This one I saw in the NY Post (yes, I do look at it), and then in the NY Times. Place this one under the heading of political hardball. First, the Post's take on it, then the Times's take.
No Carville Apology for Judas Remark WASHINGTON (AP) - Hillary Rodham Clinton adviser James Carville is refusing to apologize for comparing New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson to Judas. Carville made the comparison to The New York Times after Richardson, once a member of President Clinton's Cabinet, endorsed Hillary Clinton rival Barack Obama last week for the Democratic presidential nomination. Carville called it an "act of betrayal," and pointed out that it came during Holy Week.
Governor Richardson responded politely. Richardson told "Fox News Sunday" that he wouldn't respond by getting "in the gutter like that." "That's typical of many of the people around Senator Clinton," Richardson said. "They think they have a sense of entitlement to the presidency."
Well done, Guillermo. I'm left wondering: if the Governor is Judas, is Carville implying that Clinton is Jesus? Oy vay.
“I was quoted accurately and in context, and I was glad to give the quote and I was glad I gave it,” the political adviser said. “I’m not apologizing, I’m not resigning, I’m not doing anything.”
And another item in the Post.
Clinton 'Misspoke' About '96 Bosnia Trip
WASHINGTON (AP) - Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign said she "misspoke" last week when saying she had landed under sniper fire during a trip to Bosnia as first lady in March 1996. The Obama campaign suggested it was a deliberate exaggeration by Clinton, who often cites the goodwill trip with her daughter and several celebrities as an example of her foreign policy experience.
Misspoke? Does that mean
lied in English?
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