The Clinton's have stooped to a new low in 2008 by not only playing the race card but now reaching deep into their shameful deck for the assassination card ~ thus ensuring their place in history as America's most politically arrogant, unprincipled and self serving couple: Allen L Roland
Make no mistake about it, Hillary Clinton's calculated remarks about RFK's assassination were really in the context of the establishment versus the people and that the people's obvious candidate Barack Obama ( like RFK ) will not stand in the way of the establishment ~ which includes the Clintons themselves.
This is why Hillary told Bill Richardson that " Obama can't win " because not only is he black but he is not part of the establishment that rules Washington ~ which includes the Clintons.
The establishment does not trust the people and a people's candidate, like RFK and Obama, are a distinct threat to the status quo ~ which, once again, includes the Clintons.
Read this outstanding post from Eljefebob's page in the Houston Chronicle which captures the shock of Americans over this latest Clinton outrage along with Keith Olbermann's demand that Hillary remove herself from this primary race.
Posted 5/23/2008 11:17 PM CDT
Excerpt: Last night I had a strange conversation with my wife. Like many people, we were talking about why Hillary was staying in the race for the Democratic nomination. As all of North America knows, it's mathematically impossible for her to overtake Obama in pledged delegates. The only way she can win is to get the rules changed to somehow seat Florida and Michigan as they are, then somehow convince the super delegates she should be the nominee. That's virtually impossible. So why does she stay in? What does she want? We speculated about her motives.
I blurted out what I had been thinking recently, but been afraid to articulate. Maybe she is staying in, I surmised, just in case something happens to Obama and she can step into the nomination. My wife was shocked and told me not to say that. I agreed that I shouldn't have and decided that, even though I had considered it, I would not post that idea to my blog. It was too negative. And scary. It was unthinkable.
Then, today, unbelievably, Hillary said it. She actually said it. As well documented by Desperado, Hillary, in an editorial board interview, said almost word for word what I had guessed were her motives the night before. She actually compared this race to 1968 saying that the reason she was staying in was that in June of that year RFK was assassinated after winning the California primary. What??? Could she really have meant it? Is she that cold and calculating that she is actually staying in the this race long after she has lost it just in case some nut case does the unspeakable? Or was she just being horribly reckless in her rhetoric? Holy moly. I can't believe I'm even writing about this. But she actually raised the spectre of assassination. In a political context in a race with an African-American candidate who has received numerous death threats and is closely guarded by the Secret Service.
When she said it, I couldn't believe it. I was shocked. Then I got mad. Really mad. Who the hell does this woman think she is? Is winning so important so as to even raise the possibility of assassination? Especially in the same week that RFK's little brother, the last surviving Kennedy brother, Ted, was diagnosed with a brain tumor that will likely be fatal? What??? I'm still mad. Then tonight, Keith Olbermann made a special comment about Hillary's statement. Here it is in its entirety, in two parts. It's speaks perfectly to how I feel about this grossly irresponsible and destructive statement by Hillary: Click on for part one and two ~
Allen L Roland http://blogs.salon.com/0002255/2008/05/24.html
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Allen L Roland is a practicing psychotherapist, author and lecturer who also shares a daily political and social commentary on his weblog and website allenroland.com He also guest hosts a monthly national radio show TRUTHTALK on www.conscioustalk.net
