I agree 100%. Not jumping on this shit and twisting it for the absolute worst implication is what makes Obama better than Clinton. It's also what should make Obamaniacs better than Clintonistas. Just enjoy the sidelined schadenfreuding guys, the media will do all the heavy lifting.

What I found most aggravating about this South Dakota episode was her explanation afterward. From Olbermann's Special Comment yesterday, she said:

I was discussing the Democratic primary history, and in the course of that discussion mentioned the campaigns both my husband and Senator Kennedy waged in California in June in 1992 and 1968.

I was referencing those to make the point that we have had nomination primary contests that go into June. That's a historic fact.

The Kennedys have been much on my mind the last days because of Senator Kennedy. I regret that if my referencing that moment of trauma for our entire nation, particularly for the Kennedy family was in any way offensive, I certainly had no intention of that whatsoever.

My view is that we have to look to the past and to our leaders who have inspired us and give us a lot to live up to and I'm honored to hold Senator Kennedy's seat in the United States Senate in the state of New York and have the highest regard for the entire Kennedy family.

Thanks.

In the video, to my eyes, there was no sign of sincerity in her demeanor. She was like a 12 year old boy caught red handed doing something wrong. She was going through the motions because she had to. She obviously thought she didn't say anything wrong.

She seems to have no conception that her remarks were worse than poorly chosen. It's another sign of her hubris. Her "regret" "if" her remarks were "offensive" is a typical non-apology apology. It's Clintonian triangulation at its worst.

Now, I think Olbermann went more than just a tiny bit thermonuclear on her. But there really was no excuse for her repeatedly talking about "assassination". It's another example of her using damaging language for no reason other than for personal promotion at the expense of everything else. The perpetual "lack of sleep" excuse is not one - especially after her "3AM" ad.

I think it's such a big deal because, among other reasons, it's the last straw for many. Her chickens are coming home to roost.

With all of that said, I appreciate your comments. Thanks.

I'm going to have to disagree. Hillary meant it as it sounded. The reason that's evident is because she's said it before. The message was, quite clearly, something could happen to Obama -- as it did to RFK -- and that's a good reason to stay in the race.

Rachel Maddow said, quite a while back, that Hillary Clinton was now in "understudy" mode, waiting for whatever might throw the frontrunner out of the race.

Including, it is clear from her comments, the worst-case scenario.

Sorry but, given the context, I can't see any other way to read a tendency to repeatedly bring up the assassination of RFK which, as Olbermann showed in his special comment, she's done.

This wasn't a gaffe and it wasn't sleep-deprivation. It was a ploy that backfired because she wasn't subtle enough, this time, in her phrasing.

I really think she is/was tired. I didn't take my pitchfork out of storage but I think an apology to Sen.Obama would be nice; perhaps she already did this through back channels and or off the record.

Recommended. What I haven't liked about the Clinton campaign is their willingness to spin everything to death.

Clinton is winning!
Well, no she's not, but caucus states don't count!
Well, she's winning the popular vote!
Well, she *would* have won the popular vote!

Now, we're doing the same durn thing with this silly RFK flap.

Clinton used assassination as a reason to stay in the race!
Well, maybe that's not clear, but anyway even mentioning the word assassination is unacceptable!
Well, at any rate, it's terrible taste to use the word when Ted Kennedy just got out of the hospital!

Let's give it a rest. What makes us better than the Right is our skepticism -- our willingness to look skeptically at our own assumptions, and our unwillingness to stretch a point just because it confirms something we'd like to believe. Our reaction to this gaffe has not been displaying those virtues at their best.

I agree, I don't believe she wishes Obama physical harm; however I am not happy with the implication that she's staying in the race in case something bad happens to him allowing her to step in.

Having said that, I don't think I need to keep pounding on this. It's almost over and I honestly (at this moment at least) do not hate Hillary and don't really want to see her ruined. When I see her looking so miserable it still has the ability (believe it or not) to make me feel sad because I don't really want to believe that the Clintons I supported for so long are really bad people.

Of course tomorrow she may do something to change my mind again.

drink a few beers.

(hic)

Recommended!!!