April 22, 2008
WJC: "When Did I Say That?"
NBC/NJ's Mike Memoli asked Bill Clinton today what he meant when he told WHYY radio that Barack Obama's campaign had played the race card against him. Here is their exchange ...
ME: "Sir, what did you mean yesterday when you said that the Obama campaign was playing the race card on you."
CLINTON: "When did I say that, and to whom did I say that?"
ME: "On WHYY radio yesterday."
CLINTON: "No, no, no. That's not what I said. You always follow me around and play these little games, and I'm not going to play your games today. This is a day about election day. Go back and see what the question was, and what my answer was. You have mischaracterized it to get another cheap story to divert the American people from the real urgent issues before us, and I choose not to play your game today. Have a nice day."
ME: "Respectfully sir, though, you did say ..."
CLINTON: "Have a nice day." [continues shaking hands with supporters]. I said what I said, you can go and look at the interview. And if you'll be real honest, you'll also report what the question was and what the answer was."
ME: "They asked you if you regretted your comparing Jesse Jackson to Barack Obama on the day after the South Carolina primary."
CLINTON: "And I pointed out that I did not do that, and that I complimented them both. And that Jesse Jackson took no offense. And I called him myself, I said, 'Did you find that offensive?' And he said no.
Posted at 11:55 AM
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Go have a waffle.
Kefa | 04.22.08 01:24 PM
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OK, I listened to the clip (and I don't think I should have to take any sh*t from anybody for doing that, do you?).
I'm trying to figure out why WJC thinks he can deny saying this? Is there some explanation of some other question?
Or has the former President slipped into his own reality, where what he says depends on what he thinks it means, and not what a listener thinks?
Pining for Chuck Todd | 04.22.08 04:06 PM
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