During his annual trip to Africa, President Bill Clinton told ABC News that he has regrets over comments he made during the Democratic primary, but is not angry with Sen. Barack Obama.
"Everybody's got a right to run for president," Clinton told ABC News correspondent during his trip to Monrovia. "And I would be the last person to ever begrudge their ambition. He's a superbly gifted candidate and had a great operation. They thought this thing through."
Clinton said his wife, New York Sen. Hillary Clinton, did the right thing in staying in the primaries as long as she did. In fact, he said, "And I'm ver proud she didn't quit ... The party is much better for it ... and Sen. Obama is going to go into the general election with a much more activated Democratic Party."
Snow pressed Clinton on how friends and critics have blamed him on his wife's loss. Clinton said he refused to discuss it because it misses the point of who is going to win the general election. He said the media avoids reporting how he supported Obama many times during the primary, including several nights before where he refuted a black man who said Obama couldn't get the nomination or win the general election because he was black. Clinton said he
"I am not a racist and I never made a racist comment and didn't attack him personally," Clinton told ABC. "The South Carolina event was twisted for deliberate effect for people who weren't for Hillary. .... These people don't have an office in Harlem. They haven't live the life I lived. How could I have a conversation with two African American congressman who agree with me and I'm a racist?"
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Bill is Not a Racist
I agree with Bill that Barack is a superb politician and defeated the Clintons because he thought this thing through. He planned, plotted and learned more about his opponent than his opponent learned about him. He won fair and square. However, Barack surrogates played the race card first and he admits it to Tim Russert http://tinyurl.com/6gcstl. Barack is definitely a politician and the Clintons under estimated him.
James Clyburn and others blew Bill and Hillary comments out of context in order for Barack to gain the advantage. In the interim, the Clintons look like Racist which is absurd. I feel badly for Bill because in his heart, he really love black people and we threw him away as soon as we found some one who we think may be better.
I suggest we embrace them both and forgive the Clintons because we need them to get Barack in the white house.