Hillary Clinton and Robert Mugabe

There is a difference between Hillary Clinton and Robert Mugabe. One openly talks about an opponent's potential assassination, the other denies it.

Hopefully Hillary Clinton, who made comments referencing the 1968 assassination of RFK as the reason why she's still in the race, is merely stupid. I don't believe so.

The 1968 primary season was very different than it is now. Primary votes mattered much less and the nomination was going to be decided at the convention regardless. Thus, no one was going to drop out of the race before the convention anyway. So referencing that event has nothing to do with stating a legitimate reason for staying in the race and everything to do with mentioning the assassination of her opponent.

If her only chance at the nomination is the assassination of her opponent (her words, not mine), shouldn't she drop out? The more pressing questions are: shouldn't she have dropped out immediately after realizing that? Why hasn't she?

Hillary Clinton has repeatedly delivered coded messages to white working class people throughout the campaign. Fortunately, the media has done a great job in exposing her. In addition, the American people are fed up with this Karl Rove type of campaigning in the wake of George Bush's stint in office. Effectively or not, Clinton has tried to stir up old animosities between white working class people and the idea of a black president. There is no reason to believe that she wasn't doing that again here.

There were threats against Barack Obama before. Was this the signal to go ahead? I don't know. It's possible. Whether it was deliberate or not, whether it was even conscious or not, Clinton was acknowledging that the assassination of Obama would give her the nomination (and is the only thing that would).

Just a few days ago, I said that Clinton should stay in the race until the voting ended (go ahead and scroll down). Not anymore. She should drop out immediately. In fact, she should no longer be a senator as well. The most ardent conservative would never say something like this. No person in their right mind would. Let's forget that it kicks the Kennedy's while they're down. She should just go away.

Meanwhile, Robert Mugabe's military intelligence plotted to kill his opponent Morgan Tsvangirai. But at least he had the good sense to deny it! Mugabe seems to understand that referencing an opponent’s assassination looks bad in the eyes of the public. Not to let Mugabe off the hook. Trying to kill your opponent is bad too. He should follow Clinton and just go away.

Every paper in the country is reporting that Clinton apologized for the comments. She didn't. She regretted them. That's different. Of course she regrets them, they've hurt her standing as a candidate (and as a person). Mugabe hasn't apologized either. Instead he said the opposition made up the plot to get attention. Is there a difference between Hillary Clinton's actions and those of Robert Mugabe? Sure. But they should both just go away. Stand up Zimbabwe!