Then (May 2008) The Guardian
In a filmed meeting with editors of a newspaper in South Dakota, which holds the final primary of the Democratic race on June 3, Clinton hinted that she might not concede the nomination to Obama until the August nominating convention.
“My husband did not wrap up the nomination in 1992 until he won the California primary somewhere in the middle of June, right?” Clinton said. “We all remember Bobby Kennedy was assassinated in June in California. I don’t understand it.”
Now – August 2016
The dirty rotten scoundrel (aka Trump)
“If she gets to pick her judges –nothing you can do…Although the 2nd Amendment people maybe there is”
Hillary Clinton:
“A person seeking to be the President of the United States should not suggest violence in any way.”
(Presumably “suggest violence in any way” doesn’t include advocating violence against POC in other countries.)
Hillary did get a lot of push back on her RFK assassination comment. Rightly so. Her later “clarification” was hooey, but I’ll accept that she wasn’t actually encouraging some poor soul to decide the nomination with a gun. Still it revealed something unpleasant about her character.
Trump’s statement is less targeted than Clinton’s was but is more difficult to dismiss given his audience. It follows in line with Palin’s rhetoric and her congressman in the crosshairs map. She and nobody on her team were charged with any crime, even though one member of congress on the map was subsequently shot, barely surviving, along with eighteen others, six of whom died.
However, had Palin posted that map and the Tucson shooting occurred while she was the GOP VP nominee would she have remained on the ticket? I’d like to believe that even McCain has that much decency.
“I know words, I have the best words.” — Donald Trump, Dec. 30, 2015
U.S. Secret Service tweet:
The Secret Service is aware of the comments made earlier this afternoon.
For the good of the nation, Trump should publicly own how horrendous his comment was, respectfully ask his supporters to refrain from violence because it’s not a solution, and withdraw from the race.
UPDATE 8/10/16 Business Insider – Secret Service reportedly talks to Donald Trump about 2nd Amendment remark
The Secret Service spoke with Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump about his Tuesday remarks on the Second Amendment, CNN reported on Wednesday.
A top official at the agency told the cable news network that there had been “more than one conversation” about the comment.
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In a tweet, Trump denied that a “meeting or conversation” took place.…
There goes the Secret Service electorate support for Trump. If need be, wouldn’t count on them doing their job either.