The original post on Olbermann’s comment was somehow accidentally deleted. I can’t remember (or recover) what I might have added to Keith’s commentary, however, it would pale in comparison to the disapprobation Olbermann levied on Hillary Clinton.
Update 5/25, 8:57 PM ET: I found the content of the original post. Here it is for whatever it’s worth:
"Keith Olbermann blasted Hillary Clinton Friday night on Countdown for her comment saying the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy in June 1968 was one of the reasons why she should remain in the race to be the Democratic nominee for President of the United States."
Still catching up on past events — Clinton says she regrets her comments that Robert Kennedy’s assassination was one of the reasons she remains in the Democratic race. No an apology, please forgive me, or I was wrong. And not even to Obama or to the American people — only to the Kennedy’s
“Earlier today I was discussing the Democratic primary history and in the course of that discussion mentioned the campaigns that both my husband and Senator Kennedy waged in California in June, in 1992 and 1968. And I was referencing those to make the point that we have had nomination primary contests that go into June. That’s a historic fact.
“The Kennedys have been much on my mind the last days because of Senator Kennedy. And I regret that if my referencing that moment of trauma for our entire nation and particularly for the Kennedy family was in any way offensive. I certainly had no intention of that whatsoever. My view is that we have to look to the past and to our leaders who have inspired us and give us a lot to live up to. I am honored to hold Senator Kennedy’s seat in the United States Senate, from the state of New York, and have the highest regard for the entire Kennedy family. Thank you.”
I’ve been unable to post for health reasons, so I’ll try to catch up on some of the major issues since I last posted.
I know everyone’s already heard about this, but for the record…Topping the list in the Democratic presidential campaign is this increblible remark by Hillary Clinton to the Argus Leader editorial board citing the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy in June 1968 as one of the reason why she continues her campaign. Her intention is quite clear — stay in the race in case her opponent, Barack Obama, just happens to get assassinated.
Here’s the video. The transcript is after the jump.
“My husband did not wrap up the nomination in 1992 until he won the California primary somewhere in the middle of June, right?” she said. “We all remember Bobby Kennedy was assassinated in June in California.”
Can you imagine the backlash that would have been elicited from Sen. Clinton if Sen. Obama made the same remark? And as Karen Tumulty notes, this is not the first time she’s made the similar association.
(Ed. Note: For record keeping puporses, I’m back-dating this to the date Clinton made the remarks rather than have the post reflect the actual post date.)
