Just watch this:
Disgusting. Simply disgusting.
Using Robert Kennedy’s assassination to justify her continued campaign? This comment is absolutely unacceptable. The immediate inference that has to be drawn is that she is waiting in the wings until someone assassinates Barack Obama. Again, utterly disgusting.
Seeking to distance herself from her own comment, Clinton later explained:
“I regret that if my referencing that moment of trauma for our entire nation and in particular the Kennedy family was in any way offensive. I certainly had no intention of that whatsoever,” the former first lady said. And her campaign’s responses were not any more productive than that.
That’s it? I regret that other people might be offended? How about… “I’m sorry… I completely screwed up.” Where is the apology here? It seems that Senator Clinton is incapable of taking responsibility for her own comments. If previously she was torturing her own political career by engaging in “scorched earth” tactics against Obama, then she completely killed her career with her thoughtless and grotesque remarks. Even in the absolute worst case… if a candidate were killed during the election process, it is not as though the Democrats would fail to nominate someone. And Hillary Clinton knows this. Given that she made a similar (but not as direct) comment to Time Magazine earlier this year, clearly it seems that Clinton is staying in the race hoping for Obama’s assassination.
Regular readers know that I normally save my strongest comments for Bush, his lackeys, or other neocons who manage to engage in incredible acts of ignorance or maliciousness. This act, by a Democrat, contains both stupidity and maliciousness, and is perhaps the worst offense that I have commented on in two years of blogging.
To Mrs. Clinton… you are an intelligent and driven individual, and I have no doubt that in some ways you have the best interests of this country at heart. But your reckless statements and actions throughout this campaign have made it very clear to me that you are not fit to serve as President of the United States. Worse for you, today you ended any speculation that you might be fit to serve as Vice President. Essentially, any greater ambitions that you held died today. Today you showed that you are right on par with Mike Huckabee, who also earlier found humor in the thought of a gun being aimed at Senator Obama.
Moron of the Moment? This gets you Moron of the Year.
UPDATE: Here is Keith Olbermann’s Special Comment on Clinton’s remarks. It is worth watching in its entirety. Watch specifically at the end as Keith notes the litany of things for which Hillary Clinton has already been forgiven for during the course of this campaign, and why she cannot be forgiven for this thoughtlessness. I don’t think Keith will be having tea with Bill and Hillary anytime soon. Good for him for saying what needs to be said.
