Wednesday, January 23, 2008

While attending a service in remembrance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. last weekend, Clinton sat in a position of honor on the alter behind Martin Luther King III- the son of MLK. As MLK III gave a very emotional speech, Mr. Clinton nodded off over and over again. (Click here for video)

The video of him falling asleep is sad for so many reasons- the saddest being the failure of the media to cover the story. What if any Republican had dozed off in a similar situation?

No honest person could say a sleeping Republican would be ignored. The video would open every news program, would be played again and again and again. If the dozer was campaigning for a Republican, the candidate would be asked to denounce the insensitivity of the sleep deprived person.

I understand that Bill Clinton is very tired- he is putting in long hours and working hard to fight for his wife's political future. (Although his behavior on so many fronts might beg questions as to whether he really does want his wife to win the race.)
Perhaps, in the future, he should either make sure he is not in the line of a camera lens when sitting on stage, get more sleep or slam some highly caffeinated beverages.
Following a week of controversy between the Obama and Clinton campaigns in regards to the contributions of MLK to the Civil Rights movement, one would think Clinton would have been on his best behavior. Or maybe this does exemplify his best behavior...

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