It's amusing to see another Clinton involved in a discussion about the definition of a word.
Just as her husband has been repeatedly ridiculed for asking the definition of "is" during his deposition during the Lewinsky affair, she was just at the heart of a rather comedic moment when Obama made a point of saying that if she'd prefer under certain circumstances he "denounce" rather than "reject" his affiliation with Louis Farrakhan, he'd be willing to go that route.
It's a splitting of hairs, certainly, but one that shows just how close these two candidates are even on the simplest of issues.
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I think it showed more of her background as a lawyer.
Careful attention to the exchange would reveal that, when asked by a journalist if he would "reject" Farrakhan's endorsement, it was Obama who made the distinction--and Obama who, though saying he denounced Farrakhan, specifically declined to "reject" the endorsement.
If there was any hair-splitting going on, it was by Obama who evidently thought there was something to be gained by not "rejecting" the Farrakhan endorsement.
After Hillary observed that she had "rejected" similar offensive endorsements, Obama decided he'd better follow suit.
Kessel's inaccurate cheap shot at Ms. Clinton tells you everything you need to know about the quality of her commentary.
In this debate, where there is a certain heightened level of mock racial awareness, are we allowed to tag Hilary as a "niggler"?
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