Hillary Clinton has spoken, and it seems she would rather protest Republican VP nominee Governor Sarah Palin than Iranian dictator Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The Senator has canceled her planned appearance at a September 22 rally protesting Ahmadinejad’s United Nations appearance in protest of Palin’s planned attendance at the event.
Hillary Clinton supporters frustrated with how she, and they, were summarily dismissed by the Democrat party during the primary season have adopted the slogan “Party Unity My Ass,” but apparently the Senator herself has adopted a slogan of her own: “National Unity My Ass.”
“Her attendance was news to us, and this was never billed to us as a partisan political event,” Clinton spokesman Philippe Reines said Wednesday. “Sen. Clinton will therefore not be attending.”
I’m sure Palin will not be the only American Governor in attendance at the rally, which is being organized by “several American Jewish groups.” And wouldn’t having invited both Senator Clinton and Governor Palin negate the argument that this is “a partisan political event?” How much more non-partisan an event can be than inviting participants from all sides of the political spectrum?
The rally is being hosted by several Jewish groups, including the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, the National Coalition to Stop Iran Now, United Jewish Communities and the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York.
Not sure which of those groups is “partisan” in Senator Clinton’s eyes. Governor Palin stays classy in spite of the swipe.
“Governor Palin believes that the danger of a nuclear Iran is greater than party or politics. She hopes that all parties can rally together in opposition to this grave threat,” said spokeswoman Tracey Schmitt.
Clinton’s decision leaves some observers, even those who supported Clinton against Obama, confused.
Micah Halperin, a Middle East expert and syndicated columnist, said it is “problematic” that Clinton decided to back out.
Halperin, who is Jewish and called Clinton “a far better candidate” for Democrats than Obama, suggested that her actions could backfire on the Democratic ticket.
“Jews traditionally vote Democratic, and if a major Democratic leader does not join in the fight against Iran, where are those voters going to go?” he asked. “It’s problematic from the very point of view that says you have a national poltical leader who fundamentally is choosing not to stand up against Ahmadenijad.
“It changes my view of (Clinton’s) wisdom, of her ability to take a situation, analyze it and come out on the right side, and that is deeply troubling to almost every voter in America, not just Jewish voters,” Halperin said, adding that Clinton’s move “is the kind of thing” that could tip voters toward McCain.
Hmmm. Maybe that’s the point.
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