I am willing to give her the benefit of the doubt when it comes to the actual verbal gaffe, but the non-apology apology is much worse, because it shows her to be just like Dubya and the Bushies and their inability to admit and/or recognize their mistakes.

I watched the entire interview live, and I took Clinton's comment about RFK to serve as an example of someone who was still campaigning in June. My impression has been confirmed by the campaign's elaboration of Clinton's comment:

Earlier today I was discussing the Democratic primary history and in the course of that discussion mentioned the campaigns that both my husband and Senator Kennedy waged in California in June 1992 and 1968, and 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 and I regret that if my referencing that moment of trauma for our entire nation, and 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 from the state of New York and have the highest regard for the entire Kennedy family.

What's exactly offends you? You simply level charges of a character flaw without an explanation. Please share. Thanks.

I agree; a true apology does not contain the word "if". Her "apology" after Bill's remarks in South Carolina (which may or may not have been offensive) was similar "I regret anything my husband may have said if it offended anyone" or something along those lines. When you say "if" it shifts the responsibility from you onto the person who was wronged and implies that if they weren't so sensitive they wouldn't have been offended at all. Now I don't remember exactly what Bill said in South Carolina and maybe there really wasn't anything a sensible person should have been bothered by, but if there was, he should have owned up to it and made a real apology, she shouldn't have made that bogus one.

As far as this assassination business goes, at first I thought it was silly until I heard that she has referred to it more than once and now I'm starting to wonder. I also believe that she calculates almost everything that comes out of her mouth.

Isn't this the type of gaffe that the more experienced, vetted candidate doesn't make on the campaign trail? If this were the general election Fox News commentators would rip Sen. Clinton apart for a week over a mistake such as this.

how is it acceptable or forgivable for a presidential candidate to imply in such a blatant way that the reason he/she is staying in the race is that the frontrunner has a chance of being assassinated?

The thing that is most despicable about her non-apology? It's directed at the Kennedys. There's no pretense of non-apologizing to Obama's wife and daughters.

She's a pig. No getting around it. And if she weren't a Clinton, the press would be calling it like it is.

I've noticed this pattern for a long time.

Hillary never admits fault and never apologizes for anything. The words "I'm sorry" never pass her lips, and non-apologies are always couched in the context of "if I was misunderstood as saying .... I regret that".

She can't apologize because her whole psyche is built upon the idea of being a victim, of having enemies out to get her.

Think of how she smeared the reputation of female victims of her sexual predator husband. Think of how little sympathy she felt for these women and how she will never look back with regret.

Think of the 12 year old rape victim who she claimed fantasized about older men, and therefore wasn't really raped. She shamed that girl and her mother into withdrawing charges. The woman's life was ruined. I'm sure Hillary never regrets or feels guilt for that either.

I only saw one clip of her apology. Was she giving it in a liquor store? Or was there another clip?