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Hillary's Dream Date: A Republican?
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ABC News' Rick Klein Reports: Conspiracy theorists delight: Asked who she'd go out with on a date -- with any celebrity, living or dead -- and Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton chose . . . a Republican.
Her fantasy date would be with President Abraham Lincoln, Clinton said in an interview being published in the People magazine hitting newsstands Friday.
The question: "If your husband gave you a pass for one night and you could go on a date with any celeb, alive or dead, who would it be?"
Clinton's answer: "That's such a dangerous question! How about Abraham Lincoln?"
Another surprising tidbit: Despite the 19-hour days she puts in on the trail, she's apparently never heard of the energy drink Red Bull. Asked if she's ever had one, she replied, "No. What is it?"
Clinton, D-N.Y., also equivocates on a few either-or questions: She refused to choose between comedians Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, said she likes both wine and beer, and wouldn't select either "American Idol" or "Dancing With the Stars"; she said her mother -- who lives with the Clintons -- keeps her up to speed on both programs.
She did, however, choose Weight Watchers over the South Beach Diet -- but didn't elaborate on her own eating habits.
She also said she's never had cosmetic surgery: "People have to decide what's right for them. It's never been anything I thought was right for me."
Clinton weighs in on the Texas polygamy sect, expressing some sympathy for the women who entered into polygamous marriages.
"Many of these women were raised in the sect, isolated from the outside world from birth," Clinton told People. "It takes an enormous amount of independent thinking to lift yourself out of the circumstance you've been born and raised in to say, 'Wait a minute, this isn't right.' "
She also credits her husband with making the clinching argument in convincing her to run for president.
Said Clinton, "He finally said, 'Well, you have to decide whether you could do what your country needs -- and whether you'd be willing to subject yourself to the process.' Then he said, 'If we end up with another Republican president and you didn't even try . . .' And that kind of clinched it for me."
April 30, 2008 in Bush, George W. | Permalink | User Comments (218)
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Never heard of Red Bull ? This woman is an elitist and out of touch with reality.
Posted by: southamco | Apr 30, 2008 6:50:37 PM
republicans are praying for Clinton.... that's because her indictments have iron clad evidence that she has committed illegal acts and that as a citizen she should not be above the law... she'll never make the presidency... as much of a monster as she is, she can't bully her way past the evidence waiting to destroy her... thus, republicans are praying she's the competition. They don't want to face Obama! he's the real thing, a talent and vision we desperately need and has the ability to draw millions... Even the power machine behind the Clintons came crashing... what'dya think'll happen to the republicans very weak, flip flopping neoconservative (at the moment) McCain?
Posted by: origood | Apr 30, 2008 6:53:13 PM
A "fantasy date"
Leave it to a clinton to NOT choose his/her spouse.
Posted by: bee | Apr 30, 2008 6:54:50 PM
She's never heard of Red Bull? Who is really out of touch!
Posted by: J | Apr 30, 2008 6:55:57 PM
catherine in nm, that is an insult to American women to think that Hill the Bosnian General is a brilliant woman. God save America. God bless Obama. OBAMA08.
Posted by: BKMC | Apr 30, 2008 6:56:20 PM
If you can run Government Health care on "one server" why in the devil did the census bureau waste millions of dollars on computers and has now reverted back to paper, because they could not make the computer system work.
Posted by: Dan, St. Louis | Apr 30, 2008 7:00:06 PM
She's never heard of Red Bull?? She's obviously not shopped at a grocery or convenience store in the last decade. Talk about elitist!
Posted by: Erik | Apr 30, 2008 7:00:11 PM
You have to laugh at the people who think the Rev. Wright thing makes Obama a worse judge of people than Hillary! Who could be a worse judge of people than Hillary? She married Bill!!!
Posted by: Joel | Apr 30, 2008 7:01:28 PM
I love Hillay!
She is who this country needs.
Posted by: Joel | Apr 30, 2008 7:07:12 PM
Oops I meant I love Hillary!
Posted by: Joel | Apr 30, 2008 7:08:41 PM
abe lincoln !!
what a liar,,
what she really wants is a date
with rosie odonnell
Posted by: leah murphy | Apr 30, 2008 7:08:56 PM
This fake fight(of words) between Obama and Rev. Wright is so ridiculously calculated by their campaign. It's scary how the mindless masses believe what ever the media reports. Obama and Wright are still thick as thieves, along with Sharpton and Farharchan( not sure of spelling).
Posted by: Tracy | Apr 30, 2008 7:09:21 PM
Another Clinton family moment. Hubby Bill convinced her it was her duty to run eh. Sigh.
I guess I've more in common with her than I thought, I've been taken under sniper fire and I listen to my spouse. Sigh.
Posted by: dablueshound | Apr 30, 2008 7:12:31 PM
Hilliary Clinton, new leader of the Lieberman Party.
Posted by: Karen | Apr 30, 2008 7:16:48 PM
She has never had a face lift???? This is why no one should vote for Hillary-she is such a LIAR that she refuses to admit the obvious. Look at a picture from when Bill was governor. She obviously thinks American women are completely stupid.
Posted by: car | Apr 30, 2008 7:16:57 PM
What part of maditory do you not understand??? - states zdnet
I don't understand the maditory thing at all. Is this a political buzz word, another language, or just an indication of the care you put into your work?
Posted by: dablueshound | Apr 30, 2008 7:18:49 PM
Question: Hillary, If you could date any man dead or alive for one night, who would it be?
Answer: Well, uh (stutter) I, a (another pause) Does it have to be a Man?
Posted by: Sam | Apr 30, 2008 7:27:18 PM
Hillary lied about Bosania, pure and simple. What else is she lying about?
Anyone but HRC
Posted by: AndyK | Apr 30, 2008 7:40:14 PM
liberal establisment zombies like carter, kerry, kennedy et al don't like hillary because they know, that like her husband-the only democrat to be elected to two terms since FDR, that she is from the democrat leadership conference mode--a moderate who will steer that way for the general election.
they hate that.
and will instead bet on obama--another carter, dukakis, kerry
and mccain will win
and we will all suffer,
period.
Posted by: ron | Apr 30, 2008 7:43:43 PM
I hate to burst your bubble, "another hillary supporter for mcainintheass," but of course Hillary says she would have left Wright's church. What else could she say? The truth of the matter is that most women would have left the cheating, lying, corrupt Bill Clinton years ago, but Hillary didn't. She's no saint, honey.
Posted by: Dee | Apr 30, 2008 7:49:18 PM
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