WORLD: Video: Hillary Clinton Snaps on Congolese student's question; Lost in Translation?
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.
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!

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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.


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.


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!





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