During a one-day stop on the largely Spanish-speaking island, front-runner Barack Obama talked about veterans issues and his Republican rival Sen. John McCain before going on a parade-style walk through San Juan.
In his campaign events Obama made no mention of Clinton's remarks from Friday when she cited the June 1968 assassination of presidential candidate Robert Kennedy to help explain why she was still in the race for the party's nomination to contest McCain in the November election.
"My husband (Bill Clinton) 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," she told a South Dakota newspaper's editorial board.
Clinton's comments drew a quick rebuke on Friday from Obama's campaign and she apologized.
Kennedy, brother of slain U.S. President John F. Kennedy and Massachusetts Sen. Edward Kennedy, was assassinated in Los Angeles just after winning the California Democratic primary.
Obama, who has a nearly insurmountable lead in delegates, told a Puerto Rican radio station on Saturday he did not think Clinton intended any offense by her comments.
"I have learned that when you are campaigning for as many months as Senator Clinton and I have been campaigning, sometimes you get careless in terms of the statements that you make and I think that is what happened here," he said in an interview with Radio Isla Puerto Rico.
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- kushan
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kushan, Get off your band wagon! FACT is 1. Hillary Clinton Leads in the Popular vote. FACT 2. Obama is not nor will he ever be the Democratic nominee. 3. Now you all that have put down former President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton knowing full well that they have more experience and that they can correct the problems this country is in. You all want his help to show Obama how to run the country because he does not have any idea what to do because he is stupid and only has 3 1/2 years experience.
Do you think for a second that you can run down a great leader and his wife that should have received everyones votes then to have a person with no experience say I need your help now that I've treated you like SH#T to show me how to run the country.
Do you think you can kick someone in the teeth and expect them to turn around and say thank you, are you FU#king sick.Besides Robert Kennedy Jr. made this statement:
Statement from Robert Kennedy Jr.: Re: Bobby Kennedy Comments
Statement from Robert Kennedy Jr.
Robert Kennedy Jr. issued the following statement this evening:
“It is clear from the context that Hillary was invoking a familiar political circumstance in order to support her decision to stay in the race through June. I have heard her make this reference before, also citing her husband's 1992 race, both of which were hard fought through June. I understand how highly charged the atmosphere is, but I think it is a mistake for people to take offense.”
He supports Hillary so get off your soap box. Hillary knows what she is talking about and you can only dream of it.
Remember Hillary has the popular vote and has the electoral vote count by 300 to 217 so Obama needs to give up. He will be looking for a new job soon maybe he can go to work for Wright!
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- maltesetitan
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