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Saturday, May 24, 2008

Political Irony

NYT: Clinton Remark on Robert Kennedy’s Killing Stirs Uproar
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton defended staying in the Democratic nominating contest on Friday by pointing out that her husband had not wrapped up the nomination until June 1992, adding, “We all remember Bobby Kennedy was assassinated in June in California.”
There is the suggestion from the Clinton campaign that there might be a slip up from Obama that would sink his presidential aspiration. The slip up would clear the way for the "rightful" nominee, Hillary.

Unfortunately she has made a magnificent screw up of her own with this Bobby Kennedy remark. Clinton sounds like she is getting her talking points from Coulter.

Now from the point of view of her intent, it is correct. She is trying to point out that the process can go on until June and therefor why should she quit now.

There is the piranha factor. The media and her opposition are jumping all over this like a fallen deer in lion country.

As a result Clinton appears slightly crazed as her ambition seems to overwhelm her reasonable judgment.

She's toast.

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