Hillary Clinton Outraged in the Congo

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Monday, August 10, 2009

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton lost her cool Monday after a Congolese student, speaking through a translator, asked her what "Mr. Clinton" thought about a Chinese trade deal with the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

"You want me to tell you what my husband thinks?" Clinton replied, clearly irked by the thought of being her husband Bill's spokeswoman.

"My husband is not secretary of state, I am," she replied. "If you want my opinion I will tell you my opinion. I am not going to be channeling my husband."

The only problem? Apparently the translator made a mistake and the student had wanted to know what President Obama thought of the deal. A State Department official tells ABC News the student went up to Clinton after the event and told her he was misquoted. No immediate word yet how Clinton responded.

Regardless of the error, the notion of Secretary Clinton's deference to her husband clearly touched a nerve with America's top diplomat. Just a week ago the former President stole his wife's thunder when he appeared in North Korea to rescue two American journalists detained there. His trip came just as Secretary Clinton embarked on a swing through Africa she hoped would shine light on the plight of the continent.

Still, imagine what the students thought when her response was translated back and they heard Clinton call President Obama her husband.

Source ABC News.

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[grassburner]

Don't gloss over it people! She is coming across as a total an complete BITCH! Face the facts.

[lmds1978]

I don't see why it's an illegitimate question in the first place. Her husband was President for 8 years and obviously knows a thing or two about the world.

[Arnold34251]

shes not a bitch put yourself in her shoes if you had to live your life under somebodies shadow then you finally get up to a position where people are suppose to look up to u but then they ask you about somebody else who you tryed your hardest to not look dependent and needy on i know it would aggravate me, its like people asking Nikky minaj what lil waynes opinion is on things.... but thats just me tho i could be wrong...

[Afrikanglobal]

whore

[XpresloX]

Bitch !

[wize1]

usa = totalitarian state. we've had 3 decades now of Bush's and Clintons, the same elitist, capitalist and neo-liberal agenda to expand imperialism and genocide.

[ceebeemp]

she says it best...ppl need to get with the program....I mean how stupid does one have to be in this world not to get that this is a whole new ball game and past players opinions are just that and not truly relovent....wish I could see the whole thing

[toniyo4theworld]

Check "Toni Yo - The Plight of the Congo" ( here on youtube). It tells the realities of the Congo.

[37chk]

Oh Hillary, you're so silly!

[PATRICELUMUMBAS]

shes not diplomacie....usa kiiliing.popleos...end congo...coltan

[CarlosDCblog]

Would she respond that way to a white U.S. college student? Meet the true Hillary Clinton.