Hillary Clinton won't attend Dem convention
doofiegirl POTL~PWCM~JLA
2012/04/10 10:43:59
It wouldn't be right for the nation's top diplomat to attend such a partisan event.
It also wouldn't be legal.
"Given her current position, she will not be attending, consistent with her not engaging in any political activity whatsoever," Clinton spokesman Philippe Reines tells the Observer in Charlotte, N.C., site of the convention. Michael Bitzer, a political scientist at Catawba College in Salisbury, also doesn't expect to see Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner in town.
"The Big Four," he calls these non-partisan appointees. "While they are political appointees, they are in a class by themselves," he said. "They are representatives of institutions that are oftentimes seen as apolitical."
It also wouldn't be legal.
"Given her current position, she will not be attending, consistent with her not engaging in any political activity whatsoever," Clinton spokesman Philippe Reines tells the Observer in Charlotte, N.C., site of the convention. Michael Bitzer, a political scientist at Catawba College in Salisbury, also doesn't expect to see Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner in town.
"The Big Four," he calls these non-partisan appointees. "While they are political appointees, they are in a class by themselves," he said. "They are representatives of institutions that are oftentimes seen as apolitical."
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Remember, it just said a CLINTON IS NON-POLICITAL.