H. Clinton invokes R. Kennedy murder regarding Obama

[modest mouse]

Over the last few months it has become fairly shameful the tactics of Clinton's campaign regarding Obama. I'm strongly Democratic but she needs to shut her mouth.

Story from the AP:
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CLINTON?SITE=NVLAS&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
Clinton cites Kennedy assassination in primaries

By DEVLIN BARRETT
Associated Press Writer

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- Sen. Hillary Clinton referred Friday to the assassination of Robert Kennedy in 1968 Democratic campaign as a reason she should continue to campaign despite increasingly long odds.

Clinton was responding to a question from the Sioux Falls Argus Leader editorial board about calls for her to drop out of the race.

"My husband did not wrap up the nomination in 1992 until he won the California primary somewhere in the middle of June, right? We all remember Bobby Kennedy was assassinated in June in California. You know I just, I don't understand it," she said, dismissing the idea of dropping out.

Clinton said she didn't understand why, given this history, some Democrats were calling for her to quit.

Her remark about an assassination during a primary campaign drew a quick response from rival Barack Obama's campaign.

"Sen. Clinton's statement before the Argus Leader editorial board was unfortunate and has no place in this campaign," said Obama spokesman Bill Burton.

Clinton spokesman Mo Elleithee said the senator was only referring to her husband and Kennedy "as historical examples of the nominating process going well into the summer and any reading into it beyond that would be inaccurate and outrageous."

In the same editorial board meeting, Clinton said her campaign has had no discussions with Barack Obama's aides about her possibly becoming his vice presidential pick.

"It is flatly untrue and it is not anything I'm entertaining. It is nothing I have planned and it is nothing I am prepared to engage in. I am still vigorously campaigning."

The Obama campaign also dismissed reports that there were talks going on between the two campaigns about putting Clinton on the ticket.

Obama has an almost 200-delegate lead over Clinton and is just 56 delegates short of the number needed to clinch the nomination, making Clinton's goal of catching him more difficult by the day. The primaries end June 3.

Clinton spent the day campaigning in South Dakota, which holds one of two June 3 primaries. At stake are 15 delegates.

Recent reports suggested she may be discussing ways to end her campaign by being offered the vice presidential slot underneath Obama, but she rejected that and said she suspected the talk was coming from Obama aides.

"I would look to the camp of my opponent for the source of these stories," she said. "People have been trying to push me out of this ever since Iowa."

Two of those recent reports, however, were attributed by CNN and The New York Times to supporters of Clinton.

Meanwhile, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., a staunch Clinton supporter, said Friday that she believes that if Obama becomes the nominee he should select Clinton as his running mate.

"I think as this race has emerged each one of them has garnered a different constituency and different states, and therefore when you put the two of them together it forms, I believe, the strongest ticket," she told The Associated Press in a phone interview.

"Women feel very strongly about Hillary and African-Americans feel very strongly about Barack, and the election results show that, and the young versus old, the higher educated versus the working person. ... All these things are sort of separated out into one or the other so there is a logic in combining the two constituencies."

Feinstein is a longtime friend and supporter of Clinton's. So would Clinton accept the vice-presidency?

"I think anyone accepts if asked - whatever they say," Feinstein said.

Former Fannie Mae CEO Jim Johnson is overseeing the early vetting of possible vice presidential running mates for Obama, Democratic officials say. He did the same job for Democratic nominees John Kerry in 2004 and Walter Mondale in 1984.

Many of the people Johnson checked for Kerry will be likely candidates for Obama's consideration. Those names included Sen. Clinton, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, anti-war Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel of Nebraska and Kerry's eventual choice, former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards.

Obama refused to acknowledge Johnson's role when The Associated Press asked the Illinois senator about it Thursday.

"I haven't hired him. He's not on retainer. I'm not paying him any money. He is a friend of mine. I know him," Obama said. "I am not commenting on vice presidential matters because I have not won this nomination."

Bold added by me.

Hard to believe she would willingly say something so stupid.

 

[Ham Murabi]

Hard to believe she would willingly say something so stupid.

Her husband was down the street buying ammo during the interview.

 

[ksmybuttons]

Over the last few months it has become fairly shameful the tactics of Clinton's campaign regarding Obama. I'm strongly Democratic but she needs to shut her mouth.

Story from the AP:
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CLINTON?SITE=NVLAS&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
Clinton cites Kennedy assassination in primaries

By DEVLIN BARRETT
Associated Press Writer

Bold added by me.

Hard to believe she would willingly say something so stupid.

And the spin is she thinks that Obama is going to be assassinated. That bites. She thinks she is a Hubert Humphrey? Are we looking for another riot at the democratic convention? Interesting.

 

[modest mouse]

And the spin is she thinks that Obama is going to be assassinated. That bites. She thinks she is a Hubert Humphrey? Are we looking for another riot at the democratic convention? Interesting.

Justifying your continued candidacy to yourself by suggesting that an assassination could occur is stupid. Doing so when your opponent is the first legitimate black candidate is utter idiocy. Actually saying the words out loud is unfathomable.

I believe she has destroyed any good will towards her that may have been fostered. Personally, I liked her more as the campaign progressed through the first few months. Never a fan, I at least considered her to be a reasonable candidate. But this period was followed by 6 months of staggeringly inept behavior. I now feel as though I have no choice but to root for a swift end to her political career. (Not that this comment will do that, but I do not look forward to her continued time in the Senate.)

The gas tax was my last straw. This comment just allows me to feel personal disdain towards her.

 

[ksmybuttons]

Justifying your continued candidacy to yourself by suggesting that an assassination could occur is stupid. Doing so when your opponent is the first legitimate black candidate is utter idiocy. Actually saying the words out loud is unfathomable.

I believe she has destroyed any good will towards her that may have been fostered. Personally, I liked her more as the campaign progressed through the first few months. Never a fan, I at least considered her to be a reasonable candidate. But this period was followed by 6 months of staggeringly inept behavior. I now feel as though I have no choice but to root for a swift end to her political career. (Not that this comment will do that, but I do not look forward to her continued time in the Senate.)

The gas tax was my last straw. This comment just allows me to feel personal disdain towards her.

I just listened to her comments about her comments. She could dig the hole much deeper. Why can't she just say, "Hey, I blew it." Ready on Day1. Well, except that she didn't see Obama coming.

 

[Ham Murabi]

To be honest, I wasn't looking forward to Hillary solving my problems.

 

[LadyFunkenstein]

The Clintons will stop at nothing to get their way.

 

[Ishmael]

Now we know why Bill wanted Obama to pick her as veep.

Ishmael

 

[hogjack]

The Clintons will stop at nothing to get their way.

Nothing new which is why the continuing reaction to their gall is kind of stupifying. The Clinton tactics have never changed which is why both are so polarizing of figures.

They've always practiced politics (professional careers and personal lives) with Machiavellian zeal. They are phony to the bone yet also charismatic, have no shame, and have the savvy to overcome the worst of situations they've created.

Their harshest critics for years were the Far Right mouthpieces (like Rush Limbaugh who has made his career of the Clintons) whose finger-pointing was dismissed simply because of yackers own shamelessness and hypocritical righteousness.

But the Clintons will stop at nothing. Look at their history and it's consistent. They have always wallowed with pride in the muck, evicerated anyone who stood in their way, and forged ahead with a twisted smile.

It's Nixonian tactics and lack of ethics that is the Clinton's bread-and-butter. Unfortunately they are not the only ones in the public arena who would make even the Devil cringe.... Karl Rove is in the team picture, for sure.

 

[LadyFunkenstein]

When wingnuts would claim that the Clintons had people killed I always dismissed it as horse shit. But now I have to wonder...

 

[LadyFunkenstein]

And to this day I still wonder what dirt the Clintons had on Mark Warner.

 

[ksmybuttons]

When wingnuts would claim that the Clintons had people killed I always dismissed it as horse shit. But now I have to wonder...

Now that she's said it, the Clinton's had better do everything in their power to make sure Obama stays alive!

 

[Angeline]

Justifying your continued candidacy to yourself by suggesting that an assassination could occur is stupid. Doing so when your opponent is the first legitimate black candidate is utter idiocy. Actually saying the words out loud is unfathomable.

I believe she has destroyed any good will towards her that may have been fostered. Personally, I liked her more as the campaign progressed through the first few months. Never a fan, I at least considered her to be a reasonable candidate. But this period was followed by 6 months of staggeringly inept behavior. I now feel as though I have no choice but to root for a swift end to her political career. (Not that this comment will do that, but I do not look forward to her continued time in the Senate.)

The gas tax was my last straw. This comment just allows me to feel personal disdain towards her.

You've really articulated how I feel, too. The comment is just odious. I'd like to think she didn't mean anything more than her explanation, but she's way too smart and manipulative not to understand the implications of what she said. She's revealing a side of herself I can only describe as deeply disturbed.

 

[Ishmael]

When wingnuts would claim that the Clintons had people killed I always dismissed it as horse shit. But now I have to wonder...

For years the conservatives watched the Clintons and warned everyone about them only to have the Dems unify in their support of that sterling couple. They came up through Arkansas politics and about the only thing that can be said about that is that only Louisiana runs a dirtier, meaner, political house.

I doubt that they would be involved in any attempt on Obamas life. That's just way too high profile. But you can bet your ass that they'd ready to capitalize on anything that happened.

I find it odd that only a couple of days ago Bill was lobbying for Hillary to be veep and now Hillary throws this out for consideration. Nothing is coincidental with that pair.

Ishmael

 

[Sean]

Oh ffs.
You people need to go and lie down in a darkened room for a while. Seriously.

 

[modest mouse]

When wingnuts would claim that the Clintons had people killed I always dismissed it as horse shit. But now I have to wonder...

Now you sound just as foolish as Hillary.

 

[modest mouse]

Time has an interesting addendum int hat she said very similar things months ago. This would obviously hurt her reply that her comments were influence by the recent newsworthiness of the Kennedy's.

Any explanation is ineffective anyway. At this point she is simply laying the capstones to a miserable campaign, conducted poorly, by people who have lost sight of everything.

http://www.time-blog.com/swampland/2008/05/hillarys_bizarre_rfk_comment.html

 

[ksmybuttons]

I think the Clinton campaign should disown, denounce and reject her for that comment!

Ha!

And the spin goes on...

 

[modest mouse]

I think the Clinton campaign should disown, denounce and reject her for that comment!

Ha!

And the spin goes on...

Or at least assert that she didn't attend her own sermons.

 

[ksmybuttons]

Or at least assert that she didn't attend her own sermons.

Well, I don't think she was listening to herself when she said it.

 

[firespin]

Now we know why Bill wanted Obama to pick her as veep.

Ishmael

The other conspirators are not going to brief her on their next project if she can't keep her mouth shut.

 

[Sean]

You know that the Clintons blew up the WTC as an insurance scam, right?

 

[busybody..]

Chelsea in 2012

 

[Ishmael]

The other conspirators are not going to brief her on their next project if she can't keep her mouth shut.

*chuckle* What better way to claim innocence than to give the warning?

It's a politically calculated move on their part, nothing more.

Ishmael

 

[HB1965]

Joe Biden thinks she'll make a good president.