I really hate it when I get misquoted. For the past two weeks the media has been quoting Democratic party leaders saying that Hillary should quit the race for the sake of the party.
On the campaign plane this weekend I was asked if Senator Clinton should quit the race. My answer was brief and to the point. “Hillary can quit if she wants to.”
The reporters quoted me this way, “Her name is on the ballot. She is a fierce and formidable opponent, and she obviously believes she would make the best nominee and the best president.”
It’s as if there is some kind of reality distortion field around me that changes everything I say to political babble. For example, another reporter asked me if I thought Al Gore should step in to become the party’s nominee. I answered, “Of course not. Let him run a campaign for two years and do it some honest work.”
The reporters quoted me this way, “Al Gore is beloved by the American people and would have made a wonderful President, certainly far better than George W. Bush. We welcome the former vice president’s ability to bring Democrats together in unity.”
That doesn’t even mean anything. It’s political babble. Why can’t reporters just write down what I say? Doesn’t anyone get these things on video tape?
Let me say it again. ‘Hillary can quit if she wants to.’
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