Hillary's Dark Side

By Ken Blackwell on 8.14.09 @ 6:07AM

In the days of colonialism, they called Africa the dark continent. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton brought her own version of darkness to her African tour. She was in Congo hosting a town meeting. One of the African questioners -- through a translator -- asked what "Mr. Clinton" thought of China's forays into African investments.

"You want to know what my husband thinks? Bill Clinton is not the Secretary of State. I'll tell you what I think. I won't be channeling for my husband," Hilllary snapped. It was a waspish performance. Her body English needed no translation. She was more than hostile. She was furious.

I've had a good deal of experience in diplomacy. The old joke is that a diplomat is one who can tell you to go to the devil -- and almost make you look forward to the trip. Mrs. Clinton should have sized up the situation, recognized that it may have been a translator error that substituted "Mr." for "Mrs."

Or, the African questioner may have sincerely wanted to know what Bill Clinton thought about a matter involving Asia and Africa -- since the former President has just returned from a highly publicized trip to North Korea. Presumably, the Secretary of State and her experienced husband share their thoughts over coffee and breakfast.

In either case, the question did not merit the cutting, even cruel public putdown. If you want to know why Barack Obama beat Hillary Clinton in last year's presidential primaries, you need look no farther than this public display of cruelty. People don't like powerful people who use their power to make others feel small.

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NOTE: This has always been a potential problem since Obama appointed her as Secretary of State. As the SoS, Hillary is competing against her husband's popularity in foreign countries. They loved his personality and he made them feel special even when stretching the truth. In the Senate, she was her own person but now she is in Bill's shadow rightly or wrongly on every foreign visit. This snarkiness will not endear her to anyone.