as reported by Scott Ott for ScrappleFace (2008-05-24)
Just a day after citing the persistence of Robert F. Kennedy’s presidential campaign as justification for her to remain in the race for the Democrat nomination, Sen. Hillary Clinton noted that the U.S. victory over Hitler’s Germany “didn’t really get started until June.”
Sen. Clinton, in an interview aboard her financially-strapped campaign’s flagship Toyota Prius, said, “I’m reminded of the words of John Belushi who asked, ‘Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?’”
The former presumptive Democrat nominee said, “I’ve been thinking about Sen. Teddy 'hic' Kennedy’s recent medical challenges, and so I was reminded of the Kennedy family and how Bobby stayed in the race until June 6, when he withdrew unexpectedly. Of course, June 6, was D-Day, which was also the name of one of the main characters in the movie ‘Animal House’. That, naturally, reminded me of John Belushi and his inspiring speech about never giving up. So what I’m saying is that I’m a fighter, like the boys of Delta House.”
Sen. Clinton, eager to make sure her remarks and her motivations are not misinterpreted, said, “I don’t mean to raise the specter of assassination, global war and atomic bombs to say anything other than: It ain’t over ’til it’s totally, utterly and completely over.”
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Hillary Lists Non-Assassination Reasons to Keep Running by Scott Ott for ScrappleFace
(2008-05-26) — Sen. Hillary Clinton, in a further attempt to distance herself from her recent remarks about Robert F. Kennedy’s White House bid, released a list of other circumstances that provide the rationale for her staying in the race for the Democrat presidential nomination.
Handed to reporters aboard her campaign’s flagship Toyota Prius, the list of “non-assassination incidents that make it worth spending $40 million per month to keep running,” includes the following…
* unexplained car crash, * fireworks accident, * poisoning by household chemicals, * falling from ladder through plate glass, * drowning in bathtub, * bad reaction to tattoo, * choking on bolus of high-fiber cereal, * YouTube stunt gone awry, and * any number of fast-acting toxins inadvertently inhaled, ingested or even touched for a few seconds.
“My entire campaign has been built around the premise that I’m ready on day one,” said Sen. Clinton. “The fact that I have thought through this list demonstrates that I’m ready even sooner.”
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