Crooks and Liars:
Tim Russert, has been tough, sometimes brutal on ‘08 presidential candidates and Senator Hillary Clinton’s appearance on Meet The Press this morning was no exception. Russert began the interview with a story from a South Carolina newspaper dealing with race, and quoted black politicians and pundits who criticized her and Bill Clinton over what they perceived to be racial overtones toward Barack Obama.
Forced to go on the defensive, Clinton was defiant, accusing Russert of not giving full quotes, and condemned the media for taking things she and her husband have said out of context. Given the framing of the questions, Hillary was cornered into clarifying her previous statements about Martin Luther King Jr. and defend her record on civil rights. Clinton held her own and was given ample time to defend herself and draw comparisons between her campaign and Barack Obama’s, but this probably wasn’t the way she wanted to start this interview.
Forced to go on the defensive, Clinton was defiant, accusing Russert of not giving full quotes, and condemned the media for taking things she and her husband have said out of context. Given the framing of the questions, Hillary was cornered into clarifying her previous statements about Martin Luther King Jr. and defend her record on civil rights. Clinton held her own and was given ample time to defend herself and draw comparisons between her campaign and Barack Obama’s, but this probably wasn’t the way she wanted to start this interview.
1 comment:
Tim forgot to do his homework before interviewing Hillary. Now Hillary met with Martin Luther King in 1962. Yes alot of young people wanted to know how they could help and what direction he was taking. I guess since Tim's a baby boomer he just wasn't interested at the time. Bill Clinton's has his record to stand on for what's he's done for Black. Yes Obama did a great job for the people of Chicago, but Bill and Hill helped black Americans all over the United States.
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