Hillary's assassination gaffe

Saturday, 24 May 2008


Is it just me or is Drudge taking Hillary's ill-advised 'assassination' comments a little too far? She said something that was interpreted in a way that she didn't mean (granted - not a great trait for a President to possess), she apologised, end of story. Does anyone seriously think that she secretly hopes Obama will be assassinated? The New York Daily News seems to think so:
SICK. Disgusting. And yet revealing. Hillary Clinton is staying in the race in the event some nut kills Barack Obama.

We have seen an X-ray of a very dark soul. One consumed by raw ambition to where the possible assassination of an opponent is something to ponder in a strategic way. Otherwise, why is murder on her mind?

It's like Tanya Harding's kneecapping has come to politics. Only the senator from New York has more lethal fantasies than that nutty skater.
This is like the last surge on behalf of the press to end Hillary's campaign. Either that, or I'm completely wrong and she is indeed the supreme Queen of Machiavellian machinations.

For anyone who missed it, this is the video of Hillary's comments:



Despite what she may or may not have meant, she's killed what little chance she had of the getting the VP spot.

3 comments:

Steve Ballmer said...

Given all of the things throughout history which have happened in June, Hellary mentions the assassination of Bobby Kennedy? An unusually close parallel to Obama or wishful thinking or maybe instructions to the wack job racist out there?

“You guys aren’t doing your job!”
That’s what I hear Hellary saying!
Maybe that’s just me, …. we will find out at Barak’s wake.

Anonymous said...

INTENT OF HILLARY REVEALED IN HER VIDEO BODY LANGUAGE...

Do a video scrub of controller of Clinton BEFORE she mentions RFK assassination and AFTER. Her body language shifts completely into SHAME/GUILT mode, completely showing intent and knowledge for what she said. It is so dramatic, it isn't funny.

Try it: just drag time controller back and forth on the Clinton video

SO OBVIOUS SHE KNEW WHAT SHE HAD JUST SAID ABOUT RFK WAS INTENTIONAL

Ryan said...

Body language-wise there is a marked difference. I'm no fan of Hillary, but I'm wondering if she realised what she was saying and knew it was too late to correct. It would be nice to think that from time to time even a Clinton felt shame.