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Paging Mamie Eisenhower ...

Thu Mar 13, 2008 at 12:09:57 PM PDT

I lay in bed this morning listening to Steve Inskeep of NPR interview Senator Clinton. While most have keyed in on her eyerolling Michigan primary assertions, I was intrigued by the defense of her foreign policy experience as First Lady. When Inskeep challenged her claimed experience in Northern Ireland and Kosovo, she became defensive:

You know, I find this an interesting conversation because there is no doubt that I played a major role in many of the foreign policy decisions. I represented our government and our country in more than 80 countries. I know that people are nitpicking and raising questions--that's fair; that's the campaign. But compare my experience even after the nitpicking with Senator Obama's [scary laugh]--I mean, let's look at this objectively here--and I think my experience is, you know, much more preparatory for the job that awaits

So that started me thinking ...

NPR Clinton Interview March 13


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