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Personally, I found this video of Clinton choking up a bit while discussing the fate of the country and the meaning of the election affecting. And Christ Almighty, I've been on the campaign trail for a week and want to cry. Anyone who doesn't get worn out and a bit emotional after the grueling process these candidates are undergoing is inhuman. Which makes this statement by John Edwards particularly classless:
"I think what we need in a commander-in-chief is strength and resolve, and presidential campaigns are tough business, but being president of the United States is also tough business," Edwards told reporters Laconia, New Hampshire.Assuming the quote and context is correct, I think it's appalling that Edwards attempted to equate a momentary display of emotion with an absence of strength and resolve. Obama, by contrast, struck the right note:
"I didn't see what happened," he said, but added, "I know this process is a grind. So that's not something I care to comment on."Update: According to CNN, Edwards refused to comment on Clinton before he uttered that line. They report the interchange as:
At a New Hampshire campaign event, presidential rival John Edwards told reporters he was unaware of Clinton's emotional reaction and would not respond to it, but added, according to CNN's Dugald McDonnell: "I think what we need in a commander in chief is strength and resolve, and presidential campaigns are a tough business, but being President of the United States is also a very tough business. And the President of the United States is faced with very, very difficult challenges every single day, difficult judgments every single day."To me, that sounds like having it both ways, saying you won't comment on Clinton choking up then contrasting yourself with the negative qualities associated with feminine crying. But readers can judge for themselves.
