Posted on 02/27/2008 8:50:16 PM PST by red flanker
JANESVILLE, Ohio (AP) — A day after lecturing her presidential rival for not rejecting a controversial minister's support, Hillary Rodham Clinton declined Wednesday to reject one of her Texas backers who commented on Barack Obama's race.
During a series of satellite television interviews, Clinton was questioned by Dallas station KTVT about comments by Adelfa Callejo, a local activist who supports Clinton candidacy. The interviewer quoted Callejo as saying "Obama's problem is he happens to be black" and asked Clinton to respond.
"Well obviously I want all of us judged on our merits," Clinton said. "I believe strongly that the fact we have an African American and a woman running for the Democratic nomination is historical and I'm very, very proud of that."
"I want people though to look beyond, look beyond race and gender, look at our records, look at what we stand for, look at what we've done and I think that's what most voters are looking for," she said.
The interviewer asked Clinton whether she rejected or denounced Callejo's comment.
"People have every reason to express their opinions, I just don't agree with that," she said, adding "You know, this is a free country. People get to express their opinions."
During a nationally televised debate Tuesday in Cleveland, Clinton criticized Obama for refusing to reject an endorsement from National of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan, who has made numerous anti-Semitic comments. Obama said he had been clear in his denunciations of Farrakhan's comments. Clinton suggested that was not enough.
Asked in the interview about her debate comments, Clinton said: "I don't see any comparison at all with what you're referring to and I don't know the facts of what you're telling me over the TV. So I'm just going to repeat that I want people to judge us on the merits."
Later, aide Doug Hattaway said Clinton was taken aback by the question.
"She had never heard of this before," Hattaway said. "If it was actually said, of course she denounces and rejects that kind of politics in any way, shape or form."
He ain’t black—she was right to be stunned.
The Smartest Woman In The World? Yeah, right. Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain.
The interviewer asked Clinton whether she rejected or denounced Callejo’s comment.
“People have every reason to express their opinions, I just don’t agree with that,” she said, adding “You know, this is a free country. People get to express their opinions.”
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wow
This is priceless.
Those of us in the Dallas legal community have had to listen to this broad lecture Anglos for years on “racism”, immigration, etc. And watch as the local bar fell all over itself “honoring” this “champion of equality.”
And now she sticks her big bad racist foot in her mouth.
Awesome.
Do you really think the woman would denounce one of her last remaining supporters.
Did she denounce him or reject him?
Note to Hillary and Obama: If it weren't for your race and gender, you wouldn't even be in the race. Those are your only "qualifications".
Do you think that a White Male with your credentials (or lack thereof) would have gotten this far?
"People have every reason to express their opinions, I just don't agree with that," she said, adding "You know, this is a free country. People get to express their opinions."
You weren't asked if he had the right to express his opinions.
You were asked whether you rejected or denounced what he said.
Answer the damn question.
I guess I just don't like this woman. *sigh*
For sure I don't like her politics.
For sure I don't like her politics."
For certain her politics are bad but they are a dime a dozen in the place where she comes from. What distinguishes her from these others is HER. She is truly one of a kind and, yes, I do so loathe her and, for that matter, her soon to be ex-husband.
When you see that moment: Carpe diem It may not come your way again.
And. Worst. Campaign. Ever.
And, at no time did I see any indication the name of the town had changed to Janesville.
Friggin' feminazi reporters at ap trying to feminize our town!
Does this woman EVER answer a direct question?
well, I’d like to answer but first I’ll note that Obama answered the same way and that Bush makes it hard for me to answer promptly and I find it curious that the media always seems to ask me first but I’ll be glad to respond to any questions. now, what did you say again?
As they say in Texas and most of the rest of the country, Bull Crap!
POP CORN More Pop corn
She is turning out to possibly be the stupidest person in the world. First, Fast Eddie from PA made racial comments she wouldn’t denounce and now this.
And SHE is getting treated too harshly by the media? What a joke.
Adelfa Callejo. I remember her well. The hispanic John Wiley Price (except that Price could be a gentleman on occasion). I remember her going off on David Gold’s radio show.
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