Posted by Jed Lewison on Mon Mar 3, 2008 at 11:38 AM Pacific

"As far as I know"

If you don't get why Hillary Clinton's remarks about the false Muslim smears against Barack Obama are offensive, imagine the following scenario.

Barack Obama, on 60 Minutes, is asked about scurrilous rumors that Hillary Clinton is lesbian.

His answer goes something like this:

I take Hillary at her word that she isn't. Why would I believe that she is? There's nothing to base that on -- as far as I know. And I've been the target of a lot of smears myself. So I have sympathy for people who get targeted with these typical political smears.

I think a lot of people would be outraged -- and rightly so.

"As far as I know"

If you don't get why Hillary Clinton's remarks about the false Muslim smears against Barack Obama are offensive, imagine the following scenario.

Barack Obama, on 60 Minutes, is asked about scurrilous rumors that Hillary Clinton is lesbian.

His answer goes something like this:

I take Hillary at her word that she isn't. Why would I believe that she is? There's nothing to base that on -- as far as I know. And I've been the target of a lot of smears myself. So I have sympathy for people who get targeted with these typical political smears.

I think a lot of people would be outraged -- and rightly so.

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