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Hillary Raises RFK's Assassination

The New York Post is reporting that, in a meeting with the Sioux Falls Argus-Leader editorial board, Hillary Clinton defended her long-running campaign by noting that her husband did not wrap up the nomination in 1992 until he won the CA primary that June. She also raised the assassination of Sen. Robert Kennedy in defending her decision to stay in the race.

"We all remember Bobby Kennedy was assassinated in June in California. I don't understand it," she said, dismissing calls to drop out.

Barack Obama campaign spokesman Bill Burton fired off a quick response: “Senator Clinton's statement before the Argus Leader editorial board was unfortunate and has no place in this campaign."

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verging on hate speech

verging on hate speech

The thoughts had already been going through my mind about the increased risk to Obama's life if Hillary was the VP.

Why did she say it? She is an intelligent calculated person.

Scary skeletons in Clinton's closet. The Clintons have powerful connections. No charges are being made:

James McDougal - Clinton 's convicted Whitewater partner died of an apparent heart attack, while in solitary confinement. He was a key witness in Ken Starr's investigation.

2 -Mary Mahoney - A former White House intern was murdered July 1997 at a Starbucks Coffee Shop in Georgetown . The murder happened just after she was to go public with her story of sexual harassment in the White House.

3- Vince Foster - Former White House counselor and colleague of Hillary Clinton at Little Rock 's Rose Law firm. Died of a gunshot wound to the head, ruled a suicide.

4- Ron Brown - Secretary of Commerce and former DNC Chairman. Reported to have died by impact in a plane crash. A pathologist close to the investigation reported that there was a hole in the top of Brown's skull resembling a gunshot wound. At the time of his death Brown was being investigated, and spoke publicly of his willingness to cut a deal with prosecutors. The rest of the people on the plane also died. A few days later the air Traffic controller committed suicide.

5- C. Victor Raiser II- Raiser, a major player in the Clinton fund raising organization died in a private plane crash in July 1992
6-Paul Tulley - Democratic National Committee Political Director found dead in a hotel room in Little Rock , September 1992. Described by Clinton as a "Dear friend and trusted advisor".

7-Ed Willey - Clinton fund raiser, found dead November 1993 deep in the woods in VA of a gunshot wound to the head. Ruled a suicide. Ed Willey died on the same day his wife Kathleen Willey claimed Bill Clinton groped her in the oval office in the White House. Ed Willey was involved in several Clinton fund raising events.

8-Jerry Parks -Head of Clinton's gubernatorial security team in Little Rock . Gunned down in his car at a deserted intersection outside Little Rock . Park's son said his father was building a dossier on Clinton . He allegedly threatened to
9-James Bunch - Died from a gunshot suicide. It was reported that he had a "Black Book" of people which contained names of influential people who visited prostitutes in Texas and Arkansas

10-James Wilson - Was found dead in May 1993 from an apparent hanging suicide. He was reported to have ties to Whitewater.

11-Kathy Ferguson- Ex-wife of Arkansas Trooper Danny Ferguson, was found dead in May 1994, in her living room with a gunshot to her head. It was ruled a suicide even though there were several packed suitcases, as if she were going somewhere. Danny Ferguson was a co-defendant along with Bill Clinton in the Paula Jones lawsuit. Kathy Ferguson was a possible corroborating witness for Paula Jones.

12-Bill Shelton - Arkansas State Trooper and fiance of Kathy Ferguson. Critical of the suicide ruling of his fiance, he was found dead in June, 1994 of a gunshot wound also ruled a suicide at the grave site of his fiance.
13-Gandy Baugh - Attorney for Clinton 's friend Dan Lassater, died by jumping out a window of a tall building January, 1994. His client was a convicted drug distributor.

14-Florence Martin - Accountant & sub-contractor for the CIA, was related to the Barry Seal Mena Airport drug smuggling case. He died of three gunshot wounds.

15- Suzanne Coleman - Reportedly had an affair with Clinton when he was Arkansas Attorney General. Died of a gunshot wound to the back of the head, ruled a suicide. Was pregnant at the time of her death.

16-Paula Grober - Clinton 's speech interpreter for the deaf from 1978 until her death December 9, 1992 . She died in a one car accident.

17-Danny Casolaro - Investigative reporter. Investigating Mena Airport and Arkansas Development Finance Authority. He slit his wrists, apparently, in the middle of his investigation

18- Paul Wilcher - Attorney investigating corruption at Mena Airport with Casolaro and the 1980 "October Surprise" was found dead on a toilet June 22, 1993 in his Washington DC apartment. Had delivered a report to Janet Reno 3 weeks before his death.

19-Jon Parnell Walker - Whitewater investigator for Resolution Trust Corp. Jumped to his death from his Arlington , Virginia apartment balcony August 15, 1993 . He was investigating the Morgan Guaranty scandal.

20-Barbara Wise - Commerce Department staffer. Worked closely with Ron Brown and John Huang. Cause of death unknown. Died November 29,
21-Charles Meissner -Assistant Secretary of Commerce who gave John Huang special security clearance, died shortly thereafter in a small plane crash.

22-Dr. Stanley Heard - Chairman of the National Chiropractic Health Care Advisory Committee died with his attorney Steve Dickson in a small plane crash. Dr. Heard, in addition to serving on Clinton 's advisory council personally treated Clinton 's mother, stepfather and brother.

23-Barry Seal -Drug running pilot out of Mena Arkansas , death was no accident.

24-Johnny Lawhorn Jr. - Mechanic, found a check made out to Bill Clinton in the trunk of a car left at his repair shop. He was found dead after his car had hit a utility pole.

25-Stanley Huggins - Investigated Madison Guaranty. His death was a purported suicide and his report was never released.

26- Hershell Friday - Attorney and Clinton fund raiser died March 1, 1994 when his plane exploded.

27-Kevin Ives & Don Henry - Known as "The boys on the track" case. Reports say the boys may have stumbled upon the Mena Arkansas airport drug operation. A controversial case, the initial report of death said, due to falling asleep on railroad tracks. Later reports claim the 2 boys had been slain before being placed on the tracks. Many linked to the case died before their testimony could come before a Grand Jury.

Gutter politics of the worst kind. She just slammed the lid on her own campaign's tomb.

She'd lost my vote months ago, but this is just disgusting.

This juxtaposition of the RFK assassination, staying in the race, and her constant invocation of "anything can happen", is appalling and disgusting. Hopefully the superdelegates will end this all quickly, and talk of her as VP and of paying off her campaign debts, will end as well.

Hilary is so desperate. I have lost all respect for both her and Bill. She really doesn't care about Florida and Michigan. If Obama had won those states she would be fighting like hell to keep their votes out.

She is a dirty nasty politican who just happens to be wearing a dress.

Hillary is desperate. She is now call for a hit on Senator Obama's life. This is totally disgusting. If she gets the nomination, I am voting for McCain.

A hate speech? Are you serious? What's wrong with Clinton staying in the race? She's not predicting the future, just pointing to historical fact. It's unfortunate our country is so filled with women haters. Why doesn't anyone question Obama's meteoric rise to the apparent top? Sadly, the skeletons in his closet will surface, and this country will be so disillusioned, it may never recover.

I dont want Clinton to win, but leave her alone! She said Bill Clinton didnt wrap up the nomination until June, and Robert Kennedy was assassinated ( remember?) in June, still campaigning for the nomination. She was just trying to remind people of a famous primary fight that went into June. She shouldnt apologize. Im a republican and find any attacks on Hillary for this comment ridiculous. I just watched the full clip . Shame on the media!

Add to this list of dead people, a list of the people who went to jail for the sake of the Clintons. That is a very long list, too. How about those that went broke defending themselves? Some of these somehow found great jobs post-trials. One, Lisa Caputo, is now a high executive in Citigroup. She told the people there this as part of her personal story. When she went there, post Clinton years, she said she didn't know a stock from a bond. I was there as an employee of Smith Barney. No wonder Citigroup is now on the ropes.

It really is time for Mrs. Clinton to bow out of this race. In this end game her desperation, and ugliness is showing through. Its time the remaining superdelegates give Obama enough for the nomination and send this woman back to Arkansas.

Why does everyone attack everything she says and does? She was just referencing historical instances of when people campaigned on into June. Why does everyone have to take everything she says out of context? Is it because she is white or because she is a woman that she gets scruntinized so much and Obama does not? Sensationalists.

It really is time for Mrs. Clinton to bow out of this race. In this end game her desperation, and ugliness is showing through. Its time the remaining superdelegates give Obama enough for the nomination and send this woman back to Arkansas.

i just CAN'T STAND THAT WOMAN !!!!

i just CAN'T STAND THAT WOMAN !!!!

She is simply ... vile.

Kay is all that factual information? If so, that scares me b/c I joked w/my husband and told him that if Obama wins the nomination and in NOvember, that the Clinton's may have him killed....What was a joke is not so far fetched if what you wrote is fact.

The media is against Hillary and you probabaly will ONLY post pro Obama comments. I am clearly aware how the media twists everything to make Hillary Clinton look bad. Its obvious she is referencing the fact that Bobby Kennedy was campaigning in JUNE, and mentioned the assasination because it happened in JUNE. You people just want to slam her in favor of the inexperienced Obama because he makes you feel happy and charged up. What he can really do, other than make people feel good with words and hype...is uncertain. Hillary has a proven track record and has accomplished alot. You just don't like her and you are no used to a woman as a leader.

Is Obama so thin skinned that a HRC cannot reference another presidential hopeful without a cry going up. If he thinks this is bad just wait. He'll be hoping for something this small. Grow up people this is an election. Can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen.

It goes to show you, Blacks, in particular Black Men, are just a punchline in this country. We get no respect and no credit for anything in this counrty.

Republicans, Democrats, it does not matter.

Until we realize that we have to come together and take our families back we will never be taken seriously in the counrty.

There should be an outcry from everyone who is a human being, that these comments are disgusting.

She should be arrested.

It is scary she should mention this, is this her probably her plan to win the nomination. Obama should watch out!!!

Historically society has rejected or hated women who were great leaders or who tried to break into new areas of leadership. In my own experience, in the 80's I was one of the first women to work for a construction company and everybody gave me a hard time and were annoyed to see a female doing what people are used to seeing men doing. Likability isnt the issue here. This country is facing some dangerous problems after Bush bankrupted us. The media just wants their favorite to get elected..but really what has Obama accomplished compared to Clinton?? If you want to know the REAL story of how real people feel about Clinton go to hillaryspeaksforme.com

I can not believe the media and the Democratic party let the hateful Clintons get away with these types of comments that are meant to incite others.

Bill

I can not believe the media and the Democratic party let the hateful Clintons get away with these types of comments that are meant to incite others.

Bill

I can not believe the media and the Democratic party let the hateful Clintons get away with these types of comments that are meant to incite others.

Bill

At this point, there is absolutely no reason for the superdelegates to delay stepping forward to put this travesty of a primary out of commission. With her RFK assassination statement, Clinton has absolutely abrogated her right to continue in this campaign. The time is NOW, superdelegates. Now. Not June 3rd, not June 10th. Now. Period.

Hillary is a savvy politician and knew exactly the implications (read that: code) of her RFK assassination comment. With this, she has shown herself to also be a dangerous politician, devoid of scruples. No amount of apology is sufficient to offset the gravity of her, uh, "misstatement," or, as the talking heads are calling it, "an unfortunate mistake." Mistake, my a**. This is criminal!

It is scary she should mention this, is this her plan to win the nomination. Obama should watch out!!!

This is why she has no business on the world scene. Some stupid uncontrolled remark like this at an international meeting could cause our country great harm.

I can not believe the media and the Democratic party let the hateful Clintons get away with these types of comments that are meant to incite others.

Bill

I can not believe the media and the Democratic party let the hateful Clintons get away with these types of comments that are meant to incite others.

Bill

It is scary she should mention this, is this her plan to win the nomination. Obama should watch out!!!

The remaining superdelegates have the power to end this now. Perhaps this despicable comment from Hillary will hasten an end to this fisaco.

The ticker for her was RFK; referencing her husband was nothing but a distraction to her call for a Looney hit-man to fulfill her dreams. Absolutely disgusting to reference this moment in history; if she did not have any ulterior motive, just putting her husband in perspective to her current situation would have made her point. Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me. If the electorate gets fooled on this one, with this nonsensical apology, that would really convince me we have nothing but morons in this country.

This comment is ill advised with bad timing! Her rhetoric might be factual but it just says that she is looking foward to anything happening and she's not getting out! Hint Hint Assasination

This is a new low even for Hillary Clinton. If she can’t win the nomination, she plants the seed for her opposition to be eliminated before the nomination. Is this the type of person anyone should want to be the leader of our country? Surely this country has better options than this divisive, unscrupulous person.

Clinton is getting very desperate and very negative by each passing day. Her disgraceful and intentional calculated rogue remarks approaches criminality since it is trying to set a stage and an atmosphere for violence and assassination of perhaps any one challenging here democratically.

Why not talk about positive change and the coming bright future for all?

What a BAD looser?

Clinton is getting very desperate and very negative by each passing day. Her disgraceful and intentional calculated rogue remarks approaches criminality since it is trying to set a stage and an atmosphere for violence and assassination of perhaps any one challenging here democratically.

Why not talk about positive change and the coming bright future for all?

What a BAD looser?

It is not for the Country. It is not for you. It is for me, Hillary. I'm simply more important than the nation.

It is not for the Country. It is not for you. It is for me, Hillary. I'm simply more important than the nation.

i cannot believe there are so many people who casted their votes in favor of this person in this primary election, it makes me scary to live with those people. How can they not see what's going on with Clintons! There are quite a few of so called Clinton confidants who openly defected in support of Obama including Bill Clinton's own lawyer who defended him at congressional hearing during Lewinsky fiasco!!! Gender discrimation? Give me a break!

Hillary clinton wants Obama's KILLED, so she can become President.

Come on, folks. Given the way the Obama campaign is exploiting, exaggerating, and highlighting these remarks, they clearly do *not* find them threatening. They are doing everything in their power, with the compliance of their media lapdogs, to feature the remarks. I've decided that it's too much for me, as a self-professed liberal. If my choices are a censoring (I-can-shut-you-up-by-calling-you-racist) Obama vs. an unacceptable (don't-know-much-about-economics) McCain, I'll vote for Nader.

Weeks ago I said the smell of desperation coming from the Clinton camp was fouling the nostrils of the nation. This remark spreads the odious stench of hate. She is not dumb, this was intentional – or maybe she just didn’t realize she was saying it out loud.

I'm so sick of people making something out of NOTHING!!! She was explaining, why she was still in the race. I just heard the interview..listen to what she said, and stop this nonsense. WHy is right, why have they been trying to stop the process? Curious...yes I too am curious. Wake up America, she stands taller than either of the others, and she has the intellengence to make a strong President.

UNBELIEVABLE!! She justifies her staying in when she cannot win with the rationale, "Well, somebody COULD kill him." Lock this lunatic up. Don't you know Obama's Secret Service detail is just THRILLED about this latest foot-in-mouth Hillary endeavor.

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WATCH YOUR BACK. THE BITCH WILL HAVE YOU KILLED.

Campbell Scott should be fired. Who cares about her opinion? The definition of journalism is impartiality, unfortunately she has shown she has none.

Hillary Clinton meant exactly what she said. She is ruthless and will do anything to get what she wants.

Obama may forgive and forget, but what if Clinton was president and she made a comment about China, India or Iran, that she "didn't mean". I doubt they would be so forgiving.

NOW WE KNOW WHY SHE WANTS TO BE VICE PRESIDENT
SNIPER WATCH OBAMA!!

Hillary lost any hope of getting my vote with her hawkish remarks about "obliterating" Iraq. She lost her mind ---who knows how long ago--- and her blind, rabid ambition is nothing less than deeply disturbing. I think it would be VERY unwise for Obama to have her as his VP. I absolutely believe she would be PRAYING for his assassination (at least).

And for those of you that blame Obama for the reactions against her... I'm sure I can speak for many when I tell you that this is the way WE feel; It has nothing to do with who her opposition is.

Just a few weeks ago I had a heated debate with my wife why I no longer intend to vote for Hillary Clinton if she becomes the democratic nominee. I told my wife that my impression of Mrs. Clinton is that she is a cold unethical person who has no character and is willing to use Rove/Republican tactics to become the presidential nominee for the Democratic Party. I believe that Hillary Clinton made the statement in reference to Robert Kenney’s assassination with hope that Senator Obama could be assassinated too before the primaries ended. I feel it was a malediction and subconsciously slip-of-the-tongue on Hillary’s part in hope that a tragedy occurs to propel her as the Party’s nominee. I further explained to my wife that Mrs. Clinton would be the worse choice and dangerous to be selected as Obama’s running mate for Vice President. I believe behind closed doors, Bill and Hillary are expecting for Obama’s presidency will be short lived and she would eventually become President. Can you imagine having someone as your Vice President lurking in the background waiting for a tragedy to occur? It would be a grave mistake to have Hillary on the same ticket with Obama.
J. Mckinon

All you clinton Supporters - stop blaming the obama campaign for spinning this. David Axelrod was on CNN and he clearly did NOT do that. He said he was sure she did not mean to imply any harm to Obama. The reality is it was a tasteless remark - regardless of its context. You need to get a reality check of who this woman really is.

This latest comment from Senator Clinton about Robert Kennedy being assassinated in June in order to use it for her own actions is unbelievable. The tone was casual as if it were a mere blip on the radar of history, and only used for her own purposes. And the timing of this reference after the upsetting report of Senator Ted Kennedy's cancer diagnosis shows her total immersion in herself and her ambitions.
She is a totally insensitive, overambitious human being and I hope Obama has the sense to avoid her involvement in his administration. She sent a chill up my spine when I saw her comment, so calculated and so cold.

Hillary is just disgusting. What a nasty, vindicdiv, win at all cost BITCH.

I just heard Campbell Brown on CNN almost brush this off. She either does not have an understanding of the fear African Americans have been thinking about throughout this campaign. SHe obviously seems not to know that in America, there are nuts who could see this as an invitation to show their support for HIllary by attempting her mistatement on her (they believe) request. There are some things you NEVER play around about and as a professional, Hillary should have said NOTHING AT ANYTIME that came close to harming Sen. Obama. I am applaed with the statement from Hillary Clinton and I am appalled that Campbell Brown dismisses it. I find this very offensive and bias.

I just heard Campbell Brown on CNN almost brush this off. She either does not have an understanding of the fear African Americans have been thinking about throughout this campaign. SHe obviously seems not to know that in America, there are nuts who could see this as an invitation to show their support for HIllary by attempting her mistatement on her (they believe) request. There are some things you NEVER play around about and as a professional, Hillary should have said NOTHING AT ANYTIME that came close to harming Sen. Obama. I am applaed with the statement from Hillary Clinton and I am appalled that Campbell Brown dismisses it. I find this very offensive and bias.

Claiming victory in Florida is like winning an exhibition game when only half the other team played and now saying the league needs to count the game in the standings so she can be tied for first place and force a playoff. Yeah right!!

Not surprised she made the RFK remark when you look at how she and Bill were able to get rid of Vince Foster and others. If Obama made the same comment, Hiliary would be claiming that he made a threat on her life.

Hiliary can't win in November because America does not trust her. She failed at health care reform and she would be a failure as President. Ask any Canadian Universal Health Care does not work so stop trying to fool us into believing it will. She makes all these promises of a broad agenda, where were all these solutions when she was First Lady? You have no managerial skills and dreaming up wearing a flack jacket and being shot at is not the kind of experience we want. Delusional events that never occurred is not experience.

Make American Beautiful and GO HOME!!

The only person thus far who has publicly raised the Issue of Obama's assassination is ... Michele Obama. Clinton was talking about past campaigns that endured into June and that was it. For those looking for a reason to increase the pressure on Hillary to quit, you are doing a good job of acting like rabid dogs. Hillary Clinto '08 ... best candidate we've had for President since .... Robert Kennedy! Sign me a life long Democrat .. a Robert Kennedy Democrat since 1964 ... and a Hillary Clinton Democrat. I will never vote for Obama. After today's screeching rabid rant, you can bet on it. Vote against the Democratic Party and take back the democracy from knee-jerk Liberals and facist right wingers.

Senator Clinton's comment about Bobby Kennedy was out of line. I love Bobby, JFK and Ted Kennedy. It's like she has attacked Bobby Kennedy's memory. What role does Bobby's death have to do with her feelings of being pushed out of the race, anyway?

Senator Clinton's comment about Bobby Kennedy was out of line.

Sen. Clinton has just killed herself today! Her campaign told her not to mention RFK as she has done previousely (x2), and she did it again! It's on her mind for several reasons. Her husband was under the gun simply because he was president, and she is clearly acting in desperate, conceded, jealosy because she knows she can't win the nomination. She acting exactly like a hard-headed, republican. She...today blew her chances of EVER being on the same ticket with Obama, but she also has the superdelegates scared. Mr. Dean needs to step in and get busy! It's time for her to go. She has ruined everything...period!

Obama takes the gloves off, tells the supers...get her out of the race or I start a 3rd party campaign and destroy the dem party...AND WE WILL WIN...

She surely did not misspeak. She was eloquent during her whole campaign but when it comes to this sensitive issue, she suddenly makes a mistake? And it’s not the first time she stated that, in a pretty much similar wording. When a person talks about something he/she will immediately emphasize the point at the beginning of a sentence, followed by an additional remarks. For example if she really wanted to emphasize the length of democratic campaign in 1968 she would say something like this: “ We all remember that campaign in 1968 went into June but then Bobby Kennedy was unfortunately assassinated”. Instead she said this:” We all remember Bobby Kennedy was assassinated in June in California”.

I cannot believe the vitriole against Hillary.

Its been ongoing from the beginning - the press itself has had a major hand in it, and it has helped create the divisiveness within the party - all of us who believe in Her aren't wrong, or crazy. I totally "got" what she meant when referring to Bobby Kennedy. I didn't feel an iota of intent against Obama or suggestion that he be eliminated. Now THAT'S Crazy Thinking!

We were ALL depressed by his [Bobby Kennedy's death], but she meant no reference to Obama in this statement. Mountains/molehills

-- this woman has grit, is tough, brilliant, and dedicated. I don't dislike Obama - i just feel he needs Way More Time and Experience before becoming Commander and Chief of America. -- His Wife noted she has to "check" his ego on occasion - well, he IS a LEo, which is King/ly - charismatic which is part of what people are attracted to. Its also often more surface than depth, as evidenced by some of his responses or lack thereof, in many of their debates. He doesnt have as much background to draw on.

Hillary is a Scorpio which generally means they never forget a lesson, they learn from it, and rarely forget the important things -- Scorpios ARE deep, introspective, cautious, extremely intelligent, creative and focused.

My mother is also a Scorpio. She worked her way up the company ladder -- ultimately winding up part owner of the company. Glass ceiling from the 1960s-90s, where she was told that she didn't get a raise because the guys were married and needed it more [they had no children] and she was a single parent w/4 kids! Seems like misogyny is a alive and kickin' yet. [author is a Sagittarius w/Leo rising - double fire/foot in mouth]

Hillary is a woman that would make a most excellent president. I do not Get why people "don't trust her" [its like a train gaining speed from the continued rhetoric of ignorance of who she is and what she has done!] or are you all still afraid of your mothers? --or find that she is "too tough" [why? because she is female!?] -- what do you want -- another learn on the job President? if so, WHY?

She & Bill can and will unite America again, and change the course of the negativity against America, when elected.

The negative reaction to this interview [one piece of a huge interviwew] is totally petty and ridiculous --

I was first taken aback by Huckabee's "Joke" insinuating that Barack is or would be in any Kind of Danger and now this. I hope that this shows her supporters the kind of person she is, not one who will win by being the choice of the people, but by default.
A new low for Hillary Clinton keep it up!!

wow is she suggesting hillary clinton in order to get the démocrat convention to kill sénateur obama?

Why are the Hillary apologist always ready to blame sexism,the media, Obama or anything else that is convenient for stupid, dangerous comments that come out of Hillary's mouth.


Memo to Hillary.....The race is over. Get off the stage while you still have a shred of dignity left.

I read and listened to Sen. Hillary’s statement over and over and I just couldn’t understand why she uttered these words. She had been waiting for “something to happen to Sen. Obama. I had been troubled even with that reasoning. Huckabee also joked about Obama being shot at. Why all these spoky statements around a Presidential Candidate? Why so much desperation to get back to the white house Hillary? It is obvious that Hillary is “losing it” Please get out tomorrow. June 3rd is too far for you.
Cindy waters

I was horrified and stunned when I heard the unbelievable remarks Hillary Clinton made about the RFK assassination. Does this woman have any decency at all?


Senator Clinton's "apology" is not an apology at all!!! Her statement to the Argus-Leader's editorial board is proof that in her world, anything is justifiable if it results in her election–even a criminal incitement to murder. One would have to be naïve in the extreme not to imagine dozens of crazed supporters of hers out there who would love to "help" her become president. The senator has proven today that she is psychologically unfit to be president, but that she will nonetheless stop at nothing to achieve that goal........

She only made the same observation that historians, politicians and journalists have made. Even Bobby Kennedy's son understands her point. She's not my choice of candidate, but I don't see why is everyone busting her balls. She didn't point it out to exploit a national tragedy but to present precedents that a short-attention-span public will actually recognize.

I'm definitely fed up with the references made to race, gender, and now, Robert Kennedy's assasination (thanks, Hillary!), but just for the record: I'm a woman of mixed race, a member of the 'working class', and highly educated. Finally, I am voting for Senator Obama.

I'm definitely fed up with the references made to race, gender, and now, R. Kennedy's assasination (thanks, Hillary!), but just for the record: I'm a woman of mixed race, a member of the 'working class', and highly educated. Finally, I am voting for Senator Obama.

Mmmm..... What a pathetically shallow interpretation of another "Power of Suggestion" campaign ploy!!! I don't even want to use the "A" word, in passing or in context with anyone is public office. To do so is small, desperate and borderline criminal. This is whimsical, wishful thinking. The Clinton's are America's political dumpster divers. I remember well the moment word came to my highschool of JFK, with the trembling voice of our principal..... I remember well the night Bobby was taken from us...... I understand as an adult how devastating to the inner city was the loss of Martin and Malcolm. This is one step away from how they do business in Russia....... and in reality how we have suffered here in America! Just Historic Facts? Of course it is. Now her use of the idea to gain politically is also historical fact, straight from the bottom of the barrel.......

It shouldn't have mattered in her statement to even mention that an "assassination" occurred. The important point should have been that Bill and Kennedy were both still campaigning in June!

yvette said that HRC's mention of assassination should not matter, that the important point is that Bobby Kennedy and Bill Clinton were still campaigning in June.

Yes, they were, but neither of them were campaigning in the face of a virtually impossible victory.

I have to agree with the popular inference, that Hillary was saying "I should stay in this thing, just in case."

We all must denounce and disown Hillary Rodham Clinton for her shocking remarks about the RFK assassination. In the context of her prior racial appeals & allegations of extremist ties by Sen. Obama & her calims that his victory over her is due sexism by Sen. Obama the unbalanced could very well take this as an invitation. She should withdraw not only from the campaign but from public life.

I note that some of you refer to Clinton as that woman. This is sexist.
I am a woman, in fact a middle aged "white" woman. I have nothing else whatever in common w/ Hillary Rodham Clinton

Imagine New England and New York at the super bowl,they have the coin toss New Egland wins the toss elect to kick and the giants receive and run it back for a touchdown .Would it be right if New England cries foul and request a new coin toss.This is not fair what is happening that HRC supporters are resorting to extortion to get her on the ticket.What type of damage will this do to women running for this office in the future.There is still racism and sexism lingering in this country

Watching Hillary supporters come unglued over this - blaming Obama (even though Axelrod defended her), the media (like they didn't blow up Rev. Wright and Bittergate, and Obama supporters (like Hillary supporters wouldn't jump at this too), and sexism (always the default argument when everything else fails) - has been quite entertaining. She is flailing in the wind.

For the record, I don't think she actually meant that she hopes somebody assassinates Obama. I just think she was REALLY crass and insensitive about her historical analogies. 1980 and 1984 went into the summer too. 1968 is just a terrible example to use for a lot of reasons. Specifically mentioning RFK's assassination in this context is just tone-deaf.

hillary said look at the evidence. ok... lets look. #1 vince foster mysteriously disappears from the white house and is found dead. #2 kathleen willey and her accusations against clinton in her "caught in the crosshairs" book... her husband also found dead. now hillary's assassination comments in the context of her race with obama. hillary has literally lost her mind and, i think, is trying to get obama killed. yeah yeah, another conspiracy theorist. but listen, innocent people are not repeatedly associated with murderous rumors and innuendo. once maybe, but not repeatedly. people are so afraid of alienating hillary's constituency that they wont even call a duck a duck if said duck sheds unfavorable light on their cadidate. but i believe that where there's smoke, there's fire. and if it looks like a duck, walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, then its a duck. hillary is bad news.

HILLARY SUPPORTER'S........ OH JUST STOP MAKING EXCUSES!!! You guys are just as "APPALLING" in your comments as the CANDIDATE you are supporting!!!!! ...... The energy and extent that some individuals go to camouflage these poorly veiled calculated comments are truly amazing!! Aside from it being just dumb, she dared to bring up the "A" word..... these are self inflicted wounds to her credibility! ..... Just as your Candidate, your postings are "SADLY" becoming increasingly more desperate, paranoid, disingenuous and weak!!! This is a "Presidential Race" ..... a serious life-changing period for America, it's citizens, and the world .... do you even comprehend that?? Obviously you cannot.... when you pardon "ANY" reference to assasination..... or threaten to vote for Sen. McCain!!! What have Sen. Obama done soooooooo bad that it would even begin to compare to "ANYTHING" the "CLINTONS" have already been forgiven for? To disagree is American, to hate is evil! Why do you hate Sen. Obama so? Where does this illness come from??? ...... There are just entirely to many diverse, heterogeneous, multifarious, variegated emotions in here!!! This type of hatred is RANCID!!! This is a man's LIFE!!!!

WOW WOW WOW, This woman has no place on POLITICS any more.

hey mtp.. its more like atlanta being eliminated in the first round of the playoffs, then saying they should be allowed to play in the championship because they match up better with the western conference teams.

Was it David Gergen who once said if Obama picks her as VP nominee, he needs to have a food tester ?.... I can't believe Hillary would go down that low. It is race-baiting of the vilest form.

Hillary is evil. Any Superdelegates who continue to support her are complicit in this hate speech and should be impeached (for those who hold elected office)!

Shame on HRC and her evil empire.

I wouldn't be surprised if Mrs. Clinton was actually hoping for some nutcase to follow up on her outrageous statement and perform the deed... In fact, I have been suspecting this for some time! She reminds me more of Lady Macbeth the longer her futile campaign drags on! People, Clinton has repeatedly dropped her mask. Let's all get together and tell her we will no longer accept her denigrating the Democratic Party, the image of American women and that of the United States of America in the world! This is totally unacceptable - Maybe she should consider running on a new nightmare ticket: Huckebee/Hill... At least the sick mind is the same! SHAME ON YOU, HILLARY CLINTON

Just for those HIllary supporters who think the Obama campaign is behind the outrage: They are not.

The Obama campaign have said the remarks were 'unfortunate' and did not have a place in the campaign.

They did not attack HRC the way she jumped on bittergate, Rev Wright and incited the misconception re Ayers.

It is in fact the general public and the media who have been outraged by HRCs comments.

Its nice to blame Obama, especially when everything that has gone wrong with HRC's campaign has been HRC's fault. But thats not the way the world works.

She ran a crappy campaign. That has nothing to do with her being a woman. She ran a bad campaign. She lost. Now she's compounding the loss by being a sore loser.

She's no feminist.

And all of us who were trying so hard to do the math and simply couldn't figure out why she continued to stay in the race finally see the light! While we were busy using arithmetic to compute conceivable delegate counts, she was doing simple subtraction all along! To wit: two minus one equals ME!
Go figure!
Real gravitas here, puts her right up there with Jefferson, Lincoln and the rest- a truly Presidential character right to the depths of her soul. Don't you agree?

So much for Hillary for VP- thank God!

This list of unexplained deaths aaround the Clintons No. 3, I believe is very, very scary! Why has not this been more publicised if true? I don't think that Obama will make her VP now that she has made this remark. She cannot be trusted. May be that is why Nancy Pelosi is so emphatic on saying no way to Hillary being VP. May be some know a lot more than we about the depths the Clintons will go.

Now may she will not get the VP this shows the real Clintons AGAIN!

This woman is sick. Will she stop at nothing to gain the nomination. It is time for change, no more sick Clintons and Bushs.

Imagine if she was the VP it would only be a matter of time......

As a Canadian I can say that watching American politics makes me sick to my stomach. The rhetoric -- the viciousness -- the polarization -- the press. You people bully each other (and the rest of the world) until you are black and blue.

Hillary Clinton made what was a harmless reference to RFK campaigning in June, but American politics being what it is, the daggers quickly flashed and the fifth estate pulled out the grindstones. "Let the witch-hunt begin!"

Pathetic.

OBAMA HAD BETTER NOT SELECT THE BITCH HILLARY AS HIS RUNNING MATE, THE SECOND IN COMMAND. As everyone already knows, she has done evil and is doing evil to win the Presidency. Even commit murder.

Surely, that reflects the historical Hilary I saw in You Tube.

Why?
Hilary's senseless struggle for nomination and reference to Bill' s 1992 nomination would make sense if compared with Kennedy's victory in 1968 primary. Unfortunately, she cannot get pledged delegates enough to win the nomination even if she clings to June. Her case is unique, obama is far above her of her comments has nothing to do with historicity of the American Primaries.

This raises a serious question, why did mention the assassination of Kennedy.

The assassination of Kennedy left a vacant post. She reminds the Americans about the 1968's Primary and Assassination. Perhaps she looks forward for such incident, that the Party will not have to find itself in the event such event repeated just before the nomination.

Four things:

1. Hard to see how Hilary can get away with this issue,
2. Unimaginable that her supporters suggest she did not mean what is apparent,
3. Unbelievable that people suggest all who take her to task on this issue hate her she is a woman,
4. Hilary disqualified herself from Obama's running mate, VP.

The 1968 and 1992 primaries were totally different than this one and Hillary Clinton knows it. If California's primary wasn't until June now, we might not be having this discussion. That primary is over for her now because she cannot win. The only way she can win is to wait it out in case "something happens." She isn't fooling anyone with the brains to read her face, voice and character. She is an actress, a poor one in the view of someone to whom her behavior is obvious, and an acceptable one to those who want to believe her. She is beyond description for saying what she said and didn't even care enough to apologize.

The 1968 and 1992 primaries were totally different than this one and Hillary Clinton knows it. If California's primary wasn't until June now, we might not be having this discussion. That primary is over for her now because she cannot win. The only way she can win is to wait it out in case "something happens." She isn't fooling anyone with the brains to read her face, voice and character. She is an actress, a poor one in the view of someone to whom her behavior is obvious, and an acceptable one to those who want to believe her. She is beyond description for saying what she said and didn't even care enough to apologize.

Apology not accepted.

Senator Clinton talks too much!

Boy, you all sure a a bunch of reactionary, hateful lunatics. I like Obama just fine, but his supporters are NOT an appealing bunch at all.

Obamapaths online and on TV are overreacting to this because they know Obama will not get enough pledged delegates by June 3rd. They want Hillary to drop out so this doesn't go to the convention.

Methinks that Clonton ( both of them) have that lean and hungry look. They are dangerous people. If KILLARY becomes VP it will take a village to watch Pres. Obama's back!!

Hillary is a piece of work. She can't be trusted and neither can the people around her. She final stated what she has really been thinking and hoping for, the elimination of Obama by any mean necessay.

"Anything can happen......" Right, Hillary.
You could slip on a banana peel and.....oops.
looks like you just did.

I am continually blown away by clinton supporters ability to look the other way and rationalize, and blame Obama for the crap that comes out of this woman's mouth. I have listened to her whole statement several times. I don't see what context there is that makes it anything other than:

Even though she knows her odds are near zip she is waiting around because "anything can happen" for example "Kennedy was assassinated in June".

What is the context that makes it anything but her waiting around on the off chance some loon bumps Obama off or "something"?

How can her supporters blame Obama for *her* saying that? In addition to all the other delusional spew coming out of the Clinton supporters are they now trying to make Obama out to have the power to turn her into a hand puppet?

Obama was not moving her mouth for her. *She* said it. It was brutal, base, and tactless, and truly a window into an ugly soul. If the initial sentiment was not bad enough her "clarification" not even an apology it was just her condemning anyone who had the nerve to be offended. So OK she has demonstrated she has no shame, where is the shame in her apologist supporters?

Her failure to even frame an actual apology should be setting off alarms in anyone with even a modicum of a soul. What happens to these people? Does her infinite narcism somehow give her the power to infect them with some kind venom that sucks out their souls and robs them of the ability to tell right from wrong?

Is it Jim Jones all over again?

I am truly and sincerely embarrassed and appalled by these Ghouls.

Hillary Clinton has now shown why there is some concern about a woman president,But let me say I would have voted for her.Feminist be aware I think she could shake things up in Washingtom.But she proves as with most woman you will do ,try,or say anything to get your way.Be it in relationship or politics.as I use to tell my ex all you have to do is shake your ass and we men will grovel to you.Wise up ladies men are not going to fall for this anymore.America has given Hillary a chance to be President .She: and She alone has blown it.Her Assisination comment is despiration as only a woman can do.Their is no honor in her actions and no excuesses for her comments.Its Over, except it you have moved the womans movenent back.The Glass ceiling will now stay,because of Hillary.So feminist when you vote dont revert back to being a woman and say if Hillary isnt going to be President then I ll vote for McCain.Why to get even, even with who? I ask "MY son who is now serving in Iraq" Its not his war but everyone wants him and others to die there ,this includes Fine American Woman Fighting .And by FINE I mean Brave young WOMAN too.My God Forgive Hillary and her supporters for the outraigous remarks of the other day.Mrs. Clinton you most drop out and expect the dream ticket to be over.If your lust for power had known its place (BY Vote) you would be honest that your chances are over.As a womam when she appligized that afternoon there was no statement to Obama ,who the remarks were directed.Hillary could nt even look at the camera.To believe her statement on RFK to be anything other than what it was is a typical response of a woman.All about me. How vein the other half is ,how intent on winning.I Read in womans bolgs when looking for men. All claim i am afun loving spirit and like being around poeple who are happy.and you want money and power.Enough crap,Ladies this is a serious time in our country and the world.Grow up and except that the sky is blue and not pink as you want it to be.

My husband and I were totally for Hillary until she started saying things that made us question her motives. This assassination comment didn't surprise us at all. If the Superdelegates don't hurry up and boot her out of this race, she will be the one pulling the trigger! Obama has won fair and square, so are the undecided Superdelegates waiting for something to happen to him also? Think about it people!!!!

Hillary probably knows that "what goes around comes around". Be careful what you wish for!

Hillary probably knows that "what goes around comes around". Be careful what you wish for!

Hillary probably knows that "what goes around comes around". Be careful what you wish for!

Hillary probably knows that "what goes around comes around". Be careful what you wish for!