology apology, anytime someone says, "if someone was offended, I am sorry" you know they are not really very sorry.
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What makes her comment even more troubling is that it happened the same week at Ted Kennedy's cancer diagnoses.
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I worry that too much is being made of an admittedly careless, hare-brained remark. The race will be over soon enough, and getting aggrieved Clinton supporters on the Obama bandwagon will be a tough sell as it is--so why give them more reason to feel affronted? Yes, Clinton brought it on herself, but it may be Obama and the Democratic Party who end up suffering.
Obama is being completely magnanimous about this, even issuing a statement saying he takes Sen. Clinton at her word on this, that she was tired, we all say things that are misconstrued, etc., so I'm not sure why Clinton supporters would punish him over this.
Maybe this will prevent future candidates from engaging in this kind of behavior. Maybe that is too much to expect, but this shouldn't happen between people in the same party. Howard Dean hasn't shied away in the past. Why has been silent on this issue?
"Yes, but aside from that, how did you enjoy the play, Mrs. Lincoln?"
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