Shock: Hillary raises assassination issue

wow... playing dirty even on the sideline. Way to go Hilary way to go.... -_-

Good point mako. Plus the point Senator Clinton claims to have been making is also historically false. Bill Clinton was considered the presumptive nominee in March when Paul Tsongas dropped out of the race. And Bobby Kennedy's campaign wasn't even three months old at the time he was assassinated. Only 13 states had held their primaries at that point. So even if you give her the benefit of the doubt (not sure why you would given her track record) she was still being very misleading in her statements.

Titan, if you don't believe me, see what Dee Dee Myers, President Clinton's former press secretary, says in her article Hillary's Bone-headed Argument.

Of course if she's not good enough, you could just ask the former President himself who said in his own memoir, My Life:

"On April 7, we also won in Kansas, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. On April 9, Paul Tsongas announced that he would not reenter the race. The fight for the nomination was effectively over."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dee-dee-myers/hillarys-bone-headed-argu_b_103759.h...

malt, if you are saying the following statement is false:

"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."

...then you are dead wrong.

The two campaigns, and the circumstances of the times they were/are active, are worlds apart. RFK, running for President after the assassination of his elder brother, continued his campaign despite the constant threat of death. It is arguably one of the bravest and most noble campaigns in American history.

Hillary Clinton's campaign, on the other hand, is one of missed opportunities and an ever climbing sense of desperation as she scratches and claws to avoid mathematical elimination. Referencing RFK in an effort to draw a parallel between herself and his valiant effort was, in my opinion, disgraceful AND ludicrous.

Now, to your latest post.

Nothing you said has anything to do with my post, or this thread. You reference Bill Clinton, his heart, Hillary's visit to RFK's grave, Ted Kennedy's health, and Al Gore. You might as well be talking about puppies and rainbows. It would have the same effect as what you're trying now.

mako2424, No the statement is not ludicrous. When in 1992 her Husband who they were saying at first would have a hard time winning because of his age not because of his experience because he had plenty. And as President in 1993 he and First Lady Hillary Clinton when to the grave site with the Kennedy's were Robert Kennedy was buried to have a service for him. And with Ted Kennedy in bad health. Senator Clinton's heart is with the Kennedy's right now and you have to remember former Vice President Al Gore was there too! These are just a few things that the internet will not teach you.
So know Hillary Clinton knew what she was talking about, it is just that a lot of others that did not live at that time or witness it can not relate to the same with all she has done for this country both her and her husband. That is why i hope with all my heart that this world places her in the white house so those of you that do not know will know!

Just because RFK Jr. is fine with it doesn't mean that I am. Nor does he have the right to tell me not to be offended because his last name is Kennedy.

If she didn't want people to make the negative association, then she should have worded it better. Now she is wasting time backpedaling and apologizing. Just like Obama should have worded some of his press statements better so he doesn't have to backpedal and apologize.

Friday, May 23, 2008

Statement from Robert Kennedy Jr.

Robert Kennedy Jr. issued the following statement:

“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.”

moe for president 2008 larry fr vp.curlsect sec. of defense,shemp for sect. of state,curly joe speaker of the house. the rest can kiss my ass!

It's no wonder Bush won twice, if the intelligence shown on this board is representitive of the Average American we are in big trouble.

I think that Hillary's comments where way out of line, first off how does the assasination of Robert Kennedy even relate to this election. I think that Hillary is havin a little trouble excepting defeat.

Patrick, please explain:

1. How saying ANYTHING about Hillary Clinton makes someone unpatriotic?

2. What things we are making up?

3. How often do you chat with "Bobby and Jack"?

...and until you do explain the content of your comment, you can stop ACTING tough and immature in your posts. So far as I can tell, you're full of opinion but fresh out of substance.

Hillary's comment was an extremely poor choice for an analogy. If she had used a little more tact, she could have found a better way to describe the situation. As you can see, people will naturally associate this as some sort of political jab at Obama and whether they are right or wrong does not take away for the perception of association.

She has apologized for the comment(I think), so I think it's time to move on. Don't dwell on this like the mainstream media and Obama's mis-speaks.

P.S.-
Off the subject at hand, the personal attacks being thrown around on this topic (i.e. name-calling, disrespectful remarks, ageism, and offensive use of the word "retard" in regards to other members) need to stop immediately. This is a place for the free exchange of opinions, and no one should be made to feel as if thier opinion doesn't matter, or is somehow lesser than another's. If we are mature enough to have open discussion about politics, we should be mature enough to respect each other's personal opinions.

Patrick your response appalls me. Irrational classification by age. Do you feel as though people who aren't 35 don't have maturity? I try to act as mature and intelligent as I can...and I'm only 18. Guess in your eyes I am a baby that doesn't know how to talk right?

mako2424,

Son,

I remember an oldies tune, don't remember the title but I do remember the phrase, which I think is appropriate for you....It goes like this...

"Walk like a man, talk like a man, walk like a man my son..."

You aren't talking or walking like a man yet:(

Why don't you come back and talk to me when you are say 35 and you have lived a bit more of life.

I assure you, by then you won't be so much of a smart aleck!

Forget him Krag, He is apparently a dim bulb and doesn't get the insult to mentally handicapped people slinging that word around. They have heard it and it hurts them. It is sad when someone has so little regard for the feelings of defenseless people. Use a little imagination with your insults if you have any. Using the word Retard is against the rules.

Big deal! Why is this getting more attention than when the Evangelists said the people in New Orleans deserved to die because they were gay?!
Anybody that is more outraged by this comment and wants to call her on it, yet aren't concerned by the almost daily hateful speech, and not to mention Dick Cheney's famous "fuck you" on the floor of the senate comment, are just following the sheep. All people should be accountable for their hate speech, not just whoever is in the limelight at the present.

I hate to have to make a response on a topic pertaining nothing to the topic that's being discussed. But I believe that what needed to be said has been said. If people still have a discussion to talk about the ethics of the discussion or about Current.com and it's users...please take it elsewhere.

If you noticed that I said "completely wrong" then you must have noticed that I also said "completely off topic". If you want to discuss the topic of your total misunderstanding of the ethnic and political make-up of the states that have already voted, start a thread about it. I'm sure I'll comment on it. But that's not what this post is about. Sorry pal...I'm not taking your bait.

Are you people fucking serious? Ever heard of sticks and stones motherfuckers. You guys are seriously too sensitive. I wasn't talking about mentally challenged people (which is how you are supposed to refer to them, not retards), I was talking about how you guys (those Obamaheads bashing the Hills) are pretty fucking stupid. 'Nuff said about that because you all are officially retarded.

And Krag, I love how you say "completely wonrg", but don't articulate why I'm wrong. And I'm actually 28 but act like a 12 yr old sometimes, especially when I discuss things with people who seem to have the intelligence of 12 yr olds.

And it's not that off topic, it was commentary on the race. This is about the race, what she said was about the race. So, I just thought I'd mention that fact (Obama's supposed sweep) to burst your little self righteous bubble. You Obamaheads jumped on a bandwagon, because you are easily swayed by going for the person that you think the GOP would be threatened by, go based off the notion because he's black (and that somehow means "change") he'll win just so another white man isn't in office, and you think he's liberal (he's not that liberal).

I still have yet to hear about these great changes he (Obama) plans to implement or how he is truly "different" than the opposition.

You guys should see the "Light" and vote for Nader, you smug ass bastards. Haha.

P.S. George W. Bush does not have a mental disability. He scored higher on his SATs than John Kerry. As one of my sons observed when he was 16, "George W. Bush is a maniacal genius."

The world is in crisis because too many people underestimated George W. Bush's intelligence and mistook his brilliant plan for installing his totalitarian regime for ignorant blundering. The Neo-cons got exactly what they planned for, but no one sees it because they just can't believe people could be that evil.
Check out what GW Bush's grandfather Prescott Bush and his great-grandfathers did with Hitler to see how the Neo-cons have improved on the Nazis blueprint and made sure to buy and control the media, so Americans don't see how the walls are already surrounding us and they can lock the gate at any moment. Bush already signed the executive order to install martial law for any national emergency and Congress did nothing to stop him.

Well said TouchArt.

Thanks twinkie1cat for spreading awareness about words that should be dropped from our vocabularies.

Bigotry and slurs characterizing people with disabilities as less than are unfortunately considered acceptable by too many.

Everyone deserves the same respect and human rights. Period.

Working against bigotry and for respect for diversity does open minds if we are consistent and insist that every human being, whatever their sex, color, race, ethnicity, age, ability, religion, sexuality, or class, deserves basic human respect and dignity.

This means it shouldn't be acceptable to call people with different abilities demeaning names. It also means that we carry that to every group, so that it's no longer acceptable to demean gays, Indians (Native Americans for the PC) with sports mascots and war whoops, and other groups against whom bigotry and slurs have increased dramatically since the Neo-cons came to power.

A trip to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in D.C. last summer showed how the first people who lost their civil liberties in Nazi Germany were people with mental and physical disabilities, homosexuals, and the Jews, a people with a different religion and culture. Since 2000, hostility, police actions and legislation aimed at limiting, reducing or refusing to grant the same rights to people with disabilities, gays and most recently polygamist Mormons have increased with little comment from the media or outrage from Americans. Once marginalized groups are denied Constitutional Rights, and the majority accepts their dehumanization, the same rational can be applied to anyone who is different and no one is safe.

This just in Clinton's new campaign song is "Woke up this morning and got myself a gun." This was a shameful parallel at the possibility that Obama would be killed. I think that she is genuinely crazy. Power is a dangerous thing and I think she is now gone over to the dark side. It is just like saying "I still have great chances at this presidency because less people want me dead."

I agree...and was referencing another post when I used it in mine. I hope the context made it clear what I think of that particular slur. I'd be happy to see it just go away.

Thank you twinkie1cat, this should have been said long ago - that's exactly what crosses my mind every time I hear it, it's offensive and misused.

Someone used the word "retard" in a comment. I would appreciate it if you would not use that word as a pejorative. It is offensive to those of us who educate people with mental retardation. Use it only in conjunction with a reference to people with limited cognitive ability please, not as a substitute for stupid or ignorant. This is becoming a commonly used term and it needs to go the way of the "N-word". Last year "gay" was used as a pejorative. That one needs to go too.

By the way, a retarded person would not act like the Bush administration. Even though they think at a simple level, retarded people are not stupid. They do their jobs and live their lives and just think a little slower than most people.

Bush, by the way, is learning disabled, not retarded.

I'm not sure how the fact that she's said this before helps your case TouchArt. And it certainly hurts Senator Clinton's excuse that she just had the Kennedy family on her mind because of Senator Kennedy's recent medical news. And I'm sure this helps them deal with that news...nice work Hillary.

Also, how is the Obama camp spinning this exactly? The only statement I've seen from the Obama campaign was from spokesman Bill Burton:

"Senator Clinton's statement before the Argus Leader editorial board was unfortunate and has no place in this campaign."

Is this the hateful twisting of words you're talking about? I don't see it.

Spin it any way you want. It was stupid and insensitive thing to say. And if people are speculating that this was a Freudian slip or worse some planned attempt to be provocative...maybe you should ask yourself what it is about this candidate that makes people ask these questions.

Hilliary is constantly being put down and twisted around like she is something evil. She was not implying that Barack was in danger of being assassinated, although his being made a target would not be a surprise. What she was talking about was that Robert Kennedy was campaigning into June, even after he had been told to quit.

I admire her tenacity. It is part of what would make her an excellent president. She would not sit there like wimpy Bush did kissing the president of Saudi Arabia and coming back with nothing. She would have visited him with a well thought through plan for increasing gas availability and something that would benefit his country in return.

NY TImes
"Friday was not the first time Mrs. Clinton referred to the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy in such a context. In March, she told Time magazine: “Primary contests used to last a lot longer. We all remember the great tragedy of Bobby Kennedy being assassinated in June in L.A. My husband didn’t wrap up the nomination in 1992 until June. Having a primary contest go through June is nothing particularly unusual.”

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has endorsed Mrs. Clinton, defended her remarks in a telephone interview on Friday evening.

“I’ve heard her make that argument before,” Mr. Kennedy said, speaking on his cellphone as he drove to the family compound in Hyannis Port, Mass. “It sounds like she was invoking a familiar historical circumstance in support of her argument for continuing her campaign.”

Hillary Clinton said nothing about Obama at all.

But that doesn't stop the Obama campaign and supporters from accusing her of saying made-up words, vile insinuations and having despicable motivations about Obama's safety. Anyone who believes Hillary Clinton's statement about continuing a presidential nomination race into June was in any way referring to Obama is just plain tripping.

Just because you have an irrational hatred for Hillary Clinton, does not mean you can turn anything she says around to fit your hateful caricature of her.

That the Obama camp would twist Hillary Clinton's words into anything besides what they were, a simple statement of historic fact , shows how desparate they are.

Hillbilly needs to drop out. At one point in time I would have voted for her had she won but now if she wins my vote will go to Nadder.

I've been saying it for months. If obama gets shot she better be the FIRST person suspected.

"Not sure if any of you noticed but Obama won the states that had a lot of black voters and won the states that vote more liberally, after he was announced to be the most liberal candidate in the race"

Completely off topic? Yes. Completely wrong? Yes.

Before you call people retarded (nice term by the way...what are you 12) you might want to check your facts.

And did you see Obama on the court?!

Hows that for ELitist?!

Obama vs Boris , one on one!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-QgeBtF5Lw

Yeah, "I'm an anglo-saxon" lady.....OOOPs.....

I really want obama......I'm anglo saxon ....OOOPs

even though I'm anglo saxon .....OOOOPS

"anglo-saxon".... OOOOOPS

I'm sorry but this is fucking ridiculous. Those of you who seriously have an issue with her stating a fact and then implying (no saying) she meant is as a slanderous comment about Obama's possible assassination, are truly the most retarded people on this site.

This is more pathetic than those that said Obama was a terrorist, because this attack on Hillary is coming from people who claim to be on top of the issues, intelligent, and open minded. The fact that people who claim to be for change (but use the same type of arguments the opposition uses) can misconstrue a simple statement made by someone (that's a fact no less), makes me feel all of you who claim Obama is the messiah, are the real idiots in this country that will be left with their dicks (or tit for you ladies) in their hand when Obama lets you down once in office.

Now if he does get elected and makes changes for the better, I'll be the first to say, "My bad". I highly doubt that though, because even if he gets the dem nom, I think white America will make sure McCain is the person that gets elected into office. Just because you root for the underdog doesn't mean you place your bets on him.

Not sure if any of you noticed but Obama won the states that had a lot of black voters and won the states that vote more liberally, after he was announced to be the most liberal candidate in the race (something that is soooo far from true it makes me cringe that people actually believe it). Being more liberal than Hillary Clinton or McCain isn't that hard when you think about their age, they grew up in a different time.

I think all of you who claim to know what you're talking about need to be more objective and realize you're not as knowledgeable as you think and you definitely have no ability to discern what's being said from what you want to hear.

inexcusable

this shows what many of us have said, she is still running only waiting for something bad to happen

sickening

how about hillary moves to the fiji islands and gives HER secret service to Obama

there is a reason why the status quo does NOT want him and would be totally ok with her

sickening

http://current.com/items/88975781_keith_olbermann_slams_hillary_clinton_must_wat...

It's not just that it was tasteless and she should apologize, it's that it reveals why she has been staying in the race all this time, to be next in line just in case. That's the same kind of cynical opportunism that the current administration exhibited in exploiting 911.

Freudian slip. - She wants to be The President, No matter the cost. Wanting something anything to happen so she will be the nominee. Subconsciously or not this thought is in her head. Let’s get her drunk and see if we can get her to go all "Mel Gibson".
Remember her and husband show signs of being Sociopaths. Nobody could work a room like Bill back in his day. I miss the 90's.
So why does she want to be The Commander and Chief?
To help repair this nation's compass?
To do something noble?
I don't think this is the case.

If Obama can move beyond this, so can I.
Bad judgement from the Clinton camp.

First Mike Huckabee jokes about Obama's assassination and now Hillary talks Robert Kennedy's assassination and somehow compares it to the current presidential campaign. This kind of crap is not funny anymore.

ROFLMAO, Stephenthomson, PLEASE feel free to go ahead and GTFO. I'd love nothing more than to see you and your ilk pack your shit and leave to some 3rd world country. Please, on your way out the door renounce your citizenship so that there is no chance whatsoever of you returning. Go on, get out there and see that "your" country isn't the hell hole you make it out to be. America isn't perfect, but all in all it's great nation filled with great people, disgusting trash like yourself are NOT part of the solution, you're part of the problem. All you do is look for the worst in any situation and assume that people not lockstep with your ideology are unadulterated evil to the core, so please, get away from it now, FAR AND FAST. You can't leave soon enough to suit me.

Hillary Clinton has finally jumped in the hole that she has been digging for herself ever since she chose Penn as her chief campaign strategist.

i wasn't referring to this latest remark as being innocuous.

my point was this: no matter what she says, some people will assume the worst. they'll go on about how much they hate her guts, and how she's such a "bitch". i'd expect that much from Republicans, but not fellow liberals.

you know, i can just as easily turn it around and point out the tranparency of the people who make these comments.

To stay in the game just in case the other guy gets shoot is a sick and morbid way of thinking. It's as though she kind of expects it to happen to Obama.

I'm not surprised to see Patrick and maltesetitan come out and support Senator Clinton's tasteless remarks. They are Clinton water carriers and full time Obama haters. So of course they are going to try and spin this any way they can (trying and failing). Calling people's patriotism into question is sadly typical. We've seen that argument from the republicans so many times, we all know it signals a desperate lack of any substantive argument. When all else fails...question their patriotism. Sorry Patrick, but that crap stopped working about three years ago.

I don't know Senator Clinton's intention. After hearing the list of offensives Olbermann read out tonight, I don't blame people for thinking the worst. When is enough enough? But even if you do give her the benefit of the doubt (yet again) and believe that this was just an incredibly insensitive choice of words...how could you ever characterize it as an "innocuous remark"? I guess there are some people so caught up in their own agendas that Senator Clinton can literally do no wrong.

at least she kind of, accidentally said she can't win any other way

I don't think she had anything to apologize for.

No "DefenderOfPants" this has nothing to do with the maturity level of Obama supporters and more about the desperation of an already sinking ship. If she's got a chance, by all means stay in the race, but the lengths at which she is prepared to do it is simply racist and evil in nature. To defend those context-less remarks, as well as others without real scrutiny is naive and frankly as retarded as she appears to be.

She's right.. Why would she drop out? Im not a Clinton supporter but if she still has a chance why would she quit now?

This Byatch has lost her mind. I fail to understand why people indulge her clearly racist ass.

Kieth said it all. Thank God he did. It needed said. She is unfit.

HILLARY IS GETTING DESPERATE. :)

What a tactless comment!

Patrick, please explain:

1. How saying ANYTHING about Hillary Clinton makes someone unpatriotic?

2. What things we are making up?

3. How often do you chat with "Bobby and Jack"?

You tell'er Keith!!

“…I question your PATRIOTISM!” That’s such a tired argument from the cold war. No one is going to be shouted down with that lame declaration anymore.

If anyone wants to question someone’s patriotism for speaking their mind, take it up with the Founding Fathers. Those guys spoke out against the king, very unpatriotic of them, and put the 1st Amendment in the Constitution.

Patrick, don't question my patriotism.

I'll tell you very bluntly that I have no patriotism. I lost it in 2004. This country is full of jackasses and dumbasses who keep retards in the white house so we can keep living like bloated ticks while the developing world starves to death. This, my digusting country, is the one that dropped two atomic bombs on hundreds of thousands of civilians, who perpetrated two unnecessary wars, who consumes 50 percent of the world's resources when we constitute only 6 percent of the world's population, who turns a blind eye to the environmental problems the world faces for the sake of maintaining the power structure within the elite circles of washington and its beneficiaries.

My country SUCKS. I am NOT proud to be an American. Obama is my last hope. If we can't get him elected I'm moving.

oh yeah, total shocker.

You stay classy, Hillary Clinton! (sarcasm)

Was this:

A - Hillary’s Memorial Day Weekend statement to the press.

B – Hillary suggesting we should morn the tragic string of assassinations from the 60’ this weekend.

C – Implying the possible assassination of her political rival as reasoning to stay in the race.

D – Letting us all know that she’s a fighter and she will not be forced out or go down quietly.

E – All the above.

How does a politically savvy, tried and tested, “best candidate for the Democratic party” use a comment about an associate’s family member assassination to justify any position.

I’m listening Keith O ramble off a list of Hillary’s political gaffs that were forgiven to this point. But I have to agree with Keith, the worst shame of the this country is political assassination and for her to reference it, makes me sick.

Hillary has Jumped the Shark!!

maltesetitan,

I agree with you ...

And , I was so upset by the rude remarks of The Obama Campaign & CNN & Young people here that are clueless and have NO REGARD for those who are just a little older, that I posted myself, but I will say it again:

Senator Clinton was just trying to say that very few campaigns, like her own, her husband's and Bobby Kennedy's and others don't usually stop at the last primary.

To me, she said nothing wrong. But apparently, there
are many folks out there, who are all too willing to try to kick up any dirt they can even so far as to MAKE THINGS UP!

And some of you here, are guilty of it...

And I say:

Shame...which is a word that many young people seem to have forgotten and a word that is quite meaningless.

I am sorry but I must say this...

I feel that anyone who would say this about Senator Clinton is showing enormous disrespect and that I question your PATRIOTISM!

I am quite sure that if Bobby & Jack could speak to us, they would say that it is in very, very bad taste.

Maybe I don't have to worry, because, sadly enough, Mr. Obama has a big mouth and I think it's very likely that he will let go with another "Typical White Woman" remark.

This man, may be eloquent sometimes but clearly he is very flawed.

Keith Olbermann is saying the same thing in spades at this moment and Hillary is most likely cringing.

Would someone please remove those damn eveready batteries from her...this has gone on far too long...

That active brain cell left for Canada a long time ago.

Anyone with an active brain cell would have known that was a ridiculous thing to say.

The Kennedy's just find out a member of the family has a grave illness and she decides to bring up another family tragedy just to try and make a point.

People shouldn't waste their respective brain cells trying to defend her.

No one is saying Hillary is being hateful, RRH; we're saying she's being deliberately provocative -- which is not a crime, but that doesn't make it a good idea, either.

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.

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.

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.

This is a really important issue, but I believe this is a move of desperation for Clinton.

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.

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.

Bush talking about Nazis,
Huckabee implying someone is pointing a gun at Obama,
Hillary talking about an assassinated presidential candidate.

The politically desperate will stoop low, it’s in their nature.

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.

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 .

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/bdycount.txt

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.

yea maltesetitan, "you are all stupid.....a asshole...try to shot him..." haha yea with age comes intelligence, hah..

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.

yup thats what Im talking about...

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

How low can she go,
How low can she go.

She's in the limbo contest of her life...

that's enough Hilary

*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.

ha!

forget political correctness...

what a stupid bitch!!

what happened to you?
you were such a promising young woman...

Spiro Agnew: one of the best AND worst names in American political history.

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.

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.

I would expect this from an Arkansas racist but not... oh, wait -- she is an Arkansas racist.

What an embarrassment to the Democratic Party.

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.

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.

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/BODIES.html

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.

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!

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!

Hillary go HOME!