Hillary Clinton: ‘My husband is not secretary of state, I am’
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, right, is greeted by members of the government on arrival at the airport in Kinshasa, Congo on Monday/Associated Press
The Associated Press just moved this out of 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.
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136 comments Add your comment
Hil Fan
August 10th, 2009
3:43 pm
Go, Gurrrrl!
Bill White
August 10th, 2009
3:47 pm
Who cares? They’re both poison.
Garrett Michael Hayes
August 10th, 2009
3:56 pm
OK – being rather overweight myself (alright – I’m fat), I realize I’m on shaky ground here. But, woman, if you’re the Secretary of State – GET A TAILOR! And for crying out loud, powder blue is NOT a “power color”.
BiteMe
August 10th, 2009
3:58 pm
AH HA HA HA AH AH! These Democrats in House are A JOKE! Losers…..
VoiceOf Reason
August 10th, 2009
3:59 pm
@ Garrett Michael Hayes,
you’re a loser
SayWhat?
August 10th, 2009
4:03 pm
Knew it wouldn’t take long for her to show her true, nasty colors. She’s always been a shrew.
Cougar Boy
August 10th, 2009
4:04 pm
Hillary turns me on in that powder blue suit- I likes the butts big!!!! Come and get me Cougar! I will hit what Bill won’t!
OneChris
August 10th, 2009
4:04 pm
2010 Hillary to introduce the Anti-Christ to the world
Peadawg
August 10th, 2009
4:04 pm
She shouldn’t have sent her husband to do her work.
hoorayfor the Dems
August 10th, 2009
4:06 pm
BiteMe: You’re a Loser Too! President of The United States is a democratic. He’s YOUR PRESIDENT AS WELL.
Get over it.
Freedom_Lover
August 10th, 2009
4:08 pm
She’s no Sarah Palin or Ann Coulter!
Br549
August 10th, 2009
4:11 pm
I thought Garrey Michael Hayes’ comment was very witty and on point. Voice of reason you are angry and need a hug……….from a bear.
Hendu
August 10th, 2009
4:13 pm
A hair style couldn’t hurt either, or, at least run a brush over that head before meeting foreign dignitaries as a representative of all Americans.
pd
August 10th, 2009
4:14 pm
The question should have been answered. Not what Bill thinks, but rather, what is the official administration stance on that loan.
China is loaning money to people in africa that are not the good guys, and we are dependent wholly on china. Its time to start the process of diminishing our ties with china.
Mike T.
August 10th, 2009
4:16 pm
Ain’t that something, Hilly Baby loses her cool with a foreign college kid,how she going handle a foreigh diplomat that actually got some experience unlike herself. 1183 days till the next presidential election.
Get Ready!
Tom
August 10th, 2009
4:17 pm
Wait, what happened to “…..We are The President”?
The Truth Hurts
August 10th, 2009
4:19 pm
Maybe Monica could help field some of these questions while Bill does whatever Bill does.
Roekest
August 10th, 2009
4:19 pm
Hillary’s just mad because her cheating husband is a better retired politician, than she is a working politician. Hey Hillary, don’t blame the poor Congolese boy because YOUR boss sent YOUR husband to do YOUR job.
When the Dems talked about “change”, I didn’t know it would be this funny. This has been a GREAT show!
None
August 10th, 2009
4:20 pm
@Freedom_Lover – Thank God for that! No telling where our country would be heading if those two were in charge of well, anything!
hoorayfor the Dems
August 10th, 2009
4:21 pm
Freedom-Lover you are absolutely right she’s not Sarah Paline …..she’s the SECRETARY OF STATE……
now who is sarah palin………..didn’t she resign recently from some eskimo state. She is the joke of the republican party!!!
Mike T.
August 10th, 2009
4:23 pm
President of The United States is a democratic. He’s YOUR PRESIDENT AS WELL.
Get over it.
We will,about the time the Dems get over the 2000 election.
NA
August 10th, 2009
4:24 pm
Hilary needs to act like secretary of state but since she does not even know how to act as a normal person— being rude to some kids simple question, she could have had a more diplomatic response. I forgot again she does notknow how to be diplomatic either, that’s what you want from your top diplomat. another fine choice by our president
gatorman770
August 10th, 2009
4:24 pm
It’s a wonder she didn’t accuse him of being “Astroturf” lick our “Sphincter of the House” Nancy Polousi would have done.
Eric
August 10th, 2009
4:25 pm
Take a look at the comments from obvious Republicans on this story, and it’s easy to understand why they lost the last election. As long as these people take their cues from Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hanitty, they don’t have a prayer of ever being relevant again.
David
August 10th, 2009
4:26 pm
Snap! Oh no she di-int!
Roekest
August 10th, 2009
4:26 pm
Is it too much to ask for a little bit of correct grammar??
The President is not a “democratic”…..he’s a democrat.
And Dems, not all Republicans agree with or like Sarah Palin. Just like, not all democrats support government run health care or cap-and-trade.
Blackberry Cobbler
August 10th, 2009
4:27 pm
Nobody is ever going to take Billary seriously. She has no more experience and credentials for her job than Nobama has for his.
I can tell in the picture that Billary is living proof of the new KFC Hillary Clinton 6-Piece Meal– 2 small breasts, 2 large thighs, and 2 left wings……….. ROFLMAO
Mike T.
August 10th, 2009
4:28 pm
Eric,
Guess what party lost the the two previous elections and gonna lose the one in 1183 days?
chuck allison
August 10th, 2009
4:29 pm
Remember that Hillary is the same one who told the New Zealanders that “her mother named her after Sir Edmund Hillary the first to climb Mt. Everest.” A quick check showed that she was born before Sir Edmund climbed Everest. Just a quick example of Hillary being a habitual liar.
Freedom_Lover
August 10th, 2009
4:29 pm
Democrats need to quit wasting their time because it’s going to be Palin in 2012! Time to bring back some common sense to Washington.
Eric
August 10th, 2009
4:30 pm
Mike,
In your dreams.
Mike T.
August 10th, 2009
4:32 pm
new KFC Hillary Clinton 6-Piece Meal– 2 small breasts, 2 large thighs, and 2 left wings………..
Blackberry Cobbler,stop it man your hurting me,I can’t stop laughing,that’s the best one I’VE heard in a while.
Tongo from the Congo
August 10th, 2009
4:33 pm
UhhWee—that white woman sure does have big butt!!! I LIKE!!
Mike T.
August 10th, 2009
4:36 pm
Eric,
Well I guesss if MLK can have a dream. we republicans can too. Time to wake up and smell
the coffee,America doesn’t need socialism.
hoorayfor the Dems
August 10th, 2009
4:36 pm
Rokest: Thanks for the English lesson today.
Blackberry Cobbler: Mrs Secretary of State is getting older, therefore her metabolism s slowing down. You are going to be overweight too, you maybe a fata.. already
Roekest
August 10th, 2009
4:36 pm
Freedom_Lover–
I hope you’re wrong. We need someone who doesn’t follow the base blindly. We need Goldwater Republicans….not Falwell Republicans.
hoorayfor the Dems
August 10th, 2009
4:37 pm
Mike T: What socialism? Please….
George Jefferson
August 10th, 2009
4:38 pm
Even Hillary is better than the marxist we have now.
Sheri
August 10th, 2009
4:38 pm
In my opinion, it should have been Al Gore with his butt over there trying to win freedom for those two reporters. They worked for his news organization, did they not?
I would not be surprized if Obama sent Bill over there because he knew Hilary was too volatile for the situation. Early on, I wondered why he would choose her for Secretary of State, but I think it goes back to the old saying, “Keep your friends close, but your ememies closer.” I don’t always agree with our President politically, but I think keeping Hilary “close” may prove to be a wise choice.
Bongo from the Congo
August 10th, 2009
4:38 pm
Hey Tong baby, notice her fat hands and puffy ankles–those turn you on too??
Your Cousin Bong
Steve
August 10th, 2009
4:38 pm
B!TCH!!!!!
Y. Jacobs
August 10th, 2009
4:41 pm
Always talking in circles. She’d rather feign anger than answer a pointed question. The old bait-and-switch in action.
Beaux
August 10th, 2009
4:42 pm
If it’s Palin in 2012, we’re all sunk.
George Jefferson
August 10th, 2009
4:42 pm
The midtown liberals are so gay they killed the fish in Piedmont Park.
Cuban B
August 10th, 2009
4:42 pm
What? Hillary can’t take a critical question? what a flop…
amy
August 10th, 2009
4:43 pm
I can’t stand either of them, but all she had to say: “I can’t speak for my husband’s views, I can only speak for myself.” SIMPLE. she made herself look stupid. I think she looks good in that color, but agree that color is not an appropriate one to be wearing while conducting business, and someone could have ironed it!!
Cletus Snow
August 10th, 2009
4:43 pm
Buckwheat knew better than to send a woman to do a mans work, that’s why he bought the buy one get one free deal. At any rate one Clinton is as toxic as the other.
Mary
August 10th, 2009
4:43 pm
Eric, in your dreams. This administration is a joke and will go down in history as one. Wait until 2010 that will tell you just how bad 2012 will be.
hoorayfor the Dems
August 10th, 2009
4:44 pm
Steve: You need to have some respect for your mother.
Rash Lintballs
August 10th, 2009
4:44 pm
That lady is an old HAG. She needs a makeover and PRONTO.