Shock: Hillary raises assassination issue
- added May 23, 2008
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Hillary Clinton today brought up the assassination of Sen. Robert Kennedy while defending her decision to stay in the race against Barack Obama.
"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. I don't understand it," she said, dismissing calls to drop out.
Clinton made her comments at a meeting with the Sioux Falls Argus-Leader's editorial board while campaigning in South Dakota, where she complained that, "People have been trying to push me out of this ever since Iowa."
Obama, the first African-American to advance so far in the race for the White House, has faced threats, sources have said.
Robert Kennedy, the younger brother of President John F. Kennedy, was gunned down in 1968 after winning the California primary. He had been a hero on the left for his civil rights agenda and calls to end the war in Vietnam.
Barack Obama, who leads Clinton by nearly 200 delegates and has already secured a majority of pledged delegates, has been the subject of threats. Early in the campaign, the Secret Service gave him a security detail at the request of Sen. Richard Durbin (D-Illinois).
Clinton criticized an "urgency" to end the campaign prematurely, saying, "Historically, that makes no sense."
"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. I don't understand it," she said, dismissing calls to drop out.
Clinton made her comments at a meeting with the Sioux Falls Argus-Leader's editorial board while campaigning in South Dakota, where she complained that, "People have been trying to push me out of this ever since Iowa."
Obama, the first African-American to advance so far in the race for the White House, has faced threats, sources have said.
Robert Kennedy, the younger brother of President John F. Kennedy, was gunned down in 1968 after winning the California primary. He had been a hero on the left for his civil rights agenda and calls to end the war in Vietnam.
Barack Obama, who leads Clinton by nearly 200 delegates and has already secured a majority of pledged delegates, has been the subject of threats. Early in the campaign, the Secret Service gave him a security detail at the request of Sen. Richard Durbin (D-Illinois).
Clinton criticized an "urgency" to end the campaign prematurely, saying, "Historically, that makes no sense."
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Even if she wasn't raising the specter of her rival candidate being assassinated (which she was), this is in incredibly poor taste. What the hell is she thinking?
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This woman makes me sick.
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I am certainly not a Clinton supporter, but I think this is just a very, very stupid comment. She is an intelligent woman and should be smart enough to realize the implication of referencing RFK's assassination (especially after the last two times she's done it). That being said, this is the kind of gaffe that happens when candidates sleep 2-4 hours a day.
What concerns me more are things like this:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/05/21/georgia-newspa...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/05/16/huckabee-talks... -
ditto to radiovolume's comment!!
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Hillary go HOME!
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Boy are you all stupid, I watched on TV when Robert Kennedy was shot. Because you all are young and were not there you do not understand what she meant by her statement!
She was talking about the fact that back then after Jon F. Kennedy was shot they told Robert not to run for office because they were scared that someone would hurt him, or try to shot him. He was a person like Hillary that just because people told him to get out of the race and not to try to win the Presidency that he would do it. BUT HE WOULD NOT! He went on and campaigned and was going to win but a ass hole shot him which ended his possiblity of being one of this country's Presidents.
That is what Hillary was stating in her statement. Like I said I know I was growing up at the time I witnessed Robert Kennedy's campaigning and when he was shot.
So before you all make comments about things you really do not understand you should really read up on History and find out what you are about to comment on.
Hillary knows of what she speaks of and why she states what she states. I will guess there is know one on this Blog that is in there 50's but me!-
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- maltesetitan
- 3 months ago
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The strong fighting spirit is a good quality, but one has to finally admit when one is defeated and step out of the ring with at least some dignity left.
This is not good for the election overall. It simply bottlenecks the whole process.
Sung to the tune of The English Beat's Stan Down Margret...
Stand down Hillary!
Stand down please!
Stand down Hillary! -
even if you accept her clarification that she was merely mentioning that those previous primaries were still contested well into June, her argument makes no sense. The California primary was in June, not February in those years and the nomination was truly up for grabs unlike now.
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Veiled threats from Hillary eh? Now this is getting interesting! America sure has a short collecitive memory. Remember the infamous Clinton death list?
http://www.whatreallyhappened.com/RANCHO/POLITICS/BODIE... -
What an evil, hate-provoking comment. Hillary, you certainly are doing a splendid job of making people like myself despise you. Obama would be better off choosing Spiro Agnew as VP than you.
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The very reason Obama should never pick her for VP. It's time someone helped her pack up and go home. This is so far over the line she should be ashamed, if she had any. Good reason to pick Edwards for VP, the powers that be hate him more than Obama. Talking about things like assassinations is incredibly stupid.
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- Marilynn_Murray
- 3 months ago
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What an embarrassment to the Democratic Party.
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I would expect this from an Arkansas racist but not... oh, wait -- she is an Arkansas racist.
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I understand what happened with the RFK assassination, just because I wasn't there doesn't mean I can't comprehend it. People are telling Hillary to drop out not Obama. Furthermore I understand PTSD and Hillary has got it. She is not right in the head and it isn't her fault. When you are cheated on; with the whole world watching it's gotta have a devastating effect on your sanity.
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malt, there's no doubt that you probably are the only person in the over 50 crowd on this thread. However, I don't follow your argument. After calling us young and stupid, you go on to defend Hillary's statement with such grammatical gems as:
"they told Robert not to run for office because they were scared that someone would hurt him, or try to shot him."
and..."He was a person like Hillary that just because people told him to get out of the race and not to try to win the Presidency that he would do it."
Hilarious as it is, it's all nonsense.
Hillary's insinuation that her unwillingness to shut down her hopeless campaign and the courage RFK displayed in refusing to bow in the face of death are kind of the same thing--is ludicrous. I don't believe that she is stupid enough to imply that Obama might be assassinated by invoking the Kennedy name but she still should have seen the backlash that would ensue. She is desperate and her statements are beginning to reflect that sentiment. -
Spiro Agnew: one of the best AND worst names in American political history.
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ha!
forget political correctness...
what a stupid bitch!!
what happened to you?
you were such a promising young woman... -
*sigh* so longwinded, blah blah blah, if you're not going to make an intelligent and relevant argument then shut the hell up, nobody cares if you cant stand obama or clinton, I would venture to say that the good majority of comments made about this political race have been pointless remarks that ignorant people make because they arbitrarily chose a side just to feel like they're involved and opinionated. I say we should stick to the issues and not pick apart every little damn thing. Let's act like adults people.
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that's enough Hilary
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Maybe you've seen the EMPIRE STRIKES BARACK before?
Prepare for baghtle!-
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- macosveteran
- 3 months ago
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How low can she go,
How low can she go.
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furthermore..i was actually a supporter of both Hilary and Obama and would gladly have seen either in office, but Hilary's shenanigans have turned me completely off and every day I wonder how on earth she will be able to do outdo the last.
LOL pwdrski -
yup thats what Im talking about...
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maltesetitan, you are not the only one over 50. I was devastated when RFK and MLK were assassinated. My take on Senator Clinton's comments were that she was trying to get across that she is not the first politician to campaign into June.
Many good, well thought out opinions on this blog. The young people continually surprise and inspire me. I'm glad for the passionate ones, even the ones that give such short answers. It shows they care. We give each other voice. -
yea maltesetitan, "you are all stupid.....a asshole...try to shot him..." haha yea with age comes intelligence, hah..
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A trail of death has followed the Clintons for a long time. Google it. Here is a simple list of some of the people attached to the Clintons, and the circumstances surrounding their mysterious deaths
90 SUSPICIOUS DEATHS OF INDIVIDUALS CLOSE TO BILL CLINTON, 81 WHILE PRESIDENT
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"A trail of Death"
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The following is a list of a number of persons who have died in suspicious circumstances who
had connection to the Clintons or the Clinton's dealings. The length and breadth of this list is
disconcerting. It is beyond credibility that very many of these cases are coincidences. Forward
any errors or inconsistancies as the list has been compiled from multiple sources:
http://www.freewebs.com/jeffhead/liberty/liberty/bdycou...
I'd get a Popemobile if I were you, Obama. Seriously. When a Clinton starts talking assassination, that just doesn't seem to be a good sign. It's like Hitler talking about the possibility of a mysterious fire at the Reichstag.-
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- hawaii_guy_1010
- 3 months ago
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precisely - Hillary is not culturally relevant - her allusions to events older than the PC and the cell phone , as a means to buttress her stance , are lost on the people who are presently assuring Obama's victory .
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Brutal, just brutal. I was thinking about Obama and how he was probably the greatest influential leader in the USA since RFK and MLK, and then this. Is he a target for assassination? I hope not.
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Bush talking about Nazis,
Huckabee implying someone is pointing a gun at Obama,
Hillary talking about an assassinated presidential candidate.
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Well I'm in my 50's, and I too was there when dear RFK was killed... and I am today appalled by Hillary's using the A-word. She could have chosen any number of people who were still in the campaign by June; the fact that she chose someone who was assassinated is deliberate -- just like whoever that was who chose to compare Obama to Hitler as examples of people who drew big crowds. Let's face it -- these are dangerous times, and we need to be careful what energy we bring into being with our comments.
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It seems a little out of context, but there is no way that Sirhan Sirhan can possibly assassinate anyone else, he is still in prison.
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- joshuaheller
- 3 months ago
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This is a really important issue, but I believe this is a move of desperation for Clinton.
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- aaronklong
- 3 months ago
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I intend this in only the most positive manner:
I'm tired of entertainment news such as CNN, MSNBC, et al telling me that I don't even have to show up to vote because my demographics do it for me. I'm a college educated, Anglo-Saxon woman, over 50, who hopes desperately that Barack Obama is MY next president. Senator Obama is the most inspiring, dignified, respectful politician to come along since the 1960s.
No politician since Kennedy has instilled a sense of unity that I want to call him or her MY president.
I'm originally from the Midwest and was taught to at least be suspicious of those different from myself. However, I've learned to think for myself and ask the hard questions. Senator Obama has already started a conversation that should have begun many years ago. If we always talk to people we agree with and about the easy questions, nothing will ever change. -
I to remember Robert Kennedy's assassination and Martin Luther King Jr's as well. I truly want to give Sen. Clinton the benefit of the doubt and say it was just an incredibly HORRIBLE choice of words. I'll even give her the possibility she was just trying to scare people out of voting for Sen. Obama. There is very little chance she was trying to insight violence against her opponent. But the absolute lack of intelligence it took to let that come out of her mouth no matter what the reason clearly shows she is NO one you'd want in charge of the country. It is far past time for her to go.
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Anyone with a few brain cells is well aware Hillary Clinton has never been a hateful woman. Her comment as usual are taken out of context and turned into a Rev Wright story.
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No on
