
So ever since Barack Obama announced that Hillary Clinton is going to be his Secretary of State, Caroline Kennedy has accomplished the amazing feat of blatantly campaigning for her Senate seat without once actually talking to the press… that is until now. Speaking to a grand total of four reporters for The New York Times, Caroline, who’s never run for public office in her life, explains what she uniquely has to offer New York State:
“You know, I think that I could advocate for New York, I think that we are losing a very visible, very strong, very powerful advocate in Hillary Clinton, and I think it’s to New York’s advantage to have somebody who can, you know, bring attention to New York, you know, bring four people from The New York Times here to the coffee shop (laughter) and really put that to work for average people. This is not, you know, about me, it’s about what I can do to, you know, help New York get its fair share, help working families, travel the state, bring attention to what is going on up there. So that’s why I think I would be good.”
So basically she’s just claiming that because she’s the only person who’s as famous as Hillary Clinton, she’s the only advocate for New York legislators will listen to. You’d have to be blind to buy that argument, but unfortunately New York governor David A. Paterson legally is, so… you never know.
Other than that the ten page interview reads like an awkward first date. Caroline was relatively articulate without sounding overly committed, like if the seat is handed to her great, if not it’s no skin off her back. Even for a Kennedy she has an annoying sense of entitlement.
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