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Posted on Jun 2, 2008

By Andy Borowitz

Responding to a chorus of outrage touched off by her comments about the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy, Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) made a bold attempt at damage control today by distancing herself from herself.

Many political observers had assumed Sen. Clinton would respond in some manner to the controversy she had created with her comments, but few expected her to throw herself under the bus. At a rally today in South Dakota, the New York senator said that the comments she made were “totally unacceptable,” adding, “I hereby reject and denounce myself.”

Attempting to reassure her dwindling base of support, she said that her comments “have no place in a political campaign, and the person who made them will have no role in my administration.”

Sen. Clinton also offered an explanation for her comments about the late Sen. Kennedy, telling the crowd, “I am still suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of my service in the Bosnian army.”

While early reaction to her latest comments was mixed, Clinton aide Terry McAuliffe called the speech “a home run.”

“She came out today and said she was disgusted and appalled by Hillary Clinton,” Mr. McAuliffe said. “That puts her in the mainstream of American opinion.”

Sen. Clinton’s decision to throw herself under the bus also drew praise from her husband, former President Bill Clinton, who joined in rejecting and denouncing her. “When I heard her comments about Bobby Kennedy, I thought, wow, somebody in her campaign said something idiotic and this time it wasn’t me,” he said.

Elsewhere, American Airlines announced that it would charge customers $15 for the first lost bag.

© 2008 Creators Syndicate Inc.

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By Tom Williams, June 6 at 11:58 am #
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It`s this simple, Hilary Clinton is an evil fuck just like Bush and all the others in the corporate gang bang that is American politics, she`d blow the devil to get elected & probably has. I`m sorry to be so base but these people have lost every last vestige of human decency & to be honest are not worthy of a more respectful comment, Peace, Love & Revolution

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By Kitch, June 5 at 1:11 pm #
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Not to throw cold water on the Oboma White House, but his comments to the Israeli lobbyists Re: “Jerusalem belongs to the Jews” led me to believe were not likely to see any real change.  In my opinion Kucinich was the real candidate for change.  Yes he was at times a little awkward but his thoughts about Universal Healthcare, NAFTA, and Corporate Media are right on.  There is a lot more to do than just clean up Bush’s mess.

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By John Hanks, June 5 at 5:43 am #
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Another sign of her sociopathy is the way she led her “followers” on by constantly lying about her chances to “keep hope alive” in the most callus way.  Her women and New York followers seemed to the be biggest suckers.  She used an underserved and unearned status as a bogus feminist to lead them along too.  Basiclly she used a sort of elevated reverse sexism.

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By Louise, June 5 at 5:37 am #

You may be right [gag]

Study’s indicate schizophrenia afflicts perhaps as much as 75% of the population. And of course their confusion [weirdness, strangeness] will lead them to the logical, illogical conclusion they need to support the candidate as out of touch as they are.

On a brighter side, they also tend to have selective memory, so maybe they’ll forget to vote.

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By Fem, June 4 at 9:17 am #
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Just before he left office, Bill Clinton pardoned 4 who had been convicted of stealing taxpayer funds--3 Hassidic Jews from the all-Jewish town of new Square, NY, and internationalist Marc Rich who was born in Belgium, came to the USA, owed the government millions in taxes, fled to Europe, became a Spanish citizen, renounced his US citizenship, and now lives in Switzerland. (And who is an ardent supporter of Israel.) The pardons appear to have been done for the NY state Jewish vote so that Hillary could become a senator.  The Clintons have been in the political machine for years, as they are career politicians.  To me, Hillary’s statement about RFK looks more like wishful thinking than reminiscing about the month RFK was campaigning--and was murdered.  I hope for her sake Obama says alive and well, whatever the outcome.

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By nazilieskill.us, June 4 at 9:07 am #
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“je ne sais quoi” just means something is strange.  It doesn’t mean the “strange” is good or evil.  If you are around someone who causes you to feel confused or disoriented it MAY be a sign that you are around a sociopath.  However it is easier to spot one when they just seem to be constantly lying so that things don’t add up.  I know someone who supported Bush in Texas, but then dropped him when he actually met him.  He just sensed that something didn’t add up or feel right.

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By MizuInOz, June 4 at 8:50 am #
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I think the first thing people need to understand about Hllary and Bill Cinton is that they are what they like to call themselves the NEW Centrist Democrat - in which the centre is far to the right. Study the Democratic Leadership Council and you will understand why they give more kudos to John McCain then to a fellow party member.

So, if you do not want to vote for a no-neocon then you need to vote for Obama or Ron Paul. Hillary is waiting for the annual meeting of the DLC at the end of June to figure out what to do with her disastrous self-inflicted loss. I actually believe that she felt that she was entitled to the Presidency and how dare anyone get in her way. Shock and Awe hit with great force that the groundswell from very hungry men and women (and wymen) wanting a real change, not just a pandered change story.

The Clinton New Network couldn’t even throw Barack under the bus - even with the emphasis on the gaffs and goofs and honest mistakes of Barack Obama while completely (as much as pseudo-journalistically possible) ignoring Hillary religious leaders, her racist agenda, her subliminal messaging for the assassination of a fellow competitor. (She did mis-speak it on three different occasions)…

I really could on but I am sure there will be people who think I am off base. However, I do my homework and I think the best thing that can happen to America is Barack Obama as the President of the United States.

Why? Because Ron Paul was thrown under the bus a long time ago by CNN and other news networks because he actually defended the Constitution and the rights of the American citizens.

I think Barack will do as much as he can to do the same. (Actually defend the Constitution and the rights of the American citizens. )

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By omop, June 4 at 4:35 am #

Uncle Lexice who spent most of his adult life shooting jackrabbits for their fur and at one time claims to have acted as a hunting guide to a Mr. Rodham from Chicago and his teen daughter in a duck hunt and since then believes that he was the first to notice that certain “je ne said quoi” **about the young teen who now claims she is Hillary made the following observations to a couple of friends at the local retirement home for hunters.

“The first and only time I ever seen that Rodham gal I could tell that when she’s growed up that she would become her own worst enemy” When asked how he could determine that after just one or two hunts with her and her daddy. He replied “Like I said she had that “certain je ne sais quoi** about her.

** according to a frenchspeaking person that expression can be interpreted to mean.. there’s something weird about that particular individual. Asked why he used a French saying. He replied, “Its a nicer way than saying someone is weird.

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By tdbach, June 3 at 10:25 am #

You really do need to check your meds, purple.

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By John Hanks, June 3 at 10:13 am #
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Comments from another Hillary shill.  (Remember, Hillary has done little for women or feminists, except to fool them every once in awhile.  She is a sociopath.  Most Democratic women are for Obama.  They haven’t been suckered.)

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By ZombieNation, June 3 at 8:48 am #
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Hillary should gave the sexist Obama Dumbocraps the finger, and run as an Independent Candidate.

Lets see if they can win a general election with only half their party’s votes. They are professional loosers who are ready & able to blow another election.

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By John Hanks, June 2 at 6:41 pm #
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I didn’t know Hillary all that well when she started her “campaign”.  Now, I think that her easy and habitual lying and manipulation are indications that she is a sociopath working with other sociopaths to keep vicious crooks, like McCain, in office.  Her husband is just crooked. 

The dealer fumbled the cards.
She lost her hand and fumbled them for awhile.  She accused everyone else of cheating, and then she tried to steal the pot.  I hope she and Bill leave politics altogether.  They won’t be missed by me.

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By kitch, June 2 at 1:26 pm #
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This is a great example of the current Orwellian state of our culture. By calling Clinton’s RFK assassination comment a “nonstory” we are shaping reality to fit our beliefs.  I guess this is how Hillary’s supporters are able to over look her many many liabilities.

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By Wallace Pancoast, June 2 at 11:33 am #
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Hillary has been very anxious to impress her backers that she can and will do everything a man would do if elected to national office.  The problem is the electorate does not want anymore macho fools as we have suffered with for,it seems, a very long time now.  Instead of running into bars and drinking beer, and declaring she would atomize Iran any moment now it would have been more convincing to hear how she would solve problems that we have been excaberrating for years now she proclaims herself as “white” as an endorsement when we whites have been running things all along.  Best wishes to a failed white supremacist candidate,

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By troublesum, June 2 at 11:14 am #

My feeling is she’ll take this to the convention right down to the roll-call vote and only then will she concede.

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By Louise, June 2 at 8:23 am #

Terry McAuliffe, Hillary Clintons former campaign chair has just announced, “Now that Hillary Clinton has thrown herself under the bus, those of us who fight tirelessly for change have requested Hillary Clinton, the real one, step up and take her place.”

It was revealed new and exciting plans are in the works to propel the real Hillary Clinton ahead of the other candidates.

“I will happily accept this call to serve,” she announced. “And of course I will happily accept the comfortable numbers that “other” Hillary managed to put together.”

When asked if she believed the original Hillary’s assessment that she should win, she responded, “Of course I do.”

When asked if she intended to keep the original Hillary’s old staff she responded, “Of course I do.”

When asked if she would reject mainstreammedias opinion she should quit, she responded, “Of course I do.”

When asked how she felt about assassination, black people and angry white women she responded, “Of course I do.”

Meanwhile Bill, recovering from a slipped disk he got while water skiing, was asked if he looked forward to meeting the “new and improved” Hillary.

He responded, “Of course I do.”

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By felicity, June 2 at 6:55 am #

If anyone is wondering why Hillary’s latest mantra is that she’s won the most popular votes (counting MI and FA of course) and that she is the most electable candidate, here’s the poop.

If Obama runs in Nov. and if Obama loses to McNut, Hillary will step back into the limelight with, “See, I told you so.  If I had been the nominee, I would have beaten McNut.”

In my head that’s something like saying, “Either it will rain tomorrow or it won’t.” Can’t prove it wrong and can’t prove it right - The Clintonsian Syndrome.

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By Dr. Knowitall, PhD, PhD, June 2 at 4:51 am #

Without getting too philosophical, it’s got to be tough being a candidate for office.  You spend your life (in fact that’s the process) coming to peace with yourself, who you are and what you are.  Then, as a 50- or 60-something candidate, at the time you may be becoming comfortable with yourself, you’re continually gaffing and sticking your foot in your mouth and thinking bad things and conniving and lying and putting on a false front meant solely to get you elected, but maybe 180 away from the person you had worked so hard to be in the real world.  Unless, of course, the real you is a sleezeball.

I was considering running for congress.  But now, I’m not sure I could do that. I think maybe I’ll get some therapy and then go from there.

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By louis stroud, June 2 at 4:45 am #
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hey now purple girl!, i was just going to say all that and what do you do? why, silly me, you come out and say all that just in front of me,tsk,tsk.couldn/t have said it better, only to add, there is just too much phonyism in that womans voice,appearance,and the whole act is just not genuine,so there i beat you to it.

louie,louie

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By Purple Girl, June 2 at 4:37 am #

Let’s Start from her Iraq Vote and work our way forward. Every Vote, every instance of Silence, every ‘Oversight’ duty she Failed.
Add to that her Placing US in harms way by Proclamations to ‘Obliterate Iran’ only provoking more anger and increasing Recruitment into ‘terrorist’ organizations.
Add her Undermining the struggle of Women for th elast 35 yrs for Equality and an Equal Opportunity to compete without the help of ‘special Privileges’ or considerations (Bar Lowering). Oh and Thanks for keeping Roe v Wade on th eMat and only giving women a $0.02 raise over the last 35 yrs
Add her use of Neo Con Text Book Tactics while campaigning and attempting to destroy the REAL Democratic Party for her and her Corp & foreign sponsors Benefit - Not to Mention what she has Aided to bring Our Country to it’s knees- economically and Ideologicially.
HECKOVA JOB FOR THE LAST’35YRS’ HILLY! That is not something you include on ANY resume- we have been being F*cked for the last 35 yrs!
Hint - we wanted OFF Middle East Oil During the ‘Oil Shortage’ of the ‘70’s!So Who Let this continue- Hill, Mac...et al Neo Con Corp Whores.Treason, War crimes and Crimes Against Humanity.The Corp Whore Stench Reeks from You

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By Maezeppa, June 2 at 4:37 am #
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Clinton’s comment was a nonstory and when McCain gets elected, oh, that will be Hillary’s fault, too, right?

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