[skeeter]

Anyone listening to that speech would conclude she was speaking much in the present tense.

That said I'm certainly glad there are some many sympathetic, forgiving souls on my side. I just hope there are still a few nasty Lee Atwater types around to carry the fight, though.

[Gondring]

Anyone listening to that edited clip of the speech would conclude she was speaking much in the present tense.

Fixed it.

[Recovering Ex-hippie]

NO, it is not clear it was in the present..she talked about an incident IN THE PAST.