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Zimbabwean Ambassador Takes Umbrage at Clinton's Florida Remarks
May 30, 2008 1:43 PM
The ambassador to the United States from Zimbabwe, Machivenyika Mapuranga, took issue this week with comments Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-NY, made in Florida last week to urge that the Democratic National Committee count every vote as cast from disputed contests in Florida and Michigan.
In Sunrise, Florida, on May 21, Clinton referred to people who "go through the motions of an election only to have them discarded and disregarded. We're seeing that right now in Zimbabwe. Tragically, an election was held, the president lost, they refused to abide by the will of the people. So we can never take for granted our precious right to vote."
Mapuranga said Clinton's remarks were made "out of ignorance or malice."
"The 29th March 2008 election resulted in the ruling party (Zanu PF) winning 97 seats, and the opposition party (MDC) winning 99 seats, as declared by the independent electoral commission," Mapuranga said. "If Sen. Hillary Clinton was not aware of these facts, her ignorance can be excused considering the stressful situation she is in because of her faltering campaign; but if she was aware of the facts, we can only conclude that this is yet another of her misspoken utterances."
"There were four presidential candidates and none of them attained the requisite threshold of 50 percent plus 1 votes," Mapuranga said. "The Electoral Act provides that in that event there must be a run-off between the two top candidates."
- jpt
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Hillary's comment was BOTH ignorant and malicious.
Posted by: Brandon | May 30, 2008 2:09:04 PM
How about this the guy that is going to represent Obama at the RNB is a friend of Rev. wright they whent to the same upper class in Philadelphia High school in. all the anti white friends Of Obama are already hurting him .
Posted by: Bishop | May 30, 2008 2:04:16 PM
and malicious
which is exactly how i felt when i listened to her tirade in florida
Posted by: bhrandon | May 30, 2008 1:56:47 PM
Every Clinton remarks (whether it's from Bill or Hillary) are made "out of ignorance or malice."
Same as her Kennedy comments, Bosnia comments, Iran comments, Umberella comments, white-working class comment...
all the same. Partically why she lost the nomination.
Posted by: Vanessa | May 30, 2008 1:54:47 PM
lol
this didnt get much play in the news but why she was allowed to compare the florida vote to suffrage and african american liberation and this is beyond me
oh and the 2000 election
basically stating she was al gore and obama was bush
oh but shes not divisive or anything, she is just trying for party unity
finally im glad to hear soemone else thinks this remark of hers was insane
Posted by: bhrandon | May 30, 2008 1:54:05 PM
It's Obama's fault
Posted by: Thinking | May 30, 2008 1:53:32 PM
I knew these comments would come back to bite her. How dare she compair this election to the bloody election they had in Zimbabwe... she needs to stop and help repair the damage she has made... NOW
Posted by: matt | May 30, 2008 1:53:18 PM
This gets better all the time/Open mouth insert foot.
Posted by: NH voter | May 30, 2008 1:53:15 PM
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