Once again Hillary Clinton stirred up another media turmoil yesterday, when people still have a fresh memory about the fib of Bosnia-tarmac-sniper-shooting that she made up a month ago, by making the following remarks when asked why she still stays in the race even though her presidential campaign's future seems so bleak:

"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. You know I just, I don't understand it."

This is outrageous! This is utterly absurd! With these disgraceful, tasteless comments Hillary Clinton gains nothing but proves, one more time, that the Clintons will do ANYTHING in their power to get what they want, even burn down a village – well, in this case it is actually something monumental.

Even though she made a quick statement a few hours later trying to repair the damage, saying "I regret ......if my referencing......offensive," never did she use the words like "apologize" or "sorry." Just typical Hillary!

As much as Hillary Clinton deserves every single ounce of benefit of the doubt, I find it extremely hard to understand: What in the world is the rationale behind her argument? Why she had to single out Bobby Kennedy’s assassination to legitimize her stay in the presidential race? If she was just refereeing a historical event, as she quibbled in her “regret” statement, there were more than a few of those in history she could choose from to prove the legitimacy of her refusing to quit, why it has to be the one who got assassinated? It is really beyond being odd!

I just can not believe a high-profile politician like Hillary Clinton has such a dark, distasteful thought and dares to publicly display her insensitivity, heartlessness in favor of her own political interest (this is actually the third time she said it, according to the media), especially when there are some rumors of the white-supremacist conspiracy that tries to take Barack Obama out, and when Senator Ted Kennedy, the younger bother of JFK & Bobby Kennedy, was diagnosed brain tumor just last week.

To be fair, is she consciously insinuating the above situations in any way, shape or form when she cited the Bobby Kennedy’s assassination? Nobody knows but herself. But one thing for sure: she could and should have done it in different way that is civilized and still made her point; and, she may have unconsciously, or subconsciously, used it as an innuendo since her rationale CAN NOT be comprehended by the normal consciousness and common sense. Nevertheless, it is the implication underneath her remarks, be it unconscious or subconscious, rather than her "regret" statement, that defines who Hillary Clinton is.

Ambition in general is a good thing, but not without sufficient reason and high moral standard. Worse yet, the union of unchecked ambition and political chauvinism is absolutely a passport to self-destruction.

Is she insane? Yes, I think she is now.
　

edrifter  5/24/2008