Apparently I'm one of the few who thinks that Senator Clinton's remark about the RFK assassination was not a coded message to hit men everywhere.
Kennedy was killed the night of the 1968 California primary, which took place in June. The point she was trying to make was that there's no reason not to keep running into the month of June.
I'm about her age. I call up moments in the past by using historical events. I suspect she remembers June of 1968 as the month RFK was killed, and from there she remembers where he was and what else had happened that day/month. It's perhaps unfortunate that she actually mentioned the murder rather than merely saying "Bobby Kennedy won the California primary in 1968, in June," but that's how memory works.
But because she mentioned the assassination the right-wing loons and their enablers in the media have gone berserk, as though she'd suggested that she'd put a contract out on Senator Obama.
Give me a break.
Posted by Linkmeister at May 24, 2008 10:07 AM | TrackBackYou're not alone. My latest blogaround gathers opinions from others who feel the way we do. Frankly, I think RFK's assassination probably affected the young Hillary Rodham quite profoundly, which is doubtless why she referenced it.
Posted by: Elayne Riggs at May 24, 2008 01:29 PMI agree that the hysteria has been over-the-top (a lot!).
My biggest beef with it isn't the fact that she used such a tragedy as a marker for her memory. What I have a problem with is this notion she keeps floating that the reason she doesn't quit is that "something might happen" to Obama. I think it's usually thought of as him making a horrible gaffe or something, not getting hurt, but puh-leeze. That's the only reason you're running and ignoring reality is...to wait around "just in case"?
Posted by: Solonor at May 24, 2008 02:22 PM