Chin, you are misinterpreting the data.
There was the first speech, in the morning, in Milwaukee. She did not use the word "really."
There was the second speech, later in the day, in Madison. She did use the word "really."
Your video link shows that clearly. It doesn't appear to me to have been doctored.
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There was the third link that has been passed around, of the Madison speech, the second speech, where someone DID doctor to obscure the word "really."
What is obvious is that this was a prepared speech. Either it was in the prepared text in the morning and she didn't read it completely. Or it wasn't in the prepared text, and she recognized that the text left a bad impression.
If the former is true, it is just a flub. If the latter is true, one's interpretation comes down to their predisposition.
This whole controversy still isn't worth a bucket of warm spit.
Let's assume for the sake of argument, that she didn't have the word "really" in the text and corrected it. Somehow people are arguing this is a window into her soul.
But even if so, is it good or bad?
Heck is this not the DESIRED outcome: that the seeming success of her husband's campaign and the support its gotten nationwide has helped to make one proud? That the the promise of America is not just words?
Again, there is not enough data to draw anywhere close to the conclusion that she "really" has never been proud of her country, but even if we ASSUME the worst case, this is a pretty good outcome.
But of course, everyone is spinning like mad.
Anyone want to have a discussion about how many angels can dance on the head of a pin? |
