May 27 2008
Hillary Clinton RFK Comment, the Fallout Continues
It was a long holiday weekend and that probably helped soften the blow of the comments made by Hillary Clinton last Friday. If you missed it, she was asked why she was still staying in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination. Clinton’s answer was basically the race is not over yet, but her example shocked everyone. Thanks to the wonder that is YouTube, you can judge for yourselves:
My first reaction to this was, “Are you kidding me?!?!” Why on earth would someone evoke the death of Robert Kennedy only weeks before the 40th anniversary of his assignation? Kennedy’s death was a tragedy that shocked our country again. And, just to add a little salt to the wound, Clinton made these comments about Robert Kennedy just 3 days after his brother, Senator Ted Kennedy announces he has cancer.
My second reaction was concern for Barack Obama. This type of comment is just the type of thing that can plant a seed in some wacko’s mind. Clinton quickly realized the mistake she had made and tried to explain her comments:
Do I think she intended her comments to be as threating as they sounded? No. However, in her own words, this IS the most important job in the world and you have to be mindful of what you say every time you speak.
