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Kinshasa, Congo --  

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton snapped on a Congolese student over a question mistranslated about her husband's views on foreign policy.

"You want me to tell you what my husband thinks?" she asked incredulously when the student raised a question about a multibillion-dollar Chinese loan offer to Congo.

"My husband is not secretary of state, I am," she snapped. "I am not going to be channeling my husband."

The student's question, according to the State Department translation, went like this: "Thank you. Mrs. Clinton, we've all heard about the Chinese contracts in this country. The interference is from the World Bank against this contract. What does Mr. Clinton think through the mouth of Mrs. Clinton and what does Mr. Mutombo think on this situation? Thank you very much."

It was unclear whether the French-speaking student or translator had erred. Either way, she was not pleased at the mention of her husband's name.

Hillary Clinton Snaps at a student

Makes you wonder if Secretary of State is frustrated with the recent North Korean event with President Bill Clinton rescuing the two journalist? Is she frustrated about living under his shadow? I hope not, Madam Secretary of State!

Updated: 08/11/2009 03:26 Add to Favorite   Send Message   Send Story to a Friend   Bookmark and Share
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So what that she (Clinton) snapped at some of the questions. She is a superb secretary (in mine opinion) and has right as US secretary of state to be strait forward with answers some times!
Posted Date: 08/12/2009 06:33 david david ratingdavid ratingdavid ratingdavid ratingdavid rating david 0 Recommend Report Abuse
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David,
I think the reason that this is a big deal is because of the fact that one of the most important quality of Secretary of State is supposed to be diplomacy. The question was a very simple one and could have been answered in a totally different tone. Though, I won't discount the fact that she has been traveling all over the globe and could have been very tired.
Posted Date: 08/12/2009 15:14 johnGilt johnGilt ratingjohnGilt ratingjohnGilt ratingjohnGilt ratingjohnGilt rating johnGilt 0 Recommend Report Abuse
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Its also important to note that Hilary is walking in Bill's shadow, and she is well aware of it. I guarantee that this isn't the first question relating to Bill's thoughts and I am sure that over time these types of questions have made her bitter. Being tired, or what not, could have simply caused her to loose her cool.

Lets not forget, she is human and has many of the same traits that most other humans have. Putting her on a pedestal and expecting her to be something super human is also a bit hypocritical.

Let he who hasn't done something similar throw the first stone.
Posted Date: 08/12/2009 15:42 shark shark ratingshark ratingshark ratingshark ratingshark rating shark 0 Recommend Report Abuse
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I personally think that all the wold wide traveling with Bill Clinton's recent North Korea mission might have made her sick of this question.

It is like - I do all the work and Bill takes the credit with one small deed?

We all have snapped at one point in time and I think we should pass on this one!
Posted Date: 08/12/2009 16:40 wibhas wibhas ratingwibhas ratingwibhas ratingwibhas ratingwibhas rating wibhas 0 Recommend Report Abuse
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Wibhas, I agree. Bill gained a lot of attention for the North Korea trip, and that must have hurt Hillary's pride. Personally, I think that this is a non-issue, but this is still fuel for her opponents.
Posted Date: 08/13/2009 01:07 shark shark ratingshark ratingshark ratingshark ratingshark rating shark 0 Recommend Report Abuse
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