Little-Acorn
08-10-2009, 05:17 PM
Barack Obama clearly believes in keeping his friends close and his enemies closer. Now that he's got Hillary taking orders from him, he seems happy to relegate her to minor roles... and the rest of the world is taking notice.
At one time or another, various Clintons seem to be working awfully hard to convince people that they ARE relevant. Is there a pattern developing here?
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http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/08/10/hillary-clinton-im-secretary-state/?test=latestnews
Hillary Clinton: I'm Secretary of State, Not Bill
Perturbed by a question about her husband's thinking, the secretary of state said she's not visiting the Congo to channel the former president.
Monday, August 10, 2009
KINSHASA, Congo -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's temper flared on Monday when a Congolese university student asked her for her husband's thinking on an international financial matter.
A week after former President Bill Clinton traveled to North Korea to secure the release of two detained American journalists and stole the limelight from the start of his wife's first trip to Africa, Clinton was clearly displeased by the question at town hall forum in Kinshasa.
"You want me to tell you what my husband thinks?" she replied incredulously when the male student asked her what "Mr. Clinton" thought of World Bank concerns about a multi-billion-dollar Chinese loan offer to the Congo.
"My husband is not secretary of state, I am," an obviously annoyed Clinton said sharply. "If you want my opinion, I will tell you my opinion. I am not going to be channeling my husband."
The question was left unanswered as the moderator of the event quickly moved on.
Sidelined for weeks after she was injured during a fall this spring, Clinton returned to a flurry of speculation that she had been shoved to the side as a diplomatic force inside the administration, overshadowed by globe-trotting President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and a bevy of heavyweight special envoys assigned to the world's critical hotspots.
At one time or another, various Clintons seem to be working awfully hard to convince people that they ARE relevant. Is there a pattern developing here?
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http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/08/10/hillary-clinton-im-secretary-state/?test=latestnews
Hillary Clinton: I'm Secretary of State, Not Bill
Perturbed by a question about her husband's thinking, the secretary of state said she's not visiting the Congo to channel the former president.
Monday, August 10, 2009
KINSHASA, Congo -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's temper flared on Monday when a Congolese university student asked her for her husband's thinking on an international financial matter.
A week after former President Bill Clinton traveled to North Korea to secure the release of two detained American journalists and stole the limelight from the start of his wife's first trip to Africa, Clinton was clearly displeased by the question at town hall forum in Kinshasa.
"You want me to tell you what my husband thinks?" she replied incredulously when the male student asked her what "Mr. Clinton" thought of World Bank concerns about a multi-billion-dollar Chinese loan offer to the Congo.
"My husband is not secretary of state, I am," an obviously annoyed Clinton said sharply. "If you want my opinion, I will tell you my opinion. I am not going to be channeling my husband."
The question was left unanswered as the moderator of the event quickly moved on.
Sidelined for weeks after she was injured during a fall this spring, Clinton returned to a flurry of speculation that she had been shoved to the side as a diplomatic force inside the administration, overshadowed by globe-trotting President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and a bevy of heavyweight special envoys assigned to the world's critical hotspots.