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Robert F Kennedy, Jr. Says No One Should Be Offended at Hillary’s Assassination Comments

May 23, 2008 /

Sen. Hillary Clinton said Friday that she regretted comments that evoked the June 1968 assassination of Robert Kennedy as part of her explanation for why she was staying in the presidential race late into the primary season.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. who has endorsed the Hillary Clinton quest for the Presidency has said no one should be offended at her comments about his father.

In a statement, Kennedy Jr. said: “It is clear from the context that Hillary was invoking a familiar political circumstance in order to support her decision to stay in the race through June. I have heard her make this reference before, also citing her husband’s 1992 race, both of which were hard fought through June. I understand how highly charged the atmosphere is, but I think it is a mistake for people to take offense.”

And, no one should be surprised at Hillary’s comments because she made the same type of comment and inference in March.

TIME: Can you envision a point at which–if the race stays this close–Democratic Party elders would step in and say, “This is now hurting the party and whoever will be the nominee in the fall”?

CLINTON: No, I really can’t. I think people have short memories. Primary contests used to last a lot longer. We all remember the great tragedy of Bobby Kennedy being assassinated in June in L.A. My husband didn’t wrap up the nomination in 1992 until June. Having a primary contest go through June is nothing particularly unusual.

Watching MSNBC, the left wing bag boys for Obama, Oddball and Obbieone say Hillary is through.

Wishful thinking because Hillary has more damage to inflict.

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5 Comments

  • Ling

    May 24, 2008 at 12:36 am

    I think this one time Hillary went a little too far. I read the whole thing twice, and I can’t see why she would mention the assasination at all – I mean, she could just have said that both Bill Clinton and Bobby Kennedy’s campaigns extended till June. There was no absolutely no call to mention the assasination. Deliberate or not, I’d say that she’ll be forced to withdraw now on June 1st.

  • Bernhard

    May 24, 2008 at 2:46 am

    Here always really interesting contributions and comments are to be found. Thank you for the well structured contributions – I look often here past. Many greetings from Thuringia in Germany!

  • Flap

    May 24, 2008 at 8:53 am

    Ling,

    I think she stays in the race until June 3rd and Puerto Rico votes. There may be MORE up her sleeve.

    Bet a bomb hits Obama within the next week or so.

  • Jack

    May 26, 2008 at 9:58 am

    I am not sure anyone should be offended by these comments. I am not a Hillary supporter, but I don’t think she meant to offend anyone.