I think Hillary simply made what she thought would be a statement that would resonate with blacks. She thought wrong.
That's the real meaning as I see it. For the smartest woman in the world, she says a lot of really dumb things (remember "vast right-wing conspiracy"). Meaning, she's really not particularly smart. If she goes for POTUS, she'll get creamed. She has niether the temperment, nor the discernment to function outside a tightly scripted show. No wonder the dems are nervous about her.
Yes, and No. I don't doubt for a minute that many Blacks heard this statement and quietly nodded their agreement, even though it makes no sense at all. Huge numbers of Black Americans live in a different reality than the rest of the nation.
I had a conversation with an elderly Black woman recently in which she referenced the Black "victims" of NOLA and said of President Bush, "They should assassinate him." I opined that maybe that reaction was a mite strong, but she said, "Well, they killed Kennedy didn't they? Good for the goose, good for the gander." She was totally serious.