U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrives at a town hall meeting with Congolese university students in the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital Kinshasa, August 10, 2009. Usually calm in public, top U.S. diplomat Clinton snapped at a Congolese student on Monday when asked about her husband's views on a foreign policy issue, saying: "My husband is not secretary of state, I am. " REUTERS/Joe Bavier (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO POLITICS)From FOX News:
While Secretary Clinton's reaction to a question in Congo may not have any political repercussions, some foreign policy analysts say it reflects her limitations as a diplomat.
In case it wasn't clear before, Hillary Clinton -- not her husband -- is the nation's top diplomat.
The secretary of state curtly sent that message to a Congolese university student who asked her Monday through a translator what "Mr. Clinton" thinks about China's growing influence.
Turns out, though, the student was trying to ask what President Obama thought.
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My Comment: Like her husband, she has a reputation of having a temper. My take on this situation .... Africa in the middle of summer is a lousy place to be. It is hot and humid, and at her age it just got to her.
The fact that she also knows that her husband is staying in party central (Las Vegas) for a day or two to celebrate his 63rd birthday while she is in the middle of Africa .... yup .... she is not a happy camper and the poor African student was her target.
But I say .... so what. She is what she is, and we (again) saw the type of person that she is .... a fact that should not be a surprise to anyone.
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