May 26 2008
Why Keith Olbermann’s Blast of Hillary’s RFK Gaff Makes Me Not Want to Vote for Her
Last night, while exploring the joys of Stumble Upon, I came across MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann’s searing remarks in response to Hillary’s Clinton reference this past Friday to the Robert F. Kennedy assassination when discussing her campaign running through the month of June. Below are those remarks by way of the New York Times‘ Larry Rohter.
“You know, 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.” (Clinton on May 23, 2008)
But Keith O’s near disembowelment of Clinton doesn’t just come after these few remarks. It took its shape quite a bit earlier in quite a few other statements such as this one during an interview with Time in March 6 issue:
TIME: Can you envision a point at which–if the race stays this close–Democratic Party elders would step in and say, “This is now hurting the party and whoever will be the nominee in the fall?”
CLINTON: No, I really can’t. I think people have short memories. 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.
Still, Olbernann points out that every time she even breathes in reference to the month of June, Mrs. Clinton seems to bring up the assassination in a time when just the mere running of a black man and a woman evoke the specter of the thought… and to my thinking, he’s absolutely right! I mean, really! He even points out that she has had the prudence to avoid this subject in other press and has done so. So why the lapse now? Further to this point is the simple fact that with all her prior statements, she has never realized her error! Olbermann’s eloquence is far more than I should be able to convey with my own words. I have posted the video below. When watching, notice the references to many other “oversights” including Bill Clinton’s since vilified Jesse Jackson remark and Hillary’s noting of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “relative importance.”
It all makes me wonder if Mrs. Clinton is even aware of even a faint pulse among her supporters. WTF to you, Senator, WTF!
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